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Sean Giovanni is a producer, audio engineer, brand development coach, and owner of The Record Shop in Nashville, TN. During his career Gio, as he’s known to his friends, has worked with big acts and labels to include: Alabama, John Legend, Lil Jon, Meatloaf, Sister Hazel, The Wallflowers, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal, and many more. Gio also runs an artist development and coaching site called Mind Map Tribe which provides artists short videos, worksheets, and mentoring calls to help them achieve their dreams. In this broad- ranging interview Gio talks about overcoming adversity and making his own path in Nashville, his multi-step process for working with clients at the Record Shop, how to differentiate yourself as a producer, and why a purpose statement is so powerful.
You’ll Learn
- How to establish expectations with musicians
- Why acoustics may not be the most important thing in a studio session
- How he forged his own path in Nashville
- Why you should have a purpose statement
- How to network at the National Association of Music Merchants, and how not to
- What to do to get endorsement deals
- How he uses his “prosperity plan”
- Why The Record Shop continued to grow revenue during the pandemic
- How to pitch your production skills to a professional studio
Resources
- The Record Shop in Nashville – The Record Shop is a full-service recording studio and production company. They offer production, tracking, editing, mixing, mastering, and various promotional services for independent and major label artists, in a variety of genres.
- National Association of Music Merchants
- Mind Map Tribe – Gio’s artist coaching and development program
