Janet Billig Rich's guest appearances

Janet Billig Rich

Music Is My Life

The Brassy Broadcast with Jen Edds

Orange Juice for the Ears with Beatie Wolfe

Brené Brown

Fred Armisen

Marlon Williams

Linda Perry

Henry Rollins

Butch Vig

Liezel Strauss

Timothy Morton

Trevor Horn

Mike Brown

Huey Lewis

Rohan Silva

Martha Reeves

Robert Wilson

Jack Kerouac

OwlTail

Janet Billig Rich became interested in music when she first saw the Replacements. After taking in about 100 shows she went on to sell merch at indie rock shows, intern at Caroline Records, and then move on up to manage acts like Nirvana, Hole, and Dinosaur Jr. She's now a music supervisor, clearing rights for Broadway shows like Rock of Ages, as well as for movies and TV shows. Visit musicismylifepod.com to save $100 on a Berklee Online course.

Janet Billig Rich became interested in music when she first saw the Replacements. After taking in about 100 shows she went on to sell merch at indie rock shows, intern at Caroline Records, and then move on up to manage acts like Nirvana, Hole, and Dinosaur Jr. She's now a music supervisor, clearing rights for Broadway shows like Rock of Ages, as well as for movies and TV shows. Visit <a href="http://musicismylifepod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicismylifepod.com</a> to save $100 on a Berklee Online course.

044: Janet Billig Rich

Beatie Wolfe interviews Janet Billig Rich (former Nirvana / The Smashing Pumpkins / Hole manager and Rock of Ages / Moulin Rouge Theatre Producer) about the music industry, past and present, and how she went from selling t-shirts for Sonic Youth and REM, age 16, to managing her favourite bands to becoming the youngest senior executive at Atlantic Records. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from grunge to broadway via the power of passion. Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film &amp; Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&amp;A Museum.  Janet Billig Rich’s Orange Juice for the Ears  First song that imprinted? “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King First album that shaped who you are? Let It Be by The Replacements - track played “Unsatisfied” The music you would send into Space? “Fuck and Run” by Liz Phair The song you would have at your memorial? "In My Life" by The Beatles The album you would pass onto your kids? Cuz I Love You by Lizzo - track played “Truth Hurts”   The show opens with "About a Girl (Live)” (from MTV Unplugged) by Nirvana, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Janet Billig Rich as she is the first person credited for making the show happen. This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Beatie Wolfe interviews <a href="https://www.managethismedia.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Janet Billig Rich</a> (former Nirvana / The Smashing Pumpkins / Hole manager and Rock of Ages / Moulin Rouge Theatre Producer) about the music industry, past and present, and how she went from selling t-shirts for Sonic Youth and REM, age 16, to managing her favourite bands to becoming the youngest senior executive at Atlantic Records. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from grunge to broadway via the power of passion. Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) <a href="https://beatiewolfe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beatie Wolfe</a> explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film &amp; Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&amp;A Museum. Janet Billig Rich’s Orange Juice for the Ears <ul> <li>First song that imprinted? “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King</li> <li>First album that shaped who you are? Let It Be by The Replacements - track played “Unsatisfied”</li> <li>The music you would send into Space? “Fuck and Run” by Liz Phair</li> <li>The song you would have at your memorial? "In My Life" by The Beatles</li> <li>The album you would pass onto your kids? Cuz I Love You by Lizzo - track played “Truth Hurts”</li> </ul> The show opens with "About a Girl (Live)” (from MTV Unplugged) by Nirvana, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Janet Billig Rich as she is the first person credited for making the show happen. This show first aired live on LA’s<a href="https://www.dublab.com/shows/orange-juice-for-the-ears" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> dublab radio</a>. The podcast was mastered by<a href="https://soundwell.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dean Hovey</a>. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Management: From Nirvana to Moulin Rouge, Janet Billig Rich

