Indie Insider

This is the season finale! Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to filmmaker Alex Rühl about imposter syndrome and the curse it has on creatives. This episode features voice notes from independent artists Austel, Charity Stow, Coruja Jones and Piney Gir. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Kimberly Anne aka Lanta aka co-founder of Palm Bay Music Publishing about her journey from artist to running a publishing company and the opportunities she's creating for younger generations of music makers. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Holly Manners from A&R at Warner Music. They discuss female role models within the music industry and inside record labels. They also talk about the global movement of shesaid.so and the power of community. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Eliza Shaddad about writing her new album, new management and her work with Girls Girls Girls. This episode was recorded for International Women's Day 2021. 

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Steph Marziano is an amazing music producer and writer. She's worked with the likes of Denai Moore, Sophie Jamieson and Hayley Williams and she talks to Charlotte from Babywoman Records about her journey into production. This episode was recorded to celebrate International Women's Day 2021, highlighting female role models in music. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to artist CJ Pandit. They talk about your artist identity, working with multiple managers and touch on subjects such as toxic masculinity and new release depression! This is one of those deep dive artist conversations. Grab a coffee and enjoy. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Ajimal! This is one of those in-depth artist to artist conversations we all know you love. Both artists discuss songwriting, favourite songs, tv shows and the balance between being a musician and a doctor (yes, Ajimal is also a doctor). Dig in and enjoy this talk with a brew.

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks about the world of TikTok with fellow independent artist Josh Savage. Is TikTok for you? Which ways could you be using it to grow your fanbase? Josh shares some insight into how he uses the platform as well as reflecting on his journey in music so far, what's next for him and what the pandemic has taught him about himself. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks about under-productivity and how this isn't - at all - a bad thing or something to worry about. There is talk about ways you can strike a better work/life balance and how we should all stop judging ourselves on days off. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks about the ways you can go green in your music career. She talks to Joe Booley from Beth Shalom Records about the ways he turned his record label into an eco-friendly/sustainable business and how independent artists can adopt the same practises. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Big Indie Records all about independent record deals. How many times have you say records in one sentence? Wow. Are you a DIY artist wondering about your next move? Do you want to get signed? Aaron Watts from Big Indie talks to us about what they're up too and when is the right time for an artist to think about that move. 

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Join Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talk about some ways you can make some money from music in 2021. With yet another year looking pretty bleak for touring and streaming royalties looking the same, how can we make some money? This episode explores ways you can utilise Bandcamp Friday, joining Patreon and things to consider when creating your tiers, how you should treat virtual gigs like real gigs and a chat with Amy from Sunflower Thieves about ways of getting savvy with merchandise. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Orla Gartland about her journey in music from working with different producers, her patrons, co-writing and why being an independent artist gives you so much more control. Join Charlotte as she speaks to one of the leading names amongst independent artists today. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records closes season 1 of Indie Insider with the topic of changing your mind. Why do we, as artists, feel so compelled to stay down one path? Are we stumping our own growth? 

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How To Boss Your Soundcheck with Matthew Daly

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talk to Matthew Daly about being a sound engineer! Have you been intimidated by sound checks? Have you spent the entire time not really knowing what to say to get it right? This episode explores what we can do, as artists, to make it all a little more painless. 

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Myths Of Playlisting

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records shares her thoughts on streaming playlists and how musicians should avoid judging their own art by numbers. This is an opinion. None of this is factual. This is simply one artist airing some views and maybe some of you will resonate. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records hosts Indie Insider. The podcast for artists, by artists. In this weeks episode Charlotte has some DMC with fellow independent singer/songwriter Roxanne de Bastion. This episode is a deep dive into a whole host of indie musician musings including expectations vs reality, struggles with the sound engineer and some insider scoop into the FAC (Featured Artists Coalition). Make a brew and join in. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records explores why, as artists, we are so terrible at celebrating our achievements? This episode explores the idea of setting realistic expectations and taking yourself less seriously. 

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Music & Parenthood with Hazel Wilde (Lanterns On The Lake)

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Hazel Wilde from Lanterns On The Lake about what it takes to be a woman in music as well as a mother. Spoiler: you can have it all. 

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Luck Doesn't Exist

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks about the danger of the word luck. Do you often hear the phrase  "All you need is a little bit of luck."? Charlotte shares her ideas on why luck doesn't exist within the music industry and how you can use this mindset to better your work ethic. 

