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.
Success has a different meaning for everyone, and it’s not always easy to define. Our guest this week is Slade Echeverria, one of the founding members, and current manager of the rock band Anarbor. Slade and the band saw success early, getting a Record deal when they were still in their teens, but if you ask Slade, the real success didn’t come until later, much later.
Anarbor has a dedicated fan base, and have had commercial placements on TV programs like Sports Center and Cartoon Network, but is that enough? Slade explains what his marker for success truly was on this episode of The Big Break.
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Show Notes
1:30Where are you based right now?
2:08How are you guys managing with the Covid-19 outbreak?
4:55What’s the difference between today and when you first started in music?
6:00How did you first get started in music?
8:00Taking singing lessons
9:55Starting to learn guitar
10:57Starting the first band - ‘Troop 101’
13:17The first show and growing and playing gigs
15:10Hopeless Records
15:45Was there any outreach to representation? Or was the Hopeless Records connection luck?
17:27What were you guys looking for in representation that made you decide to go with Hopeless?
19:35Did things change when you guys signed?
21:40What was the first harsh reality you guys hit?
24:36“We were making money as Anarbor, but we weren’t taking care of the financials.”
27:30Did you guys find a way to break out of the touring cycle?
28:37Finally getting recouped and starting to see money
29:13What about the publishing?
31:17What do you feel the ‘big break’ was for you? Or has it come yet?
34:17Control and being independent
35:22Is it difficult being in Phoenix compared to a music city like Nashville or LA?
37:47Do you have a preference between performing versus songwriting?
38:30Creating Watch Rudy
41:04What’s next for you and Anarbor?
42:58Dealing with tragedy
44:05An upcoming EP, and the future
47:10Scooby Doo
51:20Thanks for joining us
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