In ”DROPPED,” music artists and songwriters Matt Belmont and Greg Holden share their extraordinary journeys from small-town Northern England to crafting hit records and signing major label contracts in Los Angeles. But their dreams took an unexpected turn when they were dropped by their labels before their albums were even released. As Matt and Greg connect with more artists, they uncover a shockingly common tale. They expose the real life human impact of an industry that can often treat the people making music as tax write offs and they explore whether it’s possible to pursue a dream against insurmountable odds.
Join Matt and Greg as they shine a light on these untold stories, break down the industry’s hidden pitfalls, and navigate their own comeback journeys, but this time as fiercely independent artists.
It’s refreshing to hear such an authentic (and playful) approach to discussing a setback! Very relatable (even as Greg says, for a music ‘listener’) and fun to hear two talented artists lay their stories bare and challenge each other to embrace a lesser known path forward, excited to see where this goes!!
2024-09-09
Fantastic insight to being a modern day artist or songwriter
This podcast gives amazing insight into what life as a modern artist is like these days. Great craic from these two, both have VERY intersting backstories and are superb artists in their own right. Can’t wait for Episode 2.
2024-09-09
Heartbreaking and galvanising
I love the down to earth nature of this podcast premise and the two artists exploring. It’s so eye opening to hear what it’s like to be signed and then dropped from two similar but different perspectives and what it means to fight for your dreams. Music lover, artists or not- this will be so interesting for anyone who loves rags to riches stories
