Podcasts about Fair Trade Services

On today's show we chat with Emerson Day!For soulful singer-songwriter Emerson Day, storytelling came naturally from a young age. Writing songs as early as 8 years old, she was influenced by the sounds of a southern rock guitar and an old church piano. Growing up on her family's farm in Southern Maryland, she would sit outside playing guitar and singing for hours. God put a song in her heart long before she ever realized it.Driven by career and athletic aspirations, Day graduated from University as a decorated Lacrosse player with her degree in Homeland Security. The same competitive nature which drew her to sports and a career in federal law enforcement, quickly engaged when she felt God calling her to pursue music. In a true leap of faith, she began pursuing a music career. Thursday through Saturday she began playing shows taking request in local bars and venues in her hometown. But it wasn't until she started leading worship at a small church in North Carolina, that God showed her the true path he had for her. One of the Sundays she led worship, someone gave their life to Christ right in front of her at the altar. This moment solidified Emerson's calling and passion for Christian music. She never looked back.During the next year, doors continued to open, and Emerson signed her first record deal in 2023 with Fair Trade Services. She's been writing and recording music, showcasing her testimony through every strong, raspy note and powerful lyric. January 2024 marks her debut to Christian music on Micah Tyler's next single "People Like Us (feat. Emerson Day).”Her latest single, ‘Get Behind Me', is out now! emersondaymusic.com @emersondaymusic christianmusicguys.com @christianmusicguys

For Emerson Day, storytelling came naturally from a young age. She was influenced by the sounds of a southern rock guitar and an old church piano. Growing up on her family's farm in Maryland, she would sit outside playing guitar and singing for hours. Emerson graduated from university as a decorated Lacrosse player with her degree in Homeland Security. The same competitive nature which drew her to sports and a career in federal law enforcement, quickly engaged when she felt God calling her to pursue music. It wasn't until she started leading worship at a small church in North Carolina that God showed her the path he truly had for her. Emerson signed her first record deal in 2022 with Fair Trade Services. Her debut to Christian music is on Micah Tyler's song, “People Like Us” in January 2024. Here's an exclusive performance from Emerson Day.https://youtu.be/-Cy34eaL4lc?si=nO2lQSy-quM9da3qBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-else-with-corey-mann--5802358/support.

It’s time for another peak behind the record industry curtain with Jeff Moseley, Founder of Fair Trade Services. Jeff’s roster includes MercyMe, Phil Wickham, and more. If you’ve ever wondered how much it costs to make a record, how to get a deal, and how is money made in streaming, this episode is for you.

Bonus song: No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus · Sandi Patty I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus,Since I found in Him a friend so strong and true.I would tell you how He changed my life completely;He did something no other friend could do. ChorusNo one ever cared for me like Jesus;There's no other friend so kind as He.No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;O how much He cared for me.All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me;All my heart was full of misery and woe,Jesus placed His strong arms about meAnd He led me in the way I ought to go. ChorusNo one ever cared for me like Jesus;There's no other friend so kind as He.No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;O how much He cared for me. Ev'ry day He comes to me with new assurance;More and more I understand His words of love.But I'll never know just why He came to save me,Till someday I’ll see His blessed face above. ChorusNo one ever cared for me like Jesus;There's no other friend so kind as He.No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;O how much He cared for me.From the album: Hymns of Faith - Songs of Inspiration ℗ 2005 Fair Trade Services, LLC

Micah Tyler visited The Bridge Studio and sat down for a conversation with Bill Sammons. Micah Tyler has released three albums (The Story I Tell (2013), The Kitchen Sink (2014) and Different (2016)) with Fair Trade Services. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, where he became a youth pastor after graduating from high school at the age of eighteen. He also ran a food truck before turning to music full time. Coming through the hurricane and his brother's cancer, Micah Tyler shares his perspective on trials.SHOW NOTES:1:30 - Facing trials - Hurricane Harvey and Daniel's Cancer4:00 - 'Different' viewed from a different perspective7:00 - 'Different' LIVE and acoustic10:00 - All About Micah Tyler12:10 - Old Bay vs Tex Joy14:00 - On reading 'Luke' with his family19:40 - Encouragement you need to hear today!23:00 - 'Amen' LIVE and acousticYou can find Micah Tyler online at https://www.micahtyler.comHe stays active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram too!TakeawaysFeedback, or Show Ideas? Send an email to podcast@887thebridge.comDownload The Bridge Mobile App to get the latest podcast episodes as soon as they are published!Please share The Bridge Podcast with a friend if you enjoyed this episode. SUBSCRIBE to The Bridge Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and Spotify! The Bridge Podcast is still growing, and your positive review and 5-star rating would help. Podcast Sponsored by Boardwalk Plaza Hotel and Victoria's Restaurant

