Making It with Chris G.

Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This is episode 2 of our Talent Buyer series, and features Dan Larson. Dan is the Talent Buyer and Marketing Director for Okeechobee Festival located in Okeechobee, Florida. During the time of this interview in 2017, it was the second annual Okeechobee festival. A festival which they sold out in its inaugural year. The 2017 edition of the festival featured artists such as Kings of Leon, Usher with The Roots, Bassnectar, The Lumineers, Wiz Khalifa, and many more. Dan was the first Program Direct/Talent Buyer for Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando, FL. He has also owned and run his own venue in St. Augustine. In this conversation we talk about how he got started in the music business, his journey, what you can expect out of Okeechobee Fest, insight on promoting concerts, and much more.

Connect with Dan Larson: https://www.instagram.com/holymackerel/ http://okeechobeefest.com/https://www.facebook.com/okeechobeefest/ https://twitter.com/okeechobeefest https://www.instagram.com/okeechobeefest/ 

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This episode both closes our New Orleans series, and kicks off our Talent Buyer series. My guest for this episode is Wayne Lee is the former Talent Buyer for the legendary Tipitina’s as well as House of Blues, and Live Nation in California. Wayne has been a Talent Buyer for over 15 years. He got his start at House of Blues in New Orleans being picked out of over 500 applicants to be the assistant for the legendary Sonny Schneidau. Wayne is a true staple to the New Orleans music scene, and is on the journey of a wonderful and aspiring career as a Talent Buyer.

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This is episode 4 of 5 in our New Orleans series featuring one of the New Orleans Hip-Hop scene pioneers, Jeff B. He first got his start in the music business working as a radio host at Tulane University college station being one of the first to host a weekly Hip-Hop show on radio. Jeff B has always been entrepreneurial spirited, and after hosting shows on radio, he quickly took the shows to the clubs from hosting parties and concerts. Eventually he opened his own venue in New Orleans called The Maison on the historic Frenchman Street. Now he also owns the venues Hi-Ho Lounge and Dragons Den in New Orleans.

Jeff B is also the manager for the artist Mannie Fresh. In this conversation we talk about his start in the New Orleans hip-hop scene, to his entrepreneurial journey, owning venues, putting on events, management, and much more.

Keep in touch with Jeff B. http://www.maisonfrenchmen.com/ http://hiholounge.net/https://twitter.com/jeffbno 

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It. 

Jon Phillips is the CEO of Silverback Music Management with offices in Los Angeles, CA and New Orleans, LA. One of Jon’s first artist’s in his management career was Sublime. Other artists on Silverback include Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables, Dumpstaphunk, Fishbone, The Aggrolites, The Grouch & Eligh, The Beautiful Girls & MatMchugh, and Ethan Tucker.

In this episode we talk about when Jon first started working with Sublime to getting them their first record deal. We talk about the release of the self titled album which sold over 27 million copied, and due to the unfortunately loss of singer Bradley Nowell before the album came out, never had a band to tour behind the record. We talk about how Jon tried to blend the cultures of Southern California Reggae with the sounds of New Orleans, and much more.

Keep in touch with Jon at Silverback Music Management: http://silverbackmusic.net/https://www.facebook.com/silverbackmusic https://www.instagram.com/silverbackmusic/ https://twitter.com/silverbackmusic 

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

Ivan Neville grew up in New Orleans and was surrounded by music his entire life. He had his first Top 30 Billboard hit “Not Just Another Girl” in 1988 from his “If My Ancestors Could See Me Now” album. He also contributed keyboards on two Rolling Stones albums, as well as a Keith Richards solo project. He was a touring member of the Spin Doctors, and has also contributed on the albums of Don Henley, Paula Abdul, Bonnie Raitt, and many more. In 2003, he formed the New Orleans powerhouse funk band Dumpstaphunk who has performed at some of the world’s biggest festivals such as New Orleans Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Hangout Fest, High Sierra, and many more.

Ivan has so much history and so many great stories. I could’ve talked to him for hours. Hopefully we’ll have a round two sometime down the road. I hope you enjoy this episode with Ivan Neville.

Get in Touch with Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk http://dumpstaphunk.com/https://www.instagram.com/dumpstaphunk/ https://twitter.com/dumpstaphunk https://www.facebook.com/DumpstaphunkNOLA 

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This episode kicks off our five week serious from New Orleans, LA. Our first guest to kick off the series is my good friend, Erick Greene. Erick Greene is the Marketing Manager for HUKA Entertainment, based in New Orleans, LA. He's sharing lessons from having promoted 200+ shows year for the past decade for the worlds biggest promoters. With HUKA he promotes over 200 concerts a year in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, and more. Before joining Huka, Erick was the Marketing Coordinator at House of Blues and Live Nation in New Orleans. From the first time we met, he’s always been on top of his social media marketing game, being extremely creative and on top of the industry. He’s a great friend, and super humble human being, from the beautiful city of New Orleans. 

