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This Artist-Run Record Label is Competing with the Majors in a Big Way

This week, Ari is joined by Michael Turner, founder of Rebellion, to discuss viral marketing, short-form content, and new artist-first label models.

How These DIY Artists Won a GRAMMY

This week, Ari is joined by Grammy winners Matt B and Angela Benson to share their path to success working as a married team.

How a Mastering Engineer Works With (and Without) AI

This week, Ari is joined by Daniel Rowland mastering engineer, producer, and tech innovator to discuss mastering, the future of music and AI.

How To Legally (and Ethically) Distribute Music Made With AI Without It Getting Taken Down

The use of AI in music production has grown massively in recent years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. But this has also changed the game when it comes to music distribution and streaming.

Michael Seyer is All Vibes Running a DIY Music Career

This week, Ari is joined by indie artist Michael Seyer to talk DIY success, his new album Boylife, and launching his own label, Seyerland.

How The World’s Largest Songwriting Camp Works

This week, Ari is joined by Danny Ross, the founder of Anti Social Camp, to discuss how songwriting camps and writers’ rooms work.

How Bandcamp is Thinking About Superfans

This week on the New Music Business Podcast, Ari is joined by Dan Melnick, General Manager of Bandcamp, to discuss how Bandcamp helps artists monetize fan relationships.

Don’t Cut Your Drummer Into Publishing…

This week, Ari hops on for a solo episode to explain how to fairly compensate session musicians without cutting them into your publishing.

Transviolet on Surprise China Fame, Softcore Millennial Cringe and Touring in an RV

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.

When It Comes To Royalty Splits, Be Fair, Not Generous

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...
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This Artist-Run Record Label is Competing with the Majors in a Big Way

This week, Ari is joined by Michael Turner, founder of Rebellion, to discuss viral marketing, short-form content, and new artist-first label models.
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