What's the Key? with Broadway B
by Broadway B
What I Learned Engineering for Dave Matthews & My Chemical Romance…
About this podcast
Host Broadway B talks to independent musicians who have been able to unlock doors in the music industry. Expect candid conversations packed with practical tips, creative tricks, and best practices that you can apply to your own musical career. Join Broadway B and get inspired by those who are in your shoes but have cracked a part of the code. Subscribe now and start your journey to thriving! 🎧✨
Episodes
The newest 20 of 49 episodes
- What I Learned Engineering for Dave Matthews & My Chemical Romance (Tom Rasulo Interview) · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 22Producer, engineer, and session drummer Tom Rasulo joins us to break down his career coming up under Rob Cavallo and Doug McKean at Warner Brothers. Tom shares behind-the-scenes…
- How Anne Reburn Got One Song On The Hit Amazon Prime Show Three Times · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 21Independent artist Anne Reburn joins the show to share the exact story of how her YouTube cover of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" was discovered by music supervisors and placed on…
- Streaming, Touring, & Sync as an Indie Artist (Jadea Kelly Interview) · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 20How do you hit 6 million streams on Apple Music, land sync placements on Netflix, Hulu, and Lifetime, and tour internationally—all completely independently without a major record…
- How This Musician Built a Network with Katy Perry & Olivia Rodrigo · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 19On this episode of What’s The Key?, we sit down with the phenomenal India Carney—singer, songwriter, arranger, and vocal coach for The Voice and American Idol. India takes us…
- 3 Ways Musicians Can Earn Cash · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 18In this special highlight reel episode of What's the Key?, we are tackling the million-dollar question every independent musician faces: How do you actually make money from your…
- From TV’s Nashville to Edinburgh Fringe: Dialing In the Business of Art with Rainee Blake · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 17What happens when you stop measuring success purely by numbers and start measuring it by connection? In this episode, we sit down with multi-faceted artist, actress…
- How Musicians Can Earn Massive Upfront Fees Through Sync Licensing with Chelsey Coy · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 16Want to hear your music on Netflix, Hulu, or a massive nationwide car commercial? Music sync licensing is one of the most lucrative avenues for independent musicians today—but…
- What Taylor Swift Taught This Musician On The Voice: The Will Breman Interview · 60 min · Season 2 Episode 15In this episode, we sit down with Will Breman, a Season 17 contestant on The Voice and a powerhouse on the California Central Coast music scene. Will shares behind-the-scenes…
- Why There Are No Small Gigs for Musicians: The Power of Referrals with Just Liv · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 14In this episode of What’s The Key?, we sit down with Just Liv, an incredible vocalist who has performed with huge names including The Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, Willow Smith…
- TV Appearances, Big Festivals and a Billion Views: Joel Van Dijk's Musical Journey · 60 min · Season 2 Episode 13How do you go from playing for free to performing on Jimmy Kimmel 5 times and amassing 1 billion views? In this episode of "What's The Key?", veteran guitarist and producer Joel…
- How This Artist Ended Up Playing Shows With The Nickelodeon Star - Chloe Bee · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 12Singer Chloe Bee breaks down how she has been able to land some big opportunities… from performing with former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell to building a residency in LA, to…
- What These Artists Learned From Industry Icons · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 11One of the best ways to sharpen your skills in any arena is to get around the people who are already at the top of their game and learn their methods. Our guests have been in the…
- How This Singer Got A Grammy Nomination And Sang On A Major Film - Tia Simone · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 10Tia Simone shares the real story behind building a lasting music career — from singing on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica and the film Sinners to performing on Jimmy Kimmel and touring…
- Getting Traction as An Independent Artist and Landing A Big Sync Placement - Juliette Irons · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 9Juliette Irons shares how she built momentum as an independent artist – using Meta ads to trigger Spotify’s algorithm, how she managed to get 7000 streams in a day, and the…
- How This Musician Turns Her 380K+ YouTube Subscribers Into Profits - Anne Reburn · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 8Anne Reburn has over 380,000 YouTube subscribers and 10 million views on a single cover. In this episode, she breaks down the real economics of cover videos and talks about how…
- Get Your Music on Netflix, Hulu, BET and More! - BodaciousThang · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 7BodaciousThang breaks down how she earned 800+ sync placements across major platforms, including Netflix, Hulu, BET, and national commercials. We talk relationships, briefs vs…
- Inside a Grammy-Winning Career: Sync, Streaming & Smart Systems - Kofi Agyei · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 6Kofi Agyei joins What’s The Key? to break down what it really takes to build a sustainable career in music. From winning a Grammy early in his career to landing major sync…
- Recording Academy Member Gives Inside Look - Brenda Carsey · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this episode of What’s The Key?, host Broadway B sits down with Brenda Carsey — independent artist, curator, and talent buyer — to demystify some of the most misunderstood…
- Acting on The Walking Dead, Scenes with Angela Bassett & Finding His Musical Voice – Glenn Stanton · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 4Actor and musician Glenn Stanton (aka Six String Guillotine), has acted alongside Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, and appeared on The Walking Dead. But after the Hollywood…
- She Sang with Dave Chappelle, Appeared on The Voice, and Toured with Tom Sandoval — Maddi Fraser · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 3Maddi Fraser has lived multiple artistic lives — The Voice, America’s Got Talent, touring the country with Tom Sandoval, singing on stage with Dave Chappelle, writing comedy…







