Ari Herstand
Podcasts
Noga Erez on her Major Label Debut Album and Dealing With Hate
This week, Ari is joined by alt-pop singer, rapper & multi-hyphenate Noga Erez to discuss the creative process and working with labels.
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Billboard Exec on Linkin Park and the state of Music Journalism
This week, Ari is joined by Jason Lipshutz, the Executive Director of Music at Billboard to discuss the current state of music journalism.
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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.
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Paying To Get on Spotify Playlists Legally?
This week, Ari speaks with Dorian Perron, co-founder of Groover, who shares how artists can get their work in front of industry curators.
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Dance Music Record Labels Do It Differently
Ari is joined by Deron Delgado, Label Manager at DIRTYBIRD, and Sam Sciarra, the Head of A&R and Brand Director for Higher Ground.
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TikTok Music Marketing Grows Up
Joining us this week on the New Music Business is Johnny Cloherty, the founder and CEO of Songfluencer. Songfluencer is a global, innovative creative marketing agency of music experts that turns followers into fans by strategically pairing songs, artists, and brands with key tastemaker influencers on music-forward social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. They’ve worked with artists such as Lil Nas X, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Fleetwood Mac, and many more.
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SoundCloud is Allowing Artists To Contact Fans (and Get Paid More)
Joining us this week on the New Music Business are SoundCloud’s very own Tracy Chan (Chief Content Officer) and Emmy Lovell (Global Head of Music).
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.
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Citizen Cope on Major Labels vs. Independence, Audience Connection and Having a Seat at the Table
Citizen Cope, a.k.a Clarence Greenwood, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and performer.
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This Music Publicist Has Upended the Entire PR Model
This week on the New Music Business, Ari is joined by the founder of Purple Bite PR, Mikel Corrente. In the last few years Corrente adapted a “Zero-Risk” guaranteed or money back system that is very uncommon in the PR industry but it’s more transparent and fairer than the traditional PR system. Some examples of artists and companies that Corrente has worked with are: Sony Music, Kat Graham, Red Light Management, Mix Master Mike, Elohim, Jesse Jo Stark, Lauren Ruth Ward, BIIANCO, and many more.
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.