Turn ambition into results with insider knowledge tailored to you.
Confidence, craft and a music career, faster than you ever thought possible.
Paul McBride
The Music Mentor
"I help artists grow their audience, sharpen their brand and earn money from music and the media."
- 200+ Artists turned Professional
- 30,000,000+ Streams
- Billboard No.1 Songwriter
- Multi-Instrumentalist & Producer
- Multiple Major, Indie & Development Deals
What is a "Mentor'?
A Mentor Is...
“…someone who accelerates your progress by giving you direct access to expert guidance, tailored support, and accountability - all built around your personal goals.”
Definitions from Oxford Languages
noun
men·tor; plural noun: mentors
1. an experienced and trusted adviser.
• “he was her mentor in all things music”
2. someone who shares their knowledge, experience, and skills to help another person grow faster and avoid unnecessary mistakes.
A mentor is a guide and partner who helps you move further, faster.
They don’t just give advice - they provide structure, accountability and perspective so you can stay focused and actually achieve the goals you set for yourself.
What A Mentor Does...
• Opens the door to real-world experience: Giving you shortcuts and lessons you’d otherwise spend years learning the hard way.
• Designs a path that fits you: Your goals, strengths, and blind spots, not a one-size-fits-all formula.
• Pushes you to follow through: With accountability, honest feedback, and support when motivation dips.
• Accelerates your growth: Helping you level up not just in craft, but in career and confidence.
• Stops you wasting time on the wrong moves: Steering you away from dead-ends and distractions.
• Gives you clarity: Turning overwhelm into a step-by-step plan you can actually follow.
Here’s how a mentor changes the game.
- Save you years of trial and error by showing you what works (and what doesn’t) before you waste precious time, energy, and money.
- Turn blind spots into breakthroughs with honest feedback you’ll never get from friends or family.
- Cut through the industry noise so you can stop guessing and focus on the strategies that matter right now.
- Strengthen your skills and mindset with direct, practical feedback that makes you grow faster.
- Keep you accountable so you stop drifting and finally follow through.
- Open real doors connecting you with opportunities, briefs and perspectives you’d never access alone.
Artists I've Worked With
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