Jason Davis, described by The 700 Club as “a music mogul,” has been in the music industry for more than two decades as an award-winning songwriter, author, president of a record label, executive TV producer, and entertainment consultant. Davis

MGT154: On Raising 30k Through A Crowdfunding Campaign – The Portnoy Brothers

May 11th, 2020 32m 8s

The Portnoy Brothers (also known as PORTNOY) is an Israeli duo, Israel & Mendy, who recently released their new album called No Complaints. They successfully raised over $30,000 in an IndieGoGo campaign to fund the record.On this Music Growth

MGT153: The Original Songs Marketplace – Jonathan Stone (Rocket Songs)

Apr 27th, 2020 27m 44s

Jonathan Stone is a highly regarded music-publishing professional and co-founder of Rocket Songs. Jonathan’s career highlights include executive positions at ATV Music, MCA Music, Quincy Jones Productions (where he handled A&R for the likes of

MGT152: Thriving as an Artist in the Face of Adversity – Muyinza

Apr 15th, 2020 26m 51s

This week’s Music Growth Talks guest – an artist, songwriter and producer Muyinza – shows how he has been using his creativity to overcome hard times and succeed in business.Muyinza’s family emigrated from Uganda to Canada in the mid-90s. Aft

MGT151: How To Make Music Greener – Bas Grasmayer

Mar 30th, 2020 29m 36s

Bas Grasmayer is a digital strategist who has held various roles in music & tech over the last decade, most recently as Product Director at IDAGIO, a music streaming service dedicated to classical music. He’s the founder of the MUSIC x TECH x F

MGT150: The Unreasonable Way To Market Your Music – Matt Bacon

Mar 16th, 2020 29m 51s

Matt Bacon is a consultant, A&R man, and journalist specializing in the world of heavy metal. The founder of Dropout Media, Matt has worked with the likes of Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Coven, Exhorder as well as labels including Prophecy Produ

MGT149: Beating Addiction to Find Success as a Musician – Judah Holiday

Mar 2nd, 2020 28m 46s

Judah Holiday is a Miami-based singer/songwriter who delivers a timeless breed of pop music. He just released his first album, Feelings in My Head, and is already working on his next two, while performing across the US.In this episode of Musi

MGT148: Don’t Enter a Recording Studio Without the Splits App – Marcus Cobb (Jammber)

Feb 24th, 2020 27m 2s

Marcus Cobb is the CEO of Jammber, a company behind North America’s first self-serve, end-to-end royalty management platform called Jammber Splits. The app streamlines the process of metadata collection to help creatives receive proper credit a

MGT147: A Powerful One-Sheet for Booking Shows You Didn’t Know You Had – Vasja Veber (Viberate)

Feb 17th, 2020 27m 43s

Vasja Veber is a co-founder of Viberate, the biggest live music network designed to bring artists, promoters and fans together. It makes performing acts’ life easier by giving them a better version of an EPK, or even a traditional website. Vibe

MGT146: New Revenue Opportunities for Artists in the Gaming Industry – Andres Lauer (Five Vectors)

Feb 10th, 2020 31m 47s

Andres Lauer is a former UMG exec who is now a co-founder of Five Vectors, alongside an esports/gaming expert Wasae Imran. They are building a technology that will enable independent artists and labels to engage with gaming communities in their

MGT145: Making It as a Sync Licensing Artist – Nat Jay

Jan 30th, 2020 34m 41s

Nat Jay is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has a vast experience in sync licensing: getting her music placed in movies and TV shows. She recently released a 10-song album which saw her make a shift from folk-pop to electro-pop while working wi

MGT144: Meet Beatchain, a One-Stop Platform for Indie Artist’s Marketing Needs – Steve Jones

Jan 23rd, 2020 27m 29s

Steve Jones is a musician and co-founder of Beatchain, an online music marketing platform that offers guidance and growth tools to up-and-coming musicians. Several years ago Steve became interested in creating a platform where his band could ad

MGT143: The Power of “Being Solid” – D Grant Smith

Jan 16th, 2020 35m 48s

D Grant Smith is a syndicated radio host, personal development coach and speaker. He has two decades of experience guiding artists and creatives to become the best version of themselves. D’s latest venture is the exciting world of publishing, a