 This week I’m talking with my friend Chad Segura who is the Vice President of Publishing at Centricity Music in Franklin, TN. He’s been a publisher in the Christian music, country music and sync licensing markets for two decades. We are discussing the differences between marketing and publicity, details about what music publishing is and what Centricity Music Publishing is looking for when they sign new staff writers to their roster. Plus, the importance of internships if you are wanting to work for a publishing company and the baseline component to be successful in any area of the music industry.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. Talking Points:*VP of Music Publishing for Centricity Music.*I Played music growing up and went to Belmont as a vocal performance major and realized during orientation week that I didn’t like the technical aspect of what that would require so I transferred to the music business program.*I went from performance focused to business focused which turned out to be the perfect fit for me.*I did an internship in publishing and an internship in marketing for a label.*The publishing internship was not great for me. I did the work that needed to be done but really didn’t learn a lot.*The people at the record label internship let me speak into ideas and giving me a voice into marketing campaigns and including me in business lunches when it made sense.*You should always be learning and getting new experiences in an internship. Not only getting to work on projects and have input but also getting to interact with people.*After college I transitioned from the internship into a full time position at Sparrow Records which had been bought by EMI Christian Music Group.*My first job was in publicity which is promoting those artists to outside entities that can let the consumer know about them. Magazines, blogs, social media, etc.*After a year my boss moved to marketing and allowed me to move with her which was letting the consumer know about the product. CDs, tapes, streaming, etc.*EMI was creating a publishing role called “catalog development manager” that I got hired for which was getting into the song catalog and figuring out ways to monetize that.*I’m passionate about great songs and songwriters and helping their songs find homes and outlets and streams of revenue.*At Centricity Publishing we work with two distinct groups of writers: Staff writers that write for other people and artist writers that write for their own artistry.*My role is to head up the publishing company and oversee all aspects of the business.*Publishing is broken up into two parts: The creative side and the administrative side.*The creative side is everything with the writers and songs finding opportunities for them and generating revenue, etc.*The administrative side is all the details that have to happen in order for this to not just be a hobby.*If nobody’s tracking it, registering it, licensing it, collecting revenue, etc. then we don’t have a business.*We are trying to find talent, find songs.*We have writers that are signed to us (staff or artist), but we also do single song agreements where we identify a song that we think we can help it find a place.*Regarding single songs contracts we sign that song because we usually become aware of it*We don’t take songs that people randomly send us mainly for legal reasons. It can be dangerous to accept unsolicited music which is something we didn’t ask for directly from someone.*Most likely you know someone that knows a publisher, so have them listen to it and see if they can send it for you if they believe in it.*It’s way better for us to get it from a trusted source where they can vet it.*Be affiliated with a PRO - BMI, ASCAP or SESAC*They are people that publishers trust and can be an advocate for you and they can send to us if they think it is a good song. They are putting their reputation on the line.*Sometimes we do a sync writers event where we invite unsigned writers along with our staff writers and some music supervisors to work on sync songs together with the understanding that if they do it, then it will be under a single song contract during the event.*We also do the same thing for worship retreats.*Finding staff writers is similar in the sense that we hear somebody is good. Sometimes its a person we known for years and they are coming out of a publishing deal and we see an opportunity to work with them exclusively. But, more often than not, we decide to work with someone exclusively after we have done a few single song contracts. Or we keep hearing about a writer from other people or our writers keep writing with a certain person and anything they do together seems great.*Artist writers are their own thing. They are writing almost exclusively for their own artistry and that’s it’s own very specific thing.*Staff writers each have specific skill sets and leanings towards different genres or strengths so for us we are very intentional about that. Knowing how many producer/writers we need and are they different enough from each other to where they are not stepping on each other.*In some cases you need multiple’s of one thing because there isn’t enough to go around.*How many great lyricists do we have and people who are great at concepts or melodically strong.*It’s knowing that balance of how much can we physically work with and also do they fit our roster.*Most importantly for me is do I love this person. I want to see them win. Do they fit what we do and our culture and our work style and we think we can enhance what they do.*They are plenty of people I love but either we don’t have room or they don’t fit what we do.*It’s very relational for us.*The bar though is amazing talent. That’s the baseline.*We wouldn’t be talking if we didn’t think there was something here in it’s rawest form was pretty special.*Then we have to figure if and how they fit into what we do and do we fit them.*I’m not quick to rush into longterm deals with anybody.*When we enter into a deal with somebody, whatever the term is, my hope is always when the end of that term is done we are trying to figure out how to do the next one.*the hope is that it will be a long term thing for years and years and everyone will be better for having partnered together.*Some writers we pay a salary upfront and some we don’t. They all need to be bi-vocational.*Writers are paid advances on their future royalties which they have to pay back if they song makes money.*It’s the best loan you’ll ever get because you don’t have to pay it back if they song never makes money.*Advances are much less than they used to be. Getting an advance or not is negotiable. Some writers want one and some don’t.*If you get paid an advance for a long time and something big happens and you get cut and generates a decent amount of money, when that comes in you’ve basically already gotten that money so you’re just digging out of the whole that you have. Sometimes that is not as satisfying for people because it feels like your catching up to where I am now and you’ve already spent that money.*Some people need that upfront, regular payment for budgeting purposes, etc.*A lot of our writers are doing other things as well. Some are producer for major labels and independently, some are teachers, etc. to create multiple streams of income.*If you want to work for a publishing company, it’s to be in the cities where they are doing that.*You need to be willing to learn and try to get your foot in the door.*If you’re not enrolled in school, it’s harder to get internships especially at the bigger companies because of how they are set up.*Smaller companies like ours you do not have to be school in to get an internship, so find places to learn and pour in and get a job so you can pay for life while you are trying to do that.*Internships are one of the best ways to learn the thing and get your foot in the door and let people know who you are.*As a writer - write!*If you want to be professional writer, you need to already be a writer. Develop that craft, hone it, know how to write on your own and with others.*Always try to write with people who are better than you.*The way you get on our radar is by delivering great music through a trusted source if you don’t know us directly and if you do, building that relationship.*Be excellent at what you’re doing.*I am always looking for people that are phenomenal talent.*Work ethic and ability to do what needs to be done and have a great attitude.*Be teachable.*www.centricitymusic.com Chad Segura began his career at Sparrow Records in 1996, after graduating from Belmont University, in Nashville, TN. His first role was in the publicity department, followed by a stint on the artist development team. And while he enjoyed aspects of both, it wasn’t until 1998 when he joined the publishing team at EMI Christian Music Publishing (now Capitol CMG Publishing), that he found his true passion for working with songs and songwriters.  After several years, at EMI, he then went on to head the publishing division of competitor, Word Entertainment, for several more, before starting and running his own publishing company, Meld Music, in partnership with Fair Trade Services. In the summer of 2015, Chad made the move to Centricity Music, where he currently heads up their publishing division. Over the course of his career, he has had the pleasure of working with a “who’s who” list of Christian recording artists, and songwriters, and he’s still as passionate as ever about the work that he gets to do. 

