Exploring Music Podcast

In this, Episode 51 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore best practices for the independent music artist, the steps and perspectives needed to build a sustainable career in the music industry. With professional insights into how to build your career, from show strategy to industry relationships. This is the second part of a two part conversation. Sophie Small, COO and Head of Music at Music Gateway cut her teeth in the live sector as an intern and Artist Liaison at Festival Republic before moving to music tech platform, Music Gateway, in 2014. She joined the company as an intern and was promoted through the ranks to Marketing Manager in 2015 and Head of Operations in 2016. At 23, Sophie led her first major UK-wide campaign from inception to fulfilment, managing Music Gateway’s lead team, in partnership with Gibson Brands and Argos & Metropolis. Today, as COO and Head of Music, Sophie manages targets and KPIs across each department. She is passionate about levelling the playing field and empowering independents who need help creating, managing and monetizing their music. And Joining Sophie is Rachael Scarsbrook. Rachael Scarsbrook works as the Music Promotions Manager at Music Gateway. Rachael is charged with devising and delivering campaigns to help artists gain exposure across radio, DSPs, TV, Press & Online in order to build their brands and network of fans. She started out in music journalism at age 16 and went on to study journalism at university. Rachael hosted and produced student radio and was the Music Editor for the student paper in print and online. She has gone on to be published in The 405, The Guardian, GoldFlakePaint, SOUNDS Magazine, Highclouds & Renowned For Sound. Rach also writes festival reviews for Festival Republic and can be found working the merch desk of MUNA shows throughout the UK. She joined Music Gateway early last year after she sold the CMO a coffee in the cafe where she was working. She is, perhaps, too in love with the city of Los Angeles--a love which blossomed after flying there on a whim to see Haim play for the 36th time. For more information on Music Gateway please visit www.musicgateway.com The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Mana Orange, Buffalo 2 Miami, Pacifico Entrancer, and Late Night Fighter. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 50 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore best practices for the independent music artist, the steps and perspectives needed to build a sustainable career in the music industry. With professional insights into how to build your career, from show strategy to industry relationships. This is the first part of a two part conversation. Sophie Small, COO and Head of Music at Music Gateway cut her teeth in the live sector as an intern and Artist Liaison at Festival Republic before moving to music tech platform, Music Gateway, in 2014. She joined the company as an intern and was promoted through the ranks to Marketing Manager in 2015 and Head of Operations in 2016. At 23, Sophie led her first major UK-wide campaign from inception to fulfilment, managing Music Gateway’s lead team, in partnership with Gibson Brands and Argos & Metropolis. Today, as COO and Head of Music, Sophie manages targets and KPIs across each department. She is passionate about levelling the playing field and empowering independents who need help creating, managing and monetizing their music. And Joining Sophie is Rachael Scarsbrook. Rachael Scarsbrook works as the Music Promotions Manager at Music Gateway. Rachael is charged with devising and delivering campaigns to help artists gain exposure across radio, DSPs, TV, Press & Online in order to build their brands and network of fans. She started out in music journalism at age 16 and went on to study journalism at university. Rachael hosted and produced student radio and was the Music Editor for the student paper in print and online. She has gone on to be published in The 405, The Guardian, GoldFlakePaint, SOUNDS Magazine, Highclouds & Renowned For Sound. Rach also writes festival reviews for Festival Republic and can be found working the merch desk of MUNA shows throughout the UK. She joined Music Gateway early last year after she sold the CMO a coffee in the cafe where she was working. She is, perhaps, too in love with the city of Los Angeles--a love which blossomed after flying there on a whim to see Haim play for the 36th time. For more information on Music Gateway please visit www.musicgateway.com The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Mana Orange, Buffalo 2 Miami, Pacifico Entrancer, and Late Night Fighter. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 48 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore what makes a good deal with music industry deal making expert Richard Kirstein Richard who has a BSc Honors in Music from the City University, London, is author of the book “Music Rights Without Fights” and an expert in music rights with senior level UK, US & European experience. Richard is a seasoned conference speaker and panellist, regular contributor to trade media, trainer and educationalist. He started his career as Head of Film, TV and Media at Zomba Music Publishers and then stepped up to start Leap Music Limited, the first music publishing company inside a UK ad agency, as it was part of BBH Communications. Ten years ago, Richard left Leap to start Resilient Music LLP which brokers music rights agreements for advertisers. Richard also consults for Advertising Production Resources, AKA APR as a their Music Rights Management Consultant. Having just reacquired the Leap catalogue from BBH, Richard is excited to be back in the publishing business with his new entity Richard Kirstein Ltd. For more information please visit https://resilientmusic.com/ The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Energy Demonstrations, Perpetual Stew, Hail Force, and Aloe Dip. