In the wake of Biden's announcement to forgive student debt, Host Adam Meckler's 130k in student loans, and his two music degrees have him wondering: is it irresponsible for institutions to be giving out music degrees? Adam asks Smooth Jazz sax master Steve Cole about his breakout late 90s album "Stay Awhile", his first record deal, how the major label game has changed, CDs vs Streaming and more. While being a world-class saxophonist with 10s of millions of streams on Spotify, Steve is also a music business professor at University of St Thomas in Minneapolis. He and Adam discuss what a responsible music would look like.
Steve Cole on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6rpOQ4XZKUz0ayWSMgvmWb
Steve's Website: https://stevecole.net/home
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Bumper Music: Sunshine is Out by Adam Meckler https://open.spotify.com/track/1u12flYbzE4jxD1cwG5pGT?si=5228a5324e474da9
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