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Presently in the studio recording his next album, he talks about the prior release as well as it having been an Akademia Award Winner for Best Alternative Rock Album. He has a song currently being played on FM radio all over the world. And, another song of his is now #2 on the Independent Music Network Mainstream Charts. He tells how he achieved that exposure. For other musicians, Russell gives out recommendations on resources that have worked for him.

Notable Guest Quotes

“I’ve received such great international feedback from people who just love the song and can relate to the story.”

“I knew I could sing but I never made the first step forward to make it official in putting together a CD like this.”

“I can remember at a very young age attending concerts and being completely immersed in the music scene and I love it.  I don’t think anyone had pushed me in a particular direction to record this CD.  It was just a goal that I wanted to achieve for so long.”

“I’ll give you an example of internet radio I took part in, called Radio Airplay, and that was the first medium I used for my music just to get comments, feedback, and reaction.  And the response was overwhelming… That’s the main reason I did that – just to get the thumbs up, thumbs down, and the response was overwhelming.  So, I would encourage any new artists to use that type of platform in the beginning.  And that is an international platform.  You’ll have listeners from all across the globe.”

“I have met so many key contacts through their service, internet radio-based, FM radio-based.  I have a key contact in the United Kingdom…who owns his own radio station… We actually are venture partners in a project.  And I met him through Music Submit.”

“I really consider YouTube and the video tie-in to the track very, very essential in advertising in getting the music and the message out there.”

“You know what’s really great about the music industry now?  You’re the boss.  And you can control your own destiny and pick the platforms.  I think it’s a MUST that you have to get on all the basic social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud – and get your name out there, get your music out there.  You can promote and post and put videos.  But you are definitely the boss.”

“I look at a painter with a blank canvas and I kinda compare that to a songwriter with a blank Word document, writing lyrics for the first time.”

Songs on this episode

"Angel"
"I See the Light"