Podcasts by The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

Nashville Venue Defends Merch Fees from 2023-12-07T05:01:34

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How This Record Label Sells More Vinyl Than Streams from 2023-11-29T05:02:42

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BMG A&R on Pub Deals, Artist Development and Signing Frank Ocean from 2023-11-22T05:03:12

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Sync Agent Breaks Down TV, Film, Advertising Music Licensing from 2023-11-15T05:01:16

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Roc Nation Is Actually Developing Artists from 2023-11-08T05:01:47

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How Lawrence Got Live Nation To End Merch Fees from 2023-10-11T04:01:13

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New York-born siblings, Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, founded Lawrence, an eight-piece soul-pop ...

Building an Artist Management Empire and Breaking Country Artists from 2023-09-27T04:01:23

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Creative Music Marketing, Spotify Discovery, TikTok Strategies from 2023-09-20T04:01:05

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How Raye Zaragoza Makes a Living as a DIY Artist (Hint: Not Streaming) from 2023-09-13T04:01:05

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Support Tours, Mental Health, the State of the Live Music Industry from a Booking Agent from 2023-09-06T04:01:06

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Streaming Fraud is More Serious (and Inventive) Than You Think from 2023-08-30T04:02:28

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How To Hack Spotify (and TikTok) from 2023-08-23T04:01:15

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A Sync Licensing Music Executive is Changing the Game from 2023-08-16T04:01:47

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Dance Music Record Labels Do It Differently from 2023-08-09T14:54:52

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AI Music Co. CEO on Future of Music Creation (and Streaming Fraud) from 2023-08-01T07:01:58

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TikTok Music Marketing Grows Up from 2023-07-05T07:01:26

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Joining us this week on the New Music Business is Johnny Cloherty, the founder and CEO o...

SoundCloud is Allowing Artists To Contact Fans (and Get Paid More) from 2023-06-29T07:01:35

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Joining us this week on the New Music Business are SoundCloud’s very own Tracy Chan (Chi...

Citizen Cope on Major Labels vs. Independence, Audience Connection and Having a Seat at the Table from 2023-06-21T07:01:19

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Citizen Cope, a.k.a Clarence Greenwood, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and ...

​This Music Publicist Has Upended the Entire PR Model from 2023-06-07T07:01:27

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How Admin Publishing Works, Sync Deals, Social Media Marketing (Ari Q&A Part 7) from 2023-05-31T07:01:52

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How to Navigate the New Live Music Industry from 2023-05-18T07:01:42

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How to Pitch Your Music for Sync from 2023-04-27T07:01:07

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This week on the New Music Business podcast, we're talking all about sync licensing! Tod...

Is Music PR Worth It Anymore? Can AI Replace Sync Music? (Ari Q&A Part 6) from 2023-04-19T07:01:02

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How Royalties Work for Producers, Songwriters, Artists, Labels; Release Strategy (Ari Q&A Part 5) from 2023-04-13T07:01:34

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How to Release an Album in 2023 (Live from SXSW) from 2023-04-05T07:01:03

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UPSAHL on Pop Songwriting Sessions and the Economics of Touring from 2023-03-29T07:01:34

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UPSAHL has ignited a groundswell of fan adoration and tastemaker praise by way of numerous in...

Madison McFerrin Stays "Fiercely Independent" With Her Nontraditional Team from 2023-03-22T07:01:18

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Explaining Sync Licensing From the Agents from 2023-03-17T05:01:34

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Promoting Shows and Engaging Fans with Bandsintown from 2023-03-08T08:01:04

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Fabrice Sergent is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bandsintown Group (https://ban...

Streaming, AI, Royalty Breakdown and Sync (Ari Q&A Part 4) from 2023-03-01T08:01:57

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Theo Katzman on Recording, Songwriting and Staying Independent from 2023-02-22T08:01:58

To celebrate the third edition of How to Make It In The New Music Business, the Ari’s Take team collaborated with Shuttershot Productions to capture Ari Herstand’s special interview and Q&A ...

