AIMP: Nashville Pubcast

00:28 - How was BMM formed?

08:47 - Is there something that has separated you from the major and other indie labels out there?

14:00 - As BMM has undergone some transitions over the years, how have you seen this become an advantage for BMM?

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Before her role with Milk & Honey, Shelby Yoder was Director of Professional Membership and Events at the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), where she was involved with the production of the NSAI/CMT Song Contest, Tin Pan South songwriters’ festival and the annual NSAI Awards with the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.Shelby joins Tim to discuss her journey, how Milk & Honey helps their clients and any advice that she may have for a young aspiring writer:

00:28 - “Give us a brief background of yourself.”

02:00 - “Were you immediately attracted to publishing?”

03:49 - “Tell us about Milk & Honey and what your role is within the company.”

06:35 - “Managing vs. Publishing: How do you differentiate the two and can you explain some of the differences for each of those roles?”

10:52 - “How do you Shelby separate managing and publishing? How do you keep those two things separate and how do you stay inspired for each role?

13:03 - If I’m a young writer in town, what’s any advice you can give them on how they prepare themselves to get to someone like you?”

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Alex is a strong and outspoken music advocate, supporting the growth of songwriters, producers and artists, as well as highlighting the importance of musicians being compensated for their work while retaining their music rights and royalties. Alex possesses decades of experience in providing funds and finance raising strategies to music creatives, large annuity recipients, and professional athletes. He has worked with leading music industry professionals, including GRAMMY-Award winners, platinum recording artists and notable music industry executives in every genre, always with the utmost discretion and privacy.

A respected thought leader in the music business, Alex has shared his knowledge and insights at many industry events with organizations including the Recording Academy, BESLA, Sync Summit, the Los Angeles Digital Content Marketplace, as well as with music students at universities including Vanderbilt and Belmont. Additionally, Alex’s expert opinions have been featured in top publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Music Business Worldwide, The Tennessean, Music Connection and Digital Music News.

Alex joins Tim to discuss the creation of Sound Royalties, as well as share advice on catalogue sales and the other financial streams of income for creatives:

02:32 - “What led you to start Sound Royalties?”
05:35 - “When you give the money, do you consider it a loan? An advance?” 06:57 - “What royalty streams are you involved in?
10:15 - “What’s your advice for somebody that’s contemplating a catalogue sale?”

15:05 - How can we support the creative community regarding their multiple financial streams of income?

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Randall Foster is a proven music and media executive specializing in digital distribution, business development, film/TV synchronization licensing and more. He is currently the Chief Creative Officer of digital distribution company Symphonic Distribution. Prior to this, Randall was the Sr. Director of Creative Sync & Licensing for ole music publishing.

Randall joins Tim to discuss all things digital distribution:

1:15 - What are the different models for distribution for an artist?

08:03 - As an artist or publisher, what do I need to bring to you, other than the finished product? What’s a good lead-time?

11:42 - What is a focus track?

12:28 - Is there a particular system that seems to be ideal?

16:48 - YouTube Monetization: What does that mean coming from you the distributor and me the artist?

22:05 - You’ve mentioned “hacking the system,”…what do you mean by that?

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Marc joins the Pubcast to talk about his new role in SoundExchange, what the platform does and his passion for NFTs.

00:28 - What is your role at SoundExchange?

02:45 - Who gets SoundExchange money and what exactly is it that they are collecting?

07:36 - So you said “Letter of Direction,” can you explain what that means?

08:45 - Lets talk about rates. What kind of income are we looking at with SoundExchange?

11:33 - Who is paying into the pot of SoundExchange. Who do you pursue to make sure royalties are coming to you?

13:13 - NFTs: Do you see this becoming a value add to the music business?

16:50 - Can you give me a real world example of how you would use a NFT?

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Olly Sheppard is the VP of Publishing and A&R for APG. Before his role at APG, Sheppard was a member of Warner Music Group, handling sync for the TV & film department of Warner Music UK. Olly sits down with Tim to discuss APG’s role in the music industry. The VP also shares invaluable information for songwriters looking for their big break.

00:27-Olly shares how he got started in the industry and how it led to his role in APG

02:43-Olly breaks down APG’s role within the music industry

04:23-As the VP of Publishing and A&R, are you involved in artist and writer development?

05:24- What makes you want to sign somebody?

6:20- When you say a writer “works hard,” what do you mean?7:32- Do you have to be in LA to be a successful pop songwriter?

11:00- What’s some of the best advice you can give to a new writer?

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Welcome back Pubcast listeners! Season 5 kicks off with a conversation with father and son duo Dennis and Jesse Matkosky of Relative Music Group. After getting his first big break when Diana Ross cut his song, Mirror Mirror,” Dennis Matkosky went on to have an illustrious career; writing songs with the likes of Keith Urban, Martina McBride, and Rascal Flatts. He is also the one responsible for the Flashdance classic, Maniac.” As many sons before him, Jesse Matkosky wanted to be a part of the industry that made his dad so successful. Before heading the creative direction of Relative Music Group’s writer and artist roster, Jesse was touring nationally with 300 Entertainment/Warner Music Nashville artist, Bailey Bryan. When the opportunity to collaborate with rising songwriter (and eventual artist) Michael Hardy was presented to them, the Matkosky's knew it was a no-brainer, and the partnership has continued to this day with Relative Music Group.

00:36 - Dennis and Jesse share their biographies, along with how Relative Music Group started
02:38 - When did you decide to really go for it with this partnership with Michael Hardy and start signing other writers?
05:12 - As Hardy’s artist career has taken off, how has this affected the growth of the company?
08:12 - How do you deal with crises within Relative Music Group?
08:58 - Do you have a process when recruiting new writers to the team?
10:48 - With the opportunity to become a giant within the industry, how are you looking to continue that growth process as a team?
12:42 - Has there been any challenges with being a father and son-run company?

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Our Crystal Ball episode is one of our most popular episodes yearly. This year, host Tim Hunze asked each guest to peer into their crystal ball to let us know what they see in the future in terms of the industry, publishing, and even music trends. We've selected our favorite clips and in order are David Israelite of the NMPA, Tali Canterbury, President of 50 Egg Music, Kris Ahrend of The MLC, and Alicia Pruitt of Madfun Entertainment.

01:02-  David Israelite of the NMPA

03:10- Tali Canterbury, President of 50 Egg Music

05:52- Kris Ahrend of The MLC

08:18- Alicia Pruitt of Madfun Entertainment

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This podcast is full of brilliant advice on how to navigate your music journey from the people that run the business. To trim the fat, we created a mash-up episode that could get down to the nitty-gritty. We asked each guest the best advice they ever received throughout their career. By far this was the hardest mash-up episode to edit because each guest was dropping so much wisdom that they learned through life lessons and from mentors. We selected four clips that we felt could apply to every passion in the music industry. In this episode, you'll hear from David Israelite, Tali Canterbury, Alicia Pruitt, and Will Hoffman. You can listen back to previous episodes with each one of these guests from this season. 

01:03- David Israelite of the NMPA

03:41- Tali Canterbury of 50 Egg Music

05:01- Alicia Pruitt of Madfun Entertainment

06:55- Will Hoffman, Artist Manager at Shelter Music Group

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