Indie Touring and How To Build Your Team with The Suffers

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is The Suffers’ lead singer, Kam Franklin. The Houston-based soul band have performed nationally on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel Live in addition to speaking with Ailsa Chang and Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered, Brené Brown’s “Dare To Lead” Podcast, Samantha Brown’s “Places To Love”, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and National Geographic’s “Texas: Spirit and Soul” short film. Both Forbes and Vice have also featured Kam for her activism and business ventures that seek to create a more equitable and inclusive environment in the arts for black, queer, and femme artists working in all mediums and from all backgrounds.

05:44 Welcome

07:22 Breaking down The Suffers' recent tour and state of the live music industry

20:43 How The Suffers maintain relationship with their fans

24:44 Addressing master and publishing deals in the "Yada Yada" music video

30:54 How a 10-piece band splits their royalties

38:08 Streaming algorithm and release strategies

44:01 Sync opportunity with Brene Brown's podcast, Dare To Lead

45:51 Philosophy about bringing on team members and guiding forces throughout career

56:40 Final question

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