Recorded Music Had A Great Year – Or Did It?

If you look at the 2024 recorded music market numbers just released by Media (see the graphic below), you’d think that the music industry is prospering more than ever. Data can be interpreted various ways though, and what some see as a victory, others see as a big red flag. For instance, there was a […]

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Dreamliner Tour Bus CEO Rich Thomson On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rich Thomson, the founder and CEO of Dreamliner Luxury Coaches, a leading provider of tour buses and logistics in the United States. Rich’s journey in the industry began in 2020 with just 12 coaches, and he has since expanded Dreamliner to an impressive fleet […]

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Engineer, Mixer, And Podcaster Matt Boudreau On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with engineer, mixer, and podcaster Matt Boudreau. Matt’s musical journey began in the late ’80s as a band member and drummer, eventually transitioning into the world of audio recording in 1994. Since then, he’s developed expertise in Stereo and Dolby Atmos mixing, with credits including Alanis Morissette, Death […]

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Sidney Swift’s Journey From Celeb Producer To Tech Entrepreneur On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and music tech entrepreneur Sidney Swift.  Sidney is a 10x platinum producer with major credits like Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Sabrina Carpenter, and many more. In 2019, he started Defient to bridge the gap between music, pop culture, and next-gen technologies. This […]

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What If I Told You That TikTok Is Losing Popularity With Music Users?

This has been an on again/off again year for TikTok, and for now, it’s back in the good graces of US regulators. You would think that would be wonderful news for artists and record labels alike, but there’s growing evidence that the popularity of music on the platform, especially with its youngest music users, is […]

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The Unknown Life Of A Music Attorney With Mimi Camara On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with music attorney Mimi Camara.  With a background in business and legal affairs at major labels like Atlantic, Warner Brothers, and Encore Records, Mimi has transitioned to focus on helping independent artists navigate the complexities of the music industry while building sustainable careers. We kicked off our conversation […]

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Super Bowl Performers Get Paid How Much?

I know that we’re about 10 days past the event, but the question keeps getting asked, “How much did Kendrick Lamar get paid for his halftime appearance at this past Super Bowl?” In fact, how much does any artist make? Surprisingly, they all get paid the same and it’s far less than you think. According […]

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Private Equity Firms Have Come For The US Performance Rights Organizations, And Guess Who Will Suffer

When I was growing up in the business, the one thing that you could always trust was that the U.S. performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) were looking out for your songwriting interests. As a matter of fact, I think most songwriters felt that while the music business as a whole was picking your pocket, […]

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Television Composer Richard Tozzoli On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Grammy-nominated producer/mixer/composer, Richard Tozzoli.  Rich may be the most prolific television composer anywhere, as his work has appeared in an astounding 1800 TV series, 20,000 episodes, in 40 countries. His unique style has been featured on CBS Sports, NBC Olympics, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars, Duck Dynasty, Trading […]

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Breaking Sonic Barriers With The Mutantrumpet Inventor Ben Neill On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with enowned musician, composer, and inventor of the groundbreaking Mutantrumpet Ben Neill. Ben’s Mutantrumpet is a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that combines 3 trumpets and a trombone into one. It then incorporates interactive computer technologies that produces a sound that blurs the lines between acoustic and electronic music. Ben […]

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5 Things The US Copyright Office Decided About AI-Generated Content

There are a lot of grey areas when it comes to copyright and AI-generated content that makes even intellectual property attorneys sometimes scratch their heads. Over the last year, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) has been slowly issuing rulings that have helped shed light on the subject, but several facets of how AI intersects with […]

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Would You Believe That 82% Of Artists Can’t Afford To Tour?

During most of my lifetime, musicians made money by playing live, and under the right circumstances got a chance to play music in front of audiences outside their local areas. in fact, that’s always been a goal of artists – to be able to go out on tour, no matter how small that tour was. […]

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Producer And Designer James “Homebwoi” Maddox On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with the brilliant hip hop artist, producer, and designer James ‘Homebwoi’ Maddox. Homebwoi’s work has been featured on 10 major label albums, 2 major motion pictures, and 3 commercially released video games. Not only that, he’s also the head of product design for his company Metro Southern Media, […]

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Spotify Is Paying Songwriters Less, And A Federal Judge Says That’s OK

Artist often complain about the royalty payout from Spotify, but they’re making great money compared to songwriters. Generally songwriters make about a quarter of what an artist makes, but that’s going to decrease even further after a federal judge ruled in favor of Spotify over the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) in a lawsuit about bundled […]

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Acoustician Norman Varney On My Latest Podcast Episode

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with the amazing Norman Varney of AV RoomService. Norman is an acoustic consultant who has designed over 500 critical listening rooms around the world, starting back to when he owned an audio retail store.  After that, he became director of the Custom Installation and Home Theater divisions at Music Interface Technologies. There he […]

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