Ari's Take

Ari's Take Academy

Founded in 2018 by Ari Herstand, author of the best-selling book "How to Make It in the New Music Business", ATA looks to change the music business education status quo - offering immediately applicable tools and strategies with direct pathways to success.

ATA COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY WORKING PROFESSIONALS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

YouTube Content ID is a Scam

Ari Herstand - 06-09-2021

YouTube and the major labels and publishers are in cahoots. YouTube knows its Content ID claiming system is far from perfect, but it’s the best we got.

Best Music Distribution Companies – A Comprehensive Guide

Ari Herstand - 10-15-2020

This is the most comprehensive digital music distribution review comparison between Amuse, AWAL, CD Baby, DistroKid, Ditto Music, LANDR, TuneCore, Songtradr, and more.

Spotify Removed Your Music, Now What?

Ari Herstand - 01-06-2021

Over the weekend, Spotify decided to do a major purge of songs they believe had 'fraudulent streams.' Tens of thousands of songs disappeared from the platform.

Podcasts

PodcastsAri Herstand - 07-07-20210

Ritt Momney on TikTok Fame and Numbers Perspective

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."

PodcastsAri Herstand - 06-30-20210

Stand Atlantic on Pop Punk Resurgence, Building a Fanbase Live

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.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 06-23-20210

Cory Wong on Vulfpeck, Freelancing and Band Leading

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.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 06-16-20210