Behind Their Music

Scott Little is a filmmaker and the CEO of LifeFlip Empire where he recently completed Electric Heart, a silent narrative film with an EDM soundtrack. In this follow-up interview he reflects upon the production and screening process as well as the film’s reception since his last conversation with Laura in March. For more information visit www. LifeFlipMedia.com/ElectricHeart or find them on instag...

Justin Locke is a speaker, playwright, author and musician formerly with the Boston. In this episode he talks about lesser-known keys to success and shares humorous anecdotes from his career. Learn more about Justin at www.justinlocke.com and connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net , on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Brian S. Carr is a composer for film and television based in Los Angeles. He first found his way into music through a piano given to him by a great aunt when he was 2 years old and later went to study classical music at Pepperdine University and Arizona State University. After moving to L.A. he became involved in writing songs, arranging strings, and producing demos for various artists which event...

As the former digital editor for Billboard magazine, Antony followed the digital music industry's evolution since the launch of iTunes. He since has advised such music services as Beats Music, Beatport, Topspin, Xbox, Mixcloud and others. He is currently the director of communications for www.royaltyexchange.com which helps artists raise money by connecting them with investors on the world’s first...

Wallace Collins is an entertainment lawyer based in New York city handling entertainment law, copyright, trademark and related intellectual property law matters in the music, film, television, book and fine arts areas as well as in the general communications and technology fields. He has represented clients in contract disputes, negotiations and business entity formation and he is representing sev...

Edward Unger is a musician and marketing expert who helps make more time and money for big business, entrepreneurs, music business and sole proprietors. He founded Blue Sound Studios in 2000 as a music production, recording, mixing and mastering business and it quickly grew to acquire global clientele and offer classes, songwriting workshops, and sound design and audio engineering services. Blue S...

Danny “Satori” Kutty is a pianist, DJ, producer, and sonic designer whose artistry is rooted in classical training but is on the curve of defining what music can be. He has performed throughout the Boston area and abroad and toured extensively with Touch Performance Art’s AcousticaElectronica where Laura met him. His New Music improvisations draw inspiration from universal soundscapes, and as a DJ...

John Tehranian is a founding partner of One LLP, a thirty-attorney intellectual property and entertainment firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach and Del Mar, California. He is also the Paul W. Wildman Chair and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School. In this episode we discussed the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and how it can impact musicians. A graduate of Harvard Univ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a.k.a Jazz Fest, is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. The Louisiana Heritage Fair showcases unforgettable music on multiple stages, delicious Louisiana cuisine in two large food areas, and crafts artisans from the region and around the world demonstrating and selling their wo...

Ryan Kairalla is a lawyer, writer, podcaster, and teacher. He advises clients in the music industry on a wide range of entertainment and business matters including recording agreements, publishing agreements, management agreements, music licensing, media appearances, live performances, entertainment litigation, copyright and trademark counseling, and corporate matters. He has represented chart-top...

Ian McCartor works with a hospice company located on the coast of north county San Diego as a registered nurse. He has been writing songs inspired by the wisdom of the dying, with the hopes of teaching others to live life to the fullest in light of these lessons. He has been using songwriting in these environments as a way to compartmentalize loss, redirecting the perspective to something that can...

Wallace Collins is an entertainment lawyer based in New York city handling entertainment law, copyright, trademark and related intellectual property law matters in the music, film, television, book and fine arts areas as well as in the general communications and technology fields. He has represented clients in contract disputes, negotiations and business entity formation and he is representing sev...

Eric Tingstad (born December 16, 1954) is an American Grammy Award-winning multi-genre record producer, musician and songwriter / composer. He was born and raised in Seattle, WA where he currently resides. Best known as a fingerstyle guitarist, Tingstad has performed, recorded, and produced Alternative Country, Blues, Americana, Rock, Smooth Jazz and Ambient / New Age music. Tingstad won a Grammy...

