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April 9, 2024

55. Touring As An Indie Band with Andrew Baskin + Lucas Antoni (Vogue…

The topic of this week’s show is TOURING AS AN INDIE BAND and joining me on the show is Vancouver Island-based musicians Andrew Baskin and Lucas Antoni from the indie-rock band Vogue Villains . When we had this conversation, ...

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April 2, 2024

54. Speaking Up For Social Change with Alexandria Maillot

The topic of this week’s show is SPEAKING UP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE and joining me on the show is Victoria-based indie-pop musician, Alexandria Maillot , who is an artist that isn’t afraid to speak up about social injustice or pol...

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March 26, 2024

53. Digital Marketing Trends For Musicians with Peter Carruthers

The topic of this week’s show is DIGITAL MARKETING TRENDS FOR MUSICIANS and joining me on the show is Peter Carruthers, who is the former Marketing and Digital Manager at Arts & Crafts where he worked for 7 years, so …

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March 19, 2024

52. Genre Fluidity In Music with Erica Dee Mah

The topic of this week’s show is GENRE FLUIDITY IN MUSIC and joining me on the show is Yukon-based singer-songwriter, storyteller, and contemporary guzheng player Erica Dee Mah . Erica and I had a great talk about how more mu...

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March 12, 2024

51. Music Industry Predictions For 2024 with Tyler Bancroft

Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! I’m so happy to be back! I really missed you guys! For our Season 5 premiere, we have our very first return guest to the podcast! This week, I’m talking to Tyler Bancroft …

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March 5, 2024

Season 5 Trailer

Hello! Just a quick check-in to let you know that we're back baby! Season 5 of The FM Podcast will premiere next week - on Tuesday, March 12th. I've really missed y'all, so make sure you tune in + join …

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July 11, 2023

50. Carving Out Your Own Space with Sandra Bouza

The topic of this week’s show is CARVING OUT YOUR OWN SPACE and joining me on the show is Toronto musician Sandra Bouza . Sandra and I had a great chat about how it can be hard to find your …

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July 4, 2023

49. The Role Of Music Lawyers with Kurt Dahl

The topic of this week’s show is THE ROLE OF MUSIC LAWYERS and joining me on the show is musician and entertainment lawyer - Kurt Dahl . Kurt and I had a great talk about what exactly it is that …

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June 27, 2023

48. Keeping A Positive Mindset with Beau Wheeler

The topic of this week’s show is KEEPING A POSITIVE MINDSET and joining me on the show is Vancouver musician and all around positive person - Beau Wheeler . Beau and I had a great conversation about how hard it …

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June 20, 2023

47. Producing Music On A Budget with Winston Hauschild

The topic of this week’s show is PRODUCING MUSIC ON A BUDGET and joining me on the show is record producer, songwriter and recording artist Winston Hauschild , who works out of The Treehouse Studio on Bowen Island here in …

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June 13, 2023

46. The Importance Of Campus Radio with Jasper Sloan Yip

The topic of this week’s show is THE IMPORTANCE OF CAMPUS RADIO and joining me on the show is Jasper Sloan Yip , who is the Programming Director for CITR here in Vancouver and he’s also an indie artist himself. …

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June 6, 2023

45. Surviving As A Working Class Artist with Russell Louder

So the topic of this week’s show is SURVIVING AS A WORKING CLASS ARTIST and joining me on the show is Montreal-based musician Russell Louder who just released their new single Movie Queen a couple months ago and has a …

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May 30, 2023

44. Content Creation Fatigue with Ché Aimee Dorval

The topic of this week’s show is CONTENT CREATION FATIGUE and joining me on the show is Vancouver musician Ché Aimee Dorval , who released her new full-length album The Crowned earlier this year. And since she’s just coming o...

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May 23, 2023

43. How To Write A Music Grant with Jessica Hoefsloot

So the topic of this week’s show is HOW TO WRITE A MUSIC GRANT and joining me on the show is Jessica Hoefsloot who writes a lot of funding applications through her company Sad Kids Collective - an artist-friendly management …

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May 16, 2023

42. How To DIY In 2023 with Shawn Petsche

The topic of this week’s show is HOW TO DIY IN 2023 and joining me on the show is Shawn Petsche who recently created Trickle Down Music which is a great online resource for indie musicians. Shawn is also a …

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May 9, 2023

41. Recording A Live Album with Shawn Hall

Welcome to Season 4 of the podcast! I’m so happy to be back! For our Season 4 premiere - I’m talking to Shawn Hall who is one half of the blues duo The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer and we’re …

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May 2, 2023

BONUS: Best of Season Three

Hello! Its's bonus episode time! We decided to put together a BEST OF SEASON 3 episode to get everyone fired up about Season 4 which starts next week! We went through and found some of our favourite moments from Season …

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April 25, 2023

Season 4 Trailer

Just a quick check-in to let you know that Season 4 of The FM Podcast will premiere on May 9th. And to get you fired up and ready to go - next week we’ll have a bonus episode featuring The …

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May 10, 2022

40. Honouring The Past with Ndidi O + Trish Klein

The topic of this week’s show is Honouring The Past and joining me on the show are musicians Ndidi O and Trish Klein , who recently joined forces to create the musical project The Blue and Gold . The Blue …

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May 3, 2022

39. Building The Story with Nuela Charles

The topic of this week’s show is Building The Story and joining me on the show is Juno-nominated musician Nuela Charles ! Nuela and I had a great chat about how to effectively build your story as an independent musician. …

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April 26, 2022

38. The Power Of Community with Leonard Podolak

The topic of this week’s show is The Power of Community and joining me on the show is Leonard Podolak who is the Executive Director of Home Routes . We had an great conversation about how Home Routes has helped …

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April 19, 2022

37. Creating Change with Keziah Myers

The topic of this week’s show is Creating Change and I’m talking to Keziah Myers - who is someone who is doing a lot to create change in the Canadian music industry! Keziah is the Executive Director of ADVANCE - …

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April 12, 2022

36. Radio Promotion with Oscar Furtado

This week on the show we’re discussing a topic that musicians always want to know about... and that’s the wonderful world of Radio Promotion! And joining me on the show is radio promoter Oscar Furtado. Oscar has been working ...

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April 5, 2022

35. Staying Relevant In Music with WiL

So this week’s show is a fun one! I talked to West Coast singer-songwriter WiL and we discussed the ups and downs of his long career and how to stay relevant in the music industry. I’ve known WiL for a …

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