MPS Ep.27 Guest: Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo, Fozzy)

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow

II. RIP Singer / Songwriter Paul Davis - Taken from WTOK-TV’s website: “If you take Paul Davis’ biography, it’s going to be very small,” said Van Mac of WOKK/The Radio People. “If you start stacking up his contributions to the music industry, it’s very large. It’s funny; he had so many hit records and the average person might not even know who Paul Davis is.”

Davis released eight albums in his career with six singles reaching the top 20 on the Adult Contemporary charts, his highest being “Cool Night” which reached number two. His hit “I Go Crazy” reached Number 7 on the Billboard Top 100 Charts, and remained in the Top 100 for an incredible 40 weeks. His songs “Cool Night,” and “‘65 Love Affair” also reached the Top 10 in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Six of his recordings reached into the Top 10 on either the Billboard or Country charts. Davis was inducted into the Jimmie Rodgers Hall of Fame in Meridian in 1987.”

Davis passed away at Rush Hospital in Meridian , MS on April 23, 2008 from a heart attack. He was 60 years old.

III. Brian’s Editorial: The State of Web Technology in 2008, Online Marketing, and Creating Global Culture Around Your Art

IV. Tonight’s Guest - Rich Ward: Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter (Stuck Mojo / Fozzy)
Rich “The Duke” Ward is a singer, guitarist and songwriter who first made a name for himself as a founding member of the band Stuck Mojo. For years the band had been building a loyal fan base in rock clubs all across America, but their first big tour came in October of 95 when they were asked to join Machine Head as their opening act on a ten-week stint of North America. That was followed by the band’s first European tour, an eleven week run hitting Germany, France, Italy, England, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and the Czech Republic. On the last show of the tour, STUCK MOJO performed on the main stage at the prestigious Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Having just been named the year’s best live band by MTV Europe, many rock journalists covering the event noted that STUCK MOJO was the highlight of the show.

The band would go on to tour with Pantera, Testament, Life Of Agony, Type O Negative, The 24/7 Spyz, Sevendust and Clutch. STUCK MOJO became Century Media’s biggest selling act in America and would remain so until 2004. In 2000, after six albums, eight world tours, years of living out of suitcases and constant friction between the band’s management and the band’s record company, Century Media, Stuck Mojo drifted apart. Rich went on to release several records with other band projects (Fozzy, Sick Speed) as well as a solo record and, after a 4 year hiatus, decided to reform Stuck Mojo by testing the waters with a 17-date tour of Europe in February 2005. Not only were the gigs incredibly well attended but the live reviews in the press were ecstatic, leading to 4 more tours of Europe and a 6 week tour of the States over the next 16 months.

In Part 1 of our interview, Rich talks about the beginnings of Stuck Mojo, how they got their first recording label contract, and he shed some light on what it’s REALLY like to be a label-signed musical act. What you take away from this interview is a better picture of the reality of getting signed to a record label. You will also see what that can mean to any musician who loves their craft and entrusts the success and future of his/her career to a corporation whose goals and vision are of a different motivation. Rich’s unfettered candor and brutal honesty may be shocking to those with their eye on that proverbial Brass Ring.

V. Please visit our MPS Sponsor: www.TechMuz.com - For all your web and technology needs, TechMuz is your answer. Web site design, digital distribution & e-commerce solutions, branding/logos, and so much more. They are responsible for the complete redesign of BrianStephens.com

VI. Get Brian’s audio book, “Stickin’ It Out - the Anatomy Of A Professional Drumer” for only $1.99 at BrianStephens.com. Just enter the coupon code “musicproshow” at check out to get your instant discount on this download-able digital product.

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 27
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

Show Topic: Addiction In The Music Industry

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow

II. Tonight’s Guest - Addiction Recovery Specialist / Pro Bassist Andy Martin:
Andy Martin is an addiction recovery counselor and a recovering drug/alcohol addict. He is also a professional bass player who has worked with The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Mitch Ryder, Dottie West, and many other music industry greats. His experience as a recovering addict, a licensed addiction recovery specialist, and a professional musician make him a seasoned expert on tonight’s VERY serious topic.

Tonight, Brian and Andy go into great detail on the topic of addiction in the music industry. They discuss indicators for addiction and the effects it can have on your music career. Brian also tables the issue of how addiction is often glamorized in the media, especially with ‘top tier’ personalities, and Andy outlines forms and methods for receiving assistance with an addiction problem.

***While this episode’s guest is a licensed expert in the field of addiction recovery, MPS is in no way making an attempt to diagnose or treat what you may be experiencing in your own personal. If you think you have a problem with drug, alcohol, sexual, or any other form of addiction, we suggest you contact a local licensed professional and seek help from them in a one-on-one environment.

