Description

An incredibly talented songwriter, performer, and now label owner - Kris Allen has seen many different corners of the music industry.

From winning American Idol and that mainstream side, through to now being independent, running his own label, and just as we speak releasing his first album in eight years - 'Pole Vaulter'.

On this episode Kris is very candid about lessons he's learnt along the way, the importance of mentors and self-reflection, plus the one mistake he made that hopefully can help you avoid making one yourself.

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Episode features: 

• What does Kris wish he could tell himself when he was starting out?
• The importance of trusting your gut.
• Finding mentors.
• Why you should learn production.
• How do you tell the difference between your gut signals and fear?
• What is Kris' self-reflection process.
• What's the starting point for a new piece of music for Kris?
• What mistakes in his career has Kris learned from?
• Differences in songwriting splits.
• Who should you add to your team first?

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