Succeeding on Twitch as a Musician from 2023-02-08T08:01

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Danielle Allard is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Twitch Partner. Sh...

What Happens After a Band Gets Signed (Then Dropped) from TikTok from 2023-02-01T08:01:41

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The Rare Occasions are an LA-based, New England-bred indie rock band known for their...

Is SubmitHub Good or Bad for Indie Musicians: Interview with the Founder from 2023-01-25T08:01

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Jason Grishkoff started a music blog called Indie Shuffle back in 2007, when music blogs were ...

Variety Music Editor on the State of Music Journalism from 2023-01-11T08:01:18

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Shirley Halperin is an Executive Editor at Variety, where she spearheads music coverage for th...

How To Make It in the New Music Business - Chapter 1 from 2023-01-04T08:01:41

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Billie Eilish Booking Agent Tom Windish on Touring, Opening Slots and Artist Development from 2022-11-30T08:01:43

This week on the New Music Business podcast, we are joined by Veteran booking agent Tom Windish. As Head of A&R and Business Development at Wasserman Music, Windish has developed the touring...

What the Touring Landscape Looks like Post-Pandemic from 2022-10-27T07:01:14

This is a special replay of a webinar held earlier this month breaking down the current state of the touring landscape of both the micro and macro touring industry. If you want to attend our fut...

Indie Touring and How To Build Your Team with The Suffers from 2022-10-19T07:01:44

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is The Suffers’ lead singer, Kam Franklin. The Houston-based soul band have performed nationally on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily S...

Staying Inspired After Writing 22 Top 40 Hits with Sam Hollander from 2022-10-12T07:01:25

With 22 US Top 40 hits to his name, Sam Hollander is one of the most talented and diverse writers and producers in the game. He has had multi-platinum success writing and producing for major art...

Hip Hop Expert Discusses State of the Music Industry from 2022-10-05T07:01:08

Our guest this week on the New Music Business is the founder of Trapital, Dan Runcie. The podcast and research group have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BBC World News...

Ep 100! Spotify Playlists, Sync Licensing, Release Strategy (Ari Q&A Part 3) from 2022-09-28T07:01:42

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Troubadour Booker on the New Live Music Landscape from 2022-09-21T07:01:57

This week on the New Music Business, our guest is Jordan Anderson who is the new talent buyer for the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood.

03:38 Why the Troubadour special and how J...

Connecting Emerging Artists with Strategic Investors Without Retaining Ownership from 2022-09-14T07:01:28

Joining us on the New Music Business this week is Shav “prettyboyshav” Garg, the CEO and co-founder of Indify. This innovative company connects emerging independent artists with the funding they...

Live Nation Urban VP on Festivals, Touring and Promoting Culture from 2022-09-08T18:27:17

This week on the New Music Business, our guest is Brandon Pankey, the Vice President of Business Development and Operations of Live Nation Urban.

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They Stole $23 Million in Royalties via YouTube Fraud from 2022-08-31T07:01:56

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is Billboard’s music copyright reporter, Kristin Robinson. In this episode, Ari and Kristin dive deep into one of her latest articles and why it's ...

Club Booking, Opening Slots, Deal Breakdowns with Brooklyn Bowl Talent Buyer from 2022-08-24T07:01:31

Our guest on the New Music Business this week is the talent buyer of the Brooklyn Bowl, Paul Bacher. In this episode, we dive into how the venue operates and books acts, how artists should be wr...

PR, Royalties, TikTok Strategy, NFTs, Multiple Project Names, Cover Songs (Ari Q&A Part 2) from 2022-08-17T07:01:01

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Streaming, Publishing, Playlist Pitching, Sync/Beat Licensing (Ari Q&A Part 1) from 2022-08-10T19:05:38

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The Business of Hit Songwriting with Bonnie McKee from 2022-08-03T07:01:29

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is the Grammy nominated songwriter, actress, screenwriter, and director, Bonnie McKee. Since the early 2000s, McKee has written 10 singles that hav...

