01:05- Robert Briggs of Levity Music 03:06- Tali Canterbury of 50 Egg Music 04:38- Artist Manager, Charli Salvatore 05:32- Kris Ahrend, CEO of MLC The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production
01:00- Tracy Hackney of Music Row Wealth Management 03:58- Alex Kline, Hit songwriter and producer 06:18- Kent Earls of Verse 2 Music 08:54- John Ozier of Reservoir Media Management The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production
01:28- Biography and work history. 07:35- What was the reason for moving from company to company early in your career? 09:00- How do you define entrepreneur, and do you consider yourself one? 10:46- How often do you consider risk in business? 12:41- What do you think it takes to be a great publisher and how is that different in 2021? 16:35- What do you do to motivate yourself in the day-to-day hassles of the job? The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production...
Jenn Schott is a speaker and the songwriter behind Tim McGraw's "7500 OBO" and "Two Lanes of Freedom". Schott also has major cuts with Billy Ray Cyrus, Mickey Guyton, Rascal Flatts, and other names familiar to country radio. In this vulnerable conversation with host Tim Hunze, the highs of success are recounted over Schott's career as well as those seasons that may not feel like what a songwriter sign's up for. 00:55- Biography and career highlights 03:10- How many publishing deals have been par...
02:45- Why would I want to join the AIMP? 04:47- Is there a legislative update for the AIMP and publishers? 06:05- What is your actual role in the AIMP? 08:05- What has been your greatest achievement as Chapter President of the AIMP? 09:36- What has been your greatest challenge from the Nashville AIMP offices? 10:27- What are the perks of membership? 11:26- Staying innovative and unifying other chapters. 13:06- What is an independent publisher? 16:24- What is (John's) vision and political stance...
Kent Earls, a music industry professional and now a partner at Verse 2 Music with artist Kane Brown as a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing, sits screen to screen with Tim Hunze to share the differences in indie and major publishers. Is one different in creative or just in business? With Earls expertise in both fields, we're able to understand the key differences for professionals. 01:05- Set up and quick background 02:35- The benefits of working in the "majors". 03:50- A key difference fo...
02:08- Brief bio and work history 04:17- Do you see Nashville as an infrastructure for rock music? 07:44- In the rock scene, how involved are publishers involved with artist growth? 11:40- What is the relationship with publishers and even writers with rock artists? 14:33- How is talent discovered? DSP's, social numbers, etc.? 18:02- What should new acts be working on to be noticed by management and business alike? The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production...
00:53- Background 02:51- How does it feel to have hit-songwriter and producer attached to your name? 04:17- When did you transition into focusing on production? 07:58- The community of women in production. 09:25- Why have women not been in the producer's chair or work in production? 11:56- Are there any tips or suggestions for anybody interested in production to have it become a skill set? 15:58- Do you have in mind the process of choosing your next projects after the recent success? The AIMP Na...
02:50- What was the inspiration to write a book for songwriters about money management? 07:45- (Laura)When you signed your first deal, what triggered you to start thinking about money? 11:49- (Tracy) When should songwriters start having these conversations? 14:54- Balancing a business and personal account, on the path of wealth management (i.e. managing your self-employed deductions) The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production
02:15- History and Background 03:26- What started the transition into or the thought process to start managing artists from music publishing? 07:20- What is your attraction to artists and writers to work with young talent? 10:35- How do you go about your "A&R" process for finding an artist's true voice? 14:29- Has there been a co-write that an artist was on the fence about but happened to be a success story? 16:39- Have you been challenged at times with artist's going in a direction that may...
02:30- A timeline of The Mechanical Licensing Collective opening their doors. 03:59- Working with the Harry Fox Agency and critical reception with them as a vendor. 09:20- In the future who do (publishers) see about licensing, The Mechanical Licensing Collective or the Harry Fox Agency? 12:58- What are ways publishers should be putting their best foot forward with data management and input? 18:49- The funding for the MLC. 20:46- How can you explain distributing 424 million dollars of unmatched m...
