How I Got Backstage
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How I Got Backstage
The co-founders of Crowd Surf, a marketing, publicity & artist management company, based out of LA, Nashville & NYC, have teamed up to answer the question: “How do I get a job in the music industry?” Packed with over a decade of on the job stories, comedic anecdotes, valuable information and a ton o...
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Advocating and Educating for the Music Industry with Jackie Jones of RIAA
We are wrapping up our 3rd season of HIGBS with the fabulous Jackie Jones, V.P. of Artist and Industry Relations at RIAA. Most of you probably think o...

The Interns Take Over!
What’s it like to intern at Crowd Surf? Find out in this week’s episode when our Spring intern class takes over the show to talk about their internshi...

All the Backstreet Ladies feat Jenn Sousa and Karly Brecher
Want to know what it’s like managing one of the biggest pop acts of all time? Jenn Sousa and Karly Brecher of Patriot Management spend their days and...

Standing Out in an Oversaturated Streaming Market with Will Tenney
Selling music has gone through a total revolution over the past 20 years and streaming is more saturated than ever. How does an artist keep up and sta...

From Street Teams to Street Cred - The Life of an A&R Pro feat Gabz Landman
This week we are joined by Gabz Landman, artist manager and VP of A&R Warner Records to discuss the process behind your favorite songs and how she gre...

Turning the Booking Game on its Head with Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel of EVA
The ladies of EVA started booking their friends’ gigs in college and are now changing the booking game for everyone by integrating technology and virt...

How to Make a Career Out of Taking Care of Celebrities with Sara Kantathavorn
Handling celebrity talent sounds like the best job in the world, but it can be stressful, unpredictable and full of great stories! Join us as we reliv...

So you Want to Work in the Music Industry... with Sheila Hozhabri
This week we hang out with Sheila Hozhabri who has worked on the digital and management teams for many superstar artists including Miley Cyrus, Steven...

Country Girls Can Change the World with JoJamie Hahr
This week we welcome JoJamie Hahr, Senior Vice President of BBR Music Group / BMG Music Nashville. To say she is a badass would be an understatement!...

Why Don’t We Talk About Touring with Jon Lucero and Stacy Pyle
Join us this week as we talk about the not so glamorous world of touring with Jon Lucero & Stacy Pyle, who run the show for acts like Why Don’t We and...

The Marketing of Music and Mullets with Peter Strickland
This week we are joined by "The King of Nashville," Peter Strickland. Former Chief Marketing Office of Warner Music Nashville and now founder of Marat...

Pioneering Change and Fighting for Equality in the Nashville Music Industry with Beverly Keel
This week we welcome Beverly Keel, Dean of the College of Media & Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University. After an award-winning career as...

Get Off Netflix and Get Networking - How Pete Stormer Got Backstage
This week we welcome Pete Stormer, Digital Marketing Manager at Vector Management. We discuss the hustle, the hard work and long hours it takes to mak...

The Life of an Artist Manager - How Josh Terry Got Backstage
This week we sit down with Josh Terry, founder of Workshop Management, which woks with Mayday Parade, Ashland and Chad Copelin to name a few. Getting...

We Survived 2020!
Jade Driver and Cassie Petrey are back with Season 3 of HIGBS! They survived, and maybe even thrived in 2020 by being forced to get to those long term...

Persistence Pays Off - How Stacey Cato of CMT Got Backstage
This week we sit down with the Manager of Music Strategy at CMT, Stacey Cato. After getting his start in Silicon Valley, Stacey followed his heart to...

3 Loud People and a Pack of Pumpkin Ale - How Yacht Money Got Backstage
Production and artist team Solomon (Soli) Olds and Lauren Olds join us this week for some old time anecdotes from our time working together on rock ba...

From Nashville to Hollywood and Back Again - How Jet Jurgensmeyer Got Backstage
This week we sit down with 14 year old actor and musician Jet Jurgensmeyer to hear about his southern upbringing hanging out at his parents' honkey-to...