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 48 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore what makes a good deal with music industry deal making expert Richard Kirstein Richard who has a BSc Honors in Music from the City University, London, is author of the book “Music Rights Without Fights” and an expert in music rights with senior level UK, US & European experience. Richard is a seasoned conference speaker and panellist, regular contributor to trade media, trainer and educationalist. He started his career as Head of Film, TV and Media at Zomba Music Publishers and then stepped up to start Leap Music Limited, the first music publishing company inside a UK ad agency, as it was part of BBH Communications. Ten years ago, Richard left Leap to start Resilient Music LLP which brokers music rights agreements for advertisers. Richard also consults for Advertising Production Resources, AKA APR as a their Music Rights Management Consultant. Having just reacquired the Leap catalogue from BBH, Richard is excited to be back in the publishing business with his new entity Richard Kirstein Ltd. For more information please visit https://resilientmusic.com/ The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Energy Demonstrations, Perpetual Stew, Hail Force, and Aloe Dip. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 46 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the blurred lines between contemporary music and production music for use in visual productions with industry experts Barry Whittaker-Gilbey and Brian Burrows part 2 of 2 Barry Whittaker-Gilbey, a frequently sought-after music industry consultant specialising in music licensing and synchronisation. He has over 20 years experience in the music industry working with clients and partners as diverse as Samsung, Universal, Warners, Sky TV, Fox, BBC to name a few. He is also a composer in his own right, having credits with a vast range of companies both in the UK and worldwide. He has consistently throughout his career worked at the cutting edge of the music industry and developing technologies. His current list of positions include; Directory/Composer at Energy Music, Head of Sync and Licensing at Kycker, Producer/Composer/Consultant at Hodo Music, Board Member on Sheffield City Region Music Board, and continues to be a Recording Artist and composer. And joining Barry is Brian Burrows Brian Burrows is a Composer, Producer and Music Publisher who grew up in Liverpool playing on the live music scene, then moved to London aged 18. He spent his formative years as a songwriter/producer working with the likes of Liam Frost, Spek, Longview, Fil Eisler and as a remixer/engineer for many artists including Robbie Williams, Ian Brown and Roger Waters. Brian has been composing music for TV and Film for many years including the scores for the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 film, The Hunt For Tony Blair. His music has been used by many world class TV, Film and ad producers including BBC, Disney, Netflix, Channel 4, ESPN, National Geographic, Sky Sports, CNN, ITV, Amazon, Nokia, Toyota, BMW, Stihl and Becks. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 46 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the blurred lines between contemporary music and production music for use in visual productions with industry experts Barry Whittaker-Gilbey and Brian Burrows part 1 of 2 Barry Whittaker-Gilbey, a frequently sought-after music industry consultant specialising in music licensing and synchronisation. He has over 20 years experience in the music industry working with clients and partners as diverse as Samsung, Universal, Warners, Sky TV, Fox, BBC to name a few. He is also a composer in his own right, having credits with a vast range of companies both in the UK and worldwide. He has consistently throughout his career worked at the cutting edge of the music industry and developing technologies. His current list of positions include; Directory/Composer at Energy Music, Head of Sync and Licensing at Kycker, Producer/Composer/Consultant at Hodo Music, Board Member on Sheffield City Region Music Board, and continues to be a Recording Artist and composer. And joining Barry is Brian Burrows Brian Burrows is a Composer, Producer and Music Publisher who grew up in Liverpool playing on the live music scene, then moved to London aged 18. He spent his formative years as a songwriter/producer working with the likes of Liam Frost, Spek, Longview, Fil Eisler and as a remixer/engineer for many artists including Robbie Williams, Ian Brown and Roger Waters. Brian has been composing music for TV and Film for many years including the scores for the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 film, The Hunt For Tony Blair. His music has been used by many world class TV, Film and ad producers including BBC, Disney, Netflix, Channel 4, ESPN, National Geographic, Sky Sports, CNN, ITV, Amazon, Nokia, Toyota, BMW, Stihl and Becks. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 45 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the history of the legendary Lex Records, esoteric music and great, unusual collaborations, mashups and breaking new ground in music with Tom Brown and Will Skeaping. Part 2 of 2. For more information visit www.lexrecords.com Tom Brown is the owner of Lex Records, established in 2001 and Lex Films established in 2011. Tom started his career at Warp Records where Lex was initially a Warp sub-label. Tom took it fully independent in 2005. Lex is best known for releasing music by Danger Mouse, MF DOOM, Neon Neon and BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah. In 2011 Lex started production on a series of short films written by Alan Moore and directed by Mitch Jenkins, the films were screened at film festivals worldwide and are now licensed to AMC's Shudder. Lex Films have produced Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins first feature film THE and is developing an original animated series STRATA by comic book creator Tommy Lee Edwards and I Speak Machine (here’s a concept art reel https://youtu.be/t8lbZqXI3V0). And