Darryl Hurs

The TALK MUSIC podcast this week features a great fun chat with guest DARRYL HURS who has a 30 plus year history in the music business. Darryl runs one of Canada’s largest artist showcase festivals and conferences, INDIE WEEK and recently founded an additional 3 music conferences to help artists and anybody interested in a career in music navigate the biz. Our conversation includes the current state of the industry and how to monetize your career with tackling social media and networking. Darryl also currently works for CD Baby, he teaches at Harris institute in Toronto and his past resume includes graphic design, branding and event marketing for LIVE NATION as a freelancer.Darryl also recently launched a brand new online community for music industry professionals to connect and collaborate called DIT. More info here https://www.indieweek.comThe Talk Music Podcast features host Tom Treumuth, a Multi-Platinum music producer/manager/entrepreneur. The focus is on both Canadian and Global music commentary.Over his 40 year music career, Tom has worked across all aspects of the music industry, including as a talent scout for RCA New York (working closely with Gene Simmons) and producing over 60 albums, with 8 achieving Gold and Platinum status (Honeymoon Suite, Helix, Big Sugar). His Hypnotic label released over 100 albums across all genres via A&M/Universal.Tom also owned and ran a recording studio, was signed as a songwriter to RCA Publishing in New York, did artist management and served as a booking agent. More recently, Tom was Co-Managing Director of indie label Frostbyte (Universal) where he was involved in signing the Headstones and Matt Good. Tom also co-founded Latitude 44, a tech conference in Toronto and was Artistic Director for Estonian Music Week. Tom’s career started as a musician in True Myth, who recorded the world's 1st digital rock album on Warner Music.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at: The Talk Music Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.