Busy At Play- How Johnny Garcia and Sarah Ryder got Backstage
Johnny Garcia, band director for country artist Trisha Yearwood since 1991, joins us to talk about how the stars aligned to lead him to country music,...

Fanboy to Photographer - How Ford Fairchild Got Backstage
At age 16, Ford Fairchild, a street team member, was snuck into a club by Cassie and Jade because he was too young to get in and see his favorite arti...

Mental Health in the Music Industry Pt 2 - With Courtney Allen from BMG
Continuing our convo with Courtney Allen from BMG on her path to a job she loves while facing many challenges including broken promises, unfulfilling...

Mental Health in the Music Industry Pt 1 - With Courtney Allen from BMG
It used to be something nobody talked about openly, but we couldn't be happier that mental health is becoming an open subject that friends and colleag...

What We Wish We Knew Before We Started a Business in the Music Industry
Recently Ones To Watch published an article written by Cassie Petrey and Jade Driver called: "INDUSTRY INFILTRATION: 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Sta...

Seamstress for the Band - How Krystal Douglas Got Backstage
Dive into your dream rock and roll wardrobe with Krystal Douglas, owner of Music City Sewing! Krystal has created custom pieces for everyone from Lana...

EBEN FLOW PART 2 - How EBEN Got SIGNED
Recorded backstage at the 8 Letters Tour in Nashville, TN - July 28, 2019 - Jade catches up with Eben ON TOUR! So much as happened since we recorded o...

EBEN FLOW PART 1 - How EBEN Got Backstage
This episode was recorded in Nov 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. Eben has just finished up nearly 2 years of touring with Why Don’t We and is working towards...

Who Run the World!? Fangirls! - How LISTENER Maya Kaspi Got Backstage
This week we invited one of our listeners, Maya Kaspi, to come in the studio and share her story about being a fangirl, loving Justin Bieber and Why D...

Lessons in Life, Love and The Lion King - How Abby Anderson Got Backstage
Country artist Abby Anderson (Black River Entertainment) joins us in Nashville this week, along with co-host Kaitlyn Gruber from Crowd Surf, to talk a...

I Fangirl Over My Artists! - How Lisa Ray Got Backstage
Time to kick off Season 2 straight from Music City USA! AKA - Nashville, TN! This week we welcome our first guest host, Elise Stawarz, and day to day...

College Life - How Justin Kay and Bobby Banister Got Backstage
COLLEGE! The best time of your life...but don't party too hard because taking advantage of all of those extra curricular clubs, volunteer activities a...

How Max & Harvey Got Backstage - From Busking to BBC
This week we welcome our favorite duo from across the pond, Max & Harvey! Not only do these two lads have the musical talent -- and those cute mugs --...

Stories from the Why Don't We "Momplex" - How Keri, Myta and Kristin Got Backstage
This week we have a powerhouse trio in the studio to talk mom life as a pop star parent! Keri Seavey, Kristin Stanford and Myta Herron (moms of pop gr...

Adam's Got Talent - How Adam Davis Got Backstage
This week we welcome Adam Davis, Digital Producer for America's Got Talent! Adam grew up a kid in Kentucky inspired by his idol Garth Brooks. After pe...

From Fangirl to Brand Girl - How Helen Showalter Got Backstage
This week we speak with Crowd Surf's Senior Branding Manager, Helen Showalter, who works with artists like Why Don't We, Backstreet Boys. Eben and Kim...

Every Day We Hustlin' - How Nina Kolb Got Backstage
This week we welcome Director of Publicity at Crowd Surf, Nina Kolb! Nina shares with listeners how she started hustlin' at an early age to get her fi...

How We Got Backstage | Meet Jade & Cassie
Welcome to "How I Got Backstage," a podcast about how two girls from small towns, with no entertainment connections, grew up to create their dream job...