NTM Podcast

Luke Terkovich (Abstract) is an independent musician and entrepreneur. He has been thriving off of his craft for over five years and has accumulated hundreds of millions of streams with over 26 Million on Spotify in 2020 alone. 

Audio Grimes is an audio engineer and right-hand man of Amond Jackson from episode 13. As a former artist having opened for Jeremih, Dillated Peoples, etc. and a record deal with distribution through Interscope, he brings a unique perspective to his craft. 

Ian Bick is an entrepreneur, former concert promoter, and former night club owner who was convicted of defrauding investors of over half a million dollars and was sentenced to three years in prison. His story is the subject of an episode of the new HBO Max Special - Generation Hustle. 

Damien Ritter co-founded Funk Volume with Hopsin in 2009, a label that consisted of Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, DJ Hoppa and Kato. He has since managed Futuristic and started the Music Entrepreneur Club which aims to inform aspiring artists. He also began the One Week Notice series which will be happening again in June of 2021 and he currently manages comedians Bigg Jah and Minks.

Jay Matthews is a hip hop artist and Spotify playlist curator who I've known since I began my journey in this world. He was among the first to discover the potential of playlists and playlisting and has accumulated millions of streams. He was also able to transition into a full time musician for several years.

Amond Jackson is an industry mix engineer who has worked with some of the biggest artists in the world including Future, Young Thug, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Quavo, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, and many more. He is an expert on studio design and has helped with dozens of studio builds including my own studio Rap House PHX. He also has a passion for educating and has begun offering online mixing classes for those who may be interested. 

Christian is an industry vet who has been involved in many areas, but most recently in distribution. He has just announced his new project ScrybeStreaming which will be a Spotify competitor with a very creator-centric business model. Users pay less, artists get paid more.

Grieves is a professional recording artist with a 15+ year long career in music and a wealth of knowledge in the world of touring. 

Gus Glasser is an independent artist who recently broke 2.5 Million streams and has been gaining traction on TikTok. You may have seen his TikTok video where he mentions my playlist and he's had several videos hit hundreds of thousands of views. We talk openly about drug usage and dive into what I feel are the best current strategies for growth.

Ryan Oakes is a full time artist who has amassed over 100 Million streams on Spotify alone completely independently.