AIMP: Nashville Pubcast

01:05- Robert Briggs of Levity Music 03:06- Tali Canterbury of 50 Egg Music 04:38- Artist Manager, Charli Salvatore 05:32- Kris Ahrend, CEO of MLC The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:00- Tracy Hackney of Music Row Wealth Management 03:58- Alex Kline, Hit songwriter and producer 06:18- Kent Earls of Verse 2 Music 08:54- John Ozier of Reservoir Media Management The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:28- Biography and work history. 07:35- What was the reason for moving from company to company early in your career? 09:00- How do you define entrepreneur, and do you consider yourself one? 10:46- How often do you consider risk in business? 12:41- What do you think it takes to be a great publisher and how is that different in 2021? 16:35- What do you do to motivate yourself in the day-to-day has...

Jenn Schott is a speaker and the songwriter behind Tim McGraw's "7500 OBO" and "Two Lanes of Freedom". Schott also has major cuts with Billy Ray Cyrus, Mickey Guyton, Rascal Flatts, and other names familiar to country radio. In this vulnerable conversation with host Tim Hunze, the highs of success are recounted over Schott's career as well as those seasons that may not feel like what a songwriter...

02:45- Why would I want to join the AIMP? 04:47- Is there a legislative update for the AIMP and publishers? 06:05- What is your actual role in the AIMP? 08:05- What has been your greatest achievement as Chapter President of the AIMP? 09:36- What has been your greatest challenge from the Nashville AIMP offices? 10:27- What are the perks of membership? 11:26- Staying innovative and unifying other ch...

Kent Earls, a music industry professional and now a partner at Verse 2 Music with artist Kane Brown as a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing, sits screen to screen with Tim Hunze to share the differences in indie and major publishers. Is one different in creative or just in business? With Earls expertise in both fields, we're able to understand the key differences for professionals. 01:05- Se...

02:08- Brief bio and work history 04:17- Do you see Nashville as an infrastructure for rock music? 07:44- In the rock scene, how involved are publishers involved with artist growth? 11:40- What is the relationship with publishers and even writers with rock artists? 14:33- How is talent discovered? DSP's, social numbers, etc.? 18:02- What should new acts be working on to be noticed by management an...

00:53- Background 02:51- How does it feel to have hit-songwriter and producer attached to your name? 04:17- When did you transition into focusing on production? 07:58- The community of women in production. 09:25- Why have women not been in the producer's chair or work in production? 11:56- Are there any tips or suggestions for anybody interested in production to have it become a skill set? 15:58-...

02:50- What was the inspiration to write a book for songwriters about money management?   07:45- (Laura)When you signed your first deal, what triggered you to start thinking about money? 11:49- (Tracy) When should songwriters start having these conversations? 14:54- Balancing a business and personal account, on the path of wealth management (i.e. managing your self-employed deductions) The AIMP Na...

02:15-  History and Background 03:26- What started the transition into or the thought process to start managing artists from music publishing? 07:20- What is your attraction to artists and writers to work with young talent? 10:35- How do you go about your "A&R" process for finding an artist's true voice? 14:29- Has there been a co-write that an artist was on the fence about but happened to be a su...

02:30- A timeline of The Mechanical Licensing Collective opening their doors. 03:59- Working with the Harry Fox Agency and critical reception with them as a vendor. 09:20- In the future who do (publishers) see about licensing, The Mechanical Licensing Collective or the Harry Fox Agency? 12:58- What are ways publishers should be putting their best foot forward with data management and input? 18:49-...

01:15- Background and work history. 07:48- The management case study of Russell Dickerson. 17:09- Tik Tok and the new marketing tool for music.   Since this conversation was recorded, Charly Salvatore has started operating under his new business. He can be reached by email at charly.salvatore@gmail.com. The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective Production Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...

01:40- Brief bio and work history 04:15- What do you specifically do at SESAC? 07:18- The importance of registering your songs accurately and timely. 09:09- Registering your live performance setlists for extra income. 11:25- How do you track social media platforms' live performing rights? 13:37- What does your day to day look like for connecting songwriters? 15:47- What attracts you to an artist/s...

