For the past year or so there seems to be a frequent news story about a Spotify executive or investor selling off their stock for a load of money. Just a week ago founder and CEO Daniel Ek sold almost $30 million worth of stock (more on this later), and early investor TCV sold 300,000 […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, I bring back my popular music and audio industry news segment with a full episode dedicated to stories that matter—but often fly under the radar. In this episode, I dive into a wide range of timely and thought-provoking topics, including: Tune in to hear surprising insights, smart commentary, and the […]
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If you’re a musician and want to thrive, the best place to be is where the gigs, and other musicians, are. Insurance Canopy analyzed data from the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States to find the best cities for musicians to launch and grow their careers. They looked at aspects like cost of […]
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Everyone in the music business has gone through it. There’s a situation where you know you should have a legal agreement and you go, “It will be too expensive” and rely on a handshake instead. Then you don’t have an agreement going forward and no one exactly remembers the terms you agreed on when push […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, my guest today is owner and president of HIP Video Promo Andy Gesner. Andy’s firsthand experience in playing in bands and releasing records gives him a special insight into music promotion and marketing. Over the past 25 years, he has built HIP from the ground up, developing innovative promotional strategies […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, my guest is someone who’s spent the last 35 years on a mission to protect the hearing of musicians, audio pros, and music lovers alike. Dr. Michael Santucci is an audiologist and the founder of Sensaphonics, a custom in-ear monitor company that’s become a go-to for top performers around the […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, I speak with country music author and historian, and a member of the Western Music Hall Of Fame Don Cusic. Don is the author of over 30 books, including biographies of Roger Miller, Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry and Chet Atkins. He’s also written album liner notes for Dolly Parton, Willie […]
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Views are the most visible and celebrated metric on the internet, and every platform from YouTube to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and even X and Threads prominently features view counts. The reason is that views are supposed to represent popularity, engagement, and success online, but the harsh truth is that these views are often meaningless, manipulated, […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, I speak with my good friend for many years, Engineer Dennis Moody. Dennis was my first guest way back on Episode #1, and he’s been on the podcast almost every year since. Dennis is unique in that he does live sound as well as studio recording, as he’s he’s engineered […]
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In this week’s podcast episode, I speak with composer, orchestrator, and CEO of Budapest Scoring, Balint Sapszon. Trained at the prestigious Bartók Conservatory and Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary, Bálint holds a Master’s Degree in Composition, Jazz Arrangement, and Music Theory. In 2007 he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study film scoring at the University of California Los Angeles, where […]
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Most of us depend on social media to get the word out about our latest release, gig, video, or event. That means it’s more important than ever to know exactly when to post, since not paying attention to this crucial point can mean a lot fewer people see aware of our efforts. Sprout Social has […]
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Reports are coming that both Instagram and Facebook are experimenting with Ai-generated comments, as Meta joins a number of platforms that aim to increase engagement by any means possible. Reddit and LinkedIn users are complaining about AI-generated comments, Quora is filled with AI-gen questions, and YouTube is categorizing comments via a bot. I know that […]
Continue readingIn this week’s podcast episode, My guest today is is one of my oldest and dearest friends – Los Angeles studio bass player Paul ILL. I’ve known Paul for such a long time that I sometimes forget what a heavyweight musician he is, as he’s played with a wide variety of great artists both in the studio […]
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When I moved into my neighborhood 25 years ago, if I went for a walk in any direction I would eventually run into the sound of a band practicing away in a basement or garage. I always liked to stop and listen to the songs they were playing to hear if they’re were doing their […]
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Hit records continue to evolve, and that’s a good thing, right? Perhaps, but at least we can be glad they’re not staying the same like they more or less did for a couple of decades before the 2000s. Music research company MIDiA did did a study on hit song DNA over the last 5 years […]
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