Louder With Ace

Every once in a while an album comes along that just changes us. An album that is one of our go-to pleasures. An album that helps shape our musical taste. This week, Ace and Sean talk about a album that has great influenced both of their lives. We are talking about the iconic soundtrack to the animated masterpiece, Heavy Metal. Check it out! 

Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

We are back! After a extended break, the Ace on Music team is back and in full effect. What the heck happened? 

Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

Dynamic Ticket pricing is becoming the norm for concert tickets. Ever bought an airline ticket? Ever notice how the prices can change from day to day or even moment to moment? That ticketing model is being adapted by the concert industry. How is that going to affect your concert going experience? Watch this weeks show to find out!

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

It is happening more and more... a band from your youth is still on tour playing the hits. But there are NONE of the original members left on the stage. Is that OK? Are these just glorified tribute bands? This week the Sean and Ace talk about the most famous bands without any original members.

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

Streaming services have taken over the music world. With each passing year we see less and less physical sales and more streaming. Today the guys discuss if streaming helps or hurts the musical artists of today.

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

Over the years I have spent being a band manager, the one question I frequently get asked is... "What exactly does a band's manager do?" Well, today We talk about what a band manager does, and things like the difference between a band manager and a tour manager.

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

As a manager, once Adam and I started experiencing some success, a large number of artists (both established and unestablished) started reaching out to us seeing if we would be interested in managing their careers. But the truth is that working on building up an unestablished artist is as much work (or more) than working an act that already has a fan base. It takes a great deal of work with little financial result as a band makes their way up the chain. So it is rare that we ever take any on... but Tax The Heat was a big exception. This band from the Bristol area of England blew me away and continue to do so years later. Here is their tale... I tell it in an effort to encourage others to stick to your guns and make a go of it. 

Tax The Heat Videos
Animals - https://youtu.be/aoqgbYMqBpk
Learn To Drown (You're Wrong) - https://youtu.be/8b2dmJaJcG4
Making of Learn To Drown (You're Wrong) - https://youtu.be/Z0zYrgjWigE
Change Your Position - https://youtu.be/8iPn8dAk-sw
Fed To The Lions - https://youtu.be/iNXwusJEPnQ

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

Anytime that a music fan embraces an artist's catalog, invariably, there are certain albums in the their lexicon that didn't get the attention they deserved. Maybe the current music trends at the time were not in line with their musical style, or the album wasn't promoted as well as it should have been. 

Today the guys talk about their favorite albums from established artists that never really got the attention they deserved. 

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

Now that the various vaccines effective against the COVID 19 virus are becoming more and more prevalent each and every day and more people are taking it daily, we are coming closer and closer to the day when live music will once again be a part of our lives. But what will that landscape look like? One solution that is gaining traction is the idea of vaccine passports. Basically a means to prove you are vaccinated, making it safe you you to attend what would have been super spreader events. But the vaccine passports are generating their own barrage of controversy. This week Ace and the guys talk about vaccine passports and how they will affect the live music industry. 

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.

In this age of cancel culture, I am a little lost about what I am supposed to do. I have been a fan of Marilyn Manson since the release of his first major album, “Portrait of an American Family”. I have followed his career closely and have loved his music and his innovation. But with the recent barrage of accusations from former fiancé Even Rachel Woods and others, I feel guilty for liking him and find it hard to listen to his music without feeling judged. How do we deal with cancel culture when it hits you about something you really like? Same for Gary Glitter and many others. Can one separate the music from the musician and his/her egregious acts? 

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Ace - the Music Man is the manager of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep and others and has extensive experience in the music business, tour management, business management and merchandising, and one of the biggest music fans you'll find. Tune in for some valuable insights and the hard core low down.