AIMP: Nashville Pubcast

We compiled some of our favorite clips from this past season where our guests shared "that moment" when they were inspired to pursue the music business or the proudest moment in their careers. 

01:02- Wayne Milligan, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group;  Director of Special Services and Royalty Compliance

03:22- Richard Casper and Kevin McCarty, Founders of We Should Write Sometime

06:55- Lionel Conway, Music Industry Icon and Publisher from Mothership Music Publishing

08:58- David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA)

10:58- Wendy Duffy, Founder/CEO Resin8; Licensing & Management

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The Nashville Songwriters Association International's own Bart Herbison joins Tim Hunze on an industry update in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects a large part of the music community. Bart shares some insight into relief packages for industry professionals, updates on the mechanical licensing collective, and what NSAI is doing for the songwriting community during this unique time.

01:50- How is NSAI holding up during Covid-19?

06:44- Has NSAI been able to adjust their process to service songwriters? 

10:00- The Nashville community response to Covid-19.

10:47-Do you see Covid-19 impacting the mechanical licensing collective (MLC)?

14:36- Resources and relief information during Covid-19.

17:44- Are songwriters able to secure small business loans as 1099's? 

Important links for relief resources during Covid-19:

https://musiccovidrelief.com/

https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/relief-self-employed-songwriters-musicians-and-support-teams

https://www.grammy.com/musicares

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The founders of Nashville Is Not Just Country Music's own Thalia Ewing (aka The Muziqueen) and Mimi McCarley is encouraged that the Urban scene is influencing Nashville. Thalia and Mimi share the importance of education and how the R&B, Hip Hop, and Urban communities are thriving in a traditional country music business infrastructure.

01:55- Guests Background. 05:32- The importance of education in the music industry. 10:48- Growth and productivity for the Urban scene in Nashville. 12:20- The evolution of Nashville Is Not Just Country Music. 17:00- "Are you seeing the attention from (LA) to help build infrastructure in Nashville?"

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Anna Bond joins Tim about a conversation on administration and their importance for publishers and songwriters. Tim helps guide the conversation so that publishers and independent creatives can understand the need for administrators and where you can find your royalties. 

01:50- Anna Bond's background and insight to her moving to the administration side of the business. 

04:40- What is administration? 

08:40- The many mechanical licenses that can be missed and organizations that help keep your admin in check. 

12:08- Registering your music as an independent publisher or creative. 

15:30- What is an ISRC?

17:20- The importance of an administrator and their role.

19:34- What is the typical cost of an administrator? 

21:30- How is Songtrust different than most other administration companies?

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Shawn Wilson joins Tim Hunze to explain how artists and publishers, now more than ever, can now get paid more efficiently from live setlists. Shawn is perfect for this conversation because as CEO of Muzooka, he was able to build a free platform for artists to manage their media assets, and also automate the process for setlist reporting to Performing Rights Organizations worldwide. For more information about Muzooka visit www.muzooka.com.

02:07- Shawn's Background and Evolution of Muzooka.

08:30- As a publisher, how does the Muzooka platform work?

12:23- Why is setlist reporting valuable?  

14:15- Reporting setlists or "live money" from the indie scene to a stadium performance.

17:45- Using the data, what else can we learn from the information given and received? 

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The Schmidt brothers, Dane and Jordan, are carrying a long Nashville tradition of dynamic brotherly duo's. Tim had a chance to sit down with Dane (Creative Director at Sony/ATV) and Jordan (Songwriter-Producer for Tree Vibez and Sony/ATV) to tap into their hustle mentality, but things get interesting when the topic of creation and ownership of tracks were discussed.

01:14- Dane and Jordan's background.

09:44- How do you (Jordan) approach a song?

11:20- How much time do you (Jordan) to build a track?

12:05- Do you (Jordan) use Dane to balance work?

12:58- How does the relationship work with workflow?

14:04- Creation and Ownership of tracks.

15:38- Jordan's opinion on track ownership and splits.

17:15- Contracts and the verbiage for splits.

19:41- Has there been recent conversations on dividing the splits between other figures in the creative process?

21:47- What advice do you have to develop your skill set?

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Wayne Milligan, director of Special Services and Royalty Compliance of Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, sits down with Tim Hunze to talk money. More specifically the sound recording rights, and the money from royalties involved. You may have streams and even money unaccounted for. Wayne educates us on how publishers, artists, and writers can find these unique revenue streams.

01:55- Wayne Milligan's background. 

05:56- "What is a Master Right and the income streams from that right?"

11:00- Who is the SAG-AFTRA ("The Fund") and what do they do (in terms of royalties)?

16:08- "As an independent artist, where do I check on the many streams of income?"

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Lionel Conway has helped shape the musical landscape running successful, independent publishing companies for over 30 years and personally signed artists Tom Waits, U2, Lucinda Williams, The Decemberists, and more. Tim takes us through the career of an iconic music publisher, then offers a microscopic look at the key tools of the trade to withstand the ever-changing shape of the music industry, and finally looks at what is to come for music publishers with there current deal structures.

01:12- Tim offers insight and background into Lionel's career.

05:33- "What do you credit your passion and relevancy in the music industry?"

09:28- "Walk us through the infancy stages of publishing to the major money we're looking at now."

14:10- "How do you see deals changing in the future (deals and technology)?"

21:39- The state of resources from major label deals and what modern publisher do.

23:20- Lionel's opinion on Fractional Licensing and pulling rights from the PRO's.

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Many know Derek Wells as one of Nashville's own leading session guitarists. Some might know him as a music producer for some of Nashville's hitmakers. Few now know him as a music publisher. Tim sat down with Derek to find out how the transition has been and the lessons learned in his new vocation. We also get a view of Derek's broad career and how he got there. 

01:05- Derek's background.

05:00- Derek's view of a music producer.

10:18- Derek's transition and new role as a music publisher. 

19:35- "When you bring a writer on board, how do you see mentoring them and guiding them on their journey?"

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New technology and traditions collide in conversation with Richard Casper and Kevin McCarty of the app, We Should Write Sometime. The classic structure of finding your next co-write would be a daunting experience for some. But for Richard and Kevin, they both asked the same questions and came up with an easy solution to a common problem for songwriters looking to collaborate and write music. In this episode, Tim takes us through the topics of tech and the challenges of momentum in a music culture that can be slow to move forward. 

02:14- Guests background and conception of We Should Write Sometime

06:01- How does the app work? 

08:47- How long has the app been live?

10:04- Are there Video/Chat writing and geo-location features?

11:09- An app for unpublished and published writers. 

15:49- The comfortability of meeting new people for co-writing using the app.

17:23- Success stories of the app.

20:26- Have you found any challenges bringing this tech to market in Nashville?

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