Shows
Modern Musician Podcast#321 - Aël Guégan: The Art of Smart Growth for Indie ArtistsAël Guégan is the Partnerships Executive at Soundcharts, where he blends design and data to empower artists with clear, actionable insights. A former radio professional turned analytics innovator, Aël helps artists, labels, and managers make smarter creative and business decisions using real-time performance tracking. From radio spins to social trends, he transforms complex data into meaningful strategy. When not building dashboards that decode the industry, Aël can be found singing operettas in Paris or spearfishing along the Brittany coast.In this episode, learn how to use data as a creative ally—not a burden...
2025-10-1742 min
Culture PixelleCulture pixelle #16 - À Babel XP, musique et donnéesÀ Babel XP, musique et donnéesÀ l’occasion de Babel Musique XP, Culture Pixelle explore les nouveaux enjeux de la découvrabilité des contenus en ligne, de la plateformisation des données et de la curation musicale, et questionnera le lien entre les plateformes, les environnements numériques et ce qui la musique continue de faire vibrer sur les territoires ;-)Nous accueillerons :> Stéphane Krasniewski, président du Syndicat des Musiques Actuelles, et directeur des Suds à Arles, pour décrypter les mutations du secteur musical face aux plateformes numériques, et les liens que l’on peut faire av...
2025-03-2027 min
Sync Licensing MinuteEpisode 6: What is & Why Should I use a Publisher?On today's episode I talk about publishers. Who they are, What they do and Why you should consider using one for Sync Licensing.
References from today's Episode:
Music Sync Blog
https://soundcharts.com/blog/how-the-music-publishing-works#the-role-of-music-publishers
Music Library Report
Sync Summit
#synclicensing
#musicians
#songwriters
#publishing
2023-07-2719 min
Nathan Barry Archive052: Jay Gilbert - Newsletter Insights From an Entertainment Industry VeteranMy guest on this episode is music industry veteran, Jay Gilbert. Jay wears a lot of hats. He’s a musician, photographer, marketer, speaker, and music executive. Jay has worked as a creative consultant to many record companies and artists. He hosts The Music Biz Weekly Podcast, is a Co-founder of Label Logic, and runs the weekly music newsletter Your Morning Coffee.Label Logic helps artists, managers, and labels grow their audience and optimize their presence across all platforms. Jay’s newsletter is curated to give a weekly snapshot of the new music business. It’s everything you ne...
2021-10-181h 00
The Undismal ParadoxMondays: Beyond The Stream: Episode I - Stream NowAre you one of those devoted fans that listen to their idols' music for the first 24 hours after it is released?
Do you know how much money they make when you listen to a single song on repeat?
Press play and listen to our first episode to learn how streaming has transformed the music industry. Stream now!
References:
• Rockonomics: Book by Alan Krueger
• https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9580407/taylor-swift-evermore-record-breaking-vinyl-album-sales-week/
• https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-streaming-rates-payouts#not-all-streams-are-created-equal
• https://l...
2021-06-2014 min
ThemaTakt - HipHop- & Musikbusiness-PodcastKarriere-Tipps für Künstler*innen 2021Welche Plattformen sollten (aufstrebende) Musiker*innen 2021 besonders benutzen? Welche Ziele sollten sie sich setzen?
In der letzten Folge ging es um die Musikbusiness-Trends 2021. Host Tobias Wilinski hat sich dafür Sprachnachrichten von 9 Leuten aus dem Musik-Business eingeholt. Die Leute hat er auch gefragt, welche Tipps sie aufstrebenden Künstlerinnen in diesem Jahr geben würden, damit sie aufs nächste Level kommen. Natürlich kommt es darauf an, an welchem Punkt der Karriere eine Person sich befindet. Die Folge richtet sich besonders an Musikerinnen, die (noch) nicht von der Musik leben können.
Fragen, die in dieser Folge...
