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How To (Officially) Report Shady Spotify Playlists
With an estimated 100,000 songs being uploaded to Spotify every day, it’s harder than ever to break through the (literal) noise. And now that AI companies are flooding the DSPs with their so-called “music,” it’s getting even harder to find an audience.
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R&B Artist Jaylon Ashaun on World Building and the Hustle
Ari sits down with LA-based artist, Jaylon Ashaun, to discuss building a superfan community online, and how to capitalize on viral success.
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A New Kind of Record Label
This week, Ari is joined by Ankit Desai, CEO of SNAFU Records, and Mira Howard, head of SNAFU's Song Fund.
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How Spotify’s Algorithm Works (From Its Creator)
This week, Ari is joined by Glenn McDonald, Spotify’s data alchemist and the creator of the music exploration site Every Noise at Once.
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How Artists Get Paid From YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and the Rest
Jamie Dee Hart is a music rights management advocate who’s passionate about giving back and educating creators at all levels of their career. She’s the Founder & CEO of Hart & Songs, an artist and rights management firm ensuring independent artists, producers, and songwriters properly register songs and effectively collect their royalties.
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How TikTok Music Videos Go Viral
This week, Ari is joined by Evan Blum, a director specializing in creating large batches of short form vertical content for musicians.
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Streaming Fraud is More Serious (and Inventive) Than You Think
This week, Ari is joined by Andrew Batey and Morgan Hayduk, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Beatdapp.
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How To Hack Spotify (and TikTok)
This week, Ari is joined by Ryan Vaughn, Artist Manager at Backline Creative and CFO of Head Bitch Music.
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AI Music Co. CEO on Future of Music Creation (and Streaming Fraud)
Alex Jae Mitchell is the founder and CEO of Boomy Corporation (boomy.com), an AI-powered music creation and distribution platform where over 500,000 creators make, publish, and monetize instant songs.
Spotify
Spotify’s New “Active Audience” Ain’t It, But We’re Getting Closer
Spotify just rolled this out to help you better understand how active your listeners are. But why does it matter and how does it help?
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Selling out Clubs With Very Few Followers? This DIY Band Is Making It Happen.
This week, Ari is joined by the band DOUBLECAMP to discuss how they built such a successful independent career.