Mikala Petillo from Miki P and Mica-Elgin Vi from the band Modern Day Fitzgerald sits down together and talks about the life of an independent musician. They discuss their journey and share stories about their struggles and the successes in todays music industry. Also they talk about different strategies that they have learned in order to gain attention in todays modern times. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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Mica-Elgin Vi from Modern Day Fitzgerald sits down with different musicians, promoters and music executives and discuss the the nuts and bolts of starting in the music business.
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Still in quarantine, Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with Rhonda Lyne from Midwest Music Foundation (MMF). They discussed the history of MMF and how they help independent musicians with support in health care. They also talked about how COVID-19 affected musicians and how we can help. Donate here: https://midwestmusicfoundation.org/donate/ venmo: midwestmus…
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with singer songwriter talks about being a creative, how COVID-19 affected the independent musicians and about her new music. Miki P - @mikipmusic
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010- How COVID-19 is affecting the music industry
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with media buyer/ talent buyer Emily Katz and band manager Peyton Marek. They have the conversation how COVID-19 is affecting the music industry and what it means for the future. Emily Katz - @Emily__katz Peyton Marek - @peytonmarek
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with the Band Hembree and talked about music, songwriting, how the band got started, South By Southwest, getting signed and their new album House on Fire; Available now
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Mica-Elgin Vi sits down with Olivia Fox and discusses how the band got started, what is it like being in Olivia Fox, their new album Carbon and Legend of Zelda? Listen to their new album here https://open.spotify.com/album/2qcc6U4syAcEuveb8Sf6c4?si=XTPyvQYLQ_Ko5heYHbU0GQ
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with Ronnie "Rocket" from Mix 93.3 from Kansas City. They had in depth conversations about how "Rocket" started on the radio, working in the music industry, dealing with mental health and taking care of yourself, surrounding yourself with positive people, having a good support system and handling negativity. Make sure to foll…
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006 - NO SET LIST (Modern Day Fitzgerald Live Mid Coast Takeover 2018)
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Modern Day Fitzgerald performed at Mid Coast Takeover in Austin, Texas March 2018. The band and I decided to perform with No Set List. Meaning we do not know what song we are going to be playing from beginning to end. I personally had some guitar issues during the set, I forgot some of my lyrics during some songs, and I was out of pitched on some s…
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with Stevie Ervay; a music promoter for Fine Dining Productions. They discussed starting out in the music scene and taking every opportunity in order to grow within the community. They also talked about ways to get in contact with a music promoter and and how to make your show your own.…
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004 - Storytelling and Songwriting (The Dear Misses Interview)
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with a Kansas City Band called "The Dear Misses". They shared stories about how the band got started, their songwriting process, and the ups and downs being in a indie rock band.
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with Kianna Alarid from the band "Yes You Are". They talked about her times in her previous band "Tilly and The Wall", the struggle in getting the attention from your audience in an over saturated music market, and the joys of playing music with your friends!
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002 - Making Friends in The Music Business
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Mica-Elgin Vi sits down with Emily Katz; who is a talent buyer for an event production company specializing in concert production. They discuss the music business side of things, what promoters look for when booking bands, and how to build relationships in the music scene.
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001 - Balancing Family Life and Your Music Career
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Mica-Elgin Vi sat down with Miguel Caraballo from Middle Theory and the band Run With It. They discussed how Miguel started his music career, the struggles of balancing his family life and music career, and the importance of networking and relationships.
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In this episode, we discuss Miki P album release show. We also talk about how to develop a successful show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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This is a flashback episode. This episode was lost now was found. In this episode we eat doughnuts, talk about forgetting gear for a gig, listening to our old songs, and tattoos.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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Track 4. What we have learned from other musicians
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In this episode, we talk about what if we performed in stadiums, Crossroads Music Fest in Kansas City, and the Mix Master Conference. We Then discuss different strategies and ideas we learned from the conference. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support…
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Track 3. Miki P's new album Dome of Swallows, prep for show
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In this episode we discuss Miki P's new album "Dome of Swallows" and we do track by track review of the songs. We also discuss how to be unique and prep for your own release show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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Track 2. Putting music on Spotify and cell phones at shows
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Miki P and Mica-Elgin discuss putting songs on Spotify, wanting to tour and why cell phones at shows can be a good thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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We discuss why we became musicians, album release show, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modern-day-miki-p/support
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