Episode #320 – Charts Vs. Listeners, Studios Reopening, And CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner

NEWS Why the charts and what people actually listen to don’t always match A look at the Recording Academy P&E Wing recommendations for reopening studios. GUEST CD Baby VP of Marketing Kevin Breuner My guest on the podcast this week is Kevin Breuner, who’s the SVP of Marketing for CD Baby, the host of their DIY Musician Podcast, […]

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Episode #319 – Gaming Spotify, Touch-Enabled Laptop, And Bassist Stu Hamm

Stu Hamm is one of the world’s premier bass players and clinicians. His unique and innovative two-handed tapping technique proves that even the bass can be a solo instrument in the hands of a virtuoso player. Stu has recorded and toured with a who’s who of guitar heros, including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Frank Gambale, […]

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Episode #318 – First Socially-Distanced Concert, Slick Quarantine Band Videos, And Zack O’Malley Greenburg

Zack O’Malley Greenburg is a senior editor of media & entertainment at Forbes and author of four excellent music oriented business books. His latest, A-List Angels, is how a band of actors, artists and athletes cashed in on the latest tech boom and changed the face of Silicon Valley. His previous books include 3 Kings, […]

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Episode #317 – Demystifying Streaming Royalties, Inside Gear Reviews, And Agent Jack Forman

Jack Forman is a senior vice-president at BiCoastal Productions, the New York City-based concerts and theatrical booking agency.  Originally spearheading the agency’s coverage of the Western United States, Jack now oversees the core agency staff and global touring strategy. Jack provides an agent’s perspective of working with an artist, as well as recommendations for touring […]

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Episode #316 – YouTube Views Increase And So Does Music Gear Sales, And Music Exec Camille Barbone

Camille Barbone has done just about every behind-the-scenes job in the music business you can think of.  From working as a label executive for Columbia and EMI, to managing Madonna, to owning the famous Longview Farm and Gotham Sound studios, to producing major concerts and tours and more, Camille has a wide range of experience […]

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Episode #315 – Musician Relief Funds, Fender Stops Using Ash, And Composer Joe Renzetti

My guest on this episode is Joe Renzetti, who started in the studio band of the Cameo Parkway label in Philadelphia playing on hits like “Let’s Twist Again,” “South Street,” Palisades Park,” and “Limbo Rock.” He then moved to New York where he worked as an arranger on huge hits like “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb […]

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Episode #314 – 5 Ways To Make Money On YouTube, Recordings In The National Registry, And Wellness Coach Katie Zaccardi

My guest today is Katie Zaccardi who’s a songwriter, artist, music industry professional, and certified yoga instructor. Through her work in both music and wellness along with her own experience with a generalized anxiety disorder, Katie discovered the urgent need for conversation surrounding mental health and self care within the music industry. Through her Out […]

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Episode #313 – Creativity And Age, AI In The Studio, And MIDI 2.0 With Brett Porter

Brett Porter is one of the lead engineers in the development of the MIDI 2.0 spec. Brett has a big background in electronic music, but he’s also developed software products for the pro audio, broadcast, and musical instrument industries as part of the Art+Logic development team. Musicians have been connecting electronic music gear together using […]

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Episode #312 – Releasing Music In Isolation, New Bass String Technology, And Lawyer/Drummer Kurt Dahl

This week’s guest is Kurt Dahl, who’s not only a successful entertainment attorney but is a busy drummer as well. His band One Bad Son has toured North America with Def Leopard, Judas Priest and even opened for the Rolling Stones. While working as a musician, Kurt decided that he could help his band more […]

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Podcast #311 – Musician’s Union Lawsuit, UPS Backup, And Studio Guitarist Ira Ingber

My guest today is Ira Ingber, who’s a long time Los Angeles studio musician, composer and producer. Through the years Ira has had multiple major label record deals and toured and recorded with top Southern California singer/songwriters like J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Riatt. Ira was also asked to form a band for Bob […]

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Episode #310 – Downturn In Streaming Numbers, Smart Monitor Future, And NinjaTune/Coldcut Co-Founder Matt Black

This week’s guest is Matt Black who’s the co-founder of the leading indie record label Ninja Tune and electronic music pioneer duo Coldcut. Coldcut has remixed and created productions for the likes of James Brown, Queen Latifah, Eurythmics, INXS, Blondie, and many others, while Ninja Tune has been visionary with it’s selection of artists emphasizing […]

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Episode #309 – Imposed Downtime, M.I. Trade Wars, And Artist Branding With Laura Bull

This week’s guest is Laura Bull, who spent ten years with Sony Music Entertainment where she became one of the company’s youngest executives at the age of twenty-eight. During her tenure, she spearheaded development and marketing for globally recognized artists including Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Johnny Cash among hundreds of other artists from Arista, […]

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Episode #308 – Streaming Network Payouts, Liquid Distortion, And Drummer/Producer Tony Braunagel

My guest this week is Tony Braunagel, who’s been the drummer for a wide variety of artists including Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Rickie Lee Jones, and Taj Mahal, among others. It was with Taj that Tony gained a named for himself as a producer, working on the Grammy-award winning “Shoutin’ in Key” album that also […]

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Episode #307 – AI In A&R, Subwoofer Sneakers, And Music Marketer Jay Warsinske

This week’s guest is Jay Warsinske has been in music marketing, promotion and artist development for over 40 years. In that time he’s helped launch the music for celebrated artists like U2, NWA, AC/DC, Dr. Dre, Metallica, 2Pac, Guns ‘n Roses, Eminem, Madonna, Ramones, VanHalen, The Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Snoop Dogg, Red […]

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Episode #306 – Spotify Accounts Hack, Music Gear And Tech, And Post Engineer Leslie Gaston-Bird

My guest on this episode is Leslie Gaston-Bird, who is a post-production engineer, governor-at-large for the Audio Engineering Society, and a former Associate Professor of Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Denver. Leslie’s first gig was at National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C. where she worked on shows like “Morning Edition.” “All Things […]

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