How a Major Label Markets an Artist Without TikTok from 2022-07-27T23:56:25

Our guest this week is Alex Ciccimarro, the Vice President of Marketing at RCA Records. In this episode, Ari and Alex dive deep into the digital marketing endeavors across Atlantic and RCA Recor...

What Music Can Learn From The Comedy Industry from 2022-07-20T07:01:07

Joining us on the New Music Business is the CEO of Comedy Dynamics, Brian Volk-Weiss, who’s officially our first guest that does not exclusively work in the music industry. Given how parallel th...

The Spotify Interview (Part 1) from 2022-07-06T07:01:10

Joining us this week is Sam Duboff, the Director and Head of Creator Brand & Product Marketing at Spotify! In this episode, Ari and Sam dive deep into everything about Spotify for Artists’ p...

Music Supervisors Aren't Treated Fairly, Here's What's Going On. from 2022-06-29T15:36:11

Our guest this week on the New Music Business is music supervisor and Vice President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, Madonna Wade-Reed. Her credits include TV shows such as All American, Batw...

How He Made $250K on his NFT Song After He Was Dropped From Sony from 2022-06-22T07:01:15

Our guest this week on the New Music Business is singer/songwriter Sammy Arriaga. Ari and Sammy dive deep into everything songwriting and his successful endeavors in the world of NFTs. To learn ...

Explaining the Metaverse for Musicians from 2022-06-15T07:01:07

Our guest this week is Anne McKinnon, the co-founder and CEO of the web3 experience platform Ristband (ristband.co). In this episode, Ari and Anne break down everything musicians need to know ab...

How To Make $10K a Gig Playing Performing Arts Centers from 2022-06-08T07:01:25

This week on the New Music Business, our very own Ari’s Take Academy course instructor Carey Rayburn (Good Co. and Rayburn Entertainment) joins Ari to discuss Performing Arts Centers and how to ...

Sync Licensing Company Explains How Music Gets Placed from 2022-06-01T07:01:54

This week on the New Music Business, Ari is joined by Lyle Hysen and Kyra Wendel of the sync licensing agency, Bank Robber Music. They discuss everything from how they organize and pitch playlis...

How the World's Largest Music Festival Books Bands from 2022-05-25T07:01:55

This week on the New Music Business podcast features Bob Babisch, the Vice President of Entertainment for the glorious Summerfest. Following its 1968 debut, Summerfest has evolved into what is n...

Indie Band Played 50 States on $50 and Grossed $80K from 2022-05-18T07:01:28

This week on the New Music Business, the 4-piece Georgia band Walden breaks down their fully independent and successful Where’s Walden Tour that grossed $80k and carried them across the entire U...

State of the Industry | ATA Instructor Round Table from 2022-05-11T04:01:22

Enrollment is NOW OPEN for Ari’s Take Academy! In this episode of the New Music Business, we’ve got all the ATA instructors together to discuss the current state of the music industry. We also i...

How Songwriters Get Publishing Deals and Hit Songs from 2022-05-04T04:01:40

Nonstop Management founder and principal Jaime Zeluck Hindlin has signed, shepherded, and spearheaded the success of numerous GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum songwriters and producers. In 2...

How HBO's Insecure Changed Music and the Launch of an Equitable Record Label from 2022-04-28T04:01:03

This week on the New Music Business, I interviewed the multi-faceted Benoni Tagoe. As the president of Issa Rae’s music label and supervision agency, Raedio, Tagoe breaks down the “audio everywh...

How Gamers Helped NEFFEX Get 4 Billion Streams Without a Label from 2022-04-20T07:00

In this week’s episode, I spoke with artist NEFFEX (Bryce Savage) and his manager Ryan Sullivan of ATG Group (Against The Grain). We breakdown NEFFEX’s impression release strategy in which he su...

Artist Management, Major vs. Indie Labels, Release Strategy with Brilliant Corners Manager from 2022-04-13T07:00

This week on the New Music Business, I spoke with the co-founder and partner at Brilliant Corners Artist Management, Jordan Kurland. Artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Toro Y Moi, She & Hi...

