You Had to Be There

Welcome to another episode of You Had to Be There, the podcast where we deep dive into the world of the music industry. I'm your host, Julia Gomberg. This week, I'm joined by Hugh McIntyre, a Senior Contributor at Forbes who specializes in writing about the music industry and the global music charts. I've long admired his work, and in this episode, we go into the numbers behind success in the musi...

This week, I had the opportunity to chat with Brittany Spanos, a Senior Writer at R olling Stone , about her knowledge of music, fandom, and what it’s like to have a career covering some of the biggest artists in the world. Her cover stories have featured Dua Lipa, Chappell Roan, Adele, Cardi B, and many more. Brittany also teaches NYU’s first-ever course on Taylor Swift’s cultural and musical inf...

Welcome to You Had To Be There —the podcast where we dive deep into the world of concerts, musicians, and the music industry. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome a special guest: Riiza, the lead singer of Strawberry Launch , a dynamic, female-fronted pop-rock band from New York. With their hit single Sweet Basil surpassing a million streams on Spotify, the band has an exciting year ahead, including a n...

Welcome to Season Two of You Had To Be There, the podcast where we deep dive into the world of concerts, musicians, and the music industry. I’m excited to kick off a new and improved season of You Had To Be There. This first episode features a good friend of mine, Laura Nicaise . Laura gives us a backstage pass to the world of concert photography and her passion for sustainability in live music an...

Welcome back to Episode 12, the SEASON ONE FINALE of You Had To Be There!! This week’s guest is one of my favorite people I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Daniela Romero is a seasoned marketing expert with over 7 years of hands-on experience. She is the marketing manager at the legendary Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and manages events & partnerships with Amplify Her Voice. Daniela is par...

Welcome to Episode 11 of You Had to Be There ! I can't believe we've hit double episode digits! Working on this podcast has been such a rewarding experience— it never gets old getting to chat with some of the most interesting people in the music world. And today's guest is no exception. Joining us this week is the incredibly talented singer-songwriter, Sinead Angele , based in St. Louis. Over the...

Hi! After a month hiatus I am so glad to be back in action, and getting to interview some amazing trailblazers in the music world. This week’s guest is no exception. I’m so excited to have bree-on-uh on the pod! bree-on-uh started songwriting at the age of nine and soon after gained a love for performing. She has since dedicated herself to her craft by discovering her unique sound and who she is a...

Hello, and welcome back to episode 9 of You Had To Be There! Today I’m super excited to release this week’s episode because you’re getting two amazing guests for the price of one. What’s better than one Samantha? Two Samanthas!! Samantha June is an amazingly gifted singer-songwriter and creative artist who shares an unspoken kinship with her talented producer, Samantha Montana. Both Sams are incre...

Welcome back to another episode of You Had to Be There, the podcast where we deep dive into the crowds of concerts, festivals, the music industry, and more. I’m your host, Julia Gomberg. I’m thrilled to announce this week’s guest, Zoe Salvucci . Zoe is a jack of all trades in the music industry. She works as an artist manager by day, a concert photographer and videographer by night, and a music en...

Bonjour and Bienvenue to another episode of You Had To Be There ! I’m extremely excited to have my good friend Martha Betubiza as this week's guest! Martha is a seasoned music and entertainment professional with extensive experience across industry leaders like Spotify, iHeartMedia, and Amplify Her Voice. Martha is especially passionate about fostering fan engagement and artist relations strategie...

Welcome to another episode of You Had to Be There, the podcast where we deep dive into the crowds of concerts, festivals, the music industry, and more. I’m your host, Julia Gomberg. This week, we're thrilled to have not just one of the industry's best, but also a dear friend and former colleague – Alyssa Byrne ! Alyssa is a pro's pro regarding music publishing and rights management. She's the Seni...

We're back! I’m so excited to release the second episode of my new podcast series, featuring one-on-one interviews with some of my favorite people in the music world. Jess George is among the most effortlessly cool people I’ve met in the industry and had the chance to work with. She is a highly experienced project manager at Live Nation with a proven track record overseeing touring programs, festi...

You Had To Be There is entering a new era: the interview series. We're so excited to kick things off with Kristina London (Amplify Her Voice founder, Live Nation Women, Forbes 30 Under 30). Join us as we dish on her career, plus we talk Coachella, her love for Dave Grohl, and partying it up with Blu De Tiger 🪩💃🎸 BONUS: Check out Kristina's exclusively curated Spotify Playlist HERE: https://open...

Welcome back to another episode of You Had To Be There. Today we’re turning back time to the turn of the century to talk about one of the most historically chaotic music festivals of all time: Woodstock ‘99. What started off as a powerful 60s movement of peace, love, and music for Woodstock turned into a firey, toxic waste site decades later that was filled with violence, rage, and some of the big...

Thanks for tuning into part two of the first official episode of “You Had to Be There”! This is part two of the previous episode, so if you haven’t listened to that one yet, I’d go do that so you have an idea of what the hell I’m talking about. If you did listen, thank you, and this episode will uncover the chaos of Electric Zoo, the electronic music festival that was acquired by the greedy people...

Today we're diving into the beats, the bass, and a bit of the bizarre with the story of Avant Gardner – the music haven that's been rocking Brooklyn and making headlines. Frankly, I feel like it was an ambitious choice to start off with a topic so multi-faceted, but it’s one that I’m personally very passionate about and have been impacted by. Some episodes will be light hearted, and some won’t be....