The year was 2014. Underground Music Collective (and its predecessor, Lehigh Valley Underground) was not but a twinkle in my eye. I was cobbling together odd jobs, still living at my parents’ house in New Jersey, and the only piece of the UMC platform that existed to that point was our now-Official Podcast, The Quinn Spinn.
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Candy Tolentino is a serial entrepreneur, business coach, and host of the EEAZE podcast, the “Top Idea into Action Podcast for Aspiring Entrepreneurs.” Candy leans on two decades of experience as an entrepreneur to empower others on their own journeys, helping them identify opportunities and push past their fears.
Candy joins us today on The Quinn Spinn to share world-class insights that will serve anybody embarking upon the creative journey.
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Jeannie Jones is an award-winning journalist, media personality, actress, producer, director and brand architect. Jeannie’s Los Angeles-based multimedia firm, Ready Set Impact, specializes in music, film, and radio production; publishing; social media marketing, branding, and casting.
This month, Jeannie offers insight into the advent of studio wizardry — and how it has become an art form all its own.
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Hold it right there!
Did you know that you can support Underground Music Collective, any time of year? By making a tax-deductible donation to UMC via The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, you ensure that we can keep sharing songs and stories from independent creatives everywhere, for years to come. Click here to get started!
Anyway, onto this week’s edition of UMC20…
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With endless tropes about cold beer and whiskey in country music, it’s always exciting to see someone in the genre mix it up.
Open one up
The following is a contributed piece from film writer, director, and producer Lisa N. Alexander, and gives an inside look at how music and film come together to create multi-dimensional art.
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Hold it right there!
Did you know that you can support Underground Music Collective, any time of year? By making a tax-deductible donation to UMC via The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, you ensure that we can keep sharing songs and stories from independent creatives everywhere, for years to come. Click here to get started!
Anyway, onto the UMC20 Best of May…
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Taking risks allows us to live fully. It enables us to experience love and gratitude, and to turn our dreams into reality.
Hear Something Uplifting Today
Your Next Favorite Band is a podcast based back in our old stomping grounds of Bethlehem, PA. One thing we all share in common: a love for building community through music.
On this mashup episode, we dive into our plans to do that — together — later this year. In addition, we get a history lesson on not only the UMC platform, but the formative events that shaped its development.
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Stress.
It touches us all, and it affects each of us in different ways.
When you’re a musician, that stress can reach absurd levels that can make you feel sick, tired, and plain burnt out. It is critically important that during those moments — when the stress reaches its peak — that you take care of yourself and bring it back down.
Although I’m not pursuing my own artistic career, I’ve definitely felt the stress of working in this industry myself. So, here are some of my favorite tips for managing stress while growing your career and fulfilling your dreams.
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