 Janet Billig Rich is an artist manager, music supervisor, producer, and Tony Award nominated Broadway theater producer. Born in New York, in the 1990s she worked at Caroline Records and Gold Mountain Entertainment, where she managed or publicized bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, White Zombie, Nirvana, The Breeders, The Lemonheads, Lisa Loeb, Walt Mink, and Dinosaur Jr.  She became the youngest senior executive at Atlantic Records in the mid-1990s, where she developed artists such as Sugar Ray, Matchbox 20, and Jewel. She currently operates the Los Angeles entertainment company Manage This!  Read Janet’s Full Bio    Summary:    Janet Billig Rich talks about how her love of live music, the ability to fill holes, and the desire to get things done, led to an unplanned career in the music industry that has included getting Hole signed to a record deal, managing Nirvana, and a Tony Award nomination for the musical Rock of Ages. The Dish:  Why she loved working on the O Brother Where Art Thou concert tour Working at Caroline Records Why it just made sense for her to mange Hole How she kept her sanity while managing multiple bands Her system for prioritizing Learning the music clearance and licensing business How sharing office space led to her work on Rock of Ages Why not knowing what you’re getting into can be an advantage Why Def Leppard songs don’t appear in the stage version of Rock of Ages Poison playing the Tony Awards Why you have to dream big The advice she would give her younger self    Links &amp; Resources: Manage This Media Lisa Loeb Eyewear Waze app   Join the conversation &amp; spread the word: If you found a nugget or two of value, or just enjoyed the conversation,  drop by iTunes to leave a rating, review, and subscribe.   Follow on twitter The Brassy Broad on Facebook   Subscribe to The Brassy Broadcast  ·      Click here to subscribe via  iTunes  ·      Click here to subscribe via  Stitcher    ·      Click here to subscribe via RSS

Janet Billig Rich is an artist manager, music supervisor, producer, and Tony Award nominated Broadway theater producer. Born in New York, in the 1990s she worked at Caroline Records and Gold Mountain Entertainment, where she managed or publicized bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, White Zombie, Nirvana, The Breeders, The Lemonheads, Lisa Loeb, Walt Mink, and Dinosaur Jr. She became the youngest senior executive at Atlantic Records in the mid-1990s, where she developed artists such as Sugar Ray, Matchbox 20, and Jewel. She currently operates the Los Angeles entertainment company Manage This! <a href="http://managethismedia.com/artist-management/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read Janet’s Full Bio</a> Summary:  Janet Billig Rich talks about how her love of live music, the ability to fill holes, and the desire to get things done, led to an unplanned career in the music industry that has included getting Hole signed to a record deal, managing Nirvana, and a Tony Award nomination for the musical Rock of Ages. The Dish: <ul> <li>Why she loved working on the O Brother Where Art Thou concert tour</li> <li>Working at Caroline Records</li> <li>Why it just made sense for her to mange Hole</li> <li>How she kept her sanity while managing multiple bands</li> <li>Her system for prioritizing</li> <li>Learning the music clearance and licensing business</li> <li>How sharing office space led to her work on Rock of Ages</li> <li>Why not knowing what you’re getting into can be an advantage</li> <li>Why Def Leppard songs don’t appear in the stage version of Rock of Ages</li> <li>Poison playing the Tony Awards</li> <li>Why you have to dream big</li> <li>The advice she would give her younger self</li> </ul> Links &amp; Resources: <a href="http://managethismedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manage This Media</a> <a href="http://www.lisaloebeyewear.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Loeb Eyewear</a> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waze app</a> Join the conversation &amp; spread the word: If you found a nugget or two of value, or just enjoyed the conversation, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brassy-broadcast-jen-edds/id939834394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> drop by iTunes to leave a rating, review, and subscribe</a>. Follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/brassybroadjen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brassy-Broad/593804797412094" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Brassy Broad</a> on Facebook Subscribe to The Brassy Broadcast ·      Click here to subscribe via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brassy-broadcast-jen-edds/id939834394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> ·      Click here to subscribe via <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jen-edds-network/the-brassy-broadcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> ·      Click here to subscribe via <a href="http://brassybroadcast.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>

25: Janet Billig Rich - Her Trailblazing Music Industry Journey that Led to Nirvana and Broadway