How Tai Verdes Went from TikTok to Top 40 from 2022-04-06T04:01:51

This week on the New Music Business, I spoke with the multi-faceted Ryan Chisholm. He is the General Manager of Work of Art Management, as well as the Senior Vice President of Arista Records’ We...

Handling Your Music Finances From a Business Manager and Accountant from 2022-03-30T04:01:53

This week on the New Music Business, I spoke with Pink Noise’s business manager Khloe Churko, alongside tax preparer and fellow podcaster Stephanie Belcher. We dive deep into the weeds of music ...

How Trousdale Went From 0 to 1M Listeners in 1 Year Independently from 2022-03-23T07:32:24

Trousdale is a pop-folk trio born out of the USC's popular music program, consisting of band members Quinn D'Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones. In this episode of the New Music Business, w...

How & Why To Put Music Videos on Vevo from 2022-03-16T15:18

David McTiernan is the Head of Artist & Label Relations at Vevo. We discussed everything about how Vevo is generating higher revenues for artists than on YouTube, their emerging artist perfo...

$50K in 2 Months Playing Backyards And How They Did It with More Fatter from 2022-03-09T05:01:10

More Fatter is an indie-funk pop band from San Francisco, California, currently based in Los Angeles. During the summer of 2021, they embarked on a fully-independent statewide tour performing pr...

Because Labels Don't Develop Artists, godmode Steps In from 2022-03-02T05:01:22

Talya Elitzer is the co-founder of Godmode, a GRAMMY-nominated artist development company whose label and management clients include genre-breaking artists like Channel Tres, JPEGMAFIA, and Yaej...

House Concerts and Ticketed Livestreams with Side Door's Dan Mangan from 2022-02-23T05:01:24

Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO award winning and two-time Polaris Music Prize listed musician and songwriter, based out of Vancouver, Canada. Mangan has released 5 studio LPs and has embarked on ...

How Vo Williams Got Over 1,500 Sync Placements from 2022-02-16T05:01:45

As we continue to honor Black History Month, we are re-airing one of our favorite NMB episodes with Vo Williams, an incredibly talented hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles. Vo is originally from...

How Vo Williams Got Over 1,500 Sync Placements from 2022-02-16T05:01:45

As we continue to honor Black History Month, we are re-airing one of our favorite NMB episodes with Vo Williams, an incredibly talented hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles. Vo is originally from...

Should Artists Boycott Spotify? from 2022-02-11T05:01

On this episode, Ari breaks down the whole Spotify issue of the moment and why the music industry seems to be up in arms. He discusses the discrepancy between streams and sales, why the per-stre...

Disney Music Supervisor, Brian Vickers, on Placing Music for Trailers from 2022-02-09T05:01:21

In honor of Black History Month, we’re re-airing one of our favorite NMB episodes with Brian Vickers. He is a music supervisor at Disney. He works in the in-house trailer department where he dev...

Addressing Mental Health in the Music Industry with Backline from 2022-02-02T05:01:41

Hilary Gleason is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Backline, a non-profit that provides free mental health and wellness resources to music industry professionals and their families. In t...

How Glass Animals Went Viral on TikTok from 2022-01-26T05:01:45

Griffin Haddrill is the co-founder and CEO of the leading viral marketing agency, VRTCL. Alongside business partner Sean Young, VRTCL was founded in 2019 providing marketing services for some of...

How This Vibraphonist Became a TikTok Influencer and Hit Songwriter with Justin Vibes from 2022-01-19T05:01:55

Justin Vibes is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, vocalist, and vibraphonist. Over recent years, the Baltimore born and Trinidadian musician found success in Los Angeles writing songs for E...

Primary Wave Publishing on Sync Licensing Cover Songs and Legacy Recordings with Marty Silverstone from 2021-08-25T07:00

Marty is Head of Sync at Primary Wave, overseeing licensing activity for Primary Wave’s music publishing and management clients. With staff in Los Angeles and New York, the dynamic Primary Wave ...

