Grammy-nominated producer and Ariana Grande collaborator Tommy Brown discusses how he approaches production, the best advice he’s been given, and why he thinks the music business needs a long overdue update
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Category archives: Interviews
Why SoundCloud has the music business right where it wants it.
Michael Weissman, CEO of SoundCloud, answers MBW’s questions on payout models, tipping, and where the music industry’s headed
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UnitedMasters’ Steve Stoute: ‘Record companies’ ownership in artists’ intellectual property will diminish.’
Stoute tells MBW about what Apple’s investment means for UnitedMasters and gives us his predictions for the future role of record labels in the music industry…
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‘Creators are starting to see the true value in retaining ownership of their work.’
Sound Royalties founder Alex Heiche on the catalog acquisition market and what he’d change about the music business
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Synchtank’s IRIS has already processed hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s being made available to music publishers large and small.
Synchtank’s speciality Royalty Accounting package provides a bespoke and scalable solution for a crucial and growing challenge
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Having sold music rights to 125 people via NFTs, this blockchain platform is evolving again
Lee Parsons talks MBW through last month’s NFT sales – and why decentralized finance is the next step for his company
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‘The launch of [Integral] shows our absolute commitment to independent distribution, worldwide.’
Kenny Gates explains why his company has re-branded and re-categorized its indie distribution arm
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‘I never had a plan B. This was my passion, my everything, so I just kept going’
Katy Perry and Dua Lipa collaborator on the evils of ego and the importance of terrible ideas
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Meet the Romanian record label with 2bn annual streams – and major global ambitions
Global Records is looking to add further global expansion, via serious investment, in 2021
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As Round Hill’s market share of US hits climbs, company tells music biz: Don’t call us a check-book publisher
Josh Gruss walks MBW through the surprising news that a catalog acquisition company keeps cropping up on hit radio market share charts
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