This is an extraordinary journey into the music industry. Listen to Beatport’s Sofia Ilyas story now on the ABC Music Talk podcast.

Based on an article published in Forbes, written by Lisa Kocay: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2023/08/31/meet-sofia-ilyas-a-woman-championing-diversity-through-her-work-at-beatport/amp/

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Are you listening? Negotiation is all about multiple parties trying to come to an agreement. In this episode we learn about reading the room and other insights from an industry leader who has sat on most sides of the proverbial table. Want to be a better negotiator? Then listen to this.

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As life missions go, trying to democratise the use of music is a noble one. For CEO & Founder of Lickd, Paul Sampson, it is born out of passion and frustration. He explains why the industry needs companies like his. Not to be missed.

https://lickd.co/

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SPECIAL SHOW - Recorded live at the Beatport HQ as part of the company’s ‘Decoding The Music Industry’ panel discussion series, I get to chat with DJ and Producer Kitty Amor, Sarah Wilson of Tunecore and Titus Moore of EMPIRE about The Shifting Landscape Of Releasing Music.

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Originally made available on the Beatportal site.

Beatport Community Page.

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The show is back!

This is just a short episode to let you know that the show is making a return. It tells you a little bit about the next episode, so take a listen to find out more.

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From creation to exit. I talk to Derek and Ed, Co-founders of LabelRadar, on the sale of their company to Beatport.

https://labelradar.com / https://dj.beatport.com/home 

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Video: https://youtu.be/BoBbeMmus8g 

Music Branding: https://twitter.com/_audioassassins & Listen: https://levelmusic.lnk.t o/egyT6i 

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From creation to exit. I talk to Keith McDonnell, Co-founder of ampsuite, on the sale of his company to Beatport.

https://ampsuite.com / https://dj.beatport.com/home 

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Video: https://youtu.be/LBnnwa9dESI

Music Branding: https://twitter.com/_audioassassins & Listen: https://levelmusic.lnk.to/egyT6i

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This is a short bonus episode with some outtakes from the main interview with Alex Kane, CEO of Volta.

https://volta-xr.com/ 

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Video: https://youtu.be/pY1pD4GlURY

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To innovate you need a vision. Alex Kane from Volta takes us into the future, through the lens of his XR infused version.

https://volta-xr.com/ 

Examples spoken about in the episode:

Sizzle Reel

Blessed Madonna at Boiler Room's biggest event to date

Real time audience interaction via existing 2D platforms 

Anjunadeep at The Brooklyn Mirage 

Imogen Heap music video 

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A quick update 2 and a half years in. Well, slightly over that, and all explained in the episode. I talk to comparisons against previous periods, new kit and general learnings as I've continued to put this show out in to the world.

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