President and partner of 50 Egg Music (Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton), Tali Canterbury joins Tim in a conversation about the inner workings of one of Nashville's fastest-growing music publishing company's and how they sniff out some of the hottest songwriters in town.   01:50- Bio and work history. 04:00- Going into law school, was the intent of working in music? 07:24- What was the incubation of...

Robert Briggs joins host Tim Hunze on the topic of improving administrative processes. A must-listen for all publishers and budding songwriters or anybody else that is a music DIY'er. As the owner of Levity Music, Robert shares 5 simple ways to improve your administrative flow. 01:58- Bio and Background 04:00- How do you begin the administrative process in music, and what are the 5 steps?   05:48-...

David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association, shares the legal battles and wins of 2020 with CRB's, Spotify, Amazon, legislation, and what the money looks like for songwriters and music publishing. 01:06- What is the background with the CRB's and Spotify? 06:00- Are music publishers and songwriters being paid the new rates, and would (we) need to repay those rate...

Jeremy Stover joins host Tim Hunze to share how he juggles his life as a producer, songwriter, music publisher, and owner of Red Creative Group in our inaugural episode of season 4. From the nooks of artist development to the crannies of producing number one country songs, Jeremy shares the secret of wearing so many hats at the same time. 01:27- Background and Bio 03:41- What was the impetus for b...

Thank you all for listening to the AIMP Nashville: Pubcast. We conclude this season with our most popular mash-up episode. Tim asked our guests to look into their crystal ball and try to predict what is the future of their business. We selected our favorite predictions ranging from business to creative. Thanks also to our sponsors this year, Songtrust. Visit https://www.songtrust.com/ for all your...

We're so close to ending this season's new episodes and bringing back another fan favorite, our guests most frequently asked questions. Guests ranging from CEO's, publishers, A&R, brand partners to even song administrators finally share their answers to the questions they get asked the most.   00:55- David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) 04:04- Tha...

As we're nearing the end of this season's new episodes, we're bringing back our listener's favorite episodes that we like to call, Mash-ups. In this episode, we've compiled some of our favorite clips as it pertains to yesterday's, today's, and even tomorrow's technology that you need to be made aware of.  01:09- Anna Bond, Director of Business Development, North America, Songtrust 04:35- Lionel Co...

We compiled some of our favorite clips from this past season where our guests shared "that moment" when they were inspired to pursue the music business or the proudest moment in their careers.  01:02- Wayne Milligan, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group;  Director of Special Services and Royalty Compliance 03:22- Richard Casper and Kevin McCarty, Founders of We Should Write Sometime 06:55- Lion...

The Nashville Songwriters Association International's own Bart Herbison joins Tim Hunze on an industry update in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects a large part of the music community. Bart shares some insight into relief packages for industry professionals, updates on the mechanical licensing collective, and what NSAI is doing for the songwriting community during this unique time.  ...

The founders of Nashville Is Not Just Country Music's own Thalia Ewing (aka The Muziqueen) and Mimi McCarley is encouraged that the Urban scene is influencing Nashville. Thalia and Mimi share the importance of education and how the R&B, Hip Hop, and Urban communities are thriving in a traditional country music business infrastructure. 01:55- Guests Background. 05:32- The importance of education in...

Anna Bond joins Tim about a conversation on administration and their importance for publishers and songwriters. Tim helps guide the conversation so that publishers and independent creatives can understand the need for administrators and where you can find your royalties.  01:50- Anna Bond's background and insight to her moving to the administration side of the business.  04:40- What is administrat...

Shawn Wilson joins Tim Hunze to explain how artists and publishers, now more than ever, can now get paid more efficiently from live setlists. Shawn is perfect for this conversation because as CEO of Muzooka, he was able to build a free platform for artists to manage their media assets, and also automate the process for setlist reporting to Performing Rights Organizations worldwide. For more inform...