UPRAWR Podcast

Pearce Macca from The Clause joins us to talk about the reality of being in a UK indie band.
From getting signed by Universal at 19 and being dropped during Covid, to selling out the O2 Academy independently, Macca breaks down the highs, lows and brutal financial truth of chasing the band dream.
We talk major labels, Spotify, touring, selling 16,000 tickets, the Birmingham music scene, Oasis, and why The Clause kept going when everything fell apart.
 
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In this episode we sit down with Sue Buckler who has spentdecades inside the music industry, helping promote records from Britney Spears,Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Steps, Prince, The Stone Roses andmore!
we talk about how songs became hits before TikTok, whatradio pluggers actually did, how Jive Records became one of the biggestindependent labels in the world worth over 2 billion!, and the wildbehind-the-scenes stories from 90s pop artists
From Prince beating Warner Brothers to Simon Cowellreleasing a barking dog single, Sue’s got some wild story’s so lets get into it
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In this episode we sit down with Jayler, the young UK rock band being compared to Led Zeppelin who are blowing up before they’ve even released an album 
We talk about how they went from open mics and pub gigs to playing huge stages, touring with legendary bands, building a classic rock image in a modern scene, and dealing with the pressure of releasing their debut album while people are already calling them the next big thing. 
They also open up about going viral, being called industry plants, why they refuse to rely on backing tracks, and whether rock music can truly go mainstream again.

This week we’re joined by Stef Pascual, VP of Audience Development and Paid Media at Concord. We talk about how bands actually break online, why going viral doesn’t always mean you’ve built real fans, and what happens behind the scenes when a song suddenly starts blowing up on TikTok. 
We also get into the campaigns behind Ghost, Pierce The Veil and Ice Nine Kills, how labels decide where to spend money, why most bands get social media wrong, and what artists should be doing if they’re trying to grow without a massive budget. 
A really interesting episode if you’re in a band, work in music, or just want to understand how the industry actually turns online moments into proper careers. 
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In this episode, we sit down with Dannika Webber, one of the Download Festival talent buyers to break down how one of the UK’s biggest festivals is actually booked. From headliners and budgets to why some bands never make the lineup, this is a proper behind-the-scenes look at how it all works. 
We also get into Limp Bizkit’s resurgence and how they’ve worked their way back into headline territory, as well as whether there were any concerns around Linkin Park being big enough to headline with a new vocalist. There’s a lot to get into