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.

Songtrust vs. Sentric vs. CD Baby Publishing vs. TuneCore Publishing

Ari Herstand - 01-27-2021

Which admin publishing company will work best for you: Sentric, TuneCore Publishing, CD Baby Pro Publishing, or Songtrust?

How Much Each Distributor Pays For Spotify and Apple Music

Ari Herstand - 02-22-2021

All streams are not treated equally. How much Spotify and Apple Music pay for a stream varies on many factors. There are around 800 different pay...

CD Baby, TuneCore, DistroKid, AWAL, UnitedMasters…Who is the Best Digital Distribution Company for Music

Ari Herstand - 10-15-2020

This is the most comprehensive and accurate digital distribution review comparison piece on the web. By far. I checked. Who is the best digital distributor? Read on…Amuse vs. AWAL vs. CD Baby vs. DistroKid vs. Ditto Music vs. Fresh Tunes vs. Horus Music vs. Landr vs. Octiive v...

Podcasts

PodcastsAri Herstand - 03-03-20210

Tanerélle’s Manager on Playboy, Livestreaming and Breaking Out Independently

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.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 02-24-20210

College Booking and When Touring Is Coming Back

Ari Nisman and I talk about how the college entertainment market works; how the military booking market works; how much they pay for all of that; and how much each booking earns. Surprisingly they're paying guarantees. You're not having to worry about promoting those shows. So we break all of that down.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 02-17-20210

Repairing Racial Inequities in the Music Industry with Artist Manager Jonathan Azu

This episode is in honor of Black History Month because Jonathan Azu and I had a really illuminating conversation about how to repair racial inequities in the music business.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 02-10-20210

Music Attorney Dina LaPolt on Getting Laws Passed and Fighting for Songwriters

Dina LaPolt is one of the most well respected, well known music attorneys in the world. The amount of awards she has is unfathomable: Hollywood Reporter, Billboard's Power 100, Variety, MIDEM, Recording Academy, GRAMMYs. She's also been the attorney for 2Pac's estate, deadmau5, 21 Savage, Britney Spears, and Steven Tyler.

PodcastsAri Herstand - 02-03-20210

Disney Music Supervisor on Placing Music for Trailers

Brian Vickers works on the in-house trailer department at Disney, which they call "The Hive." He's worked on a number of Disney films, including The Avengers, Star Wars: The Last Jedi & The Rise of Skywalker, Black Panther, Soul, Hamilton, Frozen II, Black is King.

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

Latest Blog Posts

RoyaltiesAri Herstand - 02-22-20210