Barn Banter - Ep 22 - England Swings! Part 1 with Dr. Liam Maloy
I was curious to chat with a children's musician in the UK to see if there were any great differences in approach, venues or whatnot, so I tracked down Dr. Liam Maloy of Johnny and The Raindrops! Wow ...
9 Mar 202059min
Barn Banter - Ep 21 - Children with Special Needs with Kathy Sherman
My goal as a performer is to make sure everyone (crowd, band, dude randomly walking by, client) has a great time! This time we chat with Kathy Sherman about playing music for folks with special needs ...
2 Mar 202057min
Barn Banter - Ep 20 - Split Personalities (Part 1) with Esther Crow
Can you be a musician who entertains children AND a musician who entertains adults? How is that balancing act going for you? This time we chat with Esther Crow who has several "adult" bands including ...
24 Feb 202051min
Barn Banter - Ep 19 - Insurance with Toby Hansen
Insurance, the thing you get and hope to never use. But as a musician, specifically a children's musician, we are increasingly asked to get it in order to play at schools and public events. Plus, we s...
17 Feb 202058min
Barn Banter - Ep 18 - Collaboration with Mista Cookie Jar
Let's work together and make music! No, seriously, this is a thing, a good thing, a thing we should do! Don't know how? Well you need to listen to our good pal Mista Cookie Jar because they really rea...
10 Feb 202052min
Barn Banter - Ep 17 - Storytelling with Donna Washington
Story time! No wait, not like that! Time to learn HOW to tell stories! The magnificent Donna Washington drops by to chat with us about how to incorporate stories into your performances, be they small,...
3 Feb 20201h 9min
Barn Banter - Ep 15 - Producing music with Dean Jones
Dean Jones is, in my opinion, the most successful producer of pop children's music working today. You can find his name on many of the recent Grammy winner's albums, all over KPL, and even on his own ...
27 Jan 20201h 9min
Barn Banter - Ep 16 - PROs with Colson Gower of CD Baby
PROs (ASCAP, BMI) need not be a mystery any more! Colson Gower works as an Artist Services Publishing Supervisor at CD Baby and leads us through the process of picking a PRO, registering your music, a...
20 Jan 202044min