joining Tom is Will Skeaping who studied History or Art and Italian at the University of Manchester and studied History of Art at the University of Bologna is the co-editor of best-selling Extinction Rebellion handbook 'This Is Not A Drill', which is published by Penguin Books. Will is considered a full-time activist. When he’s not haunting meetings and social occasions as the ghost of climate & ecological future, Will is a Creative Strategist specializing in integrated, scalable, creative brand development; building platforms and campaigns that connect with audiences through culture and technology. That all sounds impressive, but where is the music in all of this? Well, he started his professional career with many years in the music industry, holding positions of radio promotions at Warp Records and then, label manager at Lex Records. Plus, he apparently has amazing taste in music and his parents are cool oddball musicians. The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the EPs Trench Tones, and 3 Riders, including tracks Rider 3 (Absent Root), Rider 1 (Dang Wind), I Lose, and Throw This Away. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

In this, Episode 44 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the history of the legendary Lex Records, esoteric music and great, unusual collaborations, mashups and breaking new ground in music with Tom Brown and Will Skeaping. Part 1 of 2. For more information visit www.lexrecords.com Tom Brown is the owner of Lex Records, established in 2001 and Lex Films established in 2011. Tom started his career at Warp Records where Lex was initially a Warp sub-label. Tom took it fully independent in 2005. Lex is best known for releasing music by Danger Mouse, MF DOOM, Neon Neon and BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah. In 2011 Lex started production on a series of short films written by Alan Moore and directed by Mitch Jenkins, the films were screened at film festivals worldwide and are now licensed to AMC's Shudder. Lex Films have produced Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins first feature film THE and is developing an original animated series STRATA by comic book creator Tommy Lee Edwards and I Speak Machine (here’s a concept art reel https://youtu.be/t8lbZqXI3V0). And joining Tom is Will Skeaping who studied History or Art and Italian at the University of Manchester and studied History of Art at the University of Bologna is the co-editor of best-selling Extinction Rebellion handbook 'This Is Not A Drill', which is published by Penguin Books. Will is considered a full-time activist. When he’s not haunting meetings and social occasions as the ghost of climate & ecological future, Will is a Creative Strategist specializing in integrated, scalable, creative brand development; building platforms and campaigns that connect with audiences through culture and technology. That all sounds impressive, but where is the music in all of this? Well, he started his professional career with many years in the music industry, holding positions of radio promotions at Warp Records and then, label manager at Lex Records. Plus, he apparently has amazing taste in music and his parents are cool oddball musicians. The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the EPs Trench Tones, and 3 Riders, including tracks Rider 3 (Absent Root), Rider 1 (Dang Wind), I Lose, and Throw This Away. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled Contemporary and Underground Jazz, Karina Byrne and Ellis Johnson discuss what is on the forefront of today's Jazz scene. Karina Byrne, who has a 1st Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, Recording, Music Management and Sound Design from the University of West London holds the position of Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide where she works across music Licensing and Supervision for advertising campaigns with brands such as Agent Provocateur, JLR, Vodafone, Shell and BT. Ellis is an Advertising Creative Manager who is passionate around the world of music. He DJs across numerous Venues in his spare time. With his job he looks at the Strategy & Designing of campaigns which includes working with the likes of Sony, Atlantic & Universal. Ellis is also an experienced Saxophonist and Jazz vocalist, Ellis is now looking at the industry from the enjoyment of a listener. Jazz has been a focal point to his music discovery, looking at how its origins have now influenced the modern industry. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled ‘The Long Arch of Jazz’ Rens Newland and Martin Fuss, who collectively run Jive Music Austria, dig in deep into the traditional and the extreme corners of the music that has influenced everything. Rens is a master guitarist from Holland who has made his unique mark on the music scene through decades of tireless, dedicated work. Starting with his early years as a pop guitarist, he quickly transitioned into Blues and Jazz. This evolution led him to be a part of the Jazz-Rock revolution, and the USA Billboards Charts’ success of his first album with the band Scope. Among his notable accomplishments over his more than 4-decades musical career, is his work as musical Director and Guitarist for Gloria Gaynor and for The Supremes. Rens is a quadruple musical threat. He is a guitarist, producer, composer, and orchestrator, he has recorded over a dozen - mostly Jazz or Fusion jazz - albums under his own name, plus many more with other projects like the famous Ostinato, plus he is on numerous albums as a side-man. http://www.rensnewland.com/ http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/n/rens-newland Martin’s musical education started at the age of 12 with classical clarinet lessons - but shortly after he changed to the tenorsax. He completed his studies at the Conservatory of Music, Vienna (master of arts) and the Berklee College of Music(Boston/USA). He is one of the most demanded studio and session players as well as jazz soloist in styles ranging from small jazz groups to big band and also plays in orchestral settings. Since 1991 he is teaching at the University of Music in Vienna and is endorser for Schagerl Saxophones and D'ADDARIO PERFORMING ARTISTS. http://martinfuss.com/ http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/f/martin-fuss The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at Bizzyman Studio of Vienna, Austria. