Episodes
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Veteran record executive and Superstar PR guru, Fiona Bloom, talks about her journey from Classical music in London to becoming the go-to person in the Hip-Hop world and her world class agency, The Bloom Effect.
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Ira Kessler is a true music business legend in the area of distribution and fulfilment. He shares his various jobs and the power of networking in finding new job opportunities.
Right after we did this, he started a new position at Warner. -
Andrew Krents is a veteran entertainment lawyer and all around great guy, with a big history of making great deals. A must listen.
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Growing up in the streets of St. Louis, Diego Fresh is a new artist but has been grinding for years. Military veteran and entrepreneur Diego has used his military discipline to be successful in the legalized cannabis business with his Red Line brand. Now Diego is ready to take over the music business with his first single featuring the one and only Boosie Badazz.
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Master Ace traces his roots in Hip Hop since 1985 through to his current unnamed project. His no compromise style has helped define the genre AND BEYOND. He’s always honest and tells it as he sees it. His insight and brilliance have been a true inspiration to millions of fans. There’s a lot of great music to listen to here and you’re sure to be excited to hear his thoughts. We are proud to present him here. A true Hip Hop hero
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Mitch Dudley is a master of distribution and marketing. A travel with him through his job as an accountant at a wallpaper company to his early life as a rapper then his transition as a music business professional in distribution. His insights and story are sure to entertain and educate. A must listen to podcast.
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Scott Fagan is a prolific singer/songwriter who arrived in New York on a scooner from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with 11 cents in his pocket and a phone number for Doc Pomas, a successful songwriter/manager and producer. Scott talks about his journey as an artist living in the vibrant New York recording scene of the 1960s. His story is fascinating.
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Manager, label executive, book publisher, Music Supervisor, brand builder Paul Stewart takes us on a journey from managing Montell Jordan, Coolio, Cypress Hill and Warren G just to name a few. Paul has always looked to the future. Paul has also done music film supervision for films such as Poetic Justice, Hustle & Flow, Fast 2 Furious to name a few. He also has been involved with the rebranding of Puma and created a partnership with Troy Carter at Atomic Factory as well as becoming a book publisher. A great story by a true creative executive.
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Hailing from East New York, Brooklyn check out our interview with Domingo as he walks us thru his career from signing to Marley Marl in the late 80s to producing songs from Fat Joe, Big Pun, KRS One, Kool he G Rap, Rakim to name a few. Through all the changes and turmoil in the recorded music business Domingo has always stayed ahead of the curve by selling beats on-line to creating a new distribution platform called Media Famous. Listen how Domingo continues to evolve and change with an ever changing business environment.
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Part 2 with Will Socolov discussing his venture after Sleeping Bag Records by starting Freeze Records and signing Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” classic LP. Will is a true pioneer that you’ll love to hear.
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Will Socolov- As the founder of Sleeping Bag Records (EPMD, Joyce Simms) and Freeze Records (Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt) Will details his career trajectory and what he’s doing now.
Part 1 of Will Socolov’s interview on launching Sleeping Bag Records and Fresh Records as he discusses signing EPMD, Just Ice and Mantronix. Will is a true pioneer and has some great stories that resonate to this day. He did it all from hip-hip to dance and continues to be a passionate music lover.
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Jack Forman serves as Executive Vice President of BiCoastal Productions, the New York City-based concerts and theatrical booking agency. His current clients include: Lee Rocker (of Stray Cats), Naturally 7, Colin Mochrie’s HYPROV (of Whose Line is it Anyway?), The Hit Men (Legendary Rock Supergroup), Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Vegas-Strip favorites The Bronx Wanderers and The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour. Originally spearheading the agency’s coverage of the Western United States, Jack now oversees the core agency staff and global touring strategy. He remains actively involved with industry organizations like the Western Arts Alliance (WAA), North American Performing Arts Managers and Artists (NAPAMA), and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP).
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (an avid Packers fan) Jack attended Chicago’s Columbia College with a focus in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management while also interning at The Windish Agency (now Paradigm) with Indie & Electronic music agents. After college, Jack was recruited to ICM Partners’ New York City branch in the Urban Concerts department and he would later join BiCoastal Productions, adding to the growing team led by Ron Gartner & Fran Heller. Jack currently lives on the New Jersey Shore with his wife, Shelly, and their baby girl, Jeanette.
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Check out our interview with Kxng Crooked formally known as Crooked I as he takes us down memory lane by signing to Virgin Records and then moving on to Death Row Records and his relationship with Suge Knight. He also moves on to joining the supergroup Slaughterhouse and signing to Emenim’s label Shady Records. Listen to how he’s stayed hot by releasing weekly freestyles on his Hip Hop Weekly Series and continues to stay relevant by doing his homework and being one of the best rappers in the game
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IZ316 is an up and coming socially conscious rapper from Wichita, Kansas who talks about the challenges faced by a young rapper with little money who has built a rising career going from 600 streams a year ago to over 250K streams for his new single “Top Down”. He talks about how he went from a juvenile offender, being incarcerated as a young man, and rose to run for city office, wrote a book, and has become a counselor to at-risk youth.
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Warren Schatz - Warren Schatz is a music industry veteran who details his life in the music business as an artist, engineer, producer, arranger and more. Warren has produced classic records like Turn The Beat Around and Express Yourself, Memories, To Sir With Love and many more, Executive Produced Evelyn "Champagne" King's hit "Shame." He arranged "Our Day Will Come" for Frankie Valli and Tony Orlando as well as signing some of the biggest acts in the recorded music business including like Bonnie Tyler, Triumph, Krokus and more.
In Part 3 Warren Talks about SNL, Shame, and his move to run BMG’s Ariola America label, where he signed Viola Wills club hit “If You Could Read My Mind”, Krokus, and The Rods - Show more
