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Tom regularly has guests on the show who dish out great advice on all aspects of making music and the music industry.  Listen to some of the interviews below.

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Rob Lynch Rob Lynch
Rob Lynch runs the plugging company Airplayer. Rob explained how a good plugger can make all the difference between your records being heard by millions and being heard by no one.

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Neil Cartwright Neil Cartwright
Sony's former head of new media talks to Tom about how bands can be better in touch with their fanbase.

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Steve Lawson Steve Lawson
The respected bassist talks about how to best use the digital music community to the best of your advantage.

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Simon Pursehouse Simon Pursehouse
The founder of fast-rising music publisher Sentric Music gives some tips on how to keep hold of your copyrights and remain independent, but still get those royalties.

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Dave Haynes Dave Haynes
The UK director of SoundCloud chats about the audio streaming website and gives some tips about making a career in the digital music industry.

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Andrew Thompson Andrew Thompson
A specialist in media and entertainment law, Andrew gives his ten most important dos and don'ts from a legal perspective for a successful band.

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Steve Lamacq Steve Lamacq
6 Music's own talent-spotter Steve Lamacq joins Tom. Artists and bands listen up as Lammo gives his tips for how you can stand out from the crowd.

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Andrew Dubber Andrew Dubber
A consultant in online music, radio and new technology, Andrew gives some sound(!) advice about how to best exploit the web for your band.

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Peter Jenner Peter Jenner
Legendary manager Peter Jenner has some sage advice for anyone who is trying to make a start in the ever-changing music business.

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Adrian Crookes Prsformusic.com
Adrian Crookes from prsformusic.com about the benefits of joining PRS, particularly for artists just starting to earn for their works.

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Mark Meharry Musicglue.com
Internet pioneer Mark Meharry about his brainchild and its slogan: "You have been told filesharing is bad for business...you are misinformed".

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