Originally signed with Mo' Wax, as a member of South, Brett Shaw stepped into the production world, starting his own studio and building his career.

Years later, Brett's work has amassed a colossal 5 Billion Streams, won copious awards and given him the opportunity to work alongside Lady Gaga, Foals, Florence and the Machine and Clean Bandit.

On this episode, Brett shares his journey, from cobbling together his equipment, to networking with the stars of today. He gives us his insight into the modern music industry, sharing thoughts on streaming, production and engineering, learning to say no to projects and how to get your music turned into an income.

If you enjoy, please consider subscribing, it allows us to keep bringing more interviews and more interesting and educational content to you and musicians around the globe!

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Your music might be good enough but that's no longer the only thing that matters...

In episode 4 of Line-In, we sit down with Jerry Cavendish Agar: Talent Scout and A&R at independent UK record label Origins Inconclusive, to talk about what it actually takes to work as a scout, how he got his foot in the door with no industry contacts and what he looks for when looking for emerging artists.

Topics covered:

→ Why tech house and drum & bass are commercially bigger than they've been in 20 years: Chase & Status, Sub Focus, Wilkinson, and the DJ economy

→ The rise of sober raves and what it says about why people actually go out for music

→ AI-generated music - why people in the industry are largely avoiding the conversation, and what Jerry actually thinks

→ Whether independent labels are on course to overtake the traditional model→ Why artists managing themselves without a label is becoming a genuine and growing option→ The future of live music as a discovery and networking tool

→ How social media virality without brand identity leads artists nowhere→ What "artist development" will look like in five to ten years

and much more...

Line-In is a podcast built around real conversations with people working across the music industry. We look for the best guests to show you how your music career can succeed, follow our page for more and check us out on instagram!

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FAT SALAD: South London's most exciting indie rock band, join Line-In Network for a straight-talking conversation about music, money, and what it genuinely takes to move up in the industry.

Singer Aydan Godden and lead guitarist Elliott Godden pull back the curtain on life as an independent band: the financial realities, the grind behind sold-out London shows, headlining festival stages, and collaborating with top-tier production talent. They also share hard-won advice for any musician questioning whether to keep going and why the answer should always be yes.

Part career breakdown, part masterclass, part brotherly banter, this is one for anyone serious about making music their life.

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In this episode of Line In, host Joseph Murphy sits down with Alan Smythe, the Sheffield-based producer and recording engineer behind 2Fly Studios, whose credits include Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Reverend and the Makers.

Alan takes us back to the very first Arctic Monkeys recording sessions, when Alex Turner was a 17-year-old playing his second-ever gig and Cookie was still doing a tiling apprenticeship. He breaks down how he used a click track trick to anchor their tempo, why he barely touched the default amp settings, and how those demo recordings, distributed on CDs left on Sheffield buses, became one of the most unlikely viral moments in British music history.

We also dive into Alan's work on Pulp's third album Separations, the famous Pet Shop Boys-meets-Barry White brief from Jarvis Cocker, and the radical call to replace a live drummer with a drum machine mid-session. Alan shares stories from 50 years in music, including producing one of the UK's first ever cut-and-paste sampling records for Age of Chance (played heavily by John Peel), getting dropped from a major label deal after three years without a release, and his honest take on where AI music tools are taking the industry.

Whether you're a music producer, a fan of the Sheffield scene, or just obsessed with how great records get made, this episode is packed with producer techniques, behind-the-scenes stories and genuine insight from one of the Steel City's most influential figures in music.

Essex based electronic artist and producer OJKANE joins us to speak on early career advice for artists, the impact of record deal signings, social media and AI on the music industry. Offering insight into the modern industry's rapid development and changes, this is a must hear for emerging artists and creators.

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