Indie Insider is a podcast from veteran music industry operator Calvin Windschitl. Tune in every other week for conversations, tips, and advice geared toward anyone hoping to make a career out of music.
What Are Artists Up Against? | Kodi McKinney & Me In the Club
Kodi McKinney has dedicated the last decade to helping independent artists expand their reach and enter new markets. As the co-founder of Marauder and now the sole founder of Me In The Club, he's touched nearly every sector of the industry in one way or another.
In this episode, we chat about the challenges facing today's artists and how those differ from the challenges of the pre-streaming and pre-pandemic era. Looking for creative solutions to solve the problems facing your artist project? This is the episode for you.
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Connect with Me In The Club (https://www.meintheclub.com/)
26 Jun 2024
A2IM Indie Week Recap
Did you miss Indie Week this year? In this episode, I talk through the major themes of this year's Indie Week conference. Learn about Indie Music's superstars are thinking about maximizing revenue, AI, and changes to royalty payments.
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20 Jun 2024
Are Music Videos Still Relevant? | Eric Weiner & The Wild Honey Pie
Eric Weiner has spent over a decade helping artists build deeper relationships with their fans. As the founder of The Wild Honey Pie, he's navigated massive industry change and successfully pivoted a killer music blog into a kick-ass experiential marketing agency. His blend of creative energy and entrepreneurial wisdom makes him the perfect guest for Indie Insider.
In this episode, we chat about all the ways artists can tap into their super-fans and build deeper relationships with listeners. Here's a hint on how—Eric thinks we could all still learn something from MTV...
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23 May 2024
Music Biz 101: Supply Chain & Distribution
Season 2 of Indie Insider is officially Music Business 101. This is the first episode of our three-part industry crash course! In this episode, we'll be explaining music copyrights, license types, and the role of DSPs in the music ecosystem.
If you're an industry veteran, we'll be back soon with more interviews, so stay tuned and keep an eye on the podcast feed!
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8 May 2024
Music Biz 101: Copyrights & DSPs
Season 2 of Indie Insider is officially Music Business 101. This is the first episode of our three-part industry crash course! In this episode, we'll be explaining music copyrights, license types, and the role of DSPs in the music ecosystem.
If you're an industry veteran, we'll be back soon with more interviews, so stay tuned and keep an eye on the podcast feed!
21 Mar 2024
What I Learned at SXSW
Did you miss SXSW this year? In this episode, I talk through the major themes of this year's SXSW music conference. Learn about how the top minds in music are thinking about AI, monetization, and glocalization.
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5 Mar 2024
Supporting Marginalized Identities in Music | Deanna DiLandro & Madison Hetterly
Madison Hetterly & Deanna DiLandro have spent the last three years amplifying women, trans, and non-binary artists with their label, Final Girl Records (formerly Weird Sister). On this episode, we chat about how label owners & industry operators can make the music industry a more welcoming environment for all identities—not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because it might just be good for business as well.
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Connect with Final Girl Records:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/final.girl.records/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/final.girl.records/?hl=en)
Website: https://www.finalgirlrecords.com/about (https://www.finalgirlrecords.com/about)
20 Feb 2024
Creating Music for Commercial Use | Kole Butler
Ever wonder how artists get into composing music for commercials, TV shows, trailers, etc? This week, I chatted with Kole Butler about his journey as a producer and how he ended up creating music for brands like Samsung, Netflix, and more!
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Connect with Kole:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kolebutler_/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/kolebutler_/?hl=en)
Schier (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zMsv6JIsK0HWKCoojLZ3t?si=cy6YYuBiT2S496uxxOo_cA) & Hugdealer (https://open.spotify.com/artist/34Q4DJ4P7HZ0rrGWrqMMVk?si=ukeblYg0TkKSzS05zbtY2A)
9 Feb 2024
Indie Insider Music News (New Podcast Launch)
Hey everybody! We are launching a new 5-minute music news podcast in a new feed. This is the first episode. Subscribe to Indie Insider Music News (https://open.spotify.com/show/5f7TR8JQOyYufvnylp5Ixq?si=7eda7e94304b4fec) for more music news each week!
6 Feb 2024
What do Label A&Rs do? | Brian Delaney
I sat down with my friend Brian Delaney, CEO of Rockdafuqout Records and (formerly) A&R & Label Manager Tommy Boy to talk about how artists can set themselves up for success when pitching to record labels.
Have a question, comment, or request? Email me at calvinwindschitl@gmail.com
22 Jan 2024
How Important is Engineering? | Chris Davies
I'm talking with my friend and colleague Chris Davies about the importance of engineering and his new ASMR label, DB.
Have a question, comment, or request? Email me at calvinwindschitl@gmail.com
4 Jan 2024
How We Built BonFire Records | Edgar Thornton
I'm talking with my friend and co-founder Edgar Thornton about how we built our label BonFire Records. We also chat about our music tech firm Habitat Financial & the future of music.
Have a question, comment, or request? Email me at calvinwindschitl@gmail.com
15 Dec 2023
What is Indie Insider?
What is Indie Insider? What topics will we cover? Who is Calvin Windschitl? All these questions and more are answered in our first mini-episode!
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