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The Manager-Artist Relationship No One Explains to You Before You Sign | 30-Year Artist Manager Veteran James Hodgin

He's Distributed 2 Million Songs. Here's Why Most Don't Break Through | Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic

The Music Video Strategy Every Independent Artist Needs in 2026

Stop Giving Away Your Rights: Dina LaPolt on AI, Ownership & Artist Power

The Battle for the Future of Live Music

Execution Over Perfection: Real Music Industry Leadership for Indie Artists & Managers

Built to Last (Or Built to Break?)

What It Really Takes to Build a Sustainable Music Career

The Business Setup Every Independent Artist Needs

The Live Show Formula: Moments That Move Tickets & Merch

The Touring Playbook for Independent Artists

Healing the Music: Inside the Work of Music Health Alliance

The Business Behind NAMM with John Mlynczak

So You Wanna Be In Show Biz? with Nikki Sanz

The Business of Booking with Hamilton Byrd

Country Music, Family Ties & Filing Taxes with Pam Tillis

Cheers to 100 Years

#338 - The Business Side of Music Series Finale: Saying Goodbye to a Friend

#337 - Bob Talks to Jennifer Roe

#336 - Bob Talks to Jeff Delia

#335 - Bob Talks to Nick Allegro

#334 - Bob Talks to Donovan White

#333 - Wisdom We've Earned From Lessons We've Learned

#332 - Becoming An Influencer

#331 - Perception Versus Perspective

#330 - It's Still The Wild, Wild West

#329 - Build, Maintain, and Grow

#328 - Tonechaser - The Eddie Van Halen Story

#327 - The Journey Home Project

#326 - Is The Big Show A Thing of the Past?

#325 - Artificial Intelligence

#324 - Are You Trying to Boil The Ocean?

#323 - Is Your Artistry Protected?

#322 - The Efficient Hustle

#321 - Is Your Music Resonating

#320 - To Sell or Not To Sell Your Catalog

#319 - The Songwriters Guide Book

#318 - The Famous Black Box

#317 - The Demise of the Music Store

#316 - Wipe Your Feet at the Door Before You Enter the Theater

#315 - Songs From A Camper Van

#314 - You've Got To Swim Out To Meet Your Ship

#313 - The Anatomy of The Song

#312 - Touring Career Workshop

#311 - The Japanese Tea Ceremony

#310 - Making It Big One Gig At A Time

#309 - The Roadie Cartel

#308 - Where in The Song is The Moment?

#307 - An Alligator Walking Thru The Everglades

#306 - It's Pop Culture at the End of the Day

#305 - Night Train To Nashville

#304 - The Disruptors

#303 - You Have One Chance To Make a Bad First Impression

#302 - Getting Feedback and Results From Your Fans

#301 - Overcoming The Monster

#300 - Our 300th Episode!

#299 - Becoming a Better Player

#298 - Nashville Music Awards

#297 - Getting The Right Mix as as Important as the Recording

#296 - Is The Vinyl Record Business Returning?

#295 - One Stop Shop for Artist Development

#294 - Receiving Peer Support for Your Music

#293 - The Ambassador of Country Music

#292 - The Paralysis of Decision Making

#291 - Finding That Perfect Road Gig

#290 - It's The Music Biz!

#289 - Do You Know What Your Brand Is?

#288 - From Reality TV to the Concert Stage

#287 - What's The Romance With Radio?

#286 - The Gatekeeper Has Left The Building

#285 - Questions and Answers

#284 - How A.I. Can Help Promote Your Music

#283 - Getting Influencers to Pay For Your Music

#282 - It's More Than Just Background Music

#281 - The Fame Will Come and Go But You Can Always Write

#280 - Develop Something Unique

#279 - Democratizing the Artist Development Process

#278 - Wipeout

#277 - Being a Self Sustaining Creative Person

#276 - Welcome To The Wild West of the Music Industry

#275 - The Hanger... Music Row 2.1

#274 - European Radio... A Whole Different Ballgame

#273 - Is This The New Future of Radio?

