Cliff & Susan Podcast

Mathew Pruss knew Cliff before Susan met him. Susan knew Mathew before Cliff met her. He introduced us! Mathew is the Deputy Director of NAMI Arkansas, and most importantly a dear friend whose mission is to "End The Stigma" of Mental Illness. We sat down with Mathew and told our story then transitioned into mental illness awareness and Susan's struggles with it. Join us in a very candid and open discussion. We'll have you laughing, thinking, and learning why we think it's important to talk about mental health.

Gosh, it might have been a minute or two since the last episode. We vow to do better. 

In this episode, we are getting you caught up on our Big Red Dog Productions studio build, our upcoming shows, Willy D's, Yadaloo, Oaklawn, The Gravel Yard Bluegrass Band, Oculus and VR, Erwin Estates, DIY Artists Club, Tedx talk goals, and more... We've been busy!

Text JOIN to 501-456-4114 to stay up to date with us!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! In this episode, Cliff shares some fun facts about the history of St. Patrick's day. Susan came up with 10 ways to improve your luck! Join us. 

We are on fire about learning NFTs!!! We know so little, but we share why we think it's worth learning and digging into. It's such new territory. We also start this podcast catching you up on what we've been doing. 

Live shows are coming back and the crowds are ready! Join us to hear how last weekend went and what is on our radar. 

We've had a crazy week. Good crazy! Lots to share and get you caught up on. We have a guest call-in and lots of updates for you!

We asked each other 21 questions and learned a lot! 

This is a very transparent episode. We talk about how we get through tough times and how life isn't always perfect. 

Why not write an eBook and publish on the Amazon eReader/Kindle section? Learn how to write, create and publish this inexpensively and start selling them online for $5 to $10. Text EBOOK to 501-456-4114 to get the video tutorial we watched.

There is snow on the ground in Arkansas! In this episode, we play Country Music Tuesday Trivia! You might learn a thing or two about Country music. 

Happy Valentine's Day... we share how Cliff proposed, how we got married and more. Make sure to listen to this episode to hear the song Cliff wrote and recorded for Susan while she was in Spain, right before he proposed!

It's Valentine's Day weekend, and we decided to make two episodes out of our story of how we met in 2016.  This first episode takes you from meeting to just before Cliff proposes.  Tomorrow, we will share the lovey stuff, on VALENTINE'S DAY!

In this episode, we took our podcast live to Clubhouse and talked about how we did this, the gear we use to podcast, what our experience has been, and more. We brought up a few guests live from Clubhouse to talk through how integrating the two platforms should and could work. As always, we learned a lot from each other on Clubhouse. This podcast gives you a glimpse into why we love it there!

In this episode, we talk about how Cliff has been actively writing, co-writing, and pitching songs to Nashville. We break it down for those who aren't in the music business, but also geek out a little about the inside process to help other songwriters. 

Today's episode is about monetizing during live shows. We've learned a lot about how to monetize on virtual shows during COVID. Now that we are back to live in-person shows, we are feeling more comfortable in utilizing less traditional forms of requests, tipping, etc.  We talk about making a QR code, songlists, Venmo, Cashapp, Paypal, Email marketing, Blossom.im/SMS and more.

Our music festival won Best Virtual Event and Best Promotional Video at the Arkansas Festival & Events Association conference this week! We are so thankful and in this episode give shoutouts to all of those who helped us make this possible!

We quiz each other on music triva during this episode.

We went to the club tonight here in Arkansas, then came home and recorded this episode. We were inspired to talk about the energy we feel from the crowds now as compared to the way it was before covid. In this episode, we make predictions about how crowds will react to no restrictions. 

We discuss everything from our favorite instruments to live and recording equipment in this episode. 

We're so excited to share our plans and goals for the new studio!

What is that one thing you wish you could get done, you guilt yourself over, and you just need a fire lit under your a$$ to do? In this episode, we discuss accountability partners and ways to stay accountable. Susan ran/walked 4 miles this morning! Cliff is finally staying on track to produce his demos to Nashville. What is holding you up? Let's do this! Oh, and don't forget done is better than perfect! 

