The Zak Kuhn Show

John Esposito is Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Nashville.  He has been running the label for over a decade and has signed acts like Dan + Shay, Kenny Chesney, Brett Eldredge, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett and so many more.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on the podcast, we sat down with Warner Music Nashville Recording artist Ryan Griffin. We talk about life growing up in Florida, moving to Nashville, working with Busbee and so much more. Ryan is a new artist, who is rising fast. Learn his story now! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising...

Steven Galanis is the CEO and co-founder of the popular video-sharing website Cameo. We talk about how Steven bootstrapped the company while still working at LinkedIn, how the platform is changing the game for celebrities across the world and so much more. If you are an artist, a manager or an entrepreneur, then this episode is for you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Chris Kappy is the manager of country superstar Luke Combs. He is also the founder of Make Wake Artists, which oversees the careers of Hailey Whitters, Niko Moon and Ashland Craft, among others. If you work in artist management, or if your dream is to work in artist management, then this episode is for you. Hear how Kappy went from working with artists on cruise ships, to managing some of the most...

Sherod Robertson is the President and Owner of Music Row Magazine. Prior to running Music Row, Robertson served as Director of Finance at Arista Records after beginning his career as Vice President of Finance and CFO at Reunion Records. If you want to know what it takes to run a major music publication, then this episode is for you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

In this live webinar about data in the music industry, Zak is joined by Alex White (founder of Next Big Sound and current VP, Content & Programming at Pandora), Britnee Foreman (Data analyst at Tempo Music) and Jason Joven (Content and Insights manager at Chartmetric). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

Erik Nelson & Gian Pergini are the founders of FanFlex, a mobile app that helps venues and artists books shows in a brand new way. As venues start to open back up, FanFlex is going to be critical for this process. Tune in to see how two old friends, teamed up to change the live music space. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

Graeme Winder is an entrepreneur, music educator and founder of Keys & Kingdoms, a video game platform that is changing the way kids learn music. Having struggled himself learning music, Graeme is on a mission to teach kids in a way that is best for them. Oh, and the founder of Guitar Hero is coming along for the journey! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

Ralph Jaccodine is a professor of Music Business at Berklee College Of Music. Ralph began his career as a concert promoter working with artists like Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, Rush, Hall and Oates, and the Doobie Brothers. After running his own commercial real estate company in Boston for 12 years, he joined Mike Dreese, the cofounder of Newbury Comics and started Black Wolf Records, an independent...

Alex Goodman is the head of digital at Riser House Records. He also manages the career of major label recording artist Dylan Brady. Alex is one of the fastest rising executives on Music Row. If you want to know how to make it in the modern music business, then this episode is for you. This podcast is presented by The Nashville Briefing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey are the co-founders and CEOs of Beatdapp, a startup solving a 4 billion dollar problem in the Music industry. Every year 15% of streams on DSPs go unaccounted for; Beatdapp is helping labels find these missing royalties. The company has been written about extensively in publications like Billboard, Music Business Worldwide and Music Row. It also has an A-list advisory...

Will Farrell-Green is the head of Music Content at Twitch. This episode was recorded live as an industry webinar. We talk about best streaming strategies, if your artists should be on Twitch, how to get them on, and so much more! If you have even considered putting your art on Twitch, this episode is for you! This podcast is from The Nashville Briefing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Del Bryant is the President and CEO emeritus of BMI. He is also the son of legendary songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who are considered the first professional songwriters in Nashville. Together, his parents sold over half a billion records and wrote hits for artists like The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Buddy Holly. Today, Del is one of the most respected and...

Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer behind the CMA Awards, as well as the Billboard Music Awards. He also producers the CMA Country Christmas Special, and the CMA Fest Special, which he created. He started his career producing music videos for some of the most iconic artist of all time like Dolly Parton, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, and so many more. Today, Robert also manages one of the fa...

RJ Curtis is the Executive Director of Country Radio Seminar (CRS). RJ spent the first half of his career working in radio stations on the West Coast. He then moved to Nashville to work in journalism, and would become the Nashville Editor for the All Access Music Group. As the current head of CRS, RJ oversees every aspect of the conference. We talk about what it takes to pull it off, RJ's rise in...

Steve Schnur is the Worldwide Executive of Music for Electronic Arts, the largest video game producer in the world. Not a piece of music makes it into an EA game without his approval. We talk about how he builds some of the most influential playlists in games like Madden, how the music and gaming industry will continue to collide, why Nashville is important to him and so much more. The Gaming indu...

Jon Cohen is the co-founder of Vagrant Records. Throughout his legendary career as a label head, Cohen signed bands like The 1975, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio and so many more. Now Cohen has created a brand new company called Big Noise Music and recently signed Nashville star Travis Tritt. If you want to know how to build a label from the ground up,...

Craig Balsam is the co-founder of Razor & Tie. Originally a lawyer with a love for music, Craig went from creating compilation CDs in an apartment, to building one of the most successful indie label brands of the modern music industry. Hear about the company in the early days, how Kidz Bop was created, his current career as a Tony Award winning Broadway Producer, and so much more! Hosted by Si...

Joe Galante ran RCA Records and Sony Music Nashville. In his legendary career, he worked with and signed acts like Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and so many more. Listen to how a guy from Astoria New York became a power player in Nashville Tennessee. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Thomas O'Keefe is the current tour manager for Weezer. Before that, he was out with Train, Ryan Adams, Third Eye Blind, and Sia. Thomas talks about life on the road, how he got his start with Ryan Adams, and how a punk rocker from Connecticut ended up touring with some of the biggest acts in the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

David Ross is the founder of Music Row, one of the most prolific trade magazines in Country Music. Hear Ross' story about creating the publication, running it for over 30 years, meeting a young Taylor Swift, and ultimately selling the company to get back to his original passion, writing songs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...