Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comBruce Kalmick, CEO of WHY&HOW, specializes in developing country music artists. Emphasizing the important role of marketing and a dedicated team, he seeks to ensure these artists can penetrate a genre he believes is often stuck in old trends. His work primarily involves artist management, but he has also launched a record label, Hazel Street Records; a joint venture with Sony/Orchard.Bruce was a Billboard Power Player in 2018 and 2019 and has been featured in Billboard’s “40 Under 40.” Pollstar nominated Bruce for “Manager of the Year” in 2014. In addition to his music industry ventures, his company, WHY&HOW manages 15 clients and has a robust team situated in various US cities.Learn more about Bruce and WHY&HOW here: https://whyandhow.com/00:00 - Welcome08:02 - WHY&HOW’s partnership with Red Light Management, Operations of WHY&HOW14:17 - The current state of the country music industry according to Bruce, and thoughts about breaking country music artists19:30 - Breaking a country artist, being where your audience is29:30 - Why having an in-house marketing staff makes a difference vs. hiring an agency34:10 - How artist management works within WHY&HOW39:00 - The importance of mental health for artists and those in the industry47:27 - Starting his own record label, Hazel Street Records, post Triple-854:00 - Working with independent labels vs working with major labelsSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/new-music-business-podcast/Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Bruce Kalmick :Website: https://whyandhow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyandhowmgmt/X: https://twitter.com/B_KalmickLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-kalmick-b876963/Edited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Go to https://artisthub.io/aristake and get your free month trial. Dustin is a music industry marketing specialist with 15+ years working with major and independent artists, building their brand, presence, and revenue. After spending 10 years as an artist manager he moved to Venture, a digital marketing agency, to develop and run their content marketing service. There he built and trained a team which has created content that’s reached millions of fans for acts including Matt Maeson, Restless Road, American Authors, FLOBOTS, and Zach Top. Dustin is also a well-established influencer on TikTok, with over 35k followers, where he educates independent artists on digital marketing and the music industry.Learn more about Dustin Boyer at Venture Music: https://www.venturemusic.com/ 00:00 - Welcome05:20 - Fake music business feuds to ramp engagement, Spotify’s Discovery Mode, ad platforms for gaining fans13:39 - Meta ad strategies for musicians and funnels21:27 - Tracking conversions and the only platform that properly does this28:23 - Owning your audience and fan data35:13 - TikTok ads killing organic reach37:50 - Breaking out Ashley Ryan 45:33 - Artist growth strategies around content51:33 - Routine and social mediaSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Dustin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venture/X: https://twitter.com/venturemusic_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@venture_musicLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustyb/Edited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comLearn more about Raye Zaragoza and her upcoming US tours: https://www.rayezaragoza.com/LA-based singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza is called one of the most fresh and compelling voices in folk music today by NPR Music. She writes music for Netflix’s ‘Spirit Rangers’ and just released a new album Hold That Spirit on August 11, and has just announced that she has been cast as Tiger Lily in the Peter Pan National Tour. 0:00 - Welcome07:20 - Raye casted a Tiger Lily in the Broadway tour of Peter Pan17:01 - Raye’s new album and collaborating26:23 - Deeply personal songwriting and songwriting as therapy36:37 - Writing for sync licensing41:16 - The business side of writing for a Netflix show51:25 - self releasing as an artist and running her own indie record label56:33 - How Raye uses Patreon like a record labelSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/new-music-business-podcast/Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Raye Zaragoza :Website: https://www.rayezaragoza.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAyiHSDajCsHBGtdaPA95gInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayezaragoza/X: https://twitter.com/rayezaragozaEdited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comLearn more about Daniel McCartney: https://www.outlastrecords.com/00:59 - Welcome04:47 - Daniel’s focus on mental health for musicians11:06 - What can musicians in need of mental health care do?18:29 - Daniel’s role as a booking agent and the state of touring in 202333:21 - Opening slots for bands in larger shows44:46 - Tour buy-ons for bands55:03 - How to get an agent as a band?58:28 - Outlast RecordsSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Daniel McCartney :Website: https://www.outlastrecords.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielmccartney/X: https://twitter.com/mccartneydkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danielkylemccartneyEdited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comLearn more about Beatdapp: https://beatdapp.com/Andrew Batey the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Beatdapp. He is an accomplished entertainment & technology entrepreneur (5x founder) and early adopter of major industry transformations across music, social media, and web3.Morgan Hayduk is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Beatdapp, an entertainment technology company. Prior to founding Beatdapp, Hayduk led enterprise growth and partnerships for ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP), was the Director of Federal Government Relations for TELUS Communications, and served as a consultant for Canada's leading boutique government relations firm, Crestview Strategy. 00:00 - Welcome 04:56 - Intros, what are your origins before Beatdapp?07:25 - What inspired launching Beatdapp?11:14 - What is streaming fraud?20:13 - How does Beatdapp catch streaming fraud?30:08 - How streaming fraud affects indie artists vs. major labels differently41:12 - When legitimate artists get taken down for fraud58:51 - What does it mean to you to make it in the New Music Business?Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Beatdapp:Website: https://beatdapp.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatdapp/X: https://twitter.com/beatdappLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beatdapp/Edited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take#StreamingFraud #Web3andMusic #DIYMusicians Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.