New Music Business
Podcasts
Is Music PR Worth It Anymore? Can AI Replace Sync Music? (Ari Q&A Part 6)
This week Ari answers more of your questions! If you’d like to submit to our next round of questions, please sign up to our email list.
Podcasts
How Royalties Work for Producers, Songwriters, Artists, Labels; Release Strategy (Ari Q&A Part 5)
This week Ari answers more of your questions! If you’d like to submit to our next round of questions, please sign up to our email list.
Music Industry
27 Jobs in the Music Industry other than Recording Artist
I have been constantly amazed by just how many professions there are in the New Music Business other than merely recording artist and performing musician. Here are 27 jobs in the music industry.
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.
Podcasts
Streaming, AI, Royalty Breakdown and Sync (Ari Q&A Part 4)
This week Ari answers more of your questions! If you’d like to submit to our next round of questions, please sign up to our email list: www.aristake.com
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.
Spotify
Spotify Opens Up ‘Discovery Mode’ Wide Enabling Artists To Get More Listeners and Streams – For a Cost
Discovery Mode is basically a program where Spotify will help get you more listeners by inserting your songs into other artists’ radio stations and general “autoplay” sessions - for an additional commission. More on the commission part in a minute.
Algorithm
Variety Music Editor on the State of Music Journalism
Shirley Halperin is an Executive Editor at Variety, where she spearheads music coverage for the print magazine and Variety.com.
Community
How To Make It in the New Music Business – Chapter 1
The “music industry bible” by Ari Herstand has been widely adopted by music schools and universities across the world, inspiring tens of thousands of musicians to stop waiting around for that big break and take matters into their own hands.
Podcasts
Club Booking, Opening Slots, Deal Breakdowns with Brooklyn Bowl Talent Buyer
Our guest on the New Music Business this week is the talent buyer of the Brooklyn Bowl, Paul Bacher. In this episode, we dive into how the venue operates and books acts, how artists should be writing their booking emails, the current state of the live music industry, and much more!
Latest News
Cody Fry on Leaving a Major Record Label and Finding His Niche Fronting Orchestras
This week, Ari is joined by Cody Fry, an orchestral arranger of contemporary music, to discuss going indie after his major label deal.