The FM Podcast
Produced by Fritz Media and hosted by music marketer and Fritz Media founder Jen Fritz, The FM Podcast features candid conversations with musicians, industry professionals, and creative entrepreneurs about the ever-evolving world of music. From artist development and marketing to touring, recording, and career-building, each episode offers practical insights, honest stories, and valuable perspectives from the people shaping the industry.
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Recent Episodes
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Aug. 25, 2026
70. Building A Sustainable Creative Life with Talia Duvet
The topic of this week’s show is BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE LIFE and joining me on the show is someone who wears a lot of hats – she’s an artist, songwriter, producer, dancer, and Executive Operations Manager at Misfit Music Management – it’s Talia Duvet! We had a great conversation about what a sustainable music career actually looks like today, how you stay creative while working full-time in music, whether working in the industry helps or hinders your own artistry, and so much more!
Aug. 11, 2026
69. Navigating The Modern Music Industry with Bob D'Eith
The topic of this week’s show is NAVIGATING THE MODERN MUSIC INDUSTRY and joining me on the show is a man who’s done it all! He's a musician, entertainment lawyer, author, and even spent some time as an MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film here in British Columbia – Mr. Bob D'Eith. We had a great conversation about the 3rd edition of his book A Career in Music: 10 Steps to Success and discussed the constantly changing music landscape and how and how artists define success today v
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Aug. 4, 2026
68. The Courage To Choose Joy with Garett Gunderson
The topic of this week’s show is THE COURAGE TO CHOOSE JOY and joining me on the show is Edmonton singer-songwriter and visual artist Garett Gunderson. We had a great conversation about processing grief – and about choosing joy, resilience, and connection in the face of adversity. And we also discuss how his forthcoming album Anywhere Anytime (which is out on August 21) began with grief when he lost a good friend to cancer but somehow is still rooted in joy, gratitude, love, and resilience.
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July 28, 2026
67. The Sound Of Resistance with The Living Orchestra
The topic of this week’s show is THE SOUND OF RESISTANCE and joining me on the show is Mike Bell and Elyse Jacobson from Vancouver symphonic funk collective, The Living Orchestra. We had a great conversation about their debut album, Last Generation – an ambitious climate crisis rock opera produced by JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated producer Garth Richardson. And we discussed the difference between creating art that inspires action versus preaching to an audience, climate fatigue and e
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July 7, 2026
66. Keeping The Music Alive with Dan Cervantes
The topic of this week’s show is KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE and joining me on the show is Dan Cervantes who is a multi-hyphenate musician, singer-songwriter, producer, record label owner (he runs Blind Owl Records), and solo recording artist. AND, for the purposes of this conversation, he is also the guitarist and co-founder of Chest Fever, the Official Revival of The Band. Dan and I had a great conversation about why the music of The Band continues to resonate all these decades later, the role tr
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June 30, 2026
65. Building Buzz In 2026 with Mavis Harris
The topic of this week’s show is BUILDING BUZZ IN 2026 and joining me on the show is Mavis Harris who runs Nice Marmot PR, a Canadian based music publicity company based in British Columbia - like me! Mavis and I had a great conversation about how much the music industry has changed since we both started AND how hard it is for artists to get attention in an increasingly crowded market, the relationship between publicity, social media, and content creation, the role of storytelling in music mark
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