Our guest this week is Mary Kate Melnick – the Head of Licensing at ATO Records and founder of Odd Man Out Publishing. She sets the table for us by defining the most basic terms of her industry and then diving into the behind the scenes motions involved with music synchronizations. We discuss what deals look like for the artists, how the money may end up flowing and even manage to get a little heady in our talk about where all this is headed.

Episode edited by Todd Merkley.

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John Moreland and Pearl Rachinsky are forging their own way in life and in art, together. John is highly acclaimed singer songwriter and Pearl is a highly accomplished visual artist. In this episode, they talk about the long road to success, what it means to make art for yourself and for others, how to stay true to yourself, and why being grateful matters most of all.

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The self-described tortoise and the hare, Emma Swift and Robyn Hitchcock (respectively) sit down for an enlightening discussion about starting their label Tiny Ghost Records, songwriting and their creative journey through it all. And, yes, we talk about Hitchcock’s delightful shirt selections.

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Every few years there will be an inevitable outcry that “Radio is dead.” Fortunately, the team at Nashville’s WNXP 91.1 FM didn’t get the memo. The public radio station launched in late 2020; not exactly an ideal time for anything but the station has flourished in the years since.

Devalued is honored to host the station’s Program Director and Brand Manager Jason Moon Wilkins and Events Director (and lifelong Nashvillian) Emily Young. The duo provide real insights about how radio fits into the modern music industry, how they consciously work to lift the community and how artists can directly benefit from radio, even today!

Our conversation is delightful evidence that the headlines are wrong; radio isn’t dead and, in fact, is possibly more accessible than ever.

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Michael Eades subs in for Michael Ackley on this one! Michael for Michael.

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Rob Mazurek is one of the most incredible composers and accomplished musicians working now. His music, whether it’s with Exploding Star Orchestra, Isotope 217, or his many, many collaborations, is almost always a fusion of bold ideas and styles melding together to create something new. In this conversation, we talk about how he got started as a composer, breaking out of the stuffy classical world, how his visual art inspires his music, and much, much more!

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Ron Sexsmith is a songwriters’ songwriter, and this being Nashville, that statement means something! In this episode, we talked about how daydreaming songs on the job was an essential part of his early process, finding an audience, what it feels when a famous person covers your songs, if it’s possible to write a modern standard, his endless jokes on twitter, turning 60 and so much more!

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Colin MacIntyre is more than a one man band, he’s an entire society unto himself – the Mull Historical Society, in fact! As one of Scotland’s most celebrated indie rock songwriters, Colin joins us for a wide ranging conversation about originality, believing in your work, opening for The Strokes, and of course, his wonderful new album, In My Mind There is a Room, which is a collaboration with many celebrated writers.

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Hera Lindsay Bird is one of the most widely heralded (pun intended) poets of the modern era. Her poetry is full of dazzling wordplay, rich observations, and insanely hilarious jokes. Her work has been published by Victoria University Press and Penguin UK, and she’s been profiled in Vice and The Guardian. Her poems have even gone viral! But what do poets do, exactly? How do they pay the bills? What is the importance of poetry in today’s world? Hera Lindsay Bird has the word for this and so much more. And none of it rhymes!

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Glenn Morrow is the owner of Bar/None Records, the legendary indie label that has put out iconic records by Yo La Tengo, The Feelies, Alex Chilton and many, many more! We spoke to Glenn about how his label has continued to adapt alongside the constant changes of the music industry, a label’s role in artistic development, his own career as a songwriter and bandleader, and how after a long and iconic career, he went viral for a video of people whacking mangos while on vacation.

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Josephine Foster is one of most strikingly original songwriters working today. Her songs are like dreams beamed in from another world. She writes songs that are hypnotic, and poetic, which can be haunting and beautiful in the same moment. In this interview, we ask her about her creative process, the importance of daydreaming, how she manages a creative life on her own terms, and her great new album, Domestic Sphere.

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