Reverb

In episode #9 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss USA independence – the US perspective on life as an independent artist. This episode also features two great tracks by Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy on Facebook[/li] [li]Repose by Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy[/li] [li]Nathan Allebach on twitter[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]Strangers, a new album by Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy[/li] [li]Nipsey Hussle on twitter[/li] [li]Nipsey Hussle’s Unique Pricing Strategy[/li] [li]Robby & Bria[/li] [li]Robby & Bria on twitter[/li] [li]Robby & Bria on Facebook[/li] [li]The Living Room (Soho)[/li] [li]The Living Room (Soho) on twitter[/li] [li]EIC Dance Theatre on Facebook[/li] [li]Sara dos Santos on twitter[/li] [li]Susannah Evans[/li] [li]Susannah Evans on twitter[/li] [li]Baliva[/li] [li]Baliva on Twitter[/li] [li]Janssem Cardoso[/li] [li]Janssem Cardoso on Twitter[/li] [li]TimeOut London[/li] [li]TimeOut London on twitter[/li] [li]Mandy Harris, professional singer and vocal coach: Amaris Arts[/li] [li]Amaris Arts on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub: MiniHubs[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Pocket Arts[/li] [li]Pocket Arts on twitter[/li] [li]Introducing the UNVEILING Arts Festival[/li] [li]Tickets available now for the UNVEILING Arts Festival[/li] [li]UNVEILING Arts Festival on twitter[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. Do tweet us using the #ReverbPodcast hashtag. The post #9 – USA Independence appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In episode #8 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss the importance and practice of marketing / branding for independent artists. This episode also features two evocative tracks by Ben Thomas Brown. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Calvinist Batman podcast[/li] [li]Calvinist Batman on twitter[/li] [li]My Special PA; where Richard found ‘Robin’[/li] [li]My Special PA on twitter[/li] [li]Iona Maclean[/li] [li]Iona Maclean on twitter[/li] [li]TMC Artists, the creative community formerly known as The Musicommunity[/li] [li]TMC Artists[/li] [li]My Northern Sky[/li] [li]My Northern Sky on twitter[/li] [li]Reverb* Live[/li] [li]My Northern Sky on Facebook[/li] [li]Ben Thomas Brown[/li] [li]Ben Thomas Brown on Facebook[/li] [li]The Old St Pancras Sessions[/li] [li]Sophie Jamieson[/li] [li]Sophie Jamieson on twitter[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]Mariam Maz[/li] [li]Mariam Maz on twitter[/li] [li]Clarity for Creatives[/li] [li]Clarity for Creatives on twitter[/li] [li]Searching for Sugarman; the story of Sixto Rodriguez[/li] [li]Quotes from HeidiCohen.com on Marketing[/li] [li]Quotes from HeidiCohen.com on Branding[/li] [li]Susannah Evans[/li] [li]Susannah Evans on twitter[/li] [li]Squarespace[/li] [li]Squarespace on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub: MiniHubs[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Pocket Arts[/li] [li]Pocket Arts on twitter[/li] [li]TimeOut London[/li] [li]TimeOut London on twitter[/li] [li]Introducing the UNVEILING Arts Festival[/li] [li]CrowdFunding Campaign for the UNVEILING Arts Festival[/li] [li]UNVEILING Festival on twitter[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. Do tweet us using the #ReverbPodcast hashtag. The post #8 – Spreading the word appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In episode #7 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss the emergence of creative communities bringing artists together and the advantages they offer for independent artists. This episode also features two impressive tracks by HipHop artist Baliva. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Baliva[/li] [li]Baliva on Twitter[/li] [li]Support Baliva via Patreon[/li] [li]Kat Deal[/li] [li]Kat Deal on twitter[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward on Twitter[/li] [li]The Busy Bee Group[/li] [li]Busy Bees on twitter[/li] [li]Katie Nicholas[/li] [li]Katie Nicholas on twitter[/li] [li]Khartomb[/li] [li]Ian Christie on twitter[/li] [li]Ian Christie on Reverb Podcast – 10m35s in[/li] [li]Susannah Evans[/li] [li]Susannah Evans on twitter[/li] [li]The MusiCommunity[/li] [li]Iona Maclean[/li] [li]Iona Maclean on twitter[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub Live – April 29th[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. Do tweet us using the #ReverbPodcast hashtag. The post #7 – We’re better together appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In episode #6 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss whether the under-appreciated artist and the issues this raises in making a living from music. This episode also features a couple of stupendous tracks by Light Falls Forward. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Light Falls Forward[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward on Twitter[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward EPs on Bandcamp[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]Greg Hall[/li] [li]Greg Hall on twitter[/li] [li]The Living Room (Soho)[/li] [li]The Living Room (Soho) on twitter[/li] [li]The Musicians’ Union – Supporting Fair Pay For Professional Musicians[/li] [li]The Musicians’ Union on twitter[/li] [li]Laura Westcott’s Soundcheque Organization[/li] [li]Laura Westcott on twitter[/li] [li]Nipsey Hussle[/li] [li]Nipsey Hussle on twitter[/li] [li]Nipsey Hussle’s Unique Pricing Strategy[/li] [li]Matshidiso[/li] [li]Matshidiso on twitter[/li] [li]Matshidiso’s Blog[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. Do tweet us using the #ReverbPodcast hashtag. The post #6 – The Under-appreciated Artist appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In episode #5 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss the issues for independent artists trying to sell records in the digital age, when so much music is available free or low cost via streaming. This episode also features two marvellous tracks by Kat Deal. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Ziferblat (London)[/li] [li]Ziferblat (London) on Twitter[/li] [li]Kat Deal[/li] [li]Kat Deal on Twitter[/li] [li]Affirmation album by Kat Deal available via Bandcamp[/li] [li]Susannah Evans[/li] [li]Susannah Evans on twitter[/li] [li]Spotify vs Musicians (including comments from Nigel Godrich)[/li] [li]Damon Krukowski – 47,680 streams = 1 album sale[/li] [li]Zoe Keating[/li] [li]Zoe Keating and her digital earnings[/li] [li]Zoe Keating on twitter[/li] [li]Patreon[/li] [li]Baliva[/li] [li]Baliva on twitter[/li] [li]Baliva on Facebook[/li] [li]NADINE[/li] [li]NADINE on twitter[/li] [li]Nadine on Facebook[/li] [li]Digital Music Report (Stats on Streaming et al)[/li] [li]Ikoustic[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Creatives Hub on twitter[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. Do tweet us using the #ReverbPodcast hashtag. The post #5 – The Cost of Streaming for Independent Artists appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In episode #4 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan record live from Ziferblat, London featuring music from Hanna Willow, Nadine and MyNorthernSky and discuss living room gigs. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Hanna Willow[/li] [li]Hanna Willow on Twitter[/li] [li]Hanna Willow on Facebook[/li] [li]NADINE[/li] [li]NADINE on twitter[/li] [li]Nadine on Facebook[/li] [li]My Northern Sky[/li] [li]My Northern Sky on twitter[/li] [li]My Northern Sky on Facebook[/li] [li]Ziferblat London[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]The Living Room[/li] [li]The Living Room on twitter[/li] [li]Ikoustic[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]SoFar Sounds[/li] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. The post #4 – Reverb Live – Living Room Gigs appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In Episode #3 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss platforms to assist independent artists in ‘The big break’ and we take a listen to two beautiful tracks by Matshidiso Mohajane. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Richard on twitter[/li] [li]Matshidiso[/li] [li]Matshidiso on twitter[/li] [li]Susannah Evans[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]The Living Room[/li] [li]The Living Room on twitter[/li] [li]Khartomb[/li] [li]Khartomb – Shut It Down[/li] [li]Khartomb – Cabbages and Kings[/li] [li]Ian Christie on twitter[/li] [li]John Peel[/li] [li]Dan Treacy[/li] [li]The Jesus and Mary Chain[/li] [li]Tom Robinson[/li] [li]Tom Ravenscroft[/li] [li]Florence and the Machine[/li] [li]BBC Introducing[/li] [li]BBC Introducing on twitter[/li] [li]Ed Sheeran[/li] [li]Gabrielle Aplin[/li] [li]Sandi Thom[/li] [li]NADINE[/li] [li]NADINE on twitter[/li] [li]My Northern Sky[/li] [li]My Northern Sky on twitter[/li] [li]My Northern Sky – Old War Horse[/li] [li]The Ting Tings[/li] [li]The Unsigned Guide[/li] [li]MusicClout.com[/li] [li]Ikoustic[/li] [li]The Bedford[/li] [li]The Bedford on twitter[/li] [li]Imogen Mahdavi[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about the issues we discuss in this episode? We’d love to know. The post #3 – The big break appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In Episode #2 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan discuss social media and crowdfunding and we take a listen to two beautiful tracks by Nadine. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Our Social Media Survey is here! Please fill in and share with other bands/artists.[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy[/li] [li]Nathan Allebach on twitter[/li] [li]Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy KickStarter Campaign[/li] [li]NADINE[/li] [li]NADINE’s Snowflake Flash Mob[/li] [li]NADINE on twitter[/li] [li]BBC Introducing[/li] [li]BBC Introducing on twitter[/li] [li]Ellie Goulding[/li] [li]Ellie Goulding on twitter[/li] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]Ikoustic[/li] [li]Sessions58[/li] [li]Sessions58 on twitter[/li] [li]Ilana Lorraine[/li] [li]Ilana Lorraine on twitter[/li] [li]Nate James[/li] [li]Nate James on twitter[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about social media and the associated issues that we discussed in this episode? We’d love to know. The post #2 – The daddy of them all appeared first on Creatives Hub.

In Episode #1 Iko Akoh and Richard Lalchan introduce the Reverb concept, discuss the role of the promoter in the London scene and play some tunes from the delightful Hanna Willow. Show Notes: [list type=”circle”] [li]Up Close & Personal[/li] [li]Ikoustic[/li] [li]Iko on twitter[/li] [li]The Living Room Soho[/li] [li]The Living Room Soho on twitter[/li] [li]Hanna Willow[/li] [li]Hanna Willow on twitter[/li] [li]Mariam Maz[/li] [li]Mariam Maz on twitter[/li] [li]Natasha North[/li] [li]Natasha North on twitter[/li] [li]Jack Harris[/li] [li]Jack Harris on twitter[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward[/li] [li]Light Falls Forward on twitter[/li] [li]Robin Grey[/li] [li]Robin Grey on twitter[/li] [li]Nicolette Corcoran[/li] [li]Nicolette Corcoran on twitter[/li] [li]The Staves[/li] [li]The Staves on twitter[/li] [li]Acklam Village Market[/li] [li]Acklam Village Market on Twitter[/li] [/list] Over to you Are you an artist? Do you have an opinion about promoters and getting to play in venues in London? We’d love to know. The post #1 – Pilot episode of Reverb Podcast appeared first on Creatives Hub.