We make music discovery fast, fun, and catchy because we only play the hooks, (you know, the catchy parts) of the songs we feature. For the full version of some of the songs, visit our Spotify playlists here: https://bit.ly/3cqJqVP

The Hookblast Podcast features songs that are gaining traction among the over 1200 music industry professionals including A&R executives, music supervisors, producers, managers, playlist curators, and radio station program directors that make up the professional community on Music Xray, the online platform that uses a combination of music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals themselves to identify high potential songs and talent.

The Hookblast Podcast with Mike McCready

This week we feature "Affection" by Kimera Morell, "Our Story" by g rikki, "That's Just the Way Life Goes" by Rhonda Hark, "Yours" by Marlena Anna, and "The Wolf Will Survive" by Jimmy and the Beautiful Mistakes.

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Songs in this episode which were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing are:

Affection by Kimera Morell - https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2073770

Our Story by g rikki - https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2588735

That's Just The Way Life Goes by Rhonda Hark - https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2587139

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Show link: http://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-68/

Vote for your favorite hook here: http://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-68/

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals and fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writer: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Opening Song: Jiggle Wiggle Party by Lance
Published: May 24, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 68

This week we feature "When You're Around" by The Underground Railroad, "Shine" by The PH Project, "Something To Make Me Sing" by Donna Dutchess, "Let Us In" by Ron Roka, "Just Tryin' To Get By" by Bee Jennings

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:

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Show link: hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-88

Rate and review the show: ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: www.musicxray.com/interactions/656…/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: November 22, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 88

This week we feature "When The Tree Goes Up" by Jacyn and Joey, "This Time Of Year" by Maxine Linehan, "Snow Day" by Messier and Maclaren, "On This Christmas Day" by The Frankie Paul Band, and "Have A Hap, Hap, Happy Christmas" by Uncle Carl

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:

On This Christmas Day by The Frankie Paul Band - https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/810303
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Show link: https://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-89

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: November 29, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 89

This week we feature "My Secret Santa Gift by Olivia Marley, "Jingle Bells" by Mad/No/Mad, "Meet Me At The Mistletoe" by Julius "Juice" David Jr., "First Noel Without You" by John Arthur Foster, and "Santa, All I Ask of You" by Gladys Padron

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:
My Secret Santa Gift by Olivia Marley: https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2551427

Meet Me At The Mistletoe by Julius "Juice" David Jr.: https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2150571

First Noel Without You" by John Arthur Foster: https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/1906264

Santa, All I Ask of You by Gladys Padron: https://www.musicxray.com/xrays/2431515

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Show link: https://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-90

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.


The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.
Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: November 6, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 90

This week we feature "Gold, Frankincense, and Beer" by Losers Like Us, "A Botox Christmas" by Spicewood Crossing, "No Santa for Christmas: by Nicole De Coteau, "Please Don't Smoke The Mistletoe" by Bit Nipply and the Hot Totties, and "Spirit of the World" by Alan Gruner

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:

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Show link: https://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-91

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: December 13, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 91

This week we feature "One Holy Night" by MWW, "Underneath The Tree" by Suzanne's Band, "It's Christmas" by Robert Michael Phelan, "Merry Christmas To Us All" by Don Rebic, and "Santa's Big, Red Organ" by Stone Soul

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:

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Show link: https://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-92

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: December 20, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 92

This week we feature "'69 Camero" by Seneko, "It's Not My Decision" by Matt Bidoglia, "For A Better Year" by Odella, "Heart2Heart" by Liz Graham, and "Sekai Heiwa (World Peace)" by Hooklust

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Songs on the show that were not available on the streaming services at the time of publishing can be heard at the following URLs:

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Show link: https://hookblast.com/the-hookblast-podcast-episode-93

Rate and review the show: http://ratethispodcast.com/hookblast/

Submit a song for consideration here: https://www.musicxray.com/interactions/65626/submissions/new

The Hookblast Podcast is a weekly, ten-minute show where we discover a few new catchy songs together. You add the ones you love to your own streaming playlists or subscribe to mine here: http://hookblast.com/category/playlists/

I only play the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) so you never have to sit through an entire song if you’re not loving it.

The Hookblast Podcast uses Music Xray to source the featured songs. Music Xray combines music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals & fans to identify high potential songs & talent.

Show written by: Mike McCready
Contributing writers: Shlomi Hoss & Steve North
Curated by Courtney Minor
Edited for audio & video by Jesse McCoy
Legal: John Benemerito
Title Song: Love Turn by Rick Rocker
Published: December 27, 2021

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 93

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Join me by subscribing for free at: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2P2c5os TuneIn: http://tun.in/pjY07 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Eh07F Stitcher: https://bit.ly/33tezVc Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3kct59P SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2XnATvF or wherever you get your podcasts.

Imagine a weekly, 10 minute, music discovery podcast where you only hear the hooks (you know, the catchy parts) of the featured songs. Then, you can go add the ones you love to your own playlists on all the major streaming services, or find them on YouTube.... however you consume music.

The company I co-founded and run, Music Xray uses a combination of technologies including music analysis software, machine learning, data analytics and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals and fans to identify high potential songs and talent. Some of the music you hear every day was discovered by the music industry through Music Xray and now, I’m putting my ears to work with Music Xray to bring you The Hookblast Podcast.

The Hookblast Podcast Trailer

We make music discovery fast, fun, and catchy because we only play the hooks, (you know, the catchy parts) of the songs we feature. For the full version of some of the songs, visit our Spotify playlist here: https://bit.ly/HookBlast-S3

The Hookblast Podcast features songs that are gaining traction among the over 1200 music industry professionals including A&R executives, music supervisors, producers, managers, playlist curators, and radio station program directors that make up the professional community on Music Xray, the online platform that uses a combination of music analysis software, machine learning, and the crowd-sourcing of industry professionals themselves to identify high potential songs and talent.

This week we feature Right back where you are by Louise D'Arcy, Whisper by Josh Fuller Band, It's all on you by Jason Hausman, Who I'm Thinking of by Burris, Just Passing Through by Chris Heider, and Get a Little by Ace Adams

The Hookblast Podcast - Episode 30

Discover catchy new songs each week with this ten-minute podcast. Host Mike McCready only plays the hooks (you know, the catchy part) of the featured songs and then points you to where you can find the songs to add to your own playlists at your favorite streaming service, YouTube, or wherever you consume music. Mike's 25-year career in the music industry has largely been dedicated to improving how the industry identifies high potential songs and talent. He was behind Hit Song Science in the early 2000's and now, as co-founder and CEO of Music Xray he continues to harness new technologies to create more opportunities for artists and to help the industry find the needles in the haystack. His work in the field has been featured in all the major newspapers and magazines, and was the focus of one of the most popular Harvard Business School case studies of all time, Polyphonic: Mixing Math & Music by Anita Elberse et. al. He has been featured in documentaries by NatGeo, BBC, and Discovery Channel.

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