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TOPICS: We answer a listener question about what legal documents you need when collaborating with other artists; new Twitch guidelines; we interview rapper and activist Pell. Find out more about our guest's work by visiting www.pellyeah.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TOPICS: Spotify Loud and Clear; getting started on Twitch as a musician; we discuss the video games we are playing lately. Our guest this week is Twitch musician and voice-over artist Jason Charles Miller. His new album “From the Wreckage: Part I” is available now and you can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.jasoncharlesmiller.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break the Bu...
TOPICS: How the HITS Act could save artists money on their taxes; the Paramount+ lineup is giving us nostalgia feels; Jeopardy hosts. We also interview singer/songwriter/author Ari Herstand about his newalbum and his experience helping write pro-artist legislation in California. Find out more about his work by visiting www.ariherstand.com and www.aristake.comRate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break...
TOPICS: Female underrepresentation in the music industry; we talk about the Oscars; we interview Mike "Parkside" Renaud of Hidden Pony Records and Management. Find out more about our guest's work by visiting www.hiddenpony.ca.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com...
TOPICS: NFTs; SoundCloud’s user-centric royalty experiment; Grammys talk; we interview music manager and founder of 137 Entertainment Brian Wilkins. You can find out more about his work by visiting www.137entertainment.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visitwww.ryankairalla.com to ...
TOPICS: We break down the latest recorded music industry revenue numbers from the RIAA and discuss what they mean for indie creators; we talk about the video games we are playing now and the Golden Globes. Our guest is musician and coach Katie Zaccardi. She chats with the BTB crew about how creators can embrace wellness and sustainable practices in their careers. Find you more about Katie’s work and check out her Out To Be Podcast by visiting www.katiezaccardi.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Br...
TOPICS: We talk about copyright law as it pertains to livestreaming, and why it is so confusing for the musicians who are on these platforms.We talk about upcoming movies. Our guest this week is countryartist and real estate expert Dave Herrera. You can find out more about his work by visiting www.daveherreralive.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Lik...
Topics: Ensuring relief for mixed-income creators in the latest COVID stimulus package. Band Name Ideas. Latest Nintendo News. Our guest this week is Auralex founder and president Eric Smith. You can find out more about our guest's work by visiting www.auralex.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend abo...
Topics: How @JaxWritesSongs went from American Idol to TikTok Videos to getting a record deal. Weplay “2021 Golden Globe Nominee or Gen Z Album Title”. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees announced. Mechanical Licensing Collective CEO Kris Ahrend stops by for an interview. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.themlc.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business...
Topics: “Beat Buyouts” on BeatStars and why indie artists need to be careful. We relive our favorite Nickelodeon memories. Elisa updates us on her EP. Guest A&R expert Travis Rosenblatt You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.meddling.co.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankairand the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about...
Topics: Welcome to the new format! Ryan, Evan, and Elisa talk about empowering indie creators, changing distribution services, how redditors turned Gamestop into a $25 billion company, and more.Guest Tim Exile of Endlesss Studio. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.endlesss.fm.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Bus...
This week, Ryan talks provides more details about the big plans for the Break the Business podcast in 2021! Ryan needs your help in making the show the best it can be for creators like you. Send any suggestions to breakthebusiness@gmail.com or reach out to Ryan directly on Twitter @ryankair.Break the Business will be going dark for the next two episodes. The show will be back again with its first livestream show on January 27th, with the next podcast episode airing on January 31st!Rate/review/su...
This week, Ryan sits down with David Rojas, the Director of Sales and Business Development for sync licensing startup Syncfloor. Ryan talks to David about how the sync industry has evolved to become more favorable to indie artists. Our guest also gives great advice on how indie artists can find more sync opportunities. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.syncfloor.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play...
It is our last episode of 2020, and we are closing out the year with a super-sized episode to talk about the recent COVID stimulus bill that was passed by Congress. The bill has lots of provisions that will affectindie artists (Save our Stages Act, unemployment benefits for freelancers, the CASE Act, and more), and Ryan is discussing them alongside his friends Evan and Elisa (who are excellent musicians on Twitch). Ryan also makes a BIG announcement about the podcast for 2021 that you will not w...
This week, Ryan sits down with Phil Messier, the co-founder, and VP ofProducts and Partnerships for the sync licensing company Bopper. Bopper’s platform features a pre-cleared library for commercial music and an intelligent pricing algorithm. Ryan talks to Phil about Bopper and the steps that his organization takes to ensure that indie musicians are fairly compensated for their work in the world of sync. You can find outmore about our guest’s work by visiting www.boppermusic.com.Rate/review/subs...
This week, Ryan sits down with Brooke Barry, the Creative Manager ofSongfluencer, a Nashville-based music tech startup that connects songs with tastemaker influencers on platforms like TikTok and Reels to expand the reach of music. Brooke talks to Ryan about her work with the company and her own experience as a TikTok creator (who hasover 3.1 million followers on the platform). Brooke shares some great advice for how musicians can thrive on TikTok and how platforms like Songfluencer can expand t...
This week, Ryan sits down with Detroit-based hip-hop artist Rocky Badd. Rocky is funding her upcoming album, Respect the Writer 2, with an equity crowdfunding raise on the AmplifyX platform. In effect,Rocky is giving her fans the opportunity to be direct investors in her next major project. Ryan talks to Rocky (and her manager Curtis McKinnon) about how she structured her campaign and what these sorts of projects mean for the future of the music industry. You can find out more about our guest’s ...