III. Please visit our MPS Sponsor: www.TechMuz.com - For all your web and technology needs, TechMuz is your answer. Web site design, digital distribution & e-commerce solutions, branding/logos, and so much more. They are responsible for the complete redesign of BrianStephens.com

IV. Get Brian’s audio book, “Stickin’ It Out - the Anatomy Of A Professional Drumer” for only $1.99 at BrianStephens.com. Just enter the coupon code “musicproshow” at check out to get your instant discount on this download-able digital product.

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 26
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

Show Topic: Make $100,000+ With Your Music!!

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow

II. Tonight’s Guest - Pianist Jim Gibson:
Jim Gibson (www.HickoryCoveMusic.com) is an Atlanta-based pianist who currently has a discography of 15 CD’s. He is a freelance pianist in the metro Atlanta area, has written four books on the music industry, and has taught at Georgia State University’s School of Music (most recently for two years as a full-time visiting professor and temporary chair of the music industry program)

Tonight, Brian talks with Jim about how he has created a very lucrative career recording his own solo piano CD’s and selling them through hundreds of vendors across the country as well as his own website, www.HickoryCoveMusic.com. They also discuss, in great detail, the thought, planning, and day-to-day maintanence that goes into creating a truly successful music-related business.

Buy Jim’s Music on Amazon.com

III. NEW MPS Sponsor: www.TechMuz.com - 21st Century Web Technology At Your Fingertips

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 25
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

MPS Guest: Author Lee Silber talks about Time Management

Recorded LIVE at Talkshoe.com on March 12, 2007.

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow
• MPS is recorded LIVE on Monday nights at 8pm. Listen, chat, and call in at www.Talkshoe.com. Call in, listen live, and interact in the MPS/TalkShoe chat room each week.

II. Tonight’s Guest - Drummer/Author Lee Silber:
Lee Silber (www.CreativeLee.com) is a San Diego-based author and drummer. Silber has started five businesses, written eleven books, travelled the world giving workshops, and hosts his own radio talk show—and he still finds time to surf almost every day.

Tonight, Brian and Lee talk about time management for the creative professional. How do you keep all the ‘balls in the air’ when trying to use your skill set for the multiple income streams we talked about last episode? These guys will try and sort it out for you.

Lee’s Book on Time Management:

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 24
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

SHOW TOPIC: MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS

Recorded LIVE at Talkshoe.com on March 5, 2007.

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow
• MPS is recorded LIVE on Monday nights at 8pm. Listen, chat, and call in at www.Talkshoe.com. Call in, listen live, and interact in the MPS/TalkShoe chat room each week.

II. Tonight’s Topic - Multiple Income Streams:
Tonight, Brian and Mike talk informally about the topic of multiple income streams. For most anyone looking to build a substantial career in the music business, it is usually necessary to learn to use your various skills in a variety of ways. By taking your core talents and abilities, you can create different methods by which income can be generated. When one stream is a little slow, another is usually flowing freely and abundantly to help you provide for your needs and maintain your lifestyle, paying your bills and providing enough income for a hobby or two.

There are other tangents that the guys so down including hiring and firing musicians, putting 100% into every gig, and why music-related magazines suck at fostering realistic examples of successful music industry pros.

*REMEMBER: Tonight’s program is totally off the page. So, you never know where Brian and Mike will go.

II. This Week’s Important Links:

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 23
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites

SPECIAL GUEST: OCEAN STREET

Recorded LIVE at Talkshoe.com on Feb. 26, 2007 with
Atlanta’s own Ocean Street.

Show Notes
I. Contact Us / Get Involved

• Email: TheMusicProShow(at)Gmail.com
• Frappr Map: www.frappr.com/musicproshow
• MPS is recorded LIVE on Monday nights at 8pm. Listen, chat, and call in at www.Talkshoe.com. Call in, listen live, and interact in the MPS/TalkShoe chat room each week.

II. Celebrity Interview:
Ocean Street is an Atlanta-based indie rock band whose drummer and studio Producer is the Music Pro Show’s host, Brian Stephens. The band released their debut CD in September 2006 and has been touring the country, playing to packed houses from Austin, TX to Tallahassee, FL. Currently, their CD has peaked at #164 on the national college radio charts and they recently signed 6 licensing deals with TV show on MTV, The Soup Network, and The Oxygen Network. The music video for their first single, “Till I’m Gone”, was shot at Jimmy & Lucy’s Buffett’s club, Lulu’s, in Gulf Shores, AL and can be seen on their NEW fan interactive website at www.OceanStreetMusic.com.

On the show tonight, Brian and the band discuss making the new CD, their business efforts to push Ocean Street toward a higher profile, and other topics like getting radio play and licensing for TV. We also unveil the band’s new website and they play 3 songs LIVE in the studio. These songs are off their new CD and are, in order of performance, “Memphis Blues”, “Pandemonium”, and “Cold”. You can purchase their new CD, digital downloads of all their music, T-shirts, and much more at www.OceanStreetMusic.com.

Direct Show Download Link: Music Pro Show - Episode 22
(Right click the link and choose “Save Link As…”)

Tag / Bookmark to:

Hide Sites