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Joining us this week on the New Music Business is The Suffers’ lead singer, Kam Franklin. The Houston-based soul band have performed nationally on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel Live in addition to speaking with Ailsa Chang and Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered, Brené Brown’s “Dare To Lead” Podcast, Samantha Brown’s “Places To Love”, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and National Geographic’s “Texas: Spirit and Soul” short film. Both Forbes and Vice have also featured Kam for her activism and business ventures that seek to create a more equitable and inclusive environment in the arts for black, queer, and femme artists working in all mediums and from all backgrounds.
05:44 Welcome
07:22 Breaking down The Suffers' recent tour and state of the live music industry
20:43 How The Suffers maintain relationship with their fans
24:44 Addressing master and publishing deals in the "Yada Yada" music video
30:54 How a 10-piece band splits their royalties
38:08 Streaming algorithm and release strategies
44:01 Sync opportunity with Brene Brown's podcast, Dare To Lead
45:51 Philosophy about bringing on team members and guiding forces throughout career
56:40 Final question
Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb
Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com
Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa
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Connect with Kam Franklin:
Website: https://www.thesuffers.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bamitskam
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kamfranklin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesufferstx
Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter
Music by Brassroots District
Produced by the team at Ari’s Take
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Joining us this week on the New Music Business is The Suffers’ lead singer, Kam Franklin. The Houston-based soul band have performed nationally on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel Live in addition to speaking with Ailsa Chang and Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered, Brené Brown’s “Dare To Lead” Podcast, Samantha Brown’s “Places To Love”, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and National Geographic’s “Texas: Spirit and Soul” short film. Both Forbes and Vice have also featured Kam for her activism and business ventures that seek to create a more equitable and inclusive environment in the arts for black, queer, and femme artists working in all mediums and from all backgrounds.
05:44 Welcome
07:22 Breaking down The Suffers' recent tour and state of the live music industry
20:43 How The Suffers maintain relationship with their fans
24:44 Addressing master and publishing deals in the "Yada Yada" music video
30:54 How a 10-piece band splits their royalties
38:08 Streaming algorithm and release strategies
44:01 Sync opportunity with Brene Brown's podcast, Dare To Lead
45:51 Philosophy about bringing on team members and guiding forces throughout career
56:40 Final question
Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb
Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com
Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa
Connect with Ari’s Take:
Website: https://aristake.com
Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1
Connect with Ari Herstand:
Website: https://ariherstand.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand
YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand
Connect with Kam Franklin:
Website: https://www.thesuffers.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bamitskam
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kamfranklin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesufferstx
Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter
Music by Brassroots District
Produced by the team at Ari’s Take
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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