Dance Music for Heroes
Today I’m joined by Kevin Breuner, a recording artist with Smalltown Poets who were signed to EMI and nominated for a Grammy and three dove awards. Additionally, he’s the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Artist Brands at CD Baby. Since 2007 he’s been the host of the DIY Musician Podcast which just hit 279 episodes and was named by Variety magazine as one of the “13 essential music industry podcasts.”
Today’s guest is Chris Robley: a singer-songwriter and award-winning poet who also happens to be one of the creative genius behind the marketing team at CD Baby. For more than a decade he’s edited the DIY Musician Blog and been the co-host of the DIY Musician Podcast, both of which are terrific resources I strongly encourage you to check out.
Raheem Jarbo, better known as Mega Ran, is a nerdcore rapper and Guinness World record holder who fuses hip-hop with gaming and geek culture to create infectious beats and memorable music. Mega Ran’s music and story have been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC, ESPN, Tosh.O, and WWE wrestling. Four of his albums have placed in … Read more
Today’s guest on the podcast is James Landino: an internationally recognized video game composer and DJ based out of Los Angeles, California. His electronic music bridges the gap of gaming, anime, and nightclub culture and he has amassed millions of plays across multiple platforms. He is best known for his work on the musically acclaimed video game No Straight Roads along with other projects including Tower of God, Chunithm, Osu!, RWBY, Cytus II, Amplitude HD, and DropMix.
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Skye Ramsay, better known by the name Skybreak. Ramsay’s signature jazz-infused, melodic bass style has earned him support from Alison Wonderland, NGHTMRE & SLANDER, Spag Heddy, Chime, William Black and more.
Landon Fleury has written over 300 articles for YourEDM.com since 2015 and also maintains a popular YouTube channel where he conducts reviews and artist interviews. Recently he’s transitioned to Outerloop Management where he develops up-and-coming coming artists including Rob Gasser, Skybreak and Ace Aura. During the interview we talk about what it’s like being a writer for YourEDM.com, some of his most memorable interviews, and he shares his thoughts on artist management.
Aaron Green is the Vice President and director of sales and business development at EasySongLicensing.com. Aaron has spent the last 16 years helping artists clear tracks so they can legally distribute cover songs as well as leading a team that handles custom licensing agreements. Easy Song Licensing has helped over 60,000 customers – myself included. In the last 60 days I used them to clear two different covers, my Techno Syndrome cover (from Mortal Kombat) as well a Simon & Garfunkel Scarborough Fair cover. I had a great experience with them both times, so I invited Aaron onto the podcast to talk about covers, remixes, mechanical licensing, derivative works, sampling, public domain and NOIs.
Today we’ve got a really unique guest: I’m joined by Benji Harris, one of the members of the hit country music trio, Scarletta. As part of this band, they hit the Top 30 on Country Radio, toured arenas across the country, made an appearance on Good Morning America, the Today Show, and Late night with Seth Myers. Currently, Benji is focused on his corporate work with SongDivision where he puts his singing, songwriting, and guitar playing to use entertaining corporate clients and helping to reinforce key points in corporate events. SongDivision employees hundreds of contract musicians, including DJs, and corporate gigs can be really lucrative so you’re not going to want to miss this episode.
Sean Giovanni is a producer, audio engineer, brand development coach, and owner of The Record Shop in Nashville, TN. During his career Gio, as he’s known to his friends, has worked with big acts and labels to include: Alabama, John Legend, Lil Jon, Meatloaf, Sister Hazel, The Wallflowers, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal, and many more. Gio also runs an artist development and coaching site called Mind Map Tribe which provides artists short videos, worksheets, and mentoring calls to help them achieve their dreams. In this broad ranging interview Gio talks about overcoming adversity and making his own path in Nashville, his multi-step process for working with clients at the Record Shop, how to differentiate yourself as a producer, and why a purpose statement is so powerful.
Today is our interview with Noah Lloyd, better known as Haterade, a full time musician who made his name with his distinctive so-cal Trap style which has been played by Diplo, Skrillex, Carnage, Krewella, and others. He’s been making music since he was 14 and is now directing some of his focus to other genres of music through the music collective Greater Than with Zak Jablow. When he’s not making music as Haterade for his 30,000 monthly listeners, he’s making samples and beats for Cymatics or teaching his private students about music production.
