The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

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Ari Herstand is the best-selling author of How To Make It in the New Music Business. Forbes calls him “The poster child of DIY music.” In this show, he deconstructs the brightest minds in the music industry, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and strategies that listeners can use to run successful careers of their own. Ari offers straight talk with no fluff and doesn’t let his guests off easy. If there is a way, Ari will find it.

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244 episodes
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Aug 19, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Emily Kinney on the Art and Business of Acting and Music
Today my guest is the multi-talented Emily Kinney. Most people know her as an actress. She starred in The Walking Dead from 2011-2015. She's also been on Masters of Sex, The Flash, Arrow, Law & Order: SVU, and many others.
Aug 12, 2020 · 38 min
Spotify's Payment Model and Your Release Timeline
In today’s episode I discuss the controversy surrounding the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek’s comment: “you can’t record music once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.”
Aug 5, 2020 · 59 min
Allie X on Creating Her Artist Package, Breaking Into LA and Staying Independent
Today my guest is Allie X. She's a Canadian singer-songwriter and artist who's been living in LA for the last few years. She is an incredibly talented artist and has over 100 million streams and 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Jul 29, 2020 · 42 min
How Artists Can Get Advances Without Signing To a Label
Today my guest is John Funge. He's the CEO and co-founder of The Music Fund, a startup company that issues advances to artists for their streaming revenue.
Jul 22, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
Repairing Racial Inequities in the Music Industry with Artist Manager Jonathan Azu
Jonathan Azu and I talk about how he shifted his business model now that live touring is shut down. We also talk about how the music industry can be more racially diverse and equitable.
Jul 15, 2020 · 52 min
Kanye, American Idol, Grammys, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Cirque du Soleil’s Ableton Programmer on Making It Work
Today on the show is Laura Escudé. She is a fantastic violinist, producer, and Ableton's first ever official certified trainer. She was hired by Ableton to teach people how to use Ableton Live.
Jul 8, 2020 · 1 hr 37 min
Jamestown Revival's Bassist on Shady Managers, Thousands of Shows, Playing Conan, Tracking to Tape - Nick Bearden
I recorded this week's podcast guest Nick Bearden live from his studio, Retro Lab Studios, in Nashville, Tennessee. He's a sideman, bassist, guitar player, producer, and sound engineer.
Jul 1, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min
TikTok and Instagram Influencers with Ultra Records Marketing Director
This week's guest is Bina Fronda. She's the marketing director for Ultra Records. Ultra Records has released artists like Steve Aoki, Alexandra Stan, Alan Walker, Lost Frequencies, and more.
Jun 24, 2020 · 1 hr 32 min
Manager for JP Saxe, X Ambassadors, Jukebox The Ghost is Persistent
The episode is with Seth Kallen. He's an artist manager for JP Saxe, X Ambassadors, Jukebox The Ghost, and many others. He talks about how to get opening slots on tours and how he was relentless early on.
Jun 17, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
Making Music During COVID-19: Ari's Take Academy Roundtable Discussion
We are in very interesting times. Last week's episode was all about musicians for black lives and what this movement is all about and what we can do as allies. It has been a challenge for me personally to understand where I fit in with this movement.
Jun 10, 2020 · 43 min
White Musicians for Black Lives
My thoughts on what this moment and movement surrounding Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice and the death of George Floyd requires of white people. Namely musicians.
May 27, 2020 · 56 min
Kevin Garrett on Writing for Beyonce and Recording as an Independent Artist
My guest today is singer-songwriter Kevin Garrett. He is an extremely talented R&B, Neo-soul, and soul songwriter. It was such a treat to speak with him. Famously, he's Grammy-nominated for writing Beyonce's track "Pray You Catch Me...
May 20, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Red Light Manager on When and How to Get Management with Andrew Leib
Today's guest is my good friend, Andrew Leib. He's an artist manager at Red Light Management. He's worked on the teams of Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Counting Crows, Three Doors Down, Emily King, Lecrae, Luke James, and Victoria...
May 13, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Oprah's Drummer Madame Gandhi on Feminism, Activism, Music Video Budgets as an Indie Artist
Today's guest is with Madame Gandhi (birth name Kiran Gandhi). She's an incredibly inspiring person, an activist, and feminist. She started her career drumming for M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, and embarked on Oprah Winfrey's Vision 2020...
May 6, 2020 · 1 hr 38 min
Sexual Harassment, Sexism and Life as a Female DJ in a Male Dominated Field with Dani Deahl
Today's guest is Dani Deahl. She's the music and technology writer for The Verge. In addition to being a journalist, she's a DJ and the Vice President of the Recording Academy, Chicago Division.
Apr 29, 2020 · 50 min
Zaytoven, 'Godfather of Trap' on Production in the Age of Coronavirus
This episode is with superstar Grammy-winning producer and "Godfather of Trap," Zaytoven. He is one of the most influential producers in hip-hop right now. He's a Grammy winner and has worked with artists like Future, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz...
Apr 22, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min
100 Million Streams Doesn't Come Without Some Pain - Lucidious
Today's guest is Lucidious, a hip-hop artist originally from Virginia now living in Los Angeles. I’ve covered him in the book and on the website quite a bit. He has an interesting story from the business perspective. He has over 500,000 monthly li...
Apr 15, 2020 · 53 min
Patreon CEO on the Problems (and Solutions) of Digital Art
Patreon co-founder and CEO, Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets co-founder, Jack Conte, believes in digital art. He believes in artists and he believes in fans to support artists. So much so that his company Patreon is setup to facilitate a symbiotic artist/...
Apr 8, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
Hip Hop Artist with Over 1,000 TV, Film and Video Game Placements with Vo Williams
Vo Williams is originally from Sarasota, Florida and has been very successful in getting his music synced in film, commercials, TV shows, and video games. He has thousands of sync placements and makes a lot of money from them.
Apr 1, 2020 · 1 hr 18 min
Austin Powers Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ Chris Douridas
You probably know Chris Douridas from Los Angeles' iconic, trend-setting radio station KCRW. He was the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic in the '90s. He has been at the station for about 30 years. Chris is someone who has hired most of the st...

The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

Emily Kinney on the Art and Business of Acting and Music

Spotify's Payment Model and Your Release Timeline

Allie X on Creating Her Artist Package, Breaking Into LA and Staying Independent

How Artists Can Get Advances Without Signing To a Label

Repairing Racial Inequities in the Music Industry with Artist Manager Jonathan Azu

Kanye, American Idol, Grammys, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Cirque du Soleil’s Ableton Programmer on Making It Work

Jamestown Revival's Bassist on Shady Managers, Thousands of Shows, Playing Conan, Tracking to Tape - Nick Bearden

TikTok and Instagram Influencers with Ultra Records Marketing Director

Manager for JP Saxe, X Ambassadors, Jukebox The Ghost is Persistent

Making Music During COVID-19: Ari's Take Academy Roundtable Discussion

White Musicians for Black Lives

Kevin Garrett on Writing for Beyonce and Recording as an Independent Artist

Red Light Manager on When and How to Get Management with Andrew Leib

Oprah's Drummer Madame Gandhi on Feminism, Activism, Music Video Budgets as an Indie Artist

Sexual Harassment, Sexism and Life as a Female DJ in a Male Dominated Field with Dani Deahl

Zaytoven, 'Godfather of Trap' on Production in the Age of Coronavirus

100 Million Streams Doesn't Come Without Some Pain - Lucidious

Patreon CEO on the Problems (and Solutions) of Digital Art

Hip Hop Artist with Over 1,000 TV, Film and Video Game Placements with Vo Williams

Austin Powers Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ Chris Douridas