Afrobeat Artist Fiokee on Nigerian Music Scene and Staying Independent from 2021-08-18T07:00

Ifiok Effanga, professionally known as Fiokee, dubbed as Africa’s No1 sensationa...

Imogen Heap is Building a More Equitable Future for Musicians from 2021-08-04T17:00:13

Self-produced British composer and recording artist for over 20 years, Imogen Heap has released five solo albums, another as one half of Frou Frou and collaborated with countless and varied arti...

Ritt Momney on TikTok Fame and Numbers Perspective from 2021-07-07T07:00

Ritt Momney (real name Jack Rutter) is a 21-year-old musician who went viral on TikTok at the end of 2020 for his song "Put The Records On." This virality propelled him into a favorable deal wit...

Stand Atlantic on Pop Punk Resurgence, Building a Fanbase Live from 2021-06-30T07:00

Today my guest is David Potter of the band Stand Atlantic out of Sydney, Australia. This is the first guest on the show from the pop punk music scene. The band typically does 200 shows a year, a...

Cory Wong on Vulfpeck, Freelancing and Band Leading from 2021-06-23T07:00

Most know this week's guest, Cory Wong, as the guitar player for Vulfpeck, but he's also played in Jon Batiste's band for Stephen Colbert's late night show as well as Blake Shelton and others. H...

Micro Sync Licensing with Musicbed CEO from 2021-06-16T07:00

Daniel McCarthy is the CEO of FM, which includes the music platform Musicbed. It's one of the more popular sync hybrid platforms. It includes the typical sync agency but also acts as a music lib...

Publishing Deals, Songwriting Camps from Beyoncé Collaborators Noble from 2021-06-09T07:00

My guests today are Noble, a production duo originally from South Africa now residing in Los Angeles. They recently signed a publishing deal with Campfire Songs. 

They talk about ...

Album Release Strategy, Hot 100 Hit, from Create Music Group from 2021-06-02T07:00

My guest is Alexandre Williams, the co-founder and COO of Create Music Group. They're a distribution, publisher, YouTube royalty collection, rights management, influencer, and TikTok (through Fl...

They Hacked Their Way on Tour With their Favorite Band by Selling CDs to Fans in Line from 2021-05-26T07:00

Michael Walker is a keyboardist for the band Paradise Fears, who made headlines years ago for a thing they called "tour hacking." What they did was sold 24,000 CDs at around $10 in just a few mo...

How to Go Viral on TikTok from Flighthouse from 2021-05-19T07:00

Today's guest is Austin Georgas. He is the senior account manager at Flighthouse Media. They are a full on influencer and media agency that help break songs on TikTok. They've worked on previous...

Environmentally Friendly NFTs with Crypto.com's EVP from 2021-05-12T07:00

Joe Conyers III is the EVP and Global Head of NFTs at Crypto.com. He's also the co-founder of Songtrust, the largest admin music publisher. Songtrust is owned by Downtown Music Holdings, and whe...

The MLC is Sitting On $423 Million, How Songwriters Can Claim It from 2021-05-05T07:00

Kris Ahrend is the CEO of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). This is the organization that was set up and appointed by Congress by the Copyright Office after the Music Modernization Act ...

VÉRITÉ on NFTs and 350 Million Streams Without a Label from 2021-04-28T07:00

VÉRITÉ is an incredible artist who has had over 350 million streams all independently. She has never signed to a label. She discusses why she stayed independent her entire career. 

Sync Agent Explains the Game from 2021-04-21T07:00

Today's guest is the CEO and co-founder of Audiosocket, Jenn Miller. Audiosocket is a sync licensing company. They have an agency side, ASX, and a micro licensing section, which we get all into ...

Ricky Montgomery From Viral on TikTok to Major Label Bidding War from 2021-04-14T07:00

You may know Ricky Montgomery from his Vine days. You may know him from his band The Honey Sticks. Or you may know him because a few of his songs went viral on TikTok in 2020. This led to a mass...