2021-02-0239 min
The Loudini Rock and Roll CircusAre these 4 trends really going to be the future of the music business?Like our mastermind? You can join our supportive community and participate in REAL TIME on our closed Facebook group. Just go to this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1862807503952943/
soundcharts.com recently laid out four trends that they see as the future of the music business, including the effect of A.I., the consumption of music, the convergence of music with other media, and how the financial aspect will detach from the artistic side. On today's call we will analyze these points and ask the critical questions to find out if soundcharts is right!
Topics Discussed:
The article: https://soundcharts...
2020-08-0400 minThe Loudini Rock and Roll CircusAre these 4 trends really going to be the future of the music business?Like our mastermind? You can join our supportive community and participate in REAL TIME on our closed Facebook group. Just go to this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1862807503952943/
soundcharts.com recently laid out four trends that they see as the future of the music business, including the effect of A.I., the consumption of music, the convergence of music with other media, and how the financial aspect will detach from the artistic side. On today's call we will analyze these points and ask the critical questions to find out if soundcharts is right!
Topics Discussed:
The article: https://soundcharts...
2020-08-0400 min
The MotionStreaming Royalties: How Much Money Do Artists Really Earn?In this episode we explore how streaming platforms pay their artists, and possible solutions for getting artists a fairer wage. Click the links below to check out infographics explaining what different streaming platforms pay:https://www.dittomusic.com/blog/how-much-do-music-streaming-services-pay-musicianshttps://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/12/25/streaming-music-services-pay-2019/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-many-music-streams-to-earn-a-dollar/Contact:twitter: @themotionpodinstagram: @listentothemotionemail: themotionpod@gmail.comfacebook page: fb.me/themotionpodcast Sources: https://www.tunecore.com/guides/how-do-my-songs-make-moneyhttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/121614/how-pandora-and-spotify-pay-artists.asp
2020-07-0326 min
SeanGeek and FastFret PodcastEpisode 255 – Hey Google, the Lion Sleeps at the Bank MachineSeanorama and FastFretFingers talk Keycon 2020. They talk about the changes that have been made to make the Con better and safer. The talk about Music and Publishing and a bit on the story of the Lion Sleeps Tonight. Seanorama goes for gas and the bank (honestly). They talk Smartspeakers, algorithms, privacy laws and the future of advertising.
The Podcast is not officially sponsored by @Wunderlist or @Shazam but we sure use it all the time.
Wikipedia has a decent article on the whole story which you can check out here:
Soundcharts has a great article on Music and Publishing, much...
2020-03-1634 min
InsidersINSIDERS EP09: Keith Jopling (The Five Trends Changing Music Marketings)Insiders is a Music Industry podcast where we sit down with the best and the brightest across the Music and Tech industries to understand their path in the music business and catch up on the latest trends, shaping the industry as we know it.
On today's episode, we interview Keith Jopling, Consulting Director MIDiA Research and founder of The Song Sommelier, to talk his path from pharma to the music industry, and break down his recent report for MIDiA on https://www.songsommelier.com/.
Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https...
2019-12-011h 06
InsidersINSIDERS EP08: Cherie Hu (Water & Music)Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
Episode 7 - "Insiders" with Cherie Hu, freelance Music Tech journalist for Forbes, Music Business Worldwide, and creator of Water and Music.
Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/interview-cherie-hu
2019-09-221h 09
InsidersINSIDERS EP07: Darren Hemmings (Motive Unknown, The Daily Digest)Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
Episode 7 - "Insiders" with Darrem Hemmings, Managing Director of Motive Unknown.
Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉 https://soundcharts.com/blog/interview-darren-hemmings
#musicindustrypodcast #digitalmarketing
2019-09-091h 07
Music TectonicsJambl's Gad Hinkis: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsJambl founder Gad Hinkis met up with podcast host Dmitri Vietze on the beach at Cannes to share his Midemlab-winning rap pitch! What happens when two crazy pants music tech guys sit down together? Listen in on their conversation about democratizing music creation and removing the barriers between beginners and electronic music making. Find out how the idea for Jambl came out of Gad's experiments making electronic instruments from unexpected objects, and why Gad imagines a future where your biggest music influences won't be celebrities, they'll be your nearest and dearest. Jambl is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, t...
