Podcasts
Can The Music Industry Be a Safe Place?
This week, Ari is joined by Katie Tucker, Founder of Sharp Edges Records, to discuss advocacy and inclusion in the music industry.
Podcasts
This Record Label Prioritizes Timeless Music Over Streams
This week, Ari is joined by Louis Marks and Fabian Brown of Ropeadope Records, where they discuss how Ropeadope supports and uplifts artists in a time when streaming can’t pay the bills.
Podcasts
Haley Joelle on Staying DIY With TikTok Fame and Spotify Love
This week, Ari is joined by Haley Joelle, an independent singer-songwriter and artist whose music has resonated with millions of listeners around the world.
Podcasts
Hip Hop for Kids? Snoop Dogg’s TV show and Origin of the Viral Hit “Go Go Go, Who’s Next”
Ari is joined by producer and creator of hit kids show “Doggyland,” Claude Brooks, to discuss his journey of building a successful show and the importance of perseverance and consistency. They also touch on how his journey on he collaborated with Snoop Dogg, as well as the impact of social media platforms in promoting his work.
Attitude
When Greeting Fans, Never Say These 4 Words
When you’re at a show, you are onstage from the moment the doors open to the moment they close. Even if you’re not physically standing on the stage. You are the artist and there is a spotlight on you, even if you’re hiding in the corner trying to get ready. If you’re being loud and obnoxious at the bar during the opener’s set, people will notice.
Attitude
How To Actually Make 2023 Work For You
Can you feel it? The kindling of hope. The match of passion. The flicker of possibility.
Attitude
Lucifer Music: Season 5, Episode 11
What was that song from the new season of Lucifer?
"High and Mighty" by Annabel Lee. It kicked in, during season 5, episode 11, when Lucifer and Chloe were at the police station talking about the body that Ella has downtown....
Community
18 Black Innovators in the Music Industry From Berry Gordy to Rihanna
The truth is: there are so many black innovators in the music industry.
Black music has influenced trends, fashion, sound, culture and the list continues. Here are 18 influential black artists that dominate the music industry through their voice,...
Attitude
How to Actually Achieve Your Goals in 2022
I don’t know about you, but my 2021 was awful.
2020 was this altered reality where nothing was real and calories didn’t count. 2021 was the pretend return to normal, only to be slapped in the face by Delta and...
Attitude
‘I Don’t Want to be the One-Armed Singer.’ Representation and Engagement in the Age of Instagram
I just got back from a couple weeks of traveling.This past week I was in NYC doing some TV interviews about the California 'gig economy' law AB5 which, if unchanged could single handedly crash the California music economy. I've been actively working to get the music industry an e...
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Can The Music Industry Be a Safe Place?
This week, Ari is joined by Katie Tucker, Founder of Sharp Edges Records, to discuss advocacy and inclusion in the music industry.