How To Tell Your Artist Story and Connect With Your Audience from Marketing Experts from 2021-04-07T07:00

My guests today are Livia Tortella and Brian Popowitz of Blackbox, a marketing agency that has worked with artists like JP Saxe, Christina Perri, Jesse McCartney, and many others. Before Livia s...

How To Create an Artist Brand from Scooter Braun's Creative Director from 2021-03-31T07:00

Today's guest is Jessica Severn. She, for 7 years, worked at Scooter Braun's company, SB Projects, doing creative direction. She spearheaded the campaigns for Justin Bieber's stuff over the past...

How Music Gets in Commercials from Music Supervisor/Actor Winslow Bright from 2021-03-24T07:00

Winslow Bright is a music supervisor and music producer at Search Party Music. They primarily put music in commercials. They do really big campaigns like Sephora, Beyond Burger, Calvin Klein (th...

Music Supervisor for To All The Boys, Virgin River, One Tree Hill, Lindsay Wolfington on How She Places Music from 2021-03-17T07:00

I'm so excited to have Lindsay Wolfington on the show today! She is a music supervisor and initially broke into the music supervisor world when supervising for One Tree Hill. I feel very closely...

How To Become a Grammy Winning Producer from BTS and Beyonce's DJ Swivel from 2021-03-10T08:00

Today my guest is DJ Swivel. He is a producer, engineer, songwriter, most notably for BTS, Beyonce, The Chainsmokers, Mary J Blige, Kanye West, Fabolous, Bow Wow, Redman, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah...

Tanerélle's Manager on Playboy, Livestreaming and Breaking Out Independently from 2021-03-03T08:00

Today my guest is Felicia Bennett. She is an artist manager and formerly a tour manager. She now manages Tanerélle, the breakout R&B artist. This last year they've had an incredible year. Ta...

College Booking and When Touring Is Coming Back from 2021-02-24T08:00

Today's guest is Ari Nisman. He is the founder and president of Degy Entertainment. They are one of the largest booking agencies for colleges and military. They have hundreds of artists on their...

Music Attorney Dina LaPolt on Getting Laws Passed and Fighting for Songwriters from 2021-02-10T08:00

Wow! Today my guest is superstar music attorney Dina LaPolt. If you don't know who she is, she is one of the most well respected, well known music attorneys in the world. The amount of awards sh...

Disney Music Supervisor on Placing Music for Trailers from 2021-02-03T08:00

My guest today is Brian Vickers. He is a music supervisor at Disney. Yes, thee Disney; Walt Disney Studios. He works on the in-house trailer department, which they call "The Hive." He's going to...

Twitch VP of Music: $50K+/yr Only Takes 183 Fans from 2021-01-27T08:00

My guest today is Tracy Patrick Chan. He is currently the Head of Music at Twitch. He is the top honcho; the dude; he's the guy in charge of the direction of all things music at Twitch. He start...

Mothica Went Viral on TikTok at Just the Right Time from 2021-01-20T08:00

Welcome to season two of the New Music Business podcast! This first episode of the new season is with Mothica. She is an incredible artist in the pop realm. She kind of blew up in 2020 from TikT...

Audrey Nuna's Path to a Major Label Deal with Her Manager/Producer Anwar Sawyer from 2020-10-28T07:00

Today's guest is Anwar Sawyer. He started as (and still is) a songwriter and producer. He's based in New York and is a classically trained pianist. He studied classical piano and composition at ...

Nu Deco Ensemble Orchestra is Changing the Classical World from 2020-10-21T07:00

Today's guests are Sam Hyken and Jacomo Bairos of the Nu Deco Ensemble based in Miami, Florida. This episode is for all of you orchestra nerds out there. I'm guilty of that. I played in an orche...

How to Livestream for Musicians with the #1 Musician on Periscope - Clare Means from 2020-10-14T07:00

Today's guest is Clare Means. She's a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. She got her start performing on the Santa Monica Pier. Now she's known for her success on the livestreaming platforms, ...

