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Epidemic Sound Removes Rights and Royalties From the Equation

This week, Ari is joined by Oscar Höglund, co-founder and CEO of Epidemic Sound, a leading music and soundtracking platform for content creators.

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.

How Publishing Works and Songwriters Get Paid

This week, Ari is joined by Mag Rodriguez, founder and CEO of EVEN to discuss how direct-to-fan platforms are changing the game for artists.

Don’t Cut Your Drummer Into Publishing…

Whew. I caused quite a stir on social media for my “Don’t cut your drummer into publishing” video.

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...

How Independent Music Publishing Works (Or Doesn’t)

This week, Ari is joined by Marc Caruso, CEO and co-founder of Angry Mob Music, to discuss the evolving landscape of music publishing.

Spotify Commissioned Cheap “Fake Artists” And She’s Got the Proof

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

Spotify And UMG Rigged The Game a Long Time Ago

The news broke this past Sunday that Universal Music Group and Spotify have struck a new, multi-year licensing deal.

Managing Hit Songwriters and Producers

This week, Ari talks to Lucas Keller, the Founder/President of Milk & Honey management about the ins and outs of the publishing industry.

Understanding How Digital & Physical Mechanical Royalties Work

This week, Ari is joined by Serona Elton, head of educational partnerships at the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), to discuss mechanical royalties and licensing in the music industry.
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