Meet Record Producer Rob Cavallo
Meet record producer Rob Cavallo, best known for signing Green Day to his record label Reprise Records. Rob Cavallo has also worked with Alanis Morissette, Jawbreaker and many others top artists. In this interesting interview he provides his advice from an A&R and record production perspective.
The Future of Artist Management
Digital streaming vs. downloads, concerts, merchandising, corporate sponsorships, international, co-publishing, sub-publishing, etc. The artist management business is getting a lot more complex and the next generation of artist managers need to get their game on to keep up with the ever-changing music industry. Watch this fascinating panel on the future…
How To Get A Music Publishing Deal
Learn how to get a music publishing deal in this full length seminar with Clay Myers and Rick Barker.
Dr. Dre Biography
Superstar Hip Hop record producer, artist, label chief and Beats co-founder, Dr. Dre is a legend in his own right and became one of the first music industry's billionaires. This Dr. Dre biography takes us back all the way to his humble beginnings. Enjoy!
Who's Investing in Music?
Many major labels report that only 10% to 20% of their investments in new artists are profitable. That means that 80% to 90% of the time, major record labels loose money.
To make matters worse, the recorded music industry overall is experiencing a significant decline, shrinking from $35 billion in revenues…
Kobalt Music Publishing
Meet the Founder and CEO of Kobalt Music Publishing Willard Ahdritz and hear his views on key trends in the music publishing industry, and how Kobalt Music Publishing participates in it.
Managing Innovation in the Music Industry
Ever since the advent of P2P sharing with Napster, the music industry really hasn't been managing innovation. If anything, they've been acting like a deer caught in headlights and stalling innovation.
Indeed, the CEO's of the large record labels and royalty societies have been without an exception old…
Seymour Sire of Sire Records is one of the living music business legends. In this keynote interview at the music conference MIDEM, Seymour talks about the state of the music business, lessons learned and what the future holds.
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How to build an Artist's Career
Here's some cutting-edge advice on how to go about building an artist's career with an expert panel at last year's MIDEM show. Some great insights.
The Rise of the Musicpreneur
With the rapid decline of the music industry as a whole, it is becoming increasingly difficult for both signed and unsigned artists to make a living from their music in the long-term.
Only the top 0.1% of artists can make a substantial living. But few people are in the…