Interviews – Page 3 – The Talking Fern

‘Make music that you want to listen to. Don’t chase trends.’

Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah tells MBW about her breakthrough, her biggest hits, her methodology and philosophy
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‘It’s not about what happens to you in this business, it’s about how you react to situations and to people, it’s about how you respond’

Rogét Chahayed on exec producing Jack Harlow, breaking through with Broccoli and the importance of happiness
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‘Web3 can fix most, if not all of the music industry’s issues when it comes to finances.’

Grammy-winning producer !llmind is interviewed in MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series
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‘I’m pleased to be doing it myself and not having a boss.’

After a stint under the auspices of YM&U, legendary British artist manager Martin Hall has ‘gone indie’ again – and he’s done so with one of the hottest bands in the world, Wet Leg, on his roster…
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‘A notification done correctly is one of the most powerful tools within mobile phones.’

MBW’s Trailblazers series interviews Jake Zinn, founder of US-based music release notification app Beepr
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‘I don’t manage conventionally – I manage spiritually…’

David Benveniste, manager of bands including System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones and more, joins MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers interview series
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‘Artists know best. Trust them and they will usually steer you in the right direction.’

Jacqueline Saturn discusses her ambitions for Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, lessons learned across her career, the evolution of the distribution space and much more besides.
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‘Independent and self-distributed artists will continue to erode the market dominance of Universal, Sony and Warner.’

Downtown CFO Tracy Maddux on the firm’s investment strategy, and his predictions for the independent artist sector…
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‘When we do get in the door, do we have to comply with the way things have always been?’

Adrian Sykes talk to hip-hop royalty and groundbreaking executive Cookie Pryce about her experiences as an artist and as a Black woman in the business on both sides of the Atlantic…
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‘With Helix, I can work with any artist to achieve anything they want.’

Following a clean break from his partnership with Sony Music, pioneering hip-hop and dance music exec Patrick Moxey is excited and optimistic about going back to his indie roots…
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