Release

This week, Ari is joined by Sarah McTaggart from the band Transviolet to talk about how they’ve gained traction after leaving a major label.

One of the most important steps to do before releasing a song is to figure out royalty splits.  It’s much more complicated than it sounds. There are all sorts of splits baked into every recording. There’s publishing (who wrote the...

This week, Ari is joined by Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.

This week, Ari is joined by Tor Hermansen, from the production/songwriter duo Stargate, to discuss writing and producing global hits.

This week, Ari is joined by the band DOUBLECAMP to discuss how they built such a successful independent career.

This week, Ari is joined by Heather Vassar, Senior VP at EMPIRE, to discuss Shaboozey’s global success on an indie label.

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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This week, Ari sits down with Ni/Co, the musical duo of LA-based couple Dani Brillhart and Colton Jones.

This week, Ari is joined by sisters Caitlin & Sidney Powell, the artists behind hit independent group, Neoni.