12 Focused Meetings.
1 Clear, sustainable path.
Every artist has unique strengths, goals, values, and constraints… which is why “cookie-cutter” promotion strategies simply don’t work.
If you want to build a clear and sustainable music career, you need to build a custom strategy tailored to your unique strengths.
That’s where we come in.
Over the last few years, MAD Records has worked with artists of all ages, genres, and backgrounds to create custom paths for building their music careers through our group mentorship program.
But now, for the first time ever, we’re opening up 5 spots for 1-1 coaching from our team over the course of twelve, one-hour long, focused strategy sessions.
Over the course of these twelve sessions, we’ll walk you through our unique MAD Records methodology and build a custom music promotion strategy that is totally unique to you as an artist.
You’ll work directly with MAD Records Founder, Michael Gilbride to develop your business and marketing strategy, as well as MAD Records Head of Music Services, Rob Schustack, to hone your music identity and explore potential placements in TV+film.
We are only opening up 5 seats in our 1-1 coaching program to start, so if you’re interested, you can fill out a brief application below.
The cost of the program is $3,000 for twelve, one-hour long coaching sessions. We know this isn’t cheap… but we will do everything in our power to ensure it’s the best investment you ever made for your music career.
We look forward to hopefully working with you 🫡⚔️
The MAD Records Team
“MAD Records has transformed the way I think about the music business. In a mad world of streaming numbers and followers and whatnot, Michael has helped me focus on what’s actually important in building a sustainable career.”
— Abigayle Oakley (Touring Artist)
Meet Your Mentors
Michael Gilbride is a former Wall Street trader who quit his career in finance in 2020 to pursue his solo music project, "telco". After years of releasing and promoting his own music, Michael became the General Manager of the online music production school, Mastering.com, where he fell in love with education.
After years of building Mastering.com, Michael used his background in online education to build MAD Records.
Michael Gilbride
Founder
Rob Schustack
Head Of Music Services
Rob Schustack is a voting member of the Grammys with over 25 years of experience in the music industry. He got his start working in A&R at Atlantic Records and went on to be involved in in both the publishing and sync side of the industry working with brands, bands and catalogs like Disney, Amazon, Google, Febreze, BMW, Wu Tang Clan, Ceelo Green, Nirvana, Hall & Oates, Aerosmith and many others.
1:1 Coaching
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Networking
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In-Person Event
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Music Feedback
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1:1 Coaching ✳︎ Networking ✳︎ In-Person Event ✳︎ Music Feedback ✳︎
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ below:
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We will work with each person’s schedule to find days/times that work for you.
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No. We work with all genres, ages, and backgrounds. Again, this is not a cookie cutter approach, so we embrace your differences and unique styles.
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Ideally the twelve sessions will take place over six weeks (two sessions per week), but we are willing to accommodate to your scheduling needs.
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Our Incubator program is a full year of group mentorship, while this is twelve one-on-one sessions. If you want to learn more about our Incubator program, you can do that here.