The fine print of big ideas in music and technology, hosted by Cherie Hu and featuring a curated selection of leaders, innovators, artists and thinkers from across the music business. This is an ad-free audio companion to the eponymous email newsletter.
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In our "Insiders" series we interview top executives from the Music/Tech Industry.
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In Creative Independents, your hosts Si Willmore and Jen Matichuk will speak to successful and passionate entrepreneurs, who have won in the creator economy. They’ll explore the philosophies of these business owners who enjoy the freedom to do what they love, and the fulfillment that comes from knowing others support their work. Are you seeking insights from experts who have created ethical and successful independent businesses? Then you’ll love Creative Independents, a podcast by Memberful.
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08 - Build An Anti-Fragile Business with Guest Roundtable
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Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 of Creative Independents! We believe that owning your audience, brand, and content makes your business more anti-fragile. Businesses are stronger and more resilient when they are diversified. Hear from each of our guests from Season 1 as they share their advice on how to build a business that lasts. With Gue…
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07 - Take the High Road with Cherie Hu and Jack Marshall
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High value content wins over high-view, clickbait content. People will be more inclined to come back when they trust you’ll create content that resonates and serves a higher purpose than just traffic. Hear from Cherie Hu from Water & Music and Jack Marshall from Toolkits about how they apply this philosophy to their businesses. Learn more about Mem…
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06 - Are Trends Overrated? With Eric Olander and Drew Whitcomb
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Being reliable and trustworthy beats just going viral. In order to build a long-term community, you need to do more than chase trends. In this episode we speak with Eric Olander of China Global South Project and Drew Whitcomb of WearTesters. Learn more about Memberful at memberful.com/ci Listen to more podcast episodes at: creativeindependents.memb…
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05 - Passion Pays with Talia Koren and Michael Gillespie
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We believe that what’s interesting to you, is interesting to others, too. In Episode 05 of Creative Independents, 'Passion Pays', we speak with Talia Koren from Work Week Lunch and Michael Gillespie of Found Wild Project to learn how they pursued their passions and founded their businesses by doing what they love. Learn more about Memberful at memb…
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04 - Pros & Cons of Creative Freedom with Armin Vit and Dan Frommer
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Membership is the gateway to creative independence and personal fulfilment, stemming from gainful self-employment. In this episode of Creative Independents, we speak with Armit Vit from design blog, Under Consideration Network, and Dan Frommer of independent tech & business publication The New Consumer to learn how they balance business and lifesty…
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02 - Be A Company Worth Supporting with Sue Bryce, Craig Swanson, and Taegan Goddard
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Passion, values, and principles determine long-term success far more than just profit alone. Taegan Goddard of Political Wire and Sue Bryce and Craig Swanson of Sue Bryce Education explain how they built their businesses with the support of their communities. Learn more about Memberful at memberful.com/ci…
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03 - The Golden Rule of Business with Lauren Gilbert and Ben Reynolds
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Supporting customers throughout their journey is good for business — even if they cancel or leave. Hear from Lauren Gilbert Head of Customer Happiness at Memberful and Ben Reynolds, founder of the investment community Sure Dividend on how they both apply this philosophy in their work. Learn more about Memberful at memberful.com/ci…
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01 - Unlock Your Value with Amanda McLoughlin and Blair Stocker
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Knowing your value as a creator increases everyone’s satisfaction. When you strongly believe in what you are putting into the world, others will too. In this episode we speak with Amanda McLoughlin of Multitude podcast network and Blair Stocker of Wise Craft Handmade to learn how they incorporate this mindset into their businesses. Learn more about…
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In Creative Independents, your hosts Si Willmore and Jen Matichuk will speak to successful and passionate entrepreneurs, who have won in the creator economy. They’ll explore the philosophies of these business owners who enjoy the freedom to do what they love, and the fulfillment that comes from knowing others support their work. Find new episodes b…
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INSIDERS EP09: Keith Jopling (The Five Trends Changing Music Marketings)
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Insiders is a Music Industry podcast where we sit down with the best and the brightest across the Music and Tech industries to understand their path in the music business and catch up on the latest trends, shaping the industry as we know it. On today's episode, we interview Keith Jopling, Consulting Director MIDiA Research and founder of The Song S…
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Episode 14 (ft. Amit Gurbaxani): What India's music industry can teach us about paid YouTube views, musical regionalism and the productive uselessness of charts
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: Lakey Inspired — "Better Days" YouTube | SoundCloud License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License. Full License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM: https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ FEATURED GUEST: Amit Gurbaxani, freelance music journalist (Firstpost, …
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Episode 13 (ft. Garrison Snell): Why now is a tough time to start a music marketing agency
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: Gab Wolf — "Baby" Bandcamp FEATURED GUEST: Garrison Snell, Founder/CEO of Gyrosity Projects FULL ANNOTATED AND HYPERLINKED TRANSCRIPT: https://medium.com/@cheriehu42/why-now-is-a-challenging-time-to-start-a-music-marketing-agency-f151192c9410 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Cherie Hu
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INSIDERS EP08: Cherie Hu (Water & Music)
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Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Episode 7 - "Insiders" with Cherie Hu, freelance Music Tech journalist for Forbes, Music Business Worldwide, and creator of Water and Music. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/interview-cherie-hu…
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Episode 12 (ft. Madame Gandhi): What does an artist-centric future for music-tech look like?
