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Today, Muscadine Bloodline (Gary Stanton and Charlie Muncaster) stopped by the channel to talk about what it's really like to be an independent artist in country music. These guys are killing the game -- and doing it their own way, and it was so cool to hear their perspectives on record labels, independent mindsets, the Texas scene, Nashville politics, TikTok, and so much more. I offered up MY advice that I would give independent artists, and they ran it through their own filter to say whether my thoughts are true or false!
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HOW THEY GOT HERE:
00:00 - Intro
01:56 - Before Muscadine Bloodline
05:42 - Moving to Nashville, forming the band
11:20 - Signing a publishing/A&R deal with Luke Laird
16:05 - Leaving the deal
18:20 - Learning to trust your gut and WORK
20:56 - The Texas scene's embrace (Koe Wetzel stuff too)
26:49 - The good/bad aspects of Nashville and "the swamp"
MY ADVICE vs. ARTIST EXPERIENCE
38:57 - Don't worry about press/coverage!
46:20 - Get videos of yourself online (TikTok detour)
53:18 - Play live, and don't rely on streaming $$
58:12 - Self promotion + an exclusive premiere rant
1:01:36 - Who should you hire first?
NEW MUSIC
1:05:46 - New music, "Dyin' For A Living"
1:13:15 - Growing and evolving
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