#272 - 1 Percent Better a Day is a 1000 Percent Better Next Year

#271 - We Have To Not Be Afraid of Change

#270 - The Future of the Annual NAMM Show

#269 Good Vibes Presents Music Festivals

#268 - What's On The Outside Does Not Match The Inside

#267 - Licensing Solutions for the DIY Content Creator

#266 - It's Another Day At The Office

#265 - There's No One Size Fits All Formula

#264 - The Ultimate Music Theory Experience

#263 - Touring Logistics 101

#262 - Super Serve Your Fans

#261 - Nobody Sees The Tracks Being Laid

#260 - Don't Believe In Luck - Believe In Opportunity

#259 - Music Gives The World A Bit of Color

#258 - A Tribute to The Red Headed Stranger

#257 - Prepare Like a Psychopath

#256 - The Journey of a Musical Gypsy

#255 - How To Build A Sustainable Career

#254 - Making Music Touches The Soul

#253 - Vincent Plays His Part

#252 - Creating an Artist Experience

#251 - A Good Song Is Not Going To Make It

#250 - It's Our 250th Episode!

#249 - An Old Dog Learning New Tricks

#248 - Women In Music

#247 - It's All In The Red Carpet

#246 - From Classical To Dramatic Pop

#245 - Those Christmas Memories

#244 - The Road Dog Project

#243 - Thailand's Thriving Music Scene

#242 - The Singer's Singer

#241 - Navigating and Negotiating Your Music Globally

#240 - Where Music, Money, and Life Meet

#239 - Vail Johnson's Fun With Fusion

#238 - The 2023 Ultimate Music Business Summit

#237 - The Life and Times of a Tour Manager

#236 - Is Now the Time To Sell My Song Catalog?

#235 - The Story of a True Southern Storyteller

#234 - The Global Economy Made Easy for Today's Artist

#233 - Did The Bean Counters Kill The (Classic) Rock Business?

#231 - An Aussie Rocker In Nashville Country

#230 - Anything Worth Doing is Worth Over Doing

#229 - There's No Participation Trophies In The Music Business

#228 - From Junk Food Junkie to Mountain Stage

#227 - The Old Way Isn't Always The Best Way

#226 - Are You Chasing The Dollar or Should The Dollar Be Chasing You

#225 - The (Real) Wedding Singer

#224 - Have Two Plan A's In Your Career

#223 - Ending Artist Poverty

#222 - Gold Coast Country

#221 - Knowledge Is Meant To Be Shared

#220 - You Just Don't Know If You Don't Ask

#219 - What's The Goal, Who's The Audience, What's The Platform

#218 - It's A Tough Business and No Place For Sissies

#217 - NFT's... Fad or Future?

#216 - Growing Up With The Beatles

#215 - Sometimes Yes Means No, and No Means Yes

#214 - From Jingle Singer To The Voice... Becoming The Entrepeneur

#213 - The Power of TV and Creating Celebrity Brands

#212 - Finding Your Revenue Stream

#211 - Breaking Artists Who Don't Fit Pre-Existing Formats

#210 - Reducing The Risk of the Music Biz

#209 - 34,000 Shows Later

#208 - The 2022 NAMM Show - More To Start Playing Fewer To Quit Playing

#207 - The Meteoric Rise of Catalog Sales

#206 - Managing Yourself Before You Have a Manager

#205 - The Furniture In The Song

#204 - Making Sense of Entertainment Law

#203 - Creating An Artist First Financial Ecosystem

#202 - Performance Does Matter

#201 - The Music Stand That Can Withstand The Test

#200 - Turning Life's Lessons Into Songs of Passion

#199 - Tapping Into Your Creative and Musical Self

#198 - From Broadway, to Broadway, and Television Too

#197 - From Bluegrass to the Doobie Brothers - The Journey of John Cowan

#196 - Look Good, Sound Good, Be Good - "Hooks: Lessons on Performance, Business, and Life from a Working Musician"

#195 - Leading The Way with Korg Musical Instruments

#194 - Having the Right Blueprint For Your Music Career

#193 - Learning The In's and Out's of Radio Programming... and More!

#192 - The Christmas Show

#191 - Getting Fans to (Financially) Invest In Your Dream

#190 - Metal Music Meets Modern Technology

#189 - Taking Your Fans From Suspect To Super Fan

#188 - Are You Ready For A Manager

#187 - A Platform That Provides the Data You Need To Succeed

#186 - Your Net Worth is Related to Your Network

#185 - Being an Innovative Entrepreneur, Funding Your Project, and Building Your Fan Base

#184 - Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

#183 - Do Crowdfunding Platforms Actually Work for the Independent Artist?