01:15- Background and work history. 07:48- The management case study of Russell Dickerson. 17:09- Tik Tok and the new marketing tool for music. Since this conversation was recorded, Charly Salvatore has started operating under his new business. He can be reached by email at charly.salvatore@gmail.com. The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production
01:40- Brief bio and work history 04:15- What do you specifically do at SESAC? 07:18- The importance of registering your songs accurately and timely. 09:09- Registering your live performance setlists for extra income. 11:25- How do you track social media platforms' live performing rights? 13:37- What does your day to day look like for connecting songwriters? 15:47- What attracts you to an artist/songwriter since SESAC is selective? The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production...
President and partner of 50 Egg Music (Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton), Tali Canterbury joins Tim in a conversation about the inner workings of one of Nashville's fastest-growing music publishing company's and how they sniff out some of the hottest songwriters in town. 01:50- Bio and work history. 04:00- Going into law school, was the intent of working in music? 07:24- What was the incubation of 50 Egg Music? 10:27- What was the goal or strategy with presenting 50 Egg Music to the industry? 12:2...
Robert Briggs joins host Tim Hunze on the topic of improving administrative processes. A must-listen for all publishers and budding songwriters or anybody else that is a music DIY'er. As the owner of Levity Music, Robert shares 5 simple ways to improve your administrative flow. 01:58- Bio and Background 04:00- How do you begin the administrative process in music, and what are the 5 steps? 05:48- Secure Your Input 08:05- What is the best way for songwriters to turn in songs for best practice and ...
David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association, shares the legal battles and wins of 2020 with CRB's, Spotify, Amazon, legislation, and what the money looks like for songwriters and music publishing. 01:06- What is the background with the CRB's and Spotify? 06:00- Are music publishers and songwriters being paid the new rates, and would (we) need to repay those rates at end of the year? 08:40- What do renegotiations look like with the CRB's? 10:12- What does it sa...
Jeremy Stover joins host Tim Hunze to share how he juggles his life as a producer, songwriter, music publisher, and owner of Red Creative Group in our inaugural episode of season 4. From the nooks of artist development to the crannies of producing number one country songs, Jeremy shares the secret of wearing so many hats at the same time. 01:27- Background and Bio 03:41- What was the impetus for becoming a music publisher? 07:08- How do you choose to work with an artist/writer? 09:54- Share some...
Thank you all for listening to the AIMP Nashville: Pubcast. We conclude this season with our most popular mash-up episode. Tim asked our guests to look into their crystal ball and try to predict what is the future of their business. We selected our favorite predictions ranging from business to creative. Thanks also to our sponsors this year, Songtrust. Visit https://www.songtrust.com/ for all your music publishing administration needs. 01:01- Rohan Kohli, Director A&R at Warner Music Nashvil...
We're so close to ending this season's new episodes and bringing back another fan favorite, our guests most frequently asked questions. Guests ranging from CEO's, publishers, A&R, brand partners to even song administrators finally share their answers to the questions they get asked the most. 00:55- David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) 04:04- Thalia Ewing (aka The Muziqueen) and Mimi McCarley, founders of Nashville Is Not Just Country Music 0...
As we're nearing the end of this season's new episodes, we're bringing back our listener's favorite episodes that we like to call, Mash-ups. In this episode, we've compiled some of our favorite clips as it pertains to yesterday's, today's, and even tomorrow's technology that you need to be made aware of. 01:09- Anna Bond, Director of Business Development, North America, Songtrust 04:35- Lionel Conway, Music Industry Icon and Publisher from Mothership Music Publishing 09:10- Derek Wells, Session ...
We compiled some of our favorite clips from this past season where our guests shared "that moment" when they were inspired to pursue the music business or the proudest moment in their careers. 01:02- Wayne Milligan, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group; Director of Special Services and Royalty Compliance 03:22- Richard Casper and Kevin McCarty, Founders of We Should Write Sometime 06:55- Lionel Conway, Music Industry Icon and Publisher from Mothership Music Publishing 08:58- David Israelite, ...
