Bridge The Atlantic

This week, we’re joined by LA-based singer/songwriter Molly Moore. Molly has been building a name for herself on Soundcloud with her brand of intelligent pop. Her singles “Don’t Believe It” and “Natural Disaster” have been played thousands of times, and have solidified her as an artist to watch. Molly recently signed a publishing deal with Imagem, and we talk about building an audience on Soundcloud, what a publishing deal can do for an artist, and more. Highlights: - Molly is all about the music…and more recently, cleanliness! - Marcio says he would love to see Molly coming out of the womb as a songwriter. You can’t unpicture that - Molly tells us how important Soundcloud has been in establishing herself as a musician and songwriter - We hear how Molly has used Soundcloud to build a following and some techniques for doing so - We talk about the “game” of social media, and how to grow your following on different platforms - Following someone on social media is an introduction and you can grow an audience organically that way - Molly tells us how she became obsessed with sending her music out to blogs - We discuss the approach of releasing singles regularly vs waiting to release an EP/album - Molly tells us about the publishing deal she recently signed, and what a publishing deal can do for an artist - We talk about sync and licensing, and how it can be a huge part in promoting a new artist - Molly used to tell people she was French Canadian because she wanted to be - Ross gets overexcited when Molly mentions Hocus Pocus - “You had me at Hocus Pocus” - Ross Barber, 2015 Advice: - As an artist, you have a lot of control over your own career - take things into your own hands and make things happen - Building a team is important, but as an artist, you need to do a lot of the groundwork yourself - No-one is going to work harder for your music than yourself Recommendations: - James Bay - FKA Twigs - Banks - Local Natives - Brandyn Burnette - Indiana - Meg Myers Guest Links: - Website: http://mollymooreofficial.com - Soundcloud: /molly_moore - Twitter: @missmollymoore - Facebook: /mollymooremusic - Instagram: @mollymoore Sponsors: - Chris Keaton @ Chris Keaton Presents (http://chriskeaton.com) - Christine Infanger @ Thirty Roses (http://thirtyroses.com) ---- For more episodes, visit http://bridge-the-atlantic.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bridge_atlantic Subscribe on iTunes: http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/itunes Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/bridgetheatlantic