#182 - The Music Business is a 10 Part Process

#181 - Putting Your Music Into a Vault for Safekeeping

#180 - How Do You Know That You're In The Flow State?

#179 - It's No Longer The Wild West on YouTube, So Protect Your Content

#177 - Every Visual Needs Music Interview with Chris Bragg

#176 - Check It and Wreck It - Creating a Solution To Traveling With a Guitar

#175 - Blending Music and the Gaming Industry

#174 - Look at Your Recording Stems as a Revenue Stream

#173 - Don't Advertise Your Career Too Much on Rented Space

#172 - You Don't Know What You Don't Know

#171 - Interview with Jeff Coffey-Music Can Be The Great Unifier

#170 - Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - The Story of Miles Copeland

#169 - The Magic Years - Scenes From A Rock And Roll Life

#168 - It's Time To Upgrade to Social Media Version 2.0

#167 - There's Always More Reasons to Move Forwards Than There Are To Move Backwards

#166 - A Master of Drumming Insanity and a Genius of the Sticks

#165 - Your Brand is Not Just What You Wear, It's Also Your Attitude

#164 - As An Independent Artist, You Shouldn't Be Married To One Digital Platform

#163 - Finding New Ways To Do Business In A Brand New World

#162 - Collaborating With High Profile Music, Turning That Into Narrative Entertainment

#161 - How to Follow Your Course, and Let Others Do the Talking

#160 - A Holistic Approach to Music and it's Effects

#159 - Sing Your Butt Off So You Don't Sing Your Throat Out

#158 - The Top 5 Things Every Developing Artist Needs To Know

#157 - A New and Innovative Way of Looking at Providing a Soundtrack for the Internet

#156 - To Keep That Success Story You Have To Keep On Pushing

#155 - Perseverance and Persistence - The Making of a Successful Songwriter

#154 - Understanding Who You Are As a Personal Brand

#153 - What Would a Record Label Look Like if it Started Today?

#152 - Get Off The Couch To Get On The Road

#151 - Don't Spare The Horses When Performing

#150 - The Key to Having a Hit is That Marriage Between the Right Artist and the Right Song

#149 - You Don't Need To See Your Audience In Order To Know Your Audience

#148 - What's Better to Promote Your Song? Tik Tok and Spotify, or Radio?

#147 - Heidi Newfield and the Barfly Sessions

#146 - To Be Successful, You Have to Sell Yourself on Yourself

#144 - The History of Making Records

#143 - The Straightforward Guide to the Music Biz

#141 - Michael Omartian "The Renaissance Man of Music"

#140 - Creating Music For Those Who Tried and Failed

#139 - Get A Leg Up With Chad Harvey

#138 - Creating a Community for Fans & Artists to Engage One Another

#137 - In the Virtual World, You're Worth Watching & Getting Paid For It

#136 - The Virtual Music Conference May Become the New Norm

#135 - Creating a Company that Can Survive the Pandemic... and the music industry

#134 - Amazon Prime Film "Nocturne" - the Music Supervisor's Role

#133 - Branding Background Music in Stores for Consumers

#132 - New Music Platform that Provides a Recurring Income to the Artist

#131 - Kiss You All Over and the 15 Years It Took To Get There

#130 - The Electronic Music Scene

#129 - It's A Free Form Conversation with Rick Cua

#128 - Getting Your Music onto Spotify… and Actually Making a Difference

#127 - The Anatomy of the Song

#126 - Preserving Bluegrass for the Next Generation

#125 - Now Is The Time To Up Your Game in the Music Business

#124 - Learning From Those With Experience and Knowledge

#123 - Don't Make Your Live Show the Last Thing On Your List

#122 - Affordable Health Insurance for the Working Musician

#121 - The Booking Agents Book of Secrets for Touring Musicians

#120 - Creating Clarity With Your Fans To Get Across What You Want

#119 - Use This Downtime To Get Your Music Business Affairs In Order

#118 - The Steps You Can Take To Be Your Own Manager

#117 - Working The Major Tours - Past, Present, & Beyond

#116 - Building Brands Thru Sound

#115 - Is the Force Majeure Clause in the Contract the New Normal?