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: Madame Gandhi — "Bad Habits" (Instrumental) Spotify | Instagram | YouTube FEATURED GUEST: Kiran Gandhi, a.k.a. Madame Gandhi FULL ANNOTATED AND HYPERLINKED TRANSCRIPT: https://medium.com/@cheriehu42/what-does-an-artist-centric-future-for-music-tech-look-like-9ae5ca11d435 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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INSIDERS EP07: Darren Hemmings (Motive Unknown, The Daily Digest)
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Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Episode 7 - "Insiders" with Darrem Hemmings, Managing Director of Motive Unknown. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉 https://soundcharts.com/blog/interview-darren-hemmings #musicindustrypodcast #digitalmarketing…
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Episode 11 (ft. Wyatt Jenkins): Why music isn't a top-two category on Patreon (yet)
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: PYLOT — "Clova" Spotify | SoundCloud | Apple Music Music provided by Monstercat: https://youtube.com/monstercat https://youtube.com/monstercatinstinct FEATURED GUEST: Wyatt Jenkins, SVP Product at Patreon Patreon raised a $60 million Series D funding round in July 2019, around one month after this interview was originally recorde…
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Episode 10 (ft. Alex Mitchell): How artificial intelligence will do to music creation what Instagram did to photography
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC "McFlurry" (Instrumental) by Sleaford Mods Original song: Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music licensed from Lickd - https://lickd.co Listen and License this track here: https://t.lickd.co/0b16a70c28b54aaab609c4fc88193c06 License ID: 498c21344bcd47379e72f0f740e4465c FEATURED GUEST Alex Mitchell Founder/CEO, Boomy Boomy launched o…
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Episode 9 (ft. Sammy Andrews): The music business needs to break down its own data silos
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC "Flowers" by a[way] Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download/Stream: http://bit.ly/Flowers-away Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/h_7V5TXkAw4 FEATURED GUEST Sammy Andrews CEO, Deviate Digital This episode is inspired by Sammy's recent column in Music Week about the stubborn data silos t…
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Episode 8 (ft. Eugene Kan + Charis Poon): The case for greater creative and algorithmic accountability in the music industry
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: Yung Skrrt & Jonah Baseball - "The Man" (feat. Houdinne & Lunarboy) (Instrumental) Spotify | SoundCloud | Bandcamp Yung Skrrt: Twitter | Instagram COVER ART: Arielle Trenk FEATURED GUESTS: Eugene Kan — co-founder, MAEKAN Charis Poon — writer, editor and producer, MAEKAN Both Eugene and Charis co-host the weekly podcast Making It …
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Episode 7 (ft. Ben Gross + Laura Kinniburgh): How lyrics are a leading indicator of innovation in music licensing
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: WYL & Wun Two - "Kübla" Spotify | SoundCloud | Bandcamp FEATURED GUESTS: Ben Gross — Chief Strategy Officer, Genius Laura Kinniburgh — Head of Music Licensing, Genius SHOW NOTES: [2:34] Interview begins [2:52] Overview of Genius' relations with publishers, songwriters and other players in the music industry [5:45] Overview of Lau…
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INSIDERS EP06: Catherine Lückhoff (NicheStreem, Liedjie and the Streaming market in Africa)
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Episode 6 - "Insiders" with Catherine Lückhoff, CIO of Swipe iX Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/catherine-luckhoff-interview On this episode of Insiders, we interview Catherine Lückhoff, CIO of Sw…
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Insiders EP05: Farhana Aboo (on MTV, Perform and AEI Group)
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Episode 4 - "Insiders" with Farhana Aboo, head of Marketing at AEI Group. Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/farhana-aboo-interview On this episode of Insiders, we interview Farhana Aboo, Head of Mar…
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Episode 6 (ft. Alex Bonavia): Artists are now launching pads for songs, not the other way around
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: "Muted Voices" by Landslide Spotify | Apple Music Licensed from Lickd—listen and license this track here License ID: 4d328232aa4a4fb1845b1b8097aaaf8e FEATURED GUEST: Alex Bonavia Head of Business Development at Wavo Twitter: @A_Bonavia SHOW NOTES: [1:40] Interview with Alex begins [4:54] Adam Alpert on The Chainsmokers' monthly r…
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INSIDERS EP04: Tom Windish (How to Make It in the Live Business)
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Episode 4 - "Insiders" with Tom Windish, founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm Talent Agency. Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/tom-windish-interview ----About this episode-…