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled ‘The Long Arch of Jazz’ we are very fortunate to have with us, Rens Newland and Martin Fuss, who collectively run Jive Music Austria with Rens handling the label and marketing management and Martin handling the financial side with both of them managing the A&R duties. Rens is a master guitarist from Holland who has made his unique mark on the music scene through decades of tireless, dedicated work. Starting with his early years as a pop guitarist, he quickly transitioned into Blues and Jazz. This evolution led him to be a part of the Jazz-Rock revolution, and the USA Billboards Charts’ success of his first album with the band Scope. Among his notable accomplishments over his more than 4-decades musical career, is his work as musical Director and Guitarist for Gloria Gaynor and for The Supremes. Rens is a quadruple musical threat. He is a guitarist, producer, composer, and orchestrator, he has recorded over a dozen - mostly Jazz or Fusion jazz - albums under his own name, plus many more with other projects like the famous Ostinato, plus he is on numerous albums as a side-man. http://www.rensnewland.com/ http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/n/rens-newland Martin’s musical education started at the age of 12 with classical clarinet lessons - but shortly after he changed to the tenorsax. He completed his studies at the Conservatory of Music, Vienna (master of arts) and the Berklee College of Music(Boston/USA). He is one of the most demanded studio and session players as well as jazz soloist in styles ranging from small jazz groups to big band and also plays in orchestral settings. Since 1991 he is teaching at the University of Music in Vienna and is endorser for Schagerl Saxophones and D'ADDARIO PERFORMING ARTISTS. http://martinfuss.com/ http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/f/martin-fuss The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at Bizzyman Studio of Vienna, Austria. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled Contemporary and Underground Jazz, Karina Byrne and Ellis Johnson discuss what is on the forefront of today's Jazz scene. Karina Byrne, who has a 1st Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, Recording, Music Management and Sound Design from the University of West London holds the position of Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide where she works across music Licensing and Supervision for advertising campaigns with brands such as Agent Provocateur, JLR, Vodafone, Shell and BT. Ellis is an Advertising Creative Manager who is passionate around the world of music. He DJs across numerous Venues in his spare time. With his job he looks at the Strategy & Designing of campaigns which includes working with the likes of Sony, Atlantic & Universal. Ellis is also an experienced Saxophonist and Jazz vocalist, Ellis is now looking at the industry from the enjoyment of a listener. Jazz has been a focal point to his music discovery, looking at how its origins have now influenced the modern industry. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled ‘The Devaluation of Music’ Helienne and Jay discuss what has and is happening to the value of music and what can be done to turn it around. Jay Mistry is a Music Industry Consultant and CEO at JM Consultancy. Jay has decades of experience in consulting and driving innovation in the music industry. He is a highly motivated, innovative and experienced professional who has built a global reputation in advising music companies and individuals on how to decipher and evaluate their assets and music rights, implement procedures, realise their goals and to reach or exceed financial targets. Jay has been on the inside of most sides of the publishing industry including his start with 9 years at PRS, the UK PRO and following that with close to 9 years at BMG managing innovations in their royalty tracking systems. In the over 16 years since leaving BMG Jay has brought innovative changes to a quite diverse list of entertainment companies including The Discovery Channel, Music Sales Group, Montreux Jazz Festival and many, many more. And to back up his reputation is hundreds of peer endorsements on LinkedIn. Jay is also currently managing the careers of Sarah DeCourcy, who is a producer and a composer, Simon Tellier, a drummer for, among others, The Pet Shop Boys, Jamie Wright who is a composer for visual media and Fred Bux who is also a media composer. https://www.jmconsultancy.biz/ Helienne Lindvall is on the Board of Directors of the Ivors Academy of Music Creators which used to be called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors or BASCA. She also holds the position of Director of Business Development and Artist Relations UK for Landr Audio Inc, a music creator platform whose core service is AI music mastering. Helienne is also an award-winning professional songwriter and musician who has written with and for major recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, she has a long history as a music and media writer for publications including weekly columns for the Guardian newspaper. Previously Helienne has held positions of Head of Business & Songwriter relations for the song data management platform Auddly, Director of Industry Relations Europe for VEVA Sound and is regularly invited to discuss music industry topics on Sky TV and the BBC. https://www.linkedin.com/in/helienne-lindvall-a2448920/ The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show