On this podcast you will hear from Heather Williams. Heather is an American Christian Contemporary-Rock-Soul-Worship singer-songwriter born and raised in Dearborn, Michigan. In 2011 Williams released the album entitled This Time Around, her first full-length studio album that was with the record label Fair Trade Services. Her song Hallelujah peaked charts while sharing her story of loss and hope. During our time together Heather shares her story and how stepping into a life of creating music and art has brought redemption and life. So sit back, listen, agree, disagree, and hopefully learn something along way.

Joining Matt Caine on our latest 'Joy Radio Special' is Micah Tyler! The two discuss Micah's musical influences and his songs from the 'Kitchen Sink' and 'Different' EP's. Micah also shares about growing up in Buna, Texas, times where he surrendered to God's will, family and touring life, plus his connection to Toronto even though he's never been to our city! His joyous spirit and heart-warming laugh will make you smile. And his story from serving as a youth pastor, to driving a sausage delivery truck across southeast Texas, to signing a national record deal through Fair Trade Services, is sure to inspire. “My songs are battle-tested,” says Micah. “When someone comes up to me after a concert and tells me how my songs affected them, I want to make sure they know I can relate.” We loved our time talking to Micah...we know you will too! Find Micah Tyler: Online: www.micahtyler.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficialMicahTyler Twitter: www.twitter.com/MicahTylerMusic Instagram: www.instagram.com/micahtylermusic iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/micah-tyler/id712574515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04XtgzagYQRpeZt1sJThKi Stay Connected: Online: www.joyradio.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/myJOYRadio Twitter: www.twitter.com/myJOYRadio Instagram: www.instagram.com/myJOYRadio

I have a sentiment about good things happening to good people, and that sentiment is: I like when that happens. Such is the case with my latest guest, John Tibbs. I sat down at the offices of Fair Trade Services in Nashville with John a couple of months ago and to say he was excited about his future would be putting it lightly. He was excited about his new upcoming music and was really eager for people to hear it. I can't blame him. I was given a sneak peek at his new single, "Dead Man Walking" (available now!) and I knew he had accomplished exactly what he set out to do. But what brought him to that point? Where did this guy come from? And did he really get to hold Punxsutawney Phil? Found out in this episode!

