In this podcast episode we meet Hayden Mcguigan - editor-in-chief at US publication Electric Hawk. We catch up on his journey prior that, talk about the good and bad sides of music blogging and how to start in the music industry if you don't have experience prior to that.

It's just a genuine chat about all-things-music really, hope you enjoy this! 

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Show Notes

[6:40] Journey into music blogging and intro 

[12:15] How do you start with writing in the music industry

[20:00] On the state of readership and consumption in music industry

[24:24] Work and team at Electric Hawk

[27:50] The history of Electric Hawk 

[31:32] The positive and negative sides of working in the music industry 

[36:12] Is Friday a good really the best day to release music?

[38:19] Hayden’s approach to being editor in chief

[41:40] Payola in blogging

[43:20] Submission process at Electric Hawk

[47:01] Spotify pitches, PR importance and random chats