Ok, we kind of know a few things about this. Ha! We attended the Platinum Sync Bootcamp on Saturday, January 23, 2021. After working with a publishing company out of Nashville since early 2020, visiting with our colleagues, and now digging into sync placement opportunities and educational resources, we discuss what we've learned and what we will be implementing into our business strategy.

In this episode, Cliff & Susan discuss what makes a good session musician and how to market yourself in person to local studios and online.

Cliff & Susan are hosting Mike Hosch in town while he is performing at Willy D's Rock & Roll Pianobar in Little Rock, Arkansas. They asked him to join them in today's episode. Susan was trained by "Hosch" in 2004 to do the dueling piano concept. They discuss why dueling pianos works, the story behind how they each got started, and how much they love the concept to this day.

We will begin a dueling piano player series with ALL of Willy D's piano players soon! Have a question you want to ask them? Hit us up.

In this episode, Cliff & Susan guess each other's favorites under various categories, everything from music to movies, food, animals, and more. This episode is more laid back, but you'll likely learn a few things, too!

In this episode, Cliff & Susan discuss what it takes to stay current with all marketing from digital to radio, TV, print, and more. Venue owners and independent artists can learn from this episode.  Topics discussed are website, stores, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Linkedin, Tripadvisor, Yelp, Twitter, content creation, content scheduling, radio scripts, tips and tricks to repurpose radio and TV to digital, and MORE! 

You don't want to miss this episode. It's packed FULL of content! Get your pen and paper out, you're gonna wanna take notes!

In this episode, we talk about our individual different paths into the music industry. Susan has a Mathematics degree.  Cliff went straight to Nashville out of high school.  What is better? 

Listen to our thoughts on what advice we'd give a young artist trying to decide their education path after high school.

In this episode, we discuss what songs work for cover shows!  Want a songlist? DM us on our Cliff & Susan IG or FB, or text "songlist" to 501-456-4114. 

In this episode, we discuss how we created art, masks, apparel and jewelry to sell at shows and online. Especially as independent artists, it's important to have merchandise to sell. We share how we got into making copper electroformed jewelry, masks during COVID, and how Susan funded the recording of her first album in Nashville by selling over 300 paintings. 

Want to support your favorite artist? Buy their merch! :)

In this episode, we talk about our Yadaloo Music & Arts Festival we launched in 2019 and the journey throughout 2020 to keep it alive virtually.  We discuss how we came up with the idea and the way the community came together to make this event happen.

In January of 2020, we won Best New Festival in Arkansas. After COVID hit, we had to pivot and re-imagine our event for September 2020. We are up for Best Virtual Event and Best Promotional Video!  Thank you to all of those who helped us.

Now, it's year 3, what next? Tune in to hear our thoughts and plans.

During this episode, we discuss our songwriting and original projects, and how we started playing music. Cliff performs an original and talks about producing other artists. We share examples of some of his production work. 

#TriviaTuesday is what we decided Tuesdays will be. We went with weird music celebrity trivia this first Tuesday of our 365 days of podcasts. After the trivia, we tell our weird (and cool) stories from the road and shows.  Join us for stories and trivia. 

In this episode, Cliff & Susan share their tricks and tips on how to keep a crowd interested and engaged for hours during a show. 

We'd love to hear your questions or send you more info on putting on your own show! Hit us up in DMs on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @cliffandsusan

We've been together nonstop since 2016 when we met. We got married in 2017. In this episode, we tell our stories on how we've navigated being together 24/7 and owning a business together. We talk about what we've learned and even ask each other fun questions at the end. 

We are keeping it light on Saturdays. In this episode, we share our favorite Youtube channels and smart phone apps. 

Make sure to send in questions to us using the audio chat on Anchor.fm or text your questions to 501-456-4114.

In this episode, we talk about how to stay motivated and keep those 2021 resolutions in action. Susan came up with the 4 D’s of how to stay motivated and shares them with Cliff for the first time. They discuss and share how they've stayed the course to a lucrative full-time independent music career.

We have taken the Russell Brunson challenge to create a podcast episode once a day for 365 days! Here's day 2 of 365!

In this episode, we talk about TikTok and Websites! No matter if you are a musician or in any other business, industry, or brand, this is for you! Your website is your "virtual home" and the social media platforms are the social parties you attend to develop relationships and represent your company or brand. There's a culture on each platform, so what is TikTok and why should you be on it?