Loretta McNary Live is a premier blog talk radio show created for an empowered, active, and diverse TV, radio, social media and online listening audience.   Our guest today is Anthony Evans. Anthony caught the attention of thousands including multi-platinum selling & Grammy award-winning artist Christina Aguilera on Season 2 of The Voice.  Since The Voice, he recorded with legendary artists including Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, CeeLo Green and many more and will be returning to show in Season 7 and 8 as a talent producer.   Anthony's seventh brand studio album titled Real Life, Real Worship, distributed through Fair Trade Services will be released nationwide today. The singer/songwriter co-wrote the project with worship pioneers Martha and Danielle Munizzi and Christian music staples Cindy Morgan and Kristy Nordhoff. He then partnered with L.A. producer Max Stark and together they created a soulful 11-track album that shows how genuine worship can often be better understood through genuine life experiences.     

Download Issue #4 In today's issue, Darlene Zschech shares the story behind the song You Are Love, I'll share some updates from some of your favorite artists, and our featured article is an interview with the talented singer and songwriter, Matthew West. News Column: Casting Crowns - Come To The Well Casting Crowns's Website Story Behind The Song Column: This issue's Story Behind The Song Column features Fair Trade Services artist Darlene Zschech and the title track from her brand new CD called You Are Love. Darlene Zschech - You Are Love Darlene Zschech's Website Featured Article: I recently had the opportunity to talk with Matthew West. Matthew will share some great info about his two most recent projects in this interview, Something To Say and The Story of Your Life. Matthew West - Something To Say Matthew West - The Story of Your Life (CD) Matthew West - The Story of Your Life (Book) Matthew West - The Heart of Christmas Matthew West's Website JD and Matthew West Questions? Comments? Share them with us! feedback@christianmusicdigest.com 623-688-2770

Download Issue #4 In today’s issue, Darlene Zschech shares the story behind the song You Are Love, I’ll share some updates from some of your favorite artists, and our featured article is an interview with the talented singer and songwriter, Matthew West. News Column: Casting Crowns - Come To The Well Casting Crowns’s Website Story Behind The Song Column: This issue’s Story Behind The Song Column features Fair Trade Services artist Darlene Zschech and the title track from her brand new CD called You Are Love. Darlene Zschech - You Are Love Darlene Zschech’s Website Featured Article: I recently had the opportunity to talk with Matthew West. Matthew will share some great info about his two most recent projects in this interview, Something To Say and The Story of Your Life. Matthew West - Something To Say Matthew West - The Story of Your Life (CD) Matthew West - The Story of Your Life (Book) Matthew West - The Heart of Christmas Matthew West’s Website JD and Matthew West Questions? Comments? Share them with us! feedback@christianmusicdigest.com 623-688-2770

Download Issue #3 In today's issue, you'll get to hear the story behind the song God Is Still God from Heather Williams, I'll share some updates from some of your favorite artists, and our featured article is an interview with one of my favorite artists, singer/songwriter Don Francisco. News Column:Phil Wickham - ResponsePhil Wickham's Website Jaci Velasquez signs record deal with Inpop RecordsJaci Velasquez's Website Michael W. Smith releasing second instrumental album Michael W. Smith's Website Story Behind The Song Column:This issue's Story Behind The Song Column features Fair Trade Services artist Heather Williams and her song called God Is Still God. Heather Williams - God Is Still GodHeather Williams' Website Featured Article:We recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Don Francisco. Don shares a little about his background, his songwriting, and his most recent project, Let It Ride. Don Francisco - Let It RideDon Francisco's Website Questions? Comments?Share them with us! feedback@christianmusicdigest.com623-688-2770

Download Issue #3 In today’s issue, you’ll get to hear the story behind the song God Is Still God from Heather Williams, I’ll share some updates from some of your favorite artists, and our featured article is an interview with one of my favorite artists, singer/songwriter Don Francisco. News Column:Phil Wickham - ResponsePhil Wickham’s Website Jaci Velasquez signs record deal with Inpop RecordsJaci Velasquez’s Website Michael W. Smith releasing second instrumental album Michael W. Smith’s Website Story Behind The Song Column:This issue’s Story Behind The Song Column features Fair Trade Services artist Heather Williams and her song called God Is Still God. Heather Williams - God Is Still GodHeather Williams’ Website Featured Article:We recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Don Francisco. Don shares a little about his background, his songwriting, and his most recent project, Let It Ride. Don Francisco - Let It RideDon Francisco’s Website Questions? Comments?Share them with us! feedback@christianmusicdigest.com623-688-2770