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Here, we will hear from GROMKO band leader and singer Serg EF. We will hear more about his time growing in a bunch of different states before heading to Los Angeles and giging out in LA at venues including The Mint and his latest upcoming performance at the Hotel Cafe this Friday October 27th. We will be chatting about Serg's music industry acumen, artist management, and music compensation and...

Here we are back with another HipHop artist, Reggie Baril. We will get to hear more about some of his projects including his music videos and what it's like to not only be an artist but to also own his LLC, ToBySeason Creative Services LLC where he writes, records, performs, and produces original music and videos.

Here we are with Erica Wei. She has worked as the EA to the CEO at Rostrum Records where she did a lot of A&R and management responsibilities. Here, we will get to hear her college experience going to Wash U in St. Louis and then coming back to LA to pursue her dreams of working in the music industry.

Here we are with Dylan Kaplan who is a Broadway producer, Tony award winner and MBA candidate at Stern. Here we will get to hear about his eclectic experience starting at NYU Tisch and getting his Bachelor's in Theatre Design and then a Master's in Performing Arts Management. We will also get to hear more about his NYU Stern MBA experience and what it's like to work with Broadway actor...

Here today we are interviewing guitarist of The Wonder Years and Host of The Record Process Podcast, Casey. Here, he is going to share his insight into his background growing up in Philly and going to Drexel University and studying Music Business. We will chat about what it's like to be in a band and also be entrepreneurial simultaneously. More info on Casey's upcoming projects: https://ww...

Here we are with Raquel Rodriguez. Here she will be sharing her experience working as a broadcaster but before we get into things, we will hear about her educational background getting two degrees in Spanish and Journalism. Afterwards she worked for a big 3 affiliate as a news correspondent before transitioning to become more entrepreneurial creating her own marketing consulting firm, R2 Media. He...

Here is tech professional David Boyle who has worked across a variety of different mediums within the entertainment tech landscape. We will learn about AI and ChatGPT and how they are being pivotal new forces within the music business. For more information on David Boyle's publications: Brands:  https://prompt.mba/discount/PJQCPPHHJYVK?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fprompt-ebook%3Fvariant%3D4459652602...

We are in the studio interviewing another studio Acoustic Sessions LA Founder, Marco De Santiago. We are going to learn more about his industrial engineering background and what is was like growing up in Mexico and transitioning to the music industry world in LA. We will hear how he got plugged into the music industry thought MeetUp and what his upcoming goals are with Acoustic Sessions LA. For mo...

Here, Logan Zutavern shares his experience in the marketing realm of the live events space in the music industry. Here we will hear about his tips and tricks about staying humble in the entertainment industry and what it's like learning from a venue and going to concerts. He just graduated UC Riverside in Marketing.

Jordan Harari grew up in Bay Area and attended University of San Francisco and works in the licensing and clearancing department for a big studio. We are going to interview him tonight and discuss what his day-to-day entails. We will also get to wrap up and hear some advice on his transition from the agency side of the entertainment business to the clearancing side. Jordan will also chat about the...

We are going to interview Ewa Blecharczyk. She is a music industry professional in New Orleans and is a special events coordinator and the New Orleans Jazz Museum. We will be talking about all things about the live events space and what it is like going to festivals. Eva will also chat about her experiences in weddings and corporate events and we'll get to hear her tips on working in the music...

Here is an interview with Hector Meza He is an entertainment music industry professional and has had a lot of experience from the agency side to the marketing side to now being the Director of Operations for an independent label, Guin Records. We will get to learn about Hector's role and how he gets to connect with all departments at the company. We will wrap up this episode by talking about k...

Here is an interview with Professor John Snyder. He has been such an influential mentor and a leader in the music business. He helped me create my self-designed coordinate major in music business paired with my mathematics major. He worked at Loyola University in New Orleans as Department Chair for the Music Industry program. We will hear about his experience being an attorney and what drove him t...

Here we are with a good friend of mine who I met when I took a film summer class in California as part of a humanities core requirement for my Tulane diploma. I had the pleasure of meeting a great friend Kristen Case. She studied film at Cal Lutheran and minored in dance and now is working as a freelancer in the film business doing many different gigs. She is very creative, driven, motivated, and...

We have Professor Lindsay Adler here on this week's episode. She was my professor when I took two music industry courses over at Loyola University in New Orleans. She works in the marketing space and has had a plethora of music industry experience working in the live events marketing space. She graduated from Tulane and works as an adjunct professor also at Tulane teaching entertainment market...

Here we are interviewing Luis Oliart. He has worked with a lot of high profiled artists including The Doors and Fishbone. He is a musician himself and performs with his band called The Hinges. He is signed to Mesa Bluemoon Records. Here, we are going to chat about the A&R side and the digital media landscape of the music industry and what it is like touring as an artist and his upcoming person...

Here today we are with Tyler, and Seth, and Masa and they are going to share their upcoming endeavors in the film world. We'll get to hear more about Vanlife which has acquired over 10,000 through a go-fund me page. We will also get to learn about their background and what got them passionate about the film business and who they look up to. We'll wrap up and part ways by hearing their upco...

Here is a New Orleanian with us, Marigny Hemenway. She has a plethora of different paths within the music industry. She is going to school full-time at Berklee College of Music and graduating in May of 2023 with a bachelor's in music business. She is also a singer-songwriter working with a local New Orleans band called Marigny and The Vital Signs. She is the marketing and public relations asso...

Here with are with Chaz Volk founder and CEO of Mr. Thrive Media. We will talk about his background going to film school and working as an audio engineer post college. When the pandemic started, he created his business and we'll get to hear what made him create the name Mr. Thrive and what led him to become passionate about being a podcast producer and marketer for B2B businesses and for cultu...

Here we will learn from one of the first people that I've met in the radio broadcasting business Kris Daniels. How did I get in touch with her you may ask. It takes a lot of hustle to be in the music industry. I cold called a lot of my favorite radio stations growing up. I called Radio Disney and she answered the phone and I got a tour of the studio followed by a meet-and-greet with the Jonas...

We are going to learn about debits and credits and the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and the statement of shareholders' equity. Here is Matt Gillman, CPA. He went to American University and recieved an accounting degree and got his CPA license too. Prior to the university, he interned twice for his dad learning some of the ropes of the entertainment accounting industry....

Here we have Abbie Wang. She went to NYU and pursued her degree in Music Business and has a lot of great internship experiences within the entertainment industry. We will get to learn what it is like working at one of the largest entertainment marketing firms under the Endeavor brand 160/90. We will also get to her her tips/tricks of acquiring a sponsorship from a big company as an international s...

Here we are interviewing Amanda Forbes. She graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2021 as an entertainment management major. She is a Florida native and has been working in the hospitality and touring industry since 2019. She has always loved concerts and has been to over 30 countries before she turned 18. Amanda is going to chat about all things about networking and her day-to-day j...

Here is Alex Bravo, independent Hip Hop artist. He is going to explain what got his passionate about being an artist and who his role models are. We will also get the chance to learn more about his career advice and what upcoming adventures he has as far as producing music and touring.

Here we are interviewing Matt Kuttan. He is the Chief Creative Officer at PeterMayer Advertising in New Orleans. He has 30+ years of marketing experience and is a former columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He also speaks over 6 languages. We are going to learn about the marketing and advertising spaces within the media industry and Matt's upcoming professional goals within the creative enterprises.