If you are an artist or aspire to be one, this episode is required listening. Pavel talked to music industry pros, Ursula Sage from Patreon and Toolshed founder, Dick Huey about how Covid-19 has impacted the music industry and live performances, how artists are finding creative ways to diversify their revenue streams, and connect with fans, and why artists need to educate themselves on the business of music. Singer/Songwriter JustFrenchie talks to Tamara about how the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown caused her to dig deep, embrace the hustle, and inspired her to create her latest EP, It’s All Love, available on Spotify, Tidal, Google Play, Apple Music, and basically everywhere. We cover everything from creativity and inspiration to how being an independent artist is more than a full time job. Frenchie talks about how she learned the business side of the music industry, turned herself into a brand and company, and became an expert marketer. Plus we’ll hear a song or two from her new album.
Ursula Sage is a product leader with an IPO track record (NASDAQ: RP 2010, and APPF 2015). She was a speaker at the 2014 Lean Startup Conference [When Failure Is a Success] and her specialties include SaaS, market validation, customer development, strategic planning, product management, solution selling.
Dick Huey's 25 year music career includes management of several music artists, which led him to take on the role of global head of digital at the independent record label powerhouse, the Beggars Group in New York city. Huey was a consultant to Spotify and led its US independent label licensing efforts prior to and during its US launch in 2011. He has also provided digital licensing and consulting services or was an early advisor to Red Bull Music Radio, SoundExchange, Jaxsta, 8tracks, The Orchard, Digital Rights Agency, Red Mountain Ski Resort, and Tunecore. Huey is currently Head of Partnerships for the Sydney-based official music credits and metadata supply company Jaxsta, a strategic digital consultant to the US independent record label Merge Records, and an advisor and strategic consultant to Techstars accelerator winner Paperchain. He is a past Executive Director of the Future of Music Coalition, based in Washington DC. He is a current and original committee member of the American Association of Music (A2IM).
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