Ari Herstand

Can you feel it? The kindling of hope. The match of passion. The flicker of possibility.

This week on the New Music Business podcast, we are joined by Veteran booking agent Tom Windish. As Head of A&R and Business Development at Wasserman Music, Windish has developed the touring careers of some of the hottest names in music, including Billie Eilish, Lorde, alt-J and The xx. In this episode, Ari and Tom discuss the state of the live music industry, how booking agents operate, why tour buy-ins are unethical, the process of signing new artists, running a record label, and much more!

breaking down the current state of the touring landscape of both the micro and macro touring industry.

Spotify just announced that this year’s Wrapped, fans will get personalized messages from their favorite artists. 

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is Kam Franklin, lead singer of the Houston-based soul band, The Suffers.

Our guest this week on the New Music Business is the multi-platinum songwriter and producer, Sam Hollander.

Our guest this week on the New Music Business is Dan Runcie, the founder of the podcast and research group Trapital.

In honor of our 100th episode celebration, Ari will be answering more of your music industry questions!

This week on the New Music Business, our guest is Jordan Anderson who is the new talent buyer for the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood.

Joining us on the New Music Business this week is Shav “prettyboyshav” Garg, the CEO and co-founder of Indify. This innovative company connects emerging independent artists with the funding they need to build bigger careers.