Paradigm Fired Them So They Started a New Booking Agency With an Impressive Roster from 2020-10-07T07:00

Today on the show is Marshall Betts. He is an agent formerly of Paradigm, but after Paradigm dissolved its entire music division and laid off hundreds of employees Marshall Betts along with a fe...

Former Major Label Executive is Creating a New Investment Model from 2020-09-30T07:00

Today's guest is Nick Gatfield. He has been in the music industry for decades. He was a major label executive for 25 years, most recently Sony Music UK, which he left in 2014. He's worked at var...

Victoria Canal on Releasing Music During COVID and Staying Inspired from 2020-09-23T07:00

My guest today is a my good friend Victoria Canal. She is a 22-year-old artist, singer, songwriter, and now producer based all over the world. She was based in Los Angeles, but when the coronavi...

How California Musicians Got F'd (and Now Relief) Under AB5 from 2020-09-16T07:00

I don't have a guest today, but I'm going to talk about the new law that was signed, AB2257, in California that amended AB5. AB5 is a California law but has implications all over the states. If ...

Platinum Selling Producer / Songwriter for Drake, Travis Scott, Halsey, Khalid - Rogét Chahayed from 2020-09-09T07:00

Today's episode was a live podcast episode for Ari's Take Academy students with guests Rogét Chahayed and his manager Greg Katz. Rogét is a Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter whose songs h...

#1 Malaysian Artist Yuna and Her Managers on Being Independent Again from 2020-09-02T07:00

Today my guests are Malaysian singer Yuna, Ben Willis, and Carlo Fox, the founders of indie-pop!, a management company based out of Los Angeles. This is the first time I've had a conversation wi...

Emily Kinney on the Art and Business of Acting and Music from 2020-08-19T07:00

Today my guest is the multi-talented Emily Kinney. Most people know her as an actress. She starred in The Walking Dead from 2011-2015. She's also been on Masters of Sex, The Flash, Arrow, Law &a...

Spotify's Payment Model and Your Release Timeline from 2020-08-12T07:00

In today’s episode I discuss the controversy surrounding the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek’s comment: “you can’t record music once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.”

Allie X on Creating Her Artist Package, Breaking Into LA and Staying Independent from 2020-08-05T07:00

Today my guest is Allie X. She's a Canadian singer-songwriter and artist who's been living in LA for the last few years. She is an incredibly talented artist and has over 100 million streams and...

How Artists Can Get Advances Without Signing To a Label from 2020-07-29T07:00

Today my guest is John Funge. He's the CEO and co-founder of The Music Fund, a startup company that issues advances to artists for their streaming revenue. They're not a record label even though...

Repairing Racial Inequities in the Music Industry with Artist Manager Jonathan Azu from 2020-07-22T07:00

Today's episode was recorded live in Los Angeles in my guest's, Jonathan Azu, backyard. This was the first in-person interview I've done since the coronavirus shutdown and we've all been locked ...

Kanye, American Idol, Grammys, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Cirque du Soleil’s Ableton Programmer on Making It Work from 2020-07-15T07:00

Today on the show is Laura Escudé. She is a fantastic violinist, producer, and Ableton's first ever official certified trainer. She was hired by Ableton to teach people how to use Ableton Live. ...

Jamestown Revival's Bassist on Shady Managers, Thousands of Shows, Playing Conan, Tracking to Tape - Nick Bearden from 2020-07-08T07:00

I recorded this week's podcast guest Nick Bearden live from his studio, Retro Lab Studios, in Nashville, Tennessee. He's a sideman, bassist, guitar player, producer, and sound engineer.

TikTok and Instagram Influencers with Ultra Records Marketing Director from 2020-07-01T07:00

This week's guest is Bina Fronda. She's the marketing director for Ultra Records. Ultra Records has released artists like Steve Aoki, Alexandra Stan, Alan Walker, Lost Frequencies, and more. Thi...

