Break the Business

This week, Ryan sits down with Jamie Lambert from UK-based singing group and 2014 Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro. Jamie talks about his BGT experience and offers excellent advice on maintaining a strong relationship with your bandmates and navigating relationships with the music industry effectively. The interview is a must-listen for anyone who wants to get to the next level in the music biz and stay there. Collabro's new album Love Like This is available now and you can find out more about their work by visiting www.officialcollabro.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan welcomes back one of his favorite guests, blogger and music publicist Angela Mastrogiacomo. Ryan and Angela talk about their favorite desserts, lessons they’ve learned over the past decade, and how introverts can find success in the music industry. Ryan also talks to Angela about her new platform Thrive, an online community that provides indie artists with affordable year-round mentoring from music industry experts, access to a growing community of creators, and much more. You can find more by visiting www.angelamastrogiacomo.com/thrive. Angela is also offering BTB listeners free access to her "5 Day PR Challenge", which starts on January 27th. Click this link to join: http://bit.ly/5dayprchallenge.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan talks to New Jersey-based indie musician Jonathan Mann. Jonathan is a prolific singer-songwriter who currently holds the Guinness world record for most consecutive days writing a song. Over the course of his “song a day” project, Mann has written over 4,000 original songs that he posts to his YouTube channel. Recently, his 3,974th song, the Mandalorian-inspired “Baby Yoda Baby Baby Yoda,” went viral on the TikTok platform with over 300,000 videos using the track. Our guest talks to Ryan about his songwriting process, providing excellent advice to our listeners along the way. Check out Jonathan's new podcast “As It Happens: Song a Day,” which launched on January 7th and is available on most major podcast platforms. You can also find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.jonathanmann.net.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan talks to music industry expert and author Bobby Owsinski. In addition to writing dozens of books about music and the music business, Bobby is also the creator of the super-informative Music 3.0 blog. Bobby joins us this week to talk about recent studies about social media engagement. Which platforms are best for getting engagement and what sorts of posts get will get your fans to interact with you. Find out more about our guest by visiting www.bobbyowsinski.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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As we get to the end of 2019, now is the time for you to check off items on your artist-entrepreneur to-do list before we head into the new decade. Here to help you with that is our guest this week, music marketing expert James Shotwell. James talk to Ryan about his recent article in Hypebot, "Things that Artists Must Do Before the End of 2019”. In the interview, James provides insight on using the end of the year to take inventory of your career progress and make an effective plan for 2020. It’s a must listen for any artist who wants close out 2019 with a bang. You can find out more about our guest by following him on Twitter @jamesdshotwell or by visiting Haulix.com, haulixdaily.com, and the Music Biz Channel on YouTube.Link to Article: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/12/things-every-artist-must-do-before-the-end-of-2019.htmlRate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan sits down with Andres Lauer, co-founder of Five Vectors, an organization that provides customized music solutions for the global gaming industry and helps game communities and e-sports tournaments reach wider audiences through music. Ryan talks to Andres about the work the Five Vectors does, the monetization models that exist for musicians in the gaming industry, and what indie artists can do to find more opportunities in this sector. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.fivevectors.io. If you have music you want to submit to our guest’s organization, you can e-mail it to [email protected]/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan is joined by acclaimed music executive Jason Davis. Co-founder and president of organizations like One One 7, Noble Management, and Radar Label Group, Jason has worked with the some of the biggest names in the music industry. Ryan talks to Jason about his career and Jason provides his insight on the importance of music entrepreneurship for indie artists, and how indie artists can build stronger relationships in the music industry. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting radarlabelgroup.com, oneone7.com or by following our guest @oneone7jason on Twitter.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan breaks down the ongoing feud between Taylor Swift and her former label Big Machine. On this episode, we will be rising above the noise and discussing what this story means for indie artists. There are lessons for artists to learn from this situation about what it means to truly control your career and who should own the art that you create. Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan continues our conversation last week about the CASE Act. He provides his thoughts on the law (which currently passed the House and is being considered by the Senate) and the potential impact it could have on indie artists.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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This week, Ryan is joined by Dr. Portia Sabin, former longtime president of indie label Kill Rock Stars and current president of the Music Business Association, to discuss the CASE Act of 2019. The CASE Act would significantly affect US copyright law for indie artists by creating a voluntary small claims dispute resolution forum for copyright lawsuits, potentially providing creators with a more efficient means to protect their works. Dr. Sabin provides her perspective on the CASE Act and gives some excellent advice to indie artists along the way. Be sure to check out Portia’s podcast The Future of What by visiting www.thefutureofwhatshow.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

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