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Fox Tales - a music industry podcast by Stereofox
by Stereofox
Exploring the music industry one episode at a time. Welcome to Fox Tales - a music industry podcast by Stereofox. This will serve as documentation of our learnings as a curator and record label. Excited to share music, artist success stories, best practices when it comes to building your brand and grow as an independent musician and talk about the latest in music tech, digital marketing, and creativity.
Episodes
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Danny Hajjar on Running Sa’alouni El Nas, the Past, Present and Future of Arab Music and the Data vs Human Curation Balance at Spotify
Danny Hajjar is a music journalist, curator, DJ, and creator of the newsletter Sa’alouni El Nas. The newsletter focuses on the music, culture, social, and political stories of the Middle East, North Africa, and the diaspora community. Danny has a wealth of experience, having worked at Spotify's...
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US Beatmaker Xander. on New Album Bliss, The Importance of Collaboration & Working with Meek Mill
In our new episode we had the pleasure of talking to US producer xander. on the release day of his new album Bliss. We cover the creative process behind and and how it all came to be, his journey from picking up Fruity Loops to working with Meek Mill and building up his followership in recent...
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Stephan Kunze on Curating Zen Sounds, Deep Listening Habits, the German Lofi Hip Hop Scene and his Journey as a Journalist and Editor at Spotify
Stephan Kunze is a German music journalist and author, radio host, editor and curator with over 20 years of experience. He currently curates Zen Sounds - a newsletter dedicated on ambient, jazz and experimental music. Stephan’s colourful experience - from print to radio and now digital streaming...
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Artist Stories: Oscar Jerome on Sophomore Album The Spoon, Melancholy, and Performing Live
Our next Artist Stories episode is with someone we’ve been fans of for many years - ever since his 2016 “Give Back What You Stole From Me”. Oscar Jerome is a UK singer, guitarist, and composer who’s been involved with music since a very young age. He’s got a pretty signature blend of jazz & soul...
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Artist Stories: Carmody on Debut Album Imperfect Constellations, Poetry, and Grief
Today’s Artist Story episode of Fox Tales is a really special one. We found Carmody back in 2014 with her delightful first EP with Tom Misch called Out to Sea and completely fell in love with her voice and storytelling. You might also know her from her other wonderful releases like Skin, My…
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Label Stories: 10 Years of Inner Ocean Records, Transitioning to Streaming and the Value of Physical Products (Vinyls and Cassette Tapes) in 2022
In our new Fox Tales episode we welcome Inner Ocean's founder Cory Giordano. We go over label's 10 years history and the transition to digital straming, some remarkable moments and we deep-dive into the value of doing physical products (vinyls, cassette tapes and merch). Links » Inner Ocean...
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DJ Kitsune on Balancing As a Way of Surviving in the Music Industry, The German Hip Hop and Beat / Lofi Scene and Curation as an Editor for TIDAL
We’re beyond happy to welcome Philipp Senkpiel AKA DJ Kitsune on our podcast. The German DJ, music producer, label owner and editor at TIDAL shares his journey through various fields of the music industry and goes back to his early days as a DJ in Frankfurt. We also touch upon the difference...
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Artist Stories: Laxcity On Growing from Anxiety, Why He Started Making Music and His Childhood in the UK
As you saw in the title, we have Laxcity in as a guest this time around for our Artist Stories segment. The UK-based electronic producer has this introverted and somewhat reserved nature to him that tends to arise even during interviews. On this episode of the Fox Tales Podcast however, we...
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Artist Stories: Moods on Instrumental Hip Hop, Live Recording an Album & How Music “Ruined” His Life
Today, we’re doing another Artist Story and we don’t even know where to begin with introducing our guest. Nick Lubbersen, or Moods, is a Rotterdam-based producer whom you most probably know either from his instrumental hip hop piece “Love Is Real” which skyrocketed to more than 30 million streams...
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Artist Stories: Gnarly on Making a Living as an Artist And Her Recipe for Success
In this new episode of our Artist Stories segment, we have the pleasure to welcome the multi-talented beatmaker, finger drummer and instrumentalist Gnarly. Besides making music, DJ-ing and giving workshops, the British-Sri Lankan artist has performed live at various festivals, and worked with...
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The World of Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio Explained by Product Manager & Producer Robin Brink
Drummer, producer, DJ, engineer, and product manager… Those are among the many roles Robin Brink occupies in the music industry. His rise to stardom occurred in 2014 when his band called Beatenberg hit mainstream consciousness and eventually became among the most iconic South African bands of…
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Artist Stories: FloFilz on New Album Close Distance, His Musical Journey, and the Beat Scene
In the new episode of our Artist Stories segment we have the absolute honor & pleasure to welcome the legendary beatmaker Florian Meiers, or FloFilz. He’s been making music since 2013 and we’ve been following his journey since the early Stereofox years. Flo has collaborated with outstanding…
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Artist Stories: Miso Extra on Debut EP Great Taste, Food & Art, and the Misoverse
If you’ve been following the music world closely, there’s certainly one name that stood out in the UK scene last year. Emerging half-Japanese, half-English artist Miso Extra blends so many genres and both her native languages in her super captivating music. Her debut EP called Great Taste is out...