Connect with Erick Greene: https://www.instagram.com/docgreene/ https://twitter.com/DocGreene

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Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This is Round 2 with Greg Rollett from the very popular first episode. In this episode, we dive in a little more into trends in marketing, content creation, building a fan base, and much more. Since we’ve already explored Greg’s journey in episode one, we’re able to dive a little deeper into some of the skills and tricks of his creative marketing mastermind. 

Connect with Greg Rollett: http://ambitious.com/https://twitter.com/gregrollett https://www.instagram.com/gregrollett/ 

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Hello World – Welcome Back Making It Nation!

Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It.

This weeks guest is DIY Musician, Actor, Blogger, Public Speaker, and now Author, Ari Herstand. 

Most musicians now know Ari Herstand (pronounced Ar*ee Her*stand) as the guy who has helped them fly with their instruments, book national tours, get songs placed on TV and make more money with their music career - without the help of a label. Herstand’s music business advice blog, Ari’s Take, was nominated by the LA Weekly as the best music blog in Los Angeles and has become a go-to resource for DIY musicians worldwide. 

He released the preeminent book on the new music industry entitled, How To Make it In The New Music Business (Norton/Liveright Publishing) on December 20th, 2016. It was the #1 best selling New Release in the Music Business, Performing Arts Industry and Entertainment Industry categories on Amazon. 

Ari Herstand is a DIY musician who has played over 600 shows around the country, has opened for or toured with Ben Folds, Cake, Matt Nathanson, The Milk Carton Kids and Ron Pope, has performed on Ellen, and has had his music featured in countless TV shows, commercials and films. He currently fronts the funk band Brassroots District and is a member of the acoustic trio Young Canyon. 

Herstand is a staff writer for Digital Music News and has also written for many of the top musician trade magazines and websites including Music Connection Magazine, American Songwriter, Playback Magazine, CD Baby, Tunecore, Reverbnation, Roland, Discmakers, ASCAP, Hypebot and others. He has been a featured speaker at SF MusicTech, SXSW, ASCAP Music Expo, CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference and in music business classrooms worldwide. 

As an actor, he has co-starred in TV shows including Transparent, Aquarius, Mad Men, 2 Broke Girls, The Fosters, Sam & Cat and Touch.

Keep in touch: www.makingitwithchrisg.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/ https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg 

Support Ari Herstand & get the Book: http://ariherstand.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ariherstand/ https://twitter.com/ariherstand

Hello World – Welcome Back Making It Nation!

Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It. 

This week’s interview features part 2 of our conversation with Kevin Stone, the program Director of Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL. He started his journey in the entertainment business when he graduated college in 1999 from a college in Toronto Canada. After many years on the road, he landed at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL where he became the Director of Entertainment. While at Ruth Eckerd Hall he started a concert series with the Tampa Bay Rays where they promoted many amazing concert from which he will share some stories in this conversation. In 2013, he became the director of programming at Florida Theatre, a beautiful 1,900 capacity historic theatre, bringing all kinds of amazing concerts and events to Jacksonville, FL. Kevin is a man of service that gives back so much to the live music community. This was a really fun interview, and I’m excited to bring this to you the next two weeks. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin Stone.

Keep in touch: www.makingitwithchrisg.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/ https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg 

Support the Florida Theatre http://floridatheatre.com/https://instagram.com/FloridaTheatre https://www.facebook.com/FloridaTheatre https://twitter.com/FloridaTheatre

Hello World – Welcome Back Making It Nation!

Welcome to another episode of Making It with Chris G where we have Conversations with people in the world of entertainment who are making it, from behind the scenes to the spotlight. Sharing their stories and insight to help you get one step closer to Making It. 

This week’s interview features Kevin Stone, the program Director of Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL. He started his journey in the entertainment business when he graduated college in 1999 from a college in Toronto Canada. After many years on the road, he landed at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL where he became the Director of Entertainment. While at Ruth Eckerd Hall he started a concert series with the Tampa Bay Rays where they promoted many amazing concert from which he will share some stories in this conversation. In 2013, he became the director of programming at Florida Theatre, a beautiful 1,900 capacity historic theatre, bringing all kinds of amazing concerts and events to Jacksonville, FL. Kevin is a man of service that gives back so much to the live music community. This was a really fun interview, and I’m excited to bring this to you the next two weeks. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin Stone.

Keep in touch: https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/ https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg 

Support the Florida Theatre: http://floridatheatre.com/https://instagram.com/FloridaTheatre https://www.facebook.com/FloridaTheatre https://twitter.com/FloridaTheatre