Episode 49 - Matt Aiello: Creating Your Own Opportunities

Purpose in the Youth

Episode 49: Looking back on his early years, Matt’s football coaches taught him work ethic and to go out there and just go for it which he credits has helped get him to where he is today. Instead of just sitting around waiting for opportunities he was proactive and created his own which is ultimately how he became an A&R Scout for Atlantic Records. Growing up in West Caldwell, NJ there were only two passions he had, music and football. Matt was realistic and knew it would be a longshot to make to the NFL so he decided to pursue music and enrolled at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA to pursue music management. He subscribed to to every newsletter of the local venues around town and when he had got word that PartyNextDoor was going to be in town, he contacted his management offering to help in anyway that he could. Matt got a response and was on the road doing merch for a couple of his shows. He landed himself an internship for Electric Feel Management in Los Angeles by contacting them and leveraging the little experience he had just gotten from the tour and locked that in. Matt recognized that if he could make all this happen just from Philly, he could 10x what he was doing in a bigger city and decided to transfer to Pace University in New York City where he is now entering his senior year. In this episode Matt discusses what the role of an A&R is, learning email etiquette to network and create opportunities for yourself, when in a room full of people that are doing things you want to do be a sponge and soak it all in, everyone has their own unique journey and what has worked for someone else might not work for you, treat everyone with the same level of respect, importance of brand cohesiveness, being a good person will always return in your favor, the characteristics of successful people, enjoying “Y through B” or the entire journey that is helping you get to that final destination and not seeking validation from anyone but yourself. — Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/2zprpon Follow us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2hcSBws Subscribe to iTunes: http://apple.co/2yE0u9l Follow us on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2j82AHF Follow Bobbbaaaay on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ap24ce Twitter: http://bit.ly/2hj6Ljm