While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
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While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adaptability is a key component in the music industry. The ability to work with different musicians, styles, and artists of all types is important to ongoing success and growth. There are fewer better examples of adaptable musicians than our guest this week, Felix Snow.
A lifelong musician, Felix has worked with artists like Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez, Lil Uzi Vert, Gallant, and ton’s more. He is even one of the creators of the chart topping song “Gold” by Kiiara, but it doesn’t stop there. Today Felix is part of the Country Pop-duo 17 Memphis, continuing to showcase his incredible musicianship. Felix joins us to talk about how he approaches music on our new season of The Big Break.
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Show Notes
1:33 Born in Stamford, Connecticut
1:45 Bob Leinbach
3:26 How do you recall getting into music?
4:16 When did you start creating music?
6:30 The first official band “6th Gear”
7:47 Going to NYU
8:26 “Music doesn’t feel like a choice to me, it’s just what I do.”
10:30What did you do once you graduated from college?
12:19Learning Ableton from Arca
13:20Did you have an initial goal?
14:25Getting in touch with Katie Donovan from Warner/Chappell
16:49What was your first cut?
17:32What was the next step after Warner/Chappell?
21:07“Momma” and David Singer-Vine, and making “Gold” by Kiiara
23:00Effess Records
24:1517 Memphis
25:55Does your production-heavy background help with your current musical work?
28:07“You have to be fearless, you have to be a risk taker.”
29:45The move from Los Angeles to Nashville
32:12What’s next for 17 Memphis?
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