Manager for JP Saxe, X Ambassadors, Jukebox The Ghost is Persistent from 2020-06-24T07:00

This is a live episode, virtually, on Zoom, and we invited Ari's Take Academy students to be part of it. They were able to ask questions at the end of the episode.

The episode is with ...

Making Music During COVID-19: Ari's Take Academy Roundtable Discussion from 2020-06-17T07:00

We are in very interesting times. Last week's episode was all about musicians for black lives and what this movement is all about and what we can do as allies. It has been a challenge for me per...

White Musicians for Black Lives from 2020-06-10T07:00

My thoughts on what this moment and movement surrounding Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice and the death of George Floyd requires of white people. Namely musicians.

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Kevin Garrett on Writing for Beyonce and Recording as an Independent Artist from 2020-05-27T07:00

My guest today is singer-songwriter Kevin Garrett. He is an extremely talented R&B, Neo-soul, and soul songwriter. It was such a treat to speak with him. Famously, he's Grammy-nominated for ...

Red Light Manager on When and How to Get Management with Andrew Leib from 2020-05-20T07:00

Today's guest is my good friend, Andrew Leib. He's an artist manager at Red Light Management. He's worked on the teams of Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Counting Crows, Three Doors Down, E...

Oprah's Drummer Madame Gandhi on Feminism, Activism, Music Video Budgets as an Indie Artist from 2020-05-13T07:00:46

Today's guest is with Madame Gandhi (birth name Kiran Gandhi). She's an incredibly inspiring person, an activist, and feminist. She started her career drumming for M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, ...

Sexual Harassment, Sexism and Life as a Female DJ in a Male Dominated Field with Dani Deahl from 2020-05-06T07:00

Today's guest is Dani Deahl. She's the music and technology writer for The Verge. In addition to being a journalist, she's a DJ and the Vice President of the Recording Academy, Chicago Division....

Zaytoven, 'Godfather of Trap' on Production in the Age of Coronavirus from 2020-04-29T07:00

This episode is with superstar Grammy-winning producer and "Godfather of Trap," Zaytoven. He is one of the most influential producers in hip-hop right now. He's a Grammy winner and has worked wi...

100 Million Streams Doesn't Come Without Some Pain - Lucidious from 2020-04-22T07:00

Today's guest is Lucidious, a hip-hop artist originally from Virginia now living in Los Angeles. I’ve covered him in the book and on the website quite a bit. He has an interesting story from the...

Patreon CEO on the Problems (and Solutions) of Digital Art from 2020-04-15T07:00:29

Patreon co-founder and CEO, Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets co-founder, Jack Conte, believes in digital art. He believes in artists and he believes in fans to support artists. So much so that his ...

Austin Powers Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ Chris Douridas from 2020-04-01T07:00:43

You probably know Chris Douridas from Los Angeles' iconic, trend-setting radio station KCRW. He was the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic in the '90s. He has been at the station for about 30 year...

Lauv's 4 Billion Streams, Top 40 Hit, Without a Label from 2020-03-25T07:00

This episode comes to you from Foundation Management's offices in Brooklyn, New York, which is Lauv's management company. I sat down with Emma MacDonald, Lauv's label manager. Lauv is an indepen...

Euphoria Music Supervisor Jen Malone Gives a Sh*t from 2020-03-18T07:00

Today's episode is with superstar music supervisor Jen Malone. She has placed music and worked on Euphoria, Atlanta, Creed 2, The Resident, Boomerang, Baskets, Shelter, Lady Dynamite, and Step U...

Andy Grammer on Songwriting, Fear and Persistence from 2020-03-18T07:00

Welcome to episode number one of the New Music Business podcast! This interview with Andy Grammer was recorded live during my book signing event at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles...

Welcome to The New Music Business w/ Ari Herstand from 2020-02-20T08:00

Welcome to the New Music Business Podcast! This is my first podcast I've ever hosted and I'm excited that you've decided to join me here. I have conducted hundreds of interviews over the years w...