Laura talked about her experience at Winter Music Conference and in South Beach. Stay tuned for more interviews with people she met at WMC. Laura talked with Forealism Tribe live at WMC. Forealismtribe is comprised the characters Star Power and Soul Force, a DJ and Performance Art Duo that appear in this reality from Another Dimension bringing positive energy and vibrations to the world. You can l...

Kenny Aronoff was #1 Pop/Rock Drummer and #1 Studio Drummer by Modern Drummer, and one of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" by Rolling Stone. Throughout his career of nearly four decades, he has recorded and performed with the biggest stars in every genre of music, including John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Melissa Etheridge, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Legend, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, G...

Scott Little is the Producer of Electric Heart, LifeFlip’s first FilmEDM Experience, a silent narrative feature film accompanied by an Electric Dance Music mix (28 individually wrapped music videos with the same story consistently through all 28). With a running time of 73 minutes, Electric Heart features music by Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Chuckie, Gabriel & Dresden, and many others. Scott's...

Cassie Shankman is an Austin-based composer/orchestrator, pianist and DJ (Cass&Ra). As a composer and orchestrator, she has been recognized for her work with film, visual artists, chamber groups, wind ensembles, apps, musicals, and music therapy technology. As a performer and DJ, she's played with legendary musicians such as jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, and DEVO's frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, a...

Cassie B is a San Diego native, pursuing a life of music. Her sound is a pop, funky vibe. Cassie's goal is to inspire “listeners to feel the music and not be able to stay in their seat. Her performances are known for their energetic and engaging experience and it's her goal as an artist to bring happiness and fun to everyone's heart!”For more information on Cassie B please visit: Www. CBMusicProdu...

Robert Downs has lived his dream making a living combining art and commerce as a photographer with clients ranging from the Los Angeles Times and Sony Pictures to DRUM! Rhythm and Total Guitar magazines. Robert has provided branding imagery for clients and partners such as Zildjian, Gretsch, Pearl Corp, Dean Guitars, Audix, Sabian, Peavey, Tama with location and production shoots here in the Unite...

Laura was recently interviewed by Ryan Kairalla on his podcast about the music business, Breaking the Business. You can learn more about Ryan’s podcast and book at http://www.breakthebusiness.com . Laura is a singer, songwriter, entertainer, model, host, actress and psychic. She grew up in a family of musicians and was singing and performing at a young age. As an adult, she studied theater and got...

Grammy nominees from the children’s music category in 2017 for a special concert held at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood spoke with me about their work and what worked for them. We discussed their inspiration and tips for making it in the music business. One common theme was the importance of doing what is authentic to you and not doing what you think would work, just because it’s a formula. Almost...

A message from Laura with tips for NAMM: "As a first time attendee of NAMM in Anaheim, I decided to share some tips with you on the event followed up with an interview with Teton Guitars and Chesbro CEO Tana Stahn. First of all, I recommend staying close though actually not on-site. I stayed about a mile and a half away which was a quick ride to and from so it was close and convenient but a bit aw...

This interview was done live with Wes Maebe at David at NAMM in Anaheim following a panel that Wes participated in. Born and raised in Belgium, Award winning engineer Wes Maebe moved to London to study audio technology in 1998, returning to live here in 2003. Initially dividing his time between being a visiting lecturer in Audio Technology at City of Westminster College and building a client base...

This interview was done live with David Paro at NAMM in Anaheim following a panel and feature on the documentary. David Paro of Higher Ground is a veteran marketer and presenter of the film-series. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music is a breakthrough eight-part documentary-series which was the final project of legendary Beatles' producer Sir George Martin. The show, whi...

Lisa Loeb is a singer/songwriter, producer, touring artist, actor, author and philanthropist who started her career with the platinum-selling number (or No.) 1 hit song, “Stay (I Missed You)” from the film Reality Bites, as well as two back-to-back albums that were certified Gold—Tails and Firecracker. A trailblazing independent artist, Lisa was the first musician to have a number (or No.) 1 singl...