‘There’s going to be a resurgence in independent music companies’

British producer and label exec reveals his vision for KIDinaKORNER after signing a multifaceted label deal with UMG

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Gasparilla – A Different Kind Of Music Festival [INTERVIEW]

Gasparilla Music Festival has been seeing steady growth over the past several years. Here Executive Director David Cox sat down to share the festival’s vision, as well the challenge of putting on a festival as a non-profit. ______________________________ Guest post from PledgeMusic News A hidden gem among music festivals can…

Tiga On Tech, Humor And Self-Challenge [INTERVIEW]

Here DJ, producer, nightlife entrepreneur, and Turbo Recordings founder spills the beans on his twenty-five years in the rave industry, discussing how his career has changed, the technology he utilizes in his work, and the role humor plays in his life. _________________________ Guest Post by Leticia Trandafir on Landr If…

Christopher Sabec Of Rightscorp On Tackling The Songwriter Royalty Mess [INTERVIEW]

In a continuation of the "address unknown" issue whereby streaming services where able to exploit songs for free. Here Chris Castle speaks with Rightscorp CEO Christopher Sabec, about how his company is working to sort this royalty mess out through the implementation of a proprietary database. _____________________________ Guest Post by…

On Getting Sync Placements: An Interview With North Star Media’s John Sepetys

[UPDATED] In this interview Senior Vice President of A&R at North Star Media John Sepetys offers artist advice on how to approach music supervisors, and what they are looking for in music to sync to television and advertising in the current climate. _________________________ Guest post by Rick Goetz of MusicConsultant…

Backline With Mary Timony [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of Backline, Mary Timony guitarist and singer of the group Ex Hex, takes us behind the scenes to discuss her gear and instrument preferences, as well introduce us to her cat Burrs. __________________________ Guest Post by Mary Timony on CASH Music Who are you, and what do…

Pandora Trendsetter Luke Combs On ‘Hurricane’ Of A Year, What’s Next

Here we hear from Luke Combs, a North Carolina-born country singer who has been enjoying a meteoric rise to country success on Pandora. In this interview he speaks about his music and how he has adapted to his rapid rise up the charts. _______________________ Guest Post by Emily Blake on…

How Can We Attract More Women To The Music Industry?

Is there a gender problem in the music industry? How can it be solved? Here Rhian Jones travels to the Association of Independent Music to gain further insight on the issue from some major industry players. ______________________ Guest Post by Rhian Jones on Synchblog Has the music industry got a…

Women In Music Sync: Inside Manners McDade

[UPDATED] In this installment of the ‘Women in Sync’ series, the good folks at Synchblog sat down with the all-female Manners McDade sync team about the work they do and how the organization came into existence. __________________________ Guest Post from Synchblog For the first installment of our ‘Women in Sync’…

Spotify and Apple Music will struggle in China. Meet the reason why…

Tencent’s Andy Ng gives his view on the global market exclusively to MBW

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