Jun 26, 2026
Lynz Crichton makes her fourth appearance on The Unstarving Musician. She's a singer-songwriter based in Nottingham, England, and the creator of Music Marketing Method, a program that helps independent musicians build audience, monetize their work, and sustain a career on their own terms.
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Jun 19, 2026
After nearly 16 years at Atlantic Records (the last six as President of A&R) Pete Ganbarg has a clearer view than almost anyone of what separates artists who break through from artists who don't. In this conversation, he shares what that view looks like in 2026, when the barrier to entry for releasing music has...
Jun 5, 2026
What does it look like to build a recording career so busy you don't have time to market it — and do it entirely without computers?
Terry Carleton returns to share what's happened in the two-plus years since his first appearance: a solo album seven years in the making, the completion of his work on the Vince Guaraldi...
May 22, 2026
Most music theory education is built for nineteen-year-olds in a conservatory. If you're a working musician who's been gigging for years on ear, feel, and a handful of chord shapes, that path doesn't fit your life — and it doesn't have to.
In this deep-dive, Robonzo breaks down a four-part framework for adult...
May 8, 2026
Most musicians think of wedding and corporate gig work as a compromise — something you do until your "real" music career takes off. Cory Wade flipped that script. As a vocalist and band leader with Hank Lane Music in New York, Cory has built a sustainable income through high-end event entertainment that funds his...