March 31, 2020

Musician’s Union Lawsuit, UPS Backup Overview, And Studio Guitarist Ira Ingber On My Last Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week 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 […]

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March 24, 2020

Downturn In Streaming Numbers, Smart Monitor Future, And Ninja Tune/Coldcut Co-Founder Matt Black On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is Matt Black, 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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March 19, 2020

The U.S. Is Still One Of Only 4 Countries That Doesn’t Pay Artists For Radio Airplay

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I was looking over this post from about 4 years ago and I was stunned that so little progress has been made on this front. The importance of radio may be declining, but it’s still a big part of some artist’s success, especially on a superstar level. Did you know that no artist has ever […]

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#NAB #Phil Spector #radio airplay #Righteous Brothers

March 17, 2020

Imposed Downtime, M.I. Trade Wars, And Artist Branding With Laura Bull On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week 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 […]

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March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Is Changing The Music Business Big Time, Maybe For The Better

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It’s downright scary when you look at the list of tours and festivals that have been cancelled or postponed because of the Coronavirus (officially COVID-19). Asia alone reportedly has had more than 20,000 cancellations since January amounting to an estimated $286 million loss of revenue. Giant festivals like SXSW, Ultra and Coachella – with more […]

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March 11, 2020

Led Zeppelin’s New Copyright Win Might Change How Courts View Infringement

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If you’ve been following the “Stairway To Heaven” copyright infringement case brought about by the estate of Spirit guitar player and songwriter Randy Wolfe against Led Zeppelin, you know that it’s been through some major ups and downs. But the band’s big win in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals could change everything for infringement […]

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March 10, 2020

Streaming Network Payouts, Liquid Distortion, And Drummer/Producer Tony Braunagel On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is Tony Braunagel who has 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 […]

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March 3, 2020

AI In A&R, Subwoofer Sneakers, And Music Marketer Jay Warsinske On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is Jay Warsinske, who’s been in music marketing, promotion and artist development for over 40 years. In that time Jay helped launch the music for celebrated artists like U2, AC/DC, Dr. Dre, Metallica, Guns ‘n Roses, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janet […]

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