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Making a Scene Presents — 600 episodes · page 1 of 6
Gerry Casey's interview with Dustin Arbuckle
Proximity Effect and Vocal Tone: How a Few Inches Can Change Everything About Your Voice
The Smart Tour Starts at Home: Building a Local Music Scene and a Regional Touring Business That Actually Makes Money
The Next Music Industry Middle Class Will Be Built Around Relationships That Survive the Platform
The American Music Tourism Act Is Now Law.
Interview with Reverend Raven
25 Smart Media Products You Can Actually Build for Your Merch Table
The Album Is Not the Object Anymore
We Solved Music Distribution. We Forgot to Solve Making a Living.
Interview with Wren and Wilde
Gerry Casey's Interview with Jason Reilly Owner of Jamboja Studios
Great Performances Beat Great Equipment
Smart Media Albums Enter the U.S. Billboard Charts Today
When AI Becomes the Music Fan’s Personal Shopper
What Independent Musicians Can Learn from Netflix, Disney, and the Streaming Wars
Interview with Teni Rane
Gerry Casey's Interview with The StereoGang
Move the Microphone Before You Buy Another Plugin
Facebook Just Gave Independent Musicians the Best Argument Yet for Owning Their Fan Relationships
The Great Engagement Lie
Your Song May Already Have Made Money You Never Collected
Interview with Cassandra Cole
Gerry Casey's Interview with Austin Walking Cane
How Microphones Hear
Five Things You Can Sell and the One Thing You Should Keep
You Finished the Record Now Build the Smart Media Album
You Can Hold Music Again: How Smart Media Could Reconnect a Digital Generation With the Album
Interview with JP Soars
Gerry Casey's Interview with Sujata
Harmonics Without the Math: What “Warmth,” Saturation, Tubes and Transformers Are Really Doing to Your Music
You Own the Music. But Who Owns the Pipes?
Your Studio Has New Landlords: Native Instruments, iZotope and the Price of Trusting an Ecosystem
Washington Just Changed the AI Music Fight
Interview with Donna Herula
Gerry Casey's Interview with Michael Christie of The Kings of Cool
The Fan, the Brand and the Music
SoundCloud Put the Sale Next to Discovery. That Could Change the Indie Music Business
The Labels Aren’t Fighting AI. They’re Buying Into It. So Where Is the Indie Artist’s Equity?
There Are Humans Inside the WAV File
Gerry Casey's Interview with Jovan Webb
Interview with Leslie Waugh
The Song You Already Own May Be Your Best Investment
Direct-to-Fan Platforms Are Becoming Discovery Platforms. Don’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
Don’t Close the Session Yet: Build the Revenue Package When You Finish the Master
September 1 Is a Warning: Build an Exit Package for Every Music Platform
Interview with Hugh Pool and Jon Ragusa of Mulebone
Gerry Casey's Interview with Bright Black
One Song, Many Products: How Indie Artists Can Turn a Recording Into a Revenue Catalog
When the Recording Carries the License: AI, Audio Provenance and the Future of Artist-Owned Rights
AI Licensing Is Becoming a Contract Business: What Indie Artists Must Demand Before They Opt In
Build the Stack, Own the Fan: How Independent Artists Can Create a Sustainable Music Business
Interview with the All Night Boogie Band
Gerry Casey's Interview with Gloria
The Platform Dependency Audit: Could Your Music Business Survive If One Company Disappeared Tomorrow?
YouTube Changed Creator Music. Making a Scene Is Building the Artist-Owned Alternative
When YouTube Removes the Cash Register: What the Creator Music Change Means for Indie Artists
Interview with Gabriel Mas
Gerry Casey's Interview with Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport
DI vs. Mic Recording for Guitars and Bass: What’s the Difference?
TREBEL Buys Sesh and the Race to Own the Superfan Layer Begins
The Grammys Leave CBS for Disney: The Money, Media Power, and Politics Behind Music’s Biggest Move
Universal Music’s Stock Crash Is a Warning About Building a Career on Streaming Alone
Interview with Billy Branch
Gerry Casey's Interview with Billy Price
Why Private Equity is Buying Your Fan Data
Interview with Clark Paterson
Build a Content Strategy That Brings Fans Home
Your Fans Are Not Portable Just Because Your Songs Are
The AI Copyright Fight Will Be Won by Whoever Has the Best Records
Interview with Leeann Atherton
Gerry Casey's Interview With Paul Sherry
Interview with Silver Summer
What Sound Actually Is: The Science Every Musician Should Understand
The New Music Search Engine Is a Conversation
AI Training Royalties Are Coming—But Will Indie Artists Get Paid?
The Music Industry Does Not Have a Fan Problem. It Has a Customer-Ownership Problem
Interview with Todd Mack
Gerry Casey's Interview with Ciarán Hodgins
Interview with The Customers
Arrangement Before Mixing: Fix It in the Song, Not the Plugin
How AI Can Turn One Song Into a 30-Day Marketing Plan
Fan Data Is the New Currency of the Music Industry—and Why Are Artists Still Broke
The Breakthrough Myth Has a Cash-Flow Problem
Interview with Brigitte Purdy
Gerry Casey's Interview with Stone James of Hollis Dorian
Using AI Tools to Improve Your Mix Without Letting AI Take Over
How To Use AI To Write Better Email Subject Lines For Fans
How To Build A Simple Artist CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Without Getting Overwhelmed
Interview with The Silverteens
The Next Music Manager May Be A Workflow Designer
Interview with Kaatwalk
Gerry Casey's Interview with Trace Foster of Close Enemies
Understanding Loudness and LUFS
Interview with Kyle LaLone
The Indie Artist’s AI Content Calendar That Actually Leads Somewhere
The Artist Revenue Ladder: How Indie Artists Turn Free Fans Into Real Income Over Time
The Return Of The Regional Music Economy
Maura Dunst is Making a Scene
Gerry Casey's Interview with Ghalia Volt
Interview with Kat Blue