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Episode 5 (ft. Kero One): The lowdown on lo-fi hip-hop's past, present and future
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: "In All The Wrong Places" (Instrumental) by Kero One YouTube | Spotify | SoundCloud FEATURED GUEST: Kero One, DJ/rapper/producer http://www.kero1.com/ SHOW NOTES [2:40] Interview with Kero One begins [4:46] More context on the origin of the "Is this a butterfly?" anime meme: https://www.vox.com/2018/5/15/17351806/is-this-a-pigeon…
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INSIDERS EP03: Stephen Phillips — Part 2 (AI Music Composition & the Future of Creative Industries)
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In case you've missed the first part of our chat with Stephen, you can catch it here: https://soundcharts.com/blog/stephen-phillips-interview-part-one Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which David Weiszfeld (Soundcharts CEO) speaks with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. The second part of our interview with Stephen Phil…
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INSIDERS EP03: Stephen Philipps — Part 1 (We Are Hunted & Music Discovery)
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Episode 3 (Part 1) - "Insiders" with Stephen Phillips, CEO of Australian A.I. lab Mawson, dedicated to developing Artificial Intelligence software around music and audio, and home to Popgun, Replica, and SUPERRES. Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which David Weiszfeld (Soundcharts CEO) speaks with the executives that shape the Music and Tech…
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INSIDERS EP02: Interview with Goshi Manabe (RecoChoku & Japan's Transition to Digital Music)
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We continue our Insiders series, where we sit down with some of the top executives from the world of Music and Tech. This time, we were lucky to talk about the Japanese Music Industry with one of the leading international experts on the topic — Goshi Manabe, US-based Rep & Advisor for Japan’s largest digital music provider RecoChoku. For the list o…
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Episode 4 (ft. Amber Horsburgh): Why marketing music to strangers, not to existing fans, is more profitable
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: "sleep" (instrumental) by min.a Spotify | SoundCloud | YouTube TRAVEL UPDATES: I'm speaking at the European DIY Musician Conference in Valencia, Spain on April 6 and 7! If you'll still be around, you can purchase tickets here: https://diymusiciancon.com/eu/ FEATURED GUEST: Amber Horsburgh Music marketing consultant; former SVP of…
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INSIDERS EP01: Bob Moczydlowsky (Techstars Music, Startups, and the Future of the Music Industry)
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This is the first episode of our "Interviews" series where the founder of Soundcharts, David Weiszfeld engages the discussion with top executives that shape the Music/Tech industry. For the list of mentioned links, highlights and the full transcript of the interview: https://soundcharts.com/blog/bob-moz-... Bob Moczydlowsky (or simply Bob Moz) is a…
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Episode 3 (ft. Mike Warner): Playlists are here to stay, but you shouldn't pay to get on them
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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: "Drifter" by postmoderndisco Spotify | Bandcamp | SoundCloud | YouTube GUEST: Mike Warner Author, Work Hard Playlist Hard (https://gumroad.com/a/550745203) Artist + Label Relations, Chartmetric Manager + Producer, Date Night CITATIONS: [3:32] Interview with Mike Warner begins [5:14] My original tweet claiming that "playlist place…
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Episode 2 (ft. Dan Runcie): How hip-hop and venture capital are blueprints for each other's futures
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OPENING & CLOSING MUSIC: Mark Redito (fka Spazzkid) - "Getting To Know You" SoundCloud | Bandcamp | Spotify (Spazzkid) | Spotify (Mark Redito) FEATURED GUEST: Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital https://trapital.substack.com http://www.danruncie.com PODCAST ARTWORK: Arielle Trenk http://www.arielletrenk.com/ --- FULL SHOW NOTES: This episode is inspire…
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Episode 1 (ft. David Turner): Pop music was never "behind" on streaming—and Ariana Grande is proof
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Opening instrumental: "Gonna Be Honest" by Jae Jin Original song: youtube.com/watch?v=CwaS3G2TG-c jaejinmusic.com Guest: David Turner Website: davidturner.work Twitter: twitter.com/_davidturner_ Newsletter: getrevue.co/profile/pennyfractions Patreon: patreon.com/pennyfractions ---------- Footnotes + corrections [2:40] David Turner wrote an issue fo…
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