#114 - The 7 Why Exercise to a Successful Career

#113 - Be The Best You, You Can Be

#112 - The Anatomy of Writing a Song - Is There a Correct Way?

#111 - Having a Can Do Attitude & Being Performance Ready

#110 - A Hit Songwriter Shares His Passion For Music

#109 - Successful Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Television Host, & Entrepreneur

#108 - Be Willing To Invest In Yourself... And Your Career

#107 - How a Wedding Song Got 7 Million Views & More Than 40 Million Streams!

#106 - The Inner Workings of an Artist Manager

#105 - Finding The Perfect Producer for Today's Independent Artist

#104 - Songwriting University

#103 - Getting Your Song Played on Radio - Is it Worth It?

#102 - Finger Picking Guitarist Creates Acoustic Projects for All Ages

#101 - From The Voice TV Series To Being On Stage With Queen & Paul McCartney

#100 - Mastering the Business of Licensing Music to Film & TV

#99 - Guitarists - The Perpetual Beginner, a Musician's Path to Lifelong Learning

#98 - Touring The Country in a Road Warrior Van

#97 - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Microphones... and Then Some.

#96 - The Blending of Funk, Soul, Rock, Beats... and Flipping

#95 - The Perfect Analog Sounding Speaker For The Digital World

#94 - Empowering The Artist Thru the Use of Publicity and Social Media

#93 - A Musical Family Legacy

#92 - Getting Your Music Directly in front of the Fans & Eliminating the Middleman

#90 - Finding Open Mic Nights All Over The World

#89 - Reaching Your Goals... One Gig at a Time

#88 - The Future of Microphone & Headphone Technology is Here Today

#87 - Nashville Series TV Star Talks About Her Journey To Stage & Screen

#86 - Country Music Fantasy Camp

#85 - Helping Our Music Evolve (HOME)

#84 - An Online Workshop for Getting Your Music Into Film & Television

#83 - Recording & Releasing Music in an Entirely Different Perspective

#82 - A Workshop & A Phone App To Help You Make The Right Moves In The Music Business

#81 - Mixing Americana, Bluegrass, & Gospel Music From the Pen of Rick Lang

#80 - A Musical Dream That Became A National PBS Television Special

#79 - Getting Your Road Weary Body Back Into Performance Shape

#77 - A Recording Artist Stays True to Herself

#76 - How Opportunity Happens - Dinner With Dreamers

#74 - Artist Development - What The Record Label No Longer Provides

#73 - A New Business Model For A Boutique Record Label

#72 - Unlocking Creativity... Or Why You Need A Producer In The Studio

#71 - How One Artist Found a Sponsor & Created a Brand in the Process

#70 - The Hit Songwriter... Yesterday... Today... and Tomorrow.

#69 - Drummer Turned Successful Music Industry Entrepreneur

#68 - Two Guitar and Producer Virtuoso's in the Studio

#67 - On The Roof, Witnessing The Beatles Final Concert

#66 - Artist Boot Camp for the Aspiring Artist

#65 - Writing Songs Is All About The Story Telling

#64 - Creating The Buzz About Your Song and Your Career

#63 - Finally, a Nationwide Classified Ads Paper Designed for Musicians!

#61 - Sitting Up Straight Can Actually Help You Perform Better!

#60 - Independent Artist To Record Label Executive

#59 - Software Program That Helps the Creative Brain Work With the Analytical Side of the Brain

#58 - The Many Roles of the Artist Manager

#57 - The Two Copyrights Required For Your Songs

#56 - Your Voice is Like Atomic Power... and Connected to Your Big Toe

#55 - Why Every Artist and Songwriter Needs an Entertainment Lawyer

#54 - You Don't Need A Booking Agent, You Just Need To Be Fearless!

#53 - Recording With Professionally Qualified Producers From Your Home

#52 - Where Do You Go to Get Your Music Career Started?

#51 - Traditional Country Music is Alive and Well in Tennessee

#50 - From Elvis' Piano Player to the Producer of Over 100 #1 Country Songs

#49 - How To Perform Your Original Songs the Correct Way on Stage

#48 - My Child Wants To Be In The Music Business (Part 2)

#47 - My Child Wants To Be In The Music Business (Part 1)

#46 - There is Funding Available for Artists to Expand Their Career