The Nashville Songwriters Association International's own Bart Herbison joins Tim Hunze on an industry update in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects a large part of the music community. Bart shares some insight into relief packages for industry professionals, updates on the mechanical licensing collective, and what NSAI is doing for the songwriting community during this unique time. 01:50- How is NSAI holding up during Covid-19? 06:44- Has NSAI been able to adjust their process to se...
The founders of Nashville Is Not Just Country Music's own Thalia Ewing (aka The Muziqueen) and Mimi McCarley is encouraged that the Urban scene is influencing Nashville. Thalia and Mimi share the importance of education and how the R&B, Hip Hop, and Urban communities are thriving in a traditional country music business infrastructure. 01:55- Guests Background. 05:32- The importance of education in the music industry. 10:48- Growth and productivity for the Urban scene in Nashville. 12:20- The...
Anna Bond joins Tim about a conversation on administration and their importance for publishers and songwriters. Tim helps guide the conversation so that publishers and independent creatives can understand the need for administrators and where you can find your royalties. 01:50- Anna Bond's background and insight to her moving to the administration side of the business. 04:40- What is administration? 08:40- The many mechanical licenses that can be missed and organizations that help keep your admi...
Shawn Wilson joins Tim Hunze to explain how artists and publishers, now more than ever, can now get paid more efficiently from live setlists. Shawn is perfect for this conversation because as CEO of Muzooka, he was able to build a free platform for artists to manage their media assets, and also automate the process for setlist reporting to Performing Rights Organizations worldwide. For more information about Muzooka visit www.muzooka.com. 02:07- Shawn's Background and Evolution of Muzooka. 08:30...
The Schmidt brothers, Dane and Jordan, are carrying a long Nashville tradition of dynamic brotherly duo's. Tim had a chance to sit down with Dane (Creative Director at Sony/ATV) and Jordan (Songwriter-Producer for Tree Vibez and Sony/ATV) to tap into their hustle mentality, but things get interesting when the topic of creation and ownership of tracks were discussed. 01:14- Dane and Jordan's background. 09:44- How do you (Jordan) approach a song? 11:20- How much time do you (Jordan) to build a tr...
Wayne Milligan, director of Special Services and Royalty Compliance of Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, sits down with Tim Hunze to talk money. More specifically the sound recording rights, and the money from royalties involved. You may have streams and even money unaccounted for. Wayne educates us on how publishers, artists, and writers can find these unique revenue streams. 01:55- Wayne Milligan's background. 05:56- "What is a Master Right and the income streams from that right?" 11:00...
Lionel Conway has helped shape the musical landscape running successful, independent publishing companies for over 30 years and personally signed artists Tom Waits, U2, Lucinda Williams, The Decemberists, and more. Tim takes us through the career of an iconic music publisher, then offers a microscopic look at the key tools of the trade to withstand the ever-changing shape of the music industry, and finally looks at what is to come for music publishers with there current deal structures. 01:12- T...
Many know Derek Wells as one of Nashville's own leading session guitarists. Some might know him as a music producer for some of Nashville's hitmakers. Few now know him as a music publisher. Tim sat down with Derek to find out how the transition has been and the lessons learned in his new vocation. We also get a view of Derek's broad career and how he got there. 01:05- Derek's background. 05:00- Derek's view of a music producer. 10:18- Derek's transition and new role as a music publisher. 19:35- ...
New technology and traditions collide in conversation with Richard Casper and Kevin McCarty of the app, We Should Write Sometime. The classic structure of finding your next co-write would be a daunting experience for some. But for Richard and Kevin, they both asked the same questions and came up with an easy solution to a common problem for songwriters looking to collaborate and write music. In this episode, Tim takes us through the topics of tech and the challenges of momentum in a music cultur...