MGT142: Your Guide To Music PR And Spotify With The Indie Bible – David Wimble

Jan 9th, 2020 30m 12s

David Wimble started The Indie Bible over 20 years ago as a way to help independent artists across genres get their music reviewed and promoted.Finding receptive resources and contacts that will actually make a difference for your music and g

MGT141: Musician? Make Money With An Online Course – Jordan Valeriote

Dec 11th, 2019 34m 1s

Jordan Valeriote is a music producer and engineer who started selling online courses around 3 years ago. Since then, he's generated over $1.5M with his courses, and now teaches other musicpreneurs how to do the same thing.On this Music Growth

MGT140: Mental Wellness & Coping Techniques For The Music Industry – Katie Zaccardi

Nov 28th, 2019 30m 21s

Katie Zaccardi is a wellness and career coach for women in music, as well as host of The Out to Be podcast, focused around mental health & self-care in the music industry. She's also a songwriter, artist, and certified yoga instructor.On this

MGT139: The Artists Who Make It In The New Music Business – Ari Herstand

Nov 7th, 2019 27m 41s

Ari Herstand is a musician and the man behind Ari's Take, a music business blog which became the go-to resource for independent musicians on how to run a successful music career. He's also the author of "How To Make It in the New Music Business

MGT138: Tips From An Indie Artist And Entrepreneur On Songwriting, Essentialism And Life – Steve Welty

Oct 17th, 2019 36m 55s

Steve Welty is a successful entrepreneur and singer-songwriter, who, as many of you, has to juggle a lot on a daily basis: from running a business and spending time with family to creating and promoting his music. The San Diego-based artist doe

MGT137: Save Your Rage For The Stage – Bif Naked

Sep 26th, 2019 40m 48s

Bif Naked, called the “Princess of Punk” and the “Rock Goddess”, is a Canadian recording artist and author. Her career heights have taken her around the world on tour for twenty years, with numerous hits in 90s and 2000s, and, quite recently, h

MGT136: An Ethical Way To Spotify Promotion – Michael Sloane (Streaming Promotions)

Sep 12th, 2019 30m 22s

Michael Sloane is the CEO of Nashville-based Streaming Promotions, a company specializing in music placement in streaming platforms. They primarily focus on Spotify, which gives artists more ways to market their music than any other competitor

MGT135: Your Shopify Music Store On Steroids – Tommy Stalknecht (Single Music)

Aug 19th, 2019 29m 14s

Tommy Stalknecht is the founder of Single Music, a Nashville-based company offering a music distribution component to Shopify. Over the years Tommy has overseen the development and management of many high-profile websites, including Sam Hunt, K

MGT134: Vevo's Emerging Artist Program & Music Video Optimization Tips – JP Evangelista

Jul 29th, 2019 26m 5s

JP Evangelista is Vevo’s Senior Vice President of Content, Programming & Marketing. His teams work with artists, managers, and record labels to secure and promote music videos, exclusive premieres, and live events across the Vevo platform. Over

MGT133: Measure The True Reach Of Your Music – Amadea Choplin (Pex)

Jul 15th, 2019 29m 6s

Amadea is the COO of Pex, an LA-based video and music search engine with a fingerprinting technology that identifies reused content – even if it's a half-second sample in a remix, a GIF, or your song's melody in a cover video – across the whole

MGT132: Your AI Songwriting Assistant – Taishi Fukuyama (Amadeus Code)

Jun 24th, 2019 23m 46s

Taishi Fukuyama is a co-founder and COO of Amadeus Code, an AI-powered songwriting assistant. The technology behind this mobile app breaks "centuries of melodies" down into constituent parts and transforms them into data, allowing the tool to g

MGT131: Defining Your Music Brand – Greg Wilnau

Jun 3rd, 2019 39m 29s

Greg Wilnau is the founder of Musician Monster, where he teaches independent artists to succeed in the music business, with the focus on branding and earning sustainable income through live shows.In his second appearance on Music Growth Talks