Have you ever wondered what its like to be a country artist outside the U.S.? To have a career around a genre that has its roots so firmly in American culture? 

We talk all about that this week with Canadian Country artist Justin LaBrash. 

Out discussion covered: 

• How Canada is creating it’s own form of “country music”   
• Why he’s not trying to move to Nashville 
• How he gets his singles on radio as an indie artist (and why he does it himself) 
• Why he would design a country cover set differently in Canada than he would in America 
• The difference between booking shows in Canada vs. America 
• How he broke 100 gigs in 2018 and was able to make his artist project bring in a full time living 
• Why he’s glad he took online berklee classes (and which classes he’s glad he didn’t take)   
• What the heck “French country music” is 

Find Justin on the interwebs: 

www.labrash.net 

@justinlabrash 

Kicking off season two with a GREAT conversation with Vian Izak - producer and founder of Vohnic Music. 

-- We cover topics like --

• understanding the "why" behind your own music 
• how to get on Spotify playlists 
• the role "community" plays in your creative process 
• balancing your art with your business 
• how to create systems that allow you to grow your business (whether your business IS your music or otherwise) 
• the confusing response that Vian used to get from labels when submitting his own music (and why he now uses it himself) 
• how to differentiate yourself as an independent artist or indie label 

---Learn the artist focused approach to getting your songs on TV / Film / Ads: 

www.nashvilleforhire.com/licensing

Learn more about Vian:

vianizak.com

Check out his label: 

vohnicmusic.com