Category archives: Interviews

‘Artist development is about having belief in talent – and working sync in as part of that’

Abi Leland, boss of Leland Music, is one of those most revered figures in the field of British music supervision. But to get her start in the field, she had to seriously blag it…
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Merck Mercuriadis wants to raise a billion dollars. And then he wants to change the face of the music business.

The veteran manager tells MBW why hes raising such vast sums of money to buy copyrights
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Get to Know the Latest Artist on Point Blank Recordings: Ann Streichman

We launched Point Blank Recordings last year with the intention of developing artists with real potential and guiding them in their early stages. It was also brought into existence for the express purpose of championing tracks that we just really love. Given that she’s well into a multi-faceted career (and given the track’s irresistible summer groove) Ann Streichman’s […]

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‘I still find acts that play to nobody, but who make amazing music… and I convince people to book them’

Legendary US agent Tom Windish on his career – and never giving up on an artist
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Can Kobalt’s AWAL rewrite the rules of A&R?

Willard Ahdritz’s latest venture is trying to reduce the risk of music industry artist development. He might just be on to something…
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‘Touts are crafty and aggressive – but we know this technology is very secure.’

AXS CEO Bryan Perez on the firm’s new marketplace in the UK, which caps ticket resale profiteering at 10%
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‘This is probably the most exciting time I can remember in the music business.’

Matt Pincus, SONGS Music Publishing founder, on the music business – and its future
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