Louder With Ace

As the world is well on its way to getting the COVID vaccine to most people that want it, we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as the ban on live concerts. It is expected that atleast some events will take place this summer. Today we will discuss how this will affect things going forward. Are you ready to start going to live shows again? 

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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.

The Power of ‘E’ – Does Explicit Warnings On Songs Help or Hinder?

A number of years ago, a bunch of Washington wives decided that music was becoming too adult and they lobbied Congress to affix warning labels on albums that they deemed offensive. The PMRC created the warning labels… but did that help or hinder the sales? Watch Dee Snider’s testimony before Congress on YouTube to see the hypocrisy that is at the root of this. Today we will discuss the impact of labelling a song as Explicit. In an era where the
biggest song of 2020 was WAP, it seems that the barriers have been moved again. This here will be the big E.

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 will be talking about NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). NFTs are the talk of the town, with Kings of Leon pushed music to the forefront when they offered their new release as a NFT 
 
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.

Every band has them... the albums that most of the fans don't like. Usually these albums come as a result of an artist trying to explore new musical avenues. Sometimes it because they made an album when they just weren't ready to do it. This week, Sean, Mark and Ace talk about the worst albums some of their favorite artists released.

This week we feature part two of our coverage of this topic.  Special Guests Seth Berg and Adam Parsons The music press has been filled with headlines over the past couple of years about companies like Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, Round Hill and others making moves to acquire the rights to some very big artists for huge amounts of money. Bob Dylan reportedly received $400M for his, other deals were even bigger. But what is the story behind these deals and why are they happening now. Ace is joined this week by frequent contributor and publishing expert Seth Berg as well as Ace's long time business partner (and artist management expert) Adam Parsons. Enjoy!

Special Guests Seth Berg and Adam Parsons

The music press has been filled with headlines over the past couple of years about companies like Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, Round Hill and others making moves to acquire the rights to some very big artists for huge amounts of money. Bob Dylan reportedly received $400M for his, other deals were even bigger. But what is the story behind these deals and why are they happening now. Ace is joined this week by frequent contributor and publishing expert Seth Berg as well as Ace's long time business partner (and artist management expert) Adam Parsons. Enjoy!

This week Ace and his team sit down for a chat with famed album cover artist Ioannis. His work has adorned the covers of scores of bands including Sepultura, Dream Theater, Uriah Heep, Styx, The Allman Brothers and so many more! He has also penned a great book with heralded music journalist Martin Poppoff that was all about album covers. He has great stories... tune in for the second part of two.

This week Ace and his team sit down for a chat with famed album cover artist Ioannis. His work has adorned the covers of scores of bands including Sepultura, Dream Theater, Uriah Heep, Styx, The Allman Brothers and so many more! He has also penned a great book with heralded music journalist Martin Poppoff that was all about album covers. He has great stories... tune in for the first part of two.

Our first show of 2021!  COVID has forced us to bring you the show in a slightly different format. 

Over the holidays I was working on some music videos for the clients that I manage.  This lead to a discussion among the guys about whether or not bands should still bother with making videos in the digital age. Whether it was the “Olden Days” when we watched The Midnight Special or Friday Night Videos or the many, many hours spent watching MTV, these videos affected our taste in music forever.  Things changed when Michael Jackson stepped up the game with Thriller.  But today there are very few outlets for videos… YouTube dominating the terrain.  So, how much energy, time and resources should a band spend on videos in 2021?  Are lyric videos a viable alternative?  There is some amazing cutting edge work being done in film.. is that spilling over into music video?  Join Ace, Mark and Sean as we discuss the whole music video scene in 2021.

As we approach the end of our first year, we prepare for a more optimistic 2021.  Normally Christmas music would be everywhere… but since we don’t really get to go out these days, I am actually missing them.  So, I talk a little about some of my favorite Christmas Music.  Thanks for all of the support and feedback we get from you… looking forward to a prosperous 2021.

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