This week, Ryan interviews California singer-songwriter Wesley David. Wesley’s latest album “Never Late Than Better” was recorded the COVID-19 pandemic. Wesley talks about his experience making his album alone during lockdown and how he has had to transition away from playing music in front of crowds in 2020. Wesley has some incredible insights about his promotion strategy and why he goes against the conventional wisdom in his approach to marketing himself. Every artist will have something to le...
This week, Ryan sits down with Dave Cool, Bandzoogle’s Vice President of Business Development. A true friend of the indie artist and a popular former BTB Podcast guest, Dave talks about strategies that artists can implement to continue to build fan support and create new and flourishing revenue streams amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dave also shares some insight about the importance of creating your website as an artist and talks about some of the latest artist-friendly features that have launched ...
This week, Ryan sits down with The Rattle founder Chris Howard. TheRattle is an innovative artist accelerator with offices in Los Angeles andLondon. In October, The Rattle announced its new “Venture Label” project, which aims to replace traditional record deals with an equity sharing arrangement between artists and investors that encourages the artistic and technological skill sets of its participants. Ryan and Chris talk about the Venture Label model and how venture-based artist deals can poten...
This week, Ryan sits down with Rutger Rosenborg, the Digital Strategy Lead for Chartmetric, a platform that offers data analytics services for music industry stakeholders. Ryan and Rutger talk about data insights that should guide artists in using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram effectively. Rutger also talks about what data points artists should be looking at to measure their career success and how artists can use data for effective goal setting. Be sure to check out Chartmetri...
This week, Ryan sits down with Ace of Cups vocalist/bassist Denise Kaufman. Originally founded in 1967 and sharing the stage with legends like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane, Ace of Cups’ story is one of the power of friendship and perseverance. Ryan and Denise talk about her five decades in the music business and how today’s music industry provides more opportunities than ever for musicians to create art without the hindrances of big business and tradition...
This week, Ryan sits down with Jesse Clasen and Jacob Michael of indie electropop duo Foreign Air. Ryan talks to Jesse and Jacob about how they were able to collaborate on making their debut album despite being on separate coasts using a wide range of remote collaboration platforms. Jesse and Jacob also share advice on getting lucrativesync placements and how to make the most of those placements once you get them. Foreign Air’s debut album “Good Morning Stranger” is available now and you can fin...
This week, Ryan sits down with Rich Nardo, Vice Presidency of the full-service marketing firm NGAGENCY. Rich talks to Ryan about NGAGENCY and Rich’s favorite music marketing projects that hehas worked on. Rich also talks about the emerging phenomenon of “microinfluencers” and how musicians can partner with these talented and engaging professionals to create interesting content and reach new audiences. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visitingwww.ngage.com, and be sure to check out...
This week, Ryan sits down with music marketing and branding expert Sydney Oberholtzer. After a successful career in advertising working with companies like Rolling Stone, Firefly Music Festival, and Lollapalooza, Sydney is now dedicating her career to empowering music professionals as the host of the Set Up Podcast. Ryan talks to Sydney about the great advice she has received from the music industry experts that she has had on her show. Season 2 of The Set Up Podcast will feature women entrepren...
This week, Ryan sits down with Shut Down Media CEO Ty Frankel. Ty started his music marketing company at the age of 19, building it from the ground up and working with top-tier brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull, and the NFL. Ty talks to Ryan about how indie artists can get more music placements and also shares some excellent advice on how to send more effective cold e-mails to lead to more conversations and better networking relationships. Artists interested in sending their material to Shu...
This week, Ryan sits down with acclaimed music industry executive Loren Israel. Over the course of his distinguished career in A&R and music production, Loren has help break bands such as Plain White T’s, Neon Trees, Jimmy Eat World, and Less Than Jake. Ryan talks to Loren about how he got started in the industry and how the music biz has changed in the last twenty years. Loren offers some great advice to our listeners on the importance of musicians having discipline and a “prolific” approac...
This week, Ryan talks to one of his favorite guests, music lawyer Erin M. Jacobson. Named one of this year’s top music lawyers by Billboard, Erin writes frequently on important legal subjects for indie artists. Ryan talks to Erin this week about a recent article she wrote in Hypebot about how artists should protect their music. Erin talks about the importance of copyright registration, why artists should be wary of certain music “registration services,” and the role that copyright registration p...
This week, Ryan sits down with Jesse Cannon. Jesse is an acclaimed producer, mastering engineer, author, and the creator of the Musformation YouTube channel, which is an educational resource for musicians and creative entrepreneurs. Jesse talks to Ryan about his recent YouTube video “The 4 MusicBusiness Con Artists You Will Meet in 2020,” and discuss the types the music industry “professionals” that artists should avoid (such as the useless masterclass hawkers and the Spotify playlist grifters)....
This week, Ryan sits down with Karen Allen, an acclaimed businessdevelopment consultant, live streaming expert, and the author of Twitch for Musicians. Twitch for Musicians is an e-book and online course that teaches musicians how to produce a Twitch channel, grow a fan base, and earn revenue on the Twitch live streaming platform. On this week’s show, Karen shares some great advice on how musicians can get into live streaming, which live streaming service to choose, and how musicians can grow th...
