Bridge The Atlantic

This week we’re joined by live music producer and performance coach, Wade Sutton. Between co-authoring “The $150,000 Music Degree” with former Taylor Swift manager Rick Barker and working one-on-one with artists around the world via Skype, Rocket to the Stars' Wade Sutton has dedicated his life to helping artists ditch their day jobs in favor of careers in music. Wade teaches singers and musicians how to turn their live shows into a kick-ass experience resulting in fans buying more merchandise and increasing e-mail sign-ups. Wade dishes out some really valuable advice in this episode, so listen up! Highlights: - Wade and Ross have mastered the act of cyberstalking when researching clients and podcast guests - We hear how Wade organised a large scale singing competition, and how it helped guide him into the music industry - Wade tells us how the singing competition evolved into an artist development competition - We hear how Wade came into contact with Rick Barker, and how that led to them co-writing The $150,000 Music Degree - Wade tells us how a redundancy forced him to really dive into the music industry - Sometimes success (or lack of) can be down to the fact that artists haven’t been put in a do-or-die situation - Marcio tells artists to quit their day jobs and we talk about how hard it can be to be a full time musician and a parent - Marcio is not as nice as Wade - Wade tells us about an artist he worked with that he had to give a stern talking to… - We hear how Wade is emotionally invested in his artists and clients - Wade describes most singer/songwriter shows as obnoxiously boring, but has plenty of tips to make them awesome - We hear how beneficial house shows can be, especially when you’ve managed to create a connection with your audience - Marcio and Wade talk about the writing process, and Wade shares some tips he read in Stephen King’s book - You can get Wade’s book free at http://rockettothestars.com by signing up for the mailing list More: - Read the full show notes at http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/048 - Follow us on Twitter: @bridge_atlantic