2019-06-2721 min
Music TectonicsMi.Mu's Adam Stark: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsMulti-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Imogen Heap imagined controlling effects and loops with just her gestures, not an array of buttons, knobs and pedals. Now the Mi.Mu gloves she dreamed up are a reality, and they're available to buy. Mi.Mu Managing Director Adam Stark chatted with host Dmitri Vietze at Midem about taking the idea from an art project to a business while staying focused on artistic expression. Find out some of the amazing things artists are doing with their new-found freedom, and the challenges that Mi.Mu has overcome bringing this first-of-its-kind product to market. Mi.Mu is a 2019...
2019-06-2519 minMusic TectonicsTuneFork's Tomer Shor: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsJust after TuneFork's win at the Midemlab pitch session in the Experiential Technologies category, CEO Tomer Shor came by the traveling podcast studio. When you listen to the same song as your friends, how do you know you're really hearing the same thing? TuneFork assesses your unique "earprint-" the frequencies you hear best and those that feel fuzzy- and personalizes your audio experience to compensate. How will this technology make music listening enjoyable again for the people with hearing loss and the elderly? Tomer lays out the exciting potential of truly personalized audio for all music consumers, and what's...
2019-06-2008 min
Music TectonicsClicknClear's Chantal Epp: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsFresh from ClicknClear's win at the Midemlab pitch session in the Music Discovery & Distribution category, Chantal Epp came by the traveling podcast studio. Chantal is a music licensing cheerleader- really! How did her experience in both licensing and cheer lead her to create ClicknClear? How much untapped revenue is there in licensing music for performance sports like cheer, gymnastics, and figure skating? (Spoiler alert: it's A LOT). Listen to this podcast ep from Cannes to find out! ClicknClear is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to all...
2019-06-1215 min
Music TectonicsLegitary's Nermina Mumic: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsAfter Legitary won the Midemlab pitch session in the Data & Analytics category, CEO Nermina Mumic sat down with podcast host Dmitri Vietze in Cannes for a chat. How is Legitary prying open the "black box" of music industry royalties and checking the data? Find out on this #podcast dispatch from Midem. Legitary is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to our #MidemTectonics episodes to get to know this year's startups before they break out! More episodes recorded at Cannes are on the way- so stay tuned to...
2019-06-1113 min
Music TectonicsLonofi's Edouard Tallec: Meet the Midem FinalistsWould you rather work in a busy cafe or a woodland clearing? When you're trying to get to sleep, do you want to hear soft rainfall or an ethereal harp melody? Lonofi lets you compose ambient soundscapes out of simple ingredients- and they never end or loop. Ed Tallec stopped by the #MidemTectonics podcast booth at Cannes to discuss how the app was inspired by research into urban noise, why ambient sounds help you focus better than songs, and what's next for the app. Lonofi is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter...
2019-06-1016 minMusic TectonicsAlissia Music's Bosco Bellinghausen: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsWhat if your playlist could adapt to how you're feeling? Bosco Bellinghausen created Alissia Music to make music listening more personalized. He sat down with podcast host Dmitri Vietze in Cannes to explain how Alissia learns your personal tastes and preferences and matches your mood with immersive, high-quality music. Alissia Music is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to our #MidemTectonics episodes to get to know this year's startups before they break out! More episodes recorded at Cannes are on the way- so stay tuned...
2019-06-1018 min
Music TectonicsMuzeek's Sophie Ziessel and Myriam Caron: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsMusic Tectonics at Midem continues! Sophie Ziessel and Myriam Caron stopped by the podcast booth to explain how Muzeek's "augmented composer" provides soundtrack music that can be tailored to fit video projects perfectly. Muzeek is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to our #MidemTectonics episodes to get to know this year's startups before they break out! More episodes recorded at Cannes are on their way- so stay tuned to find out what you missed or to process what you learned at Midem. The Music Tectonics...
