Podcasts
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.
Podcasts
Tom Hanks’ Music Supervisor on the Evolution of Sync Licensing
Ari is joined by Deva Anderson, an award-winning music supervisor of over 70 films and productions, such as Masters of the Air, Blade Runner 2049, and Band of Brothers.
Podcasts
Mixing SZA, Engineering Bob Dylan, Collaborating with Rick Rubin
This week, Ari is joined by grammy nominated engineer and producer Dana Nielsen, to discuss his career journey, collaborating with award winning artists, and making it as a mix engineer.
Spotify
20,500 Artists Made $50K+ From Spotify Last Year
Spotify just revealed its annual Loud and Clear report revealing some top level numbers with some granular insights from 2023.
Podcasts
Is AI Music Taking Royalties From Musicians and Composers?
This week, Ari is joined by Oleg Stavitsky, the CEO and Co-Founder of Endel.
Podcasts
BMG A&R on Pub Deals, Artist Development and Signing Frank Ocean
This week, Ari is joined by Tab Nkhereanye, Senior Vice President of A&R at BMG.
Podcasts
Sync Agent Breaks Down TV, Film, Advertising Music Licensing
This week, Ari is joined by Jen Pearce, Founder of Low Profile, a sync licensing agency.
Podcasts
How Lawrence Got Live Nation To End Merch Fees
This week, Ari is joined by Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, and Jordan Cohen from the band, Lawrence.
Royalties
If UMG Gets Its Way, Smaller Indie Artists Won’t Get Paid As Much From Streaming
Last week, UMG and Deezer made an announcement that is set to be the biggest upheaval to the recorded music industry payment structure since the launch of streaming.
Podcasts
Support Tours, Mental Health, the State of the Live Music Industry from a Booking Agent
This week, Ari is joined by.Daniel McCartney, Music Agent at UTA and Founder/CEO of Outlast Records.
Latest News
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.