Ranked #1
Interview Series #1: Amber Horsburgh
Interview Series #1: Amber Horsburgh
Amber is a marketing & social media expert. She's worked all over the music biz, from EMI to MTV to promoting huge E... Read more
12 Jun 2013
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31mins
Ranked #2
33: "New Music Industry Beholden To Old-School Benchmarks" ft. JJ Italiano (Artist Manager)
33: "New Music Industry Beholden To Old-School Benchmarks" ft. JJ Italiano (Artist Manager)
In episode 33 of the Upward Spiral, we talk with JJ Italiano, who is a manager, producer, and major label veteran. Itali... Read more
18 Nov 2013
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1hr 1min
Ranked #3
Stop Hating Spotify
Stop Hating Spotify
In this episode of Music Business Podcast, presented by Hypebot.com, we talk with David McMillin, who is the lead singer... Read more
15 Jun 2015
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49mins
Ranked #4
28: "An Outsider's View of Music Startups" ft David Dufresne (Bandzoogle)
28: "An Outsider's View of Music Startups" ft David Dufresne (Bandzoogle)
Before he became CEO of Bandzoogle, David Dufresne spent a career as a venture capitalist. For more than a decade, he he... Read more
6 Aug 2013
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40mins
Ranked #5
Interview Series 5: David Dufresne of Bandzoogle
Interview Series 5: David Dufresne of Bandzoogle
Bandzoogle CEO David Dufresne tells the story of how he went from placing bets on technology companies as a venture capi... Read more
15 Aug 2013
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54mins
Ranked #6
A New Education For Next Generation of Music Entrepreneurs
A New Education For Next Generation of Music Entrepreneurs
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk to Scott LeGere, who is a serial entrepreneur an... Read more
20 Mar 2014
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #7
2015: The Year Ahead For Music Startups
2015: The Year Ahead For Music Startups
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rha... Read more
16 Jan 2015
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53mins
Ranked #8
How Blockchain Can Help The Music Industry
How Blockchain Can Help The Music Industry
In this episode of the Music Biz Podcast, we talk with D.A. Wallach, who is a musician, Spotify’s first artist-in-reside... Read more
21 Jan 2016
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30mins
Ranked #9
27: "The Music Wars" ft. Steve Knopper (Rolling Stone)
27: "The Music Wars" ft. Steve Knopper (Rolling Stone)
Journalist/author Steve Knopper ("Appetite for Self-Destruction") discusses the music biz wars of the past 10+ years. La... Read more
17 Jul 2013
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40mins
Ranked #10
"Can Big Data Help Artists Make Smarter Choices?" ft. Daniel Savage (Musicmetric)
"Can Big Data Help Artists Make Smarter Choices?" ft. Daniel Savage (Musicmetric)
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk to Daniel Savage, who leads North American opera... Read more
22 Jan 2014
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52mins
Ranked #11
Heard Well and the Rise of the YouTube Influencer
Heard Well and the Rise of the YouTube Influencer
On this episode of the podcast, Cortney talks to Jeremy Wineberg, the co-founder of the Heard Well label. Heard Well pro... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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46mins
Ranked #12
How Music Got Free
How Music Got Free
In this episode of the Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Stephen Witt, who is the author of the recently released How Mus... Read more
14 Jan 2016
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29mins
Ranked #13
Why Having To Constantly Hustle Is Bad For Artists
Why Having To Constantly Hustle Is Bad For Artists
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk to Alina Simone, who wrote an op-ed in the New Y... Read more
26 Jan 2014
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51mins
Ranked #14
21: "Music Discovery, Online and In the Flesh" ft. Frank Woodworth
21: "Music Discovery, Online and In the Flesh" ft. Frank Woodworth
Frank Woodworth of live-music ticketing app Thrillcall joins us to talk about music discovery. We tackle the topic from ... Read more
17 Apr 2013
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #15
Goldiblox — Justified Parody or Obvious Ad?
Goldiblox — Justified Parody or Obvious Ad?
The story of Goldiblox and the Beastie Boys has gained traction in recent days, and for good reason — it's a nuanced con... Read more
2 Dec 2013
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32mins
Ranked #16
The Deep Dive: "What Do The Streaming Layoffs Mean?" ft. Jason Herskowitz (Tomahawk)
The Deep Dive: "What Do The Streaming Layoffs Mean?" ft. Jason Herskowitz (Tomahawk)
Last week TechCrunch reported that a huge percentage of Rdio staff were laid off. Months earlier, Slacker and Rhapsody a... Read more
26 Nov 2013
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37mins
Ranked #17
Can Beats Music Crack The Mainstream Market?
Can Beats Music Crack The Mainstream Market?
When news broke that Beats Music would be developing a music service, I got so excited. Finally, a company would make a ... Read more
1 Feb 2014
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58mins
Ranked #18
34: "Why Booking Agents Are Wrong About The Midwest Market" ft. Jade Nielsen (Jade Presents)
34: "Why Booking Agents Are Wrong About The Midwest Market" ft. Jade Nielsen (Jade Presents)
1: Jade Nielsen, founder and president of Jade Presents, a North Dakota based concert and events promoter, talks about h... Read more
21 Nov 2013
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56mins
Ranked #19
How Secret Album Solidified Brand Beyoncé
How Secret Album Solidified Brand Beyoncé
When Beyoncé dropped her fifth album on iTunes on December 13, it was a complete surprise. This has led many people to d... Read more
13 Jan 2014
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1hr
Ranked #20
36: "How a NYT Reporter Approaches Trade Journalism" ft. Ben Sisario (New York Times)
36: "How a NYT Reporter Approaches Trade Journalism" ft. Ben Sisario (New York Times)
In episode 36 of the Upward Spiral, we talk with Ben Sisario, who reports on the changing landscape of the music industr... Read more
12 Dec 2013
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49mins