Music Made Me: the TuneCore Podcast

In this episode of #MusicMadeMe, TuneCore UK Country Manager Nathan Phillips sits down (virtually, of course) with GRAMMY Award-winning producer, mixer and engineer Dom Morley.

Dom has experience working with Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Adele and tons of other musical heavyweights. In this conversation, we learn a bit about Dom's background and and he breaks down how he sees mixing versus mastering.

Dom Morley:

https://www.dommorley.com/

In the latest installment of our Women In Music series, Joncier Rienecker sits down and chats with Tess Taylor, President of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals.

NARIP promotes the cultural and economic benefits of music and copyright in the US and abroad, and provides a platform to convey insights and perspectives to improve our business.

Tess is creator of NARIP’s Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions which have yielded almost 2,000 music placements for participants and sold out in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Berlin, Paris and London. In this interview, she discusses her background, career in music, and offers advice to women working in the music industry.

Tess Taylor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tesstaylor

NARIP Official Site: https://narip.com

Joncier Rienecker sits down with international success stories DJ Era and Trendsetter Sense for a discussion about making it as a DJ in today's industry, how DJs can act as an A&R and how to approach them, and both guests dish out gems for up-and-coming creatives looking to make their mark.

DJ Era: https://www.instagram.com/godjera

Trendsetter Sense: https://www.instagram.com/trendsettersense

In the latest installment of our Women In Music series, Joncier Rienecker sits down and chats with entertainment attorney Amy Oraefo of the AOPC boutique law firm. Listen along and find out how Amy went from pursuing a career in dance to a career in entertainment law.

Entertainment lawyers are a crucial part of an artist's team. Learn more from Amy as she discusses the importance of split sheets, how artists can advocate for themselves, the importance of hustling and building relationships, the challenges facing women in the music industry and more!

AOPC Law Firm: https://www.aopclawfirm.com/

For our last episode of the #MusicMadeMe Podcast, Kevin Cornell sits down with TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman to discuss all the awesome highlights of 2019.

Have a listen and catch up on all the big moves TuneCore made this year, from new store partnerships with TikTok, Tencent and Music Island to publishing administration updates and everything in between.

Thanks to all of our listeners who tuned in this year - we're excited to bring more episodes in 2020!

On this episode of #MusicMadeMe, our Entertainment Relations Director Amy Lombardi sits down with Stephen Linn, Nashville-based owner of branding/marketing firm AmpliFLY Entertainment. Stephen takes us through his career starting out as a news anchor, penetrating the tailgating market to working at CMT.

Have a listen and learn from a entrepreneur who has been on the cutting edge of how artists can brand themselves and market their music to a wider audience!

AmpliFLY Entertainment: http://www.ampliflyent.com/

For this artist spotlight episode of #MusicMadeMe, our Entertainment Relations Manager Joncier Rienecker sits down with Atlanta-based hip hop artist Sy Ari Da Kid. Sy has utilized TuneCore as his distributor for years and isn't afraid to educate his peers on operating in and navigating through the music industry.

Joncier and Sy talk about his background and come-up, the state of hip hop today, the importance of networking and much more!

Sy Ari Da Kid on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kgNTTw

Sy Ari Da Kid on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2kH5uUF

In the second installment of a two-part episode, Amy Lombardi continues her chat with KUTX/98.9 Austin Program Director Matt Reilly and ATO Records/Red Light Management's National Promotion Director Howard Petruziello to talk about the ins and outs of radio promotion.

The trio discuss the goals of promoters, labels and artists when it comes to radio play, what a campaign looks like, what Top 40 means these days, and we get a little bit of insight on Matt and Howard's careers in the industry.

While radio play can feel totally out of reach for a lot of independent artists, there's a lot to learn about the relationship between music/program directors, promoters, and artists themselves. You can find Part 1 here: https://bit.ly/2ZxHeCW

In the first of a two-part episode, Amy Lombardi sits down with KUTX/98.9 Austin Program Director Matt Reilly and ATO Records/Red Light Management's National Promotion Director Howard Petruziello to talk about the ins and outs of radio promotion.

While radio play can feel totally out of reach for a lot of independent artists, there's a lot to learn about the relationship between music/program directors, promoters, and artists themselves. We'll continue the conversation in a Part 2 coming soon!

In the latest installment of our Women In Music series, Joncier chats with ASCAP's Vice President, Latin, Gabriela Gonzalez. Gabriela has been with ASCAP for twenty years, and in this episode she talks about ASCAP's role in the Latin music space, how songwriters can grow through co-writing, navigating the music industry as a woman, and more.

ASCAP:

https://www.ascap.com/