2019-06-0923 minMusic TectonicsMusiio's Hazel Savage: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsMidem is over, but our Music Tectonics at Midem series continues! Listen in as Hazel Savage chats with Dmitri Vietze about how her career began at a little startup called Shazam- maybe you've heard of it- and what her new project, Musiio, is all about. Musiio provides AI solutions to the music industry, making great music more discoverable. Musiio is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to our #MidemTectonics episodes to get to know this year's startups before they break out! More episodes recorded at Cannes are...
2019-06-0920 min
Music TectonicsBig Ear Games's Aviv Ben-Yehuda: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsWhat's keeping you from creating your own new music? Aviv Ben Yehuda designed the game Big Ear to make music creation and sharing approachable for the neophyte. At Midem, Aviv chatted with podcast host Dmitri Vietze and regular guest Jade Prieboy about how music technology can bring people to music creation. Big Ear Games is a 2019 Midemlab finalist. This annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Music Tectonics...
2019-06-0715 min
Music TectonicsPaperchain's Daniel Dewar: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsMusic Tectonics at Midem continues with Dan Dewar of Paperchain, a fintech company creating solutions for music biz problems with a real-time payment model. Paperchain is a 2019 Midemlab finalist. This annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews on the spot in Cannes! Listen to the podcast here on our website, or on your favorite podcast platform. Th...
2019-06-0627 min
Music TectonicsEndlesss's Tim Exile: Meet the Midemlab FinalistsTim Exile met up with us in Cannes to chat about Endlesss, a virtual place where you can make and share music in the moment, solo or with friends. Tim's goal is to make music part of the short-form collaborative revolution, the way SnapChat, Twitter and Instagram have changed video, writing, and photography. Endlesss is a finalist at Midemlab, the annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri...
2019-06-0534 minMusic TectonicsThe Entire Ecosystem is Changing: Midem director Alexandre Deniot on 2019's Midemlab startup competitionWhy are five thousand music industry pros from eighty countries descending on Cannes? Midem, the leading international event for the global music community, kicks off soon! We chat with Midem director Alexandre Deniot about Midem's role in music business history, and how it's shaping the industry's future. Get a sneak peek at this year's Midemlab, the music startup pitch competition that springboarded SoundCloud, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and Next Big Sound. Who will be 2019's big success story? What are the music tech trends making waves at Midem this year, and what's about to break out? Listen today to...
2019-05-3023 minInsidersINSIDERS EP06: Catherine Lückhoff (NicheStreem, Liedjie and the Streaming market in Africa)Episode 6 - "Insiders" with Catherine Lückhoff, CIO of Swipe iX
Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/catherine-luckhoff-interview
On this episode of Insiders, we interview Catherine Lückhoff, CIO of Swipe iX and Founder of NicheStreem, a white-label streaming solution that set out to revolutionize distribution in the world of culture-specific music.
#musicindustry #musicpodcast #streaming
2019-05-1450 minInsidersInsiders EP05: Farhana Aboo (on MTV, Perform and AEI Group)Episode 4 - "Insiders" with Farhana Aboo, head of Marketing at AEI Group.
Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/farhana-aboo-interview
On this episode of Insiders, we interview Farhana Aboo, Head of Marketing at AEI Group, a company managing UKF, TheSoundYouNeed and other new age music media with a total audience of 35 million subscribers, to turn a passion for music into long term careers.
#musicindustrypodcast #AEI
2019-05-0738 minInsidersINSIDERS EP04: Tom Windish (How to Make It in the Live Business)Episode 4 - "Insiders" with Tom Windish, founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm Talent Agency.
Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which we speak with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries. Highlights, links, and full transcript 👉https://soundcharts.com/blog/tom-windish-interview
----About this episode----
This time around we were lucky enough to get 50 minutes with Tom Windish, founder of The Windish Agency, merged into Paradigm in 2015. Throughout his extensive career as one of the worlds most prominent booking agents, Tom worked with acts from Low and Squarepu...
2019-04-2357 minInsidersINSIDERS EP03: Stephen Phillips — Part 2 (AI Music Composition & the Future of Creative Industries)In case you've missed the first part of our chat with Stephen, you can catch it here:
https://soundcharts.com/blog/stephen-phillips-interview-part-one
Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which David Weiszfeld (Soundcharts CEO) speaks with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
The second part of our interview with Stephen Phillips, CEO of Mawson, an A.I. lab applying machine learning and generative networks to solve fundamental problems in creative industries.
In this episode, we talk about Mawson's current pr...
2019-04-1837 minInsidersINSIDERS EP03: Stephen Philipps — Part 1 (We Are Hunted & Music Discovery)Episode 3 (Part 1) - "Insiders" with Stephen Phillips, CEO of Australian A.I. lab Mawson, dedicated to developing Artificial Intelligence software around music and audio, and home to Popgun, Replica, and SUPERRES.
Insiders is a Music industry podcast in which David Weiszfeld (Soundcharts CEO) speaks with the executives that shape the Music and Tech industries.
We've decided to split this episode of Insiders into two parts to make it a bit more digestible. In part one, we talk Music Discovery Algorithms and We Are Hunted, a music website founded by S...
2019-04-1650 minInsidersINSIDERS EP02: Interview with Goshi Manabe (RecoChoku & Japan's Transition to Digital Music)We continue our Insiders series, where we sit down with some of the top executives from the world of Music and Tech. This time, we were lucky to talk about the Japanese Music Industry with one of the leading international experts on the topic — Goshi Manabe, US-based Rep & Advisor for Japan’s largest digital music provider RecoChoku.
For the list of mentioned links, highlights and the full transcript of the interview:
https://soundcharts.com/blog/goshi-manabe-interview
Also, if you're curious to find out more about the Japanese marke...
2019-04-1231 minInsidersINSIDERS EP01: Bob Moczydlowsky (Techstars Music, Startups, and the Future of the Music Industry)This is the first episode of our "Interviews" series where the founder of Soundcharts, David Weiszfeld engages the discussion with top executives that shape the Music/Tech industry.
For the list of mentioned links, highlights and the full transcript of the interview: https://soundcharts.com/blog/bob-moz-...
Bob Moczydlowsky (or simply Bob Moz) is a familiar name for anyone who's working with music startups. The Managing Director of Techstars Music, Bob started his career in tech at 32 as an intern at Yahoo to become one of the minds shaping the future of the industry just a de...
2019-04-0131 min
VP Artist Consulting Presents: Secrets Behind The Music BusinessBritnee ForemanData Strategy Manager Britnee Foreman of Downtown Music Publishing and Songtrust talks about the importance of Analytics, Data, Algorithms and other information that can help assist creators in making an income from their creative works. Find out what platforms are used most by specific groups and how you can strategize and make the most out of your internet presence. Understand how you can leverage this information to position yourself for more success. Learn about tools such as Soundcharts, Indify, Next Big Sound and more. If you would like to keep up with Britnee you can follow her on IG here...
2018-05-161h 20
Music Growth Talks by Dotted MusicMGT77: One Tool To Monitor Charts, Playlists, And Airplay – David Weiszfeld (Soundcharts)Soundcharts is a real-time charts, playlists, airplay, and social monitoring web app. And, as you will learn from this WeSpin Recipes podcast, there is much more to it than analyzing performance of your own music projects. Think of Soundcharts as a stock market (or a growth hacking!) tool, which allows you to see how well relevant or interesting to you artists perform in different territories.
David Weiszfeld, the founder of Soundcharts, used to lead the International Development for Universal Music France, so the idea of building such a tool came from hands-on music marketing experience and understanding...
2016-10-0339 min