Podcasts
John Summit on Collaboration, His New Record Label and Advice to Aspiring DJ/Producers
This week, Ari talks with John Summit, world-renowned DJ/producer, about how he worked his way from bedroom beats to global success.
Live Music
Dear House Sound Engineers: We Love You, We Need You, Please Stop.
Few people in the live music industry give me as much anxiety as the house sound engineers.
Podcasts
UPSAHL on Pop Songwriting Sessions and the Economics of Touring
UPSAHL has ignited a groundswell of fan adoration and tastemaker praise by way of numerous indie alternative gems. “Can You Hear Me Now” achieved a palpable viral buzz followed by the widely praised single “Drugs,” which has been used in nearly two million TikTok videos, reaching #6 on the Viral Chart and the #1 Sound on the Trends Chart.
Booking
How To Book House Concerts With Side Door (Review)
Not only are house concerts fun to play, they can be quite lucrative. Side Door looks to bridge the gap between artist and host.
Podcasts
Madison McFerrin Stays “Fiercely Independent” With Her Nontraditional Team
This week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari is joined by the completely independent and incomparable neo-soul artist and producer, Madison McFerrin (recorded live at the Labelcoin x Roland House at SXSW last week).
Concert review
SXSW Is Worth It (If You Know How To Work It)
I just got back from SXSW and true to SX form, I’m in need of some serious recovery. This was my 8th year in a row at the festival (save for the two years during the pandemic that it didn’t happen) and, as always, it was a blast. An exhausting blast. But a blast no less. And it flew by too fast.
Podcasts
Promoting Shows and Engaging Fans with Bandsintown
With 560,000 registered artists, Bandsintown is one of the largest artist services platforms in the world. 97% of the Top 500 artists in America are active on the platform.
Podcasts
Theo Katzman (of Vulfpeck) on Recording, Songwriting and Staying Independent
To celebrate the third edition of How to Make It In The New Music Business, the Ari’s Take team collaborated with Shuttershot Productions to capture Ari Herstand’s special interview and Q&A with the incomparable Theo Katzman (of Vulfpeck). This episode was recorded live at The Grove’s Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles on January 17th.
Podcasts
Succeeding on Twitch as a Musician
Danielle Allard is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Twitch Partner.
Podcasts
What Happens After a Band Gets Signed (Then Dropped) from TikTok
The Rare Occasions are an LA-based, New England-bred indie rock band known for their explosive garage rock anthems with catchy vocal harmonies. In 2021 the band released their first album as a trio, Big Whoop, which received significant press and radio play. Around the same time, their 2016 track “Notion” went viral on TikTok and continues to make waves, topping Spotify’s viral chart in the US and several other countries, and later landing on Billboard’s alternative charts and top 100 singles charts in the UK, Ireland, and Canada. The Rare Occasions released their new EP, Attaboy, on November 4th, 2022. The first single off the EP “Seasick” has already garnered the attention of radio DJs across the country including SiriusXM’s Alt Nation with the second single “Not Afraid” being an explosive follow up. After sharing Attaboy’s hard-hitting riffs, danceable grooves, and ear-catching melodies with audiences across the nation on their Fall 2022 headline tour, the band has shifted its efforts towards new music in 2023.
Latest News
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.