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State of Streaming Platforms in 2022 - a chat with Mike Warner from Chartmetric
Learn the latest when it comes to major streaming platforms from Mike Warner - Director of Artist, Label and DSP Relations at Chartmetric and author of Work Hard Playlist Harder. Mike is one of the people we follow in order to stay up to date to all music industry news. Besides going over Amazon,...
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Music Blogging and How to Start in the Industry - Hayden McGuigan, Editor In Chief at Electric Hawk
In this podcast episode we meet Hayden Mcguigan - editor-in-chief at US publication Electric Hawk. We catch up on his journey prior that, talk about the good and bad sides of music blogging and how to start in the music industry if you don't have experience prior to that. It's just a genuine chat...
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Moonchild on 10 Years Working Together, Releasing Starfruit, and Collaborating with Black Female Creators
It’s time for another episode from our Artist Stories segment and today we’re stoked to welcome the legendary LA soul & jazz trio Moonchild, whom we’ve been following for years. Amber Navran, Andris Mattson & Max Bryk have been together for 10 years and this special anniversary is marked by their...
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Artist Stories: Elijah Nang on Gaijin 3000, Building Audio-Visual Stories and Artist Growth
Today we have Elijah Nang over to talk about his journey as an artist, the Gaijin series and the work behind Gaijin 3000 - a label release we’re working together on. We’re also covering the importance of story-telling for artists and the influence of Japanese culture in his art and music.…
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The Importance of Data-Driven Marketing in Music with un:hurd's founder Alex Brees
Every label manager, A&R, music marketer, etc. uses numbers, statistics, and graphs to justify the decisions they make, to choose the right place to invest, or to find new trends. If you’re an artist, numbers are probably the last thing you’d like to look at. But in this constantly changing and...
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Release Strategies & the Importance of Storytelling with Martha Cleary from Tru Thoughts Recordings
We’ve covered the topic of the different benefits of self-releasing or doing it via a label but whether you’re going solo or you have a team, there are a number of things you need to have handy and take into consideration before, during, and after your release. There are also various strategies…
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Discussing the Gender Pay Gap In the Music Industry With Vick Bain
The gender wage gap, in general, refers to the difference in earnings between women and men, and for some reason, on average women in virtually every country are paid less than men. This is quite a complex issue linked to politics, economics, and even sociology… and there is a range of variables…
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Releasing Music in 2021 - Self-release or With a Label? A Chat with Chris Hill from Average Negative Records
When it comes to releasing music in 2021, the 1-million-dollar question is always: “Should I release it myself or via a label?” Of course, self-releasing gives you complete freedom & control but also requires more time and know-how on distribution, marketing, PR, etc. In our new episode, we had a...
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Artist Stories: Com Truise on 10 Years Galatic Melt, Working with Ghostly and Synthwave Evolution
Time for our first Artist Stories segment and we're starting with someone very loved and respected by our team - US electronic artist Com Truise. We dive into an array of topics like Galactic Melt's 10 years anniversary all the way through working with a label and manager and slightly touch upon...
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A Chat with Deezer's Global Indie and Alternative Editor Adam Read on Platform's Unique Way of Editorial Playlist Curation
How can artists submit and end up on Deezer editorial and how do their team curate their playlists. I must note - Deezer is the only platform that puts the face and the name of the curator on each playlist, which gives transparency and opens up possibilities for discussions with them. Playlist...
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Music Blogs and Their Importance for Artists - a Chat With Dylan Heneck from Indie Shuffle and SubmitHub
In his first Fox Tales podcast as a host, our Stereofox teammate Lu is exploring music blogs' importance in 2021 with Dylan Heneck from Indie Shuffle and SubmitHub. The 2 discuss what happened to music blogs, hypemachine, the highs and lows of writing about music in the past decade, the role of...
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How To Be Successful On Bandcamp As An Artist - Interview With Aly Gillani (Label Representative & Manager)
In a nutshell, Bandcamp is a digital community that facilitates the process of fans directly supporting artists in the first place, and also (nowadays) serves as a gathering spot of like-minded people who want to discover new music and build relationships with the artist. In our new episode, we...
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How to Write a Great Spotify Pitch and Get on a Spotify Editorial Playlist
Welcome to The Fox Tales - a brand new music industry podcast created by the team behind Stereofox. Want to end up on a Spotify Editorial? Tough, but not impossible and we hope this talk helps you! In 40 minutes we talk about making sure you get noticed by editors and bringing your best game into...
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Understanding Spotify's Editorial and Algorithmic Playlist Ecosystem
Welcome to The Fox Tales - a brand new music industry podcast created by the team behind Stereofox. In our first episode, we discuss the history and evolution of the Spotify playlist ecosystem - both editorial and algorithmic. Discover what editorial playlists are and what they bring to the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Exploring the music industry one episode at a time. Welcome to Fox Tales - a music industry podcast by Stereofox. This will serve as documentation of our learnings as a curator and record label. Excited to share music, artist success stories, best practices when it comes to building your brand and grow as an independent musician and talk about the latest in music tech, digital marketing, and creativity.
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Exploring the music industry one episode at a time. Welcome to Fox Tales - a music industry podcast by Stereofox. This will serve as documentation of our learnings as a curator and record label. Excited to share music, artist success stories, best practices when it comes to building your brand and...
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