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Getting A Booking Agent with Midnight Mango

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Matt from Midnight Mango about the world of being a booking agent. When is the right time to get a booking agent and what do they expect from you? 

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How To Book (Good) Gigs

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records takes artists through a 5 stage process from booking open mic nights to booking headline tours. This bitesized episode is perfect for an artist or band with a few songs under their belt and ready to take it live! The industry may tell you to wait until you're a finished product, or until a sound is fully formed - we say HELL to that. Get out on the road and grow as you go. 

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 5 Ways To Up Your Admin Game 

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records presents this weekly podcast. The podcast for artists by artists. This week Charlotte shares her best advice on how to up your admin game! Are you a DIY artist will lists, checklists, to-do's? Do you want to make better, more diverse social media content? Then listen in, bring your notepad and learn a few new tricks. 

Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records speaks with artist Sophie Jamieson about taking a pause on her music career for 5 years and why she made that choice. Have you ever felt all consumed by your music career? Have you ever felt your mental health suffer? This podcast episode is for you. Sophie talks very openly about her experiences and how the time away has shaped who she is. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Paddy from Stay Loose about the world of PR. 

What is PR? How can it help your career? This podcast episode is here to answer all of those curious creatures and hopefully clear your mind a little on whether it's right for you right now. How many people have you heard say "I just need some great PR."? A lot I assume? Well, yes, you do need good PR but it's only a small part of the puzzle and we find out a little more about why that is...

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to musician YVA about the long and winding road of being an independent musician.  We share stories and experiences on support tours, major record deals, songwriting and being at peace with our failures. If you're an artist going through a big change right now or a woman in music, needing to hear some wise words of encouragement this episode is for you. 

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Hosted by Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records and co-hosted by Alex Rühl. This episode is a celebratory round-up of the launch of Indie Insider. Alex probes Charlotte on the topics discussed so far and the things she's learned as a label head and independent artist. Where is the future of the independent music industry going? Why did Charlotte find it so important to start discussions about it? If you're interested in learning a little bit more about the life and intentions of the host and enjoy listening in on two friends having a big life chat, this is the episode for you. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records deep dives into the life of an artist manager with Corinne Chinnici - founder of COR-MGMT. Cori also works for AWAL. Have you ever wondered if you should have a manager? Do you think one would help you? How the hell do you find the right one? In this episode they discuss Cori's very interesting journey into management and artist development. How do you actually develop an artist and what does that process look like? 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records chats to Phil Loutsis (VP, AWAL Community) about distributing your music with AWAL. All distributors are different and AWAL are home to some of the biggest independent artists out there. Their ethos is all about artists being in control and stepping away from tradition record deals and in this podcast Phil & Charlotte discuss the AWAL journey and how independent artists can exercise their freedom through release campaigns. If it feels boring to you, it probably will to your fans, so why not spice things up and set yourself a part? Is the album dead? How can we build our careers with the data made available to us? There are heavy questions in here with Phil but AWAL artists can build a long term trajectory and Babywoman Records wanted to find out how. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records talks to Sarah Howells aka Bryde about well...everything. They talk about building your own label and community and why that can be such a strong move for likeminded artists. Bryde shares her thoughts and experiences on being a full time musician, touring, PR, Spotify and co-writing. Have you ever wondered if PR really helps? Do you wish you had more Spotify monthly listeners? There is so much to learn from Bryde and other artists in general, so play it loud and get your notebook ready. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records sits down with Aly from Bandcamp to talk about how incredible (and rightfully so) the service is to independent artists. How valuable is Bandcamp to the DIY music scene? What creative ways can you be using your Bandcamp page to grow your fanbase and make some serious cash? We find out all of the answers and some juicy scoop about their beta vinyl service too. That's right, Bandcamp are helping DIY artists achieve their life long dream of having their music on vinyl. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records chats to Simon Pursehouse from Sentric Music all about publishing. What even is publishing? How can it make a substantial difference to your life as an independent artist? This podcast covers all you need to know about royalty collection, synch, co-writing, writing better songs and making enough money to be a full time musician. 

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Charlotte Carpenter from Babywoman Records sits down with Rich & Hen from CD Baby UK to talk all things distribution! What is it? What does it mean to you as an independent artist? Why are there so many distributors to choose from?! Find out all you need to know about getting your music onto streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and start growing your online presence. 

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