For this episode, which is titled ‘The Devaluation of Music’ Helienne and Jay discuss what has and is happening to the value of music and what can be done to turn it around. Jay Mistry is a Music Industry Consultant and CEO at JM Consultancy. Jay has decades of experience in consulting and driving innovation in the music industry. He is a highly motivated, innovative and experienced professional who has built a global reputation in advising music companies and individuals on how to decipher and evaluate their assets and music rights, implement procedures, realise their goals and to reach or exceed financial targets. Jay has been on the inside of most sides of the publishing industry including his start with 9 years at PRS, the UK PRO and following that with close to 9 years at BMG managing innovations in their royalty tracking systems. In the over 16 years since leaving BMG Jay has brought innovative changes to a quite diverse list of entertainment companies including The Discovery Channel, Music Sales Group, Montreux Jazz Festival and many, many more. And to back up his reputation is hundreds of peer endorsements on LinkedIn. Jay is also currently managing the careers of Sarah DeCourcy, who is a producer and a composer, Simon Tellier, a drummer for, among others, The Pet Shop Boys, Jamie Wright who is a composer for visual media and Fred Bux who is also a media composer. https://www.jmconsultancy.biz/ Helienne Lindvall is on the Board of Directors of the Ivors Academy of Music Creators which used to be called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors or BASCA. She also holds the position of Director of Business Development and Artist Relations UK for Landr Audio Inc, a music creator platform whose core service is AI music mastering. Helienne is also an award-winning professional songwriter and musician who has written with and for major recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, she has a long history as a music and media writer for publications including weekly columns for the Guardian newspaper. Previously Helienne has held positions of Head of Business & Songwriter relations for the song data management platform Auddly, Director of Industry Relations Europe for VEVA Sound and is regularly invited to discuss music industry topics on Sky TV and the BBC. https://www.linkedin.com/in/helienne-lindvall-a2448920/ The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WVZLRF49C7Y6A&source=url) Support the show

Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward. Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business. Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry. Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994. In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally. She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees. In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication. In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Links: AIM https://www.aim.org.uk/ WIN h Support the show

Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward. Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business. Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry. Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994. In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally. She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees. In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication. In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes. Links: AIM https://www.aim.org.uk/ WIN h Support the show

Julie Weir and Digby Pearson, who have have helped launch the careers of many legionary heavy rock bands, discuss how they started their record labels, how they find new talent, the changes they have seen in the industry and the way they see it moving forward. They have supported, nurtured and empowered this crucial part of the music industry for decades and share the details of their experience. Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation. Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated. Julie Weir is label head at Music For Nations which is a rock and metal label. Launched as an independent in 1983, Music For Nations established itself, early on, as a European leader in the rock and metal world. It now operates under the Sony Music umbrella. For two decades prior to this she ran her own independent rock labels (Cacophonous and Visible Noise) where she was responsible for breaking bands such as Bullet for my Valentine and Bring me the Horizon. She has run an independent publishing company, worked across events, sync and branding deals and even dabbled in artist management. She has consulted for and advised major labels on emerging talent. Digby Pearson is a British Indie record label owner born and raised in Nottingham, England. Having dropped out of university to throw himself into the grassroots music scene, as promotor, fanzine writer but first and foremost as a fan, a label seemed a next step. Despite having zero experience of business or any finances, founded Earache from his flat, a DIY shoestring operation which was on a mission to release records by the most extreme bands around, signing Napalm Death, Cathedral, Godflesh, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Carcass. For 3 decades Digby has navigated all the twists and turns of the evolving music business landscape, anticipating the digital music revolution by signing Apple’s first Indie label deal. In recent years new young bands from the blues-rock scene became Digby’s sole focus, bands like Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Massive Wagons, all seemingly from nowhere gained the label more than a dozen Top 20 UK chart entries. Since 2017 Digby has diversified again, in addition to still being hands-on running the label, now 700+ releases deep, he also runs and curates the first ever heavy/punk/metal stages at Glastonbury and Boomtown festivals. The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive. Thanks all! Support the show

What are Neighboring Rights? If you have played on a recording and it was played on the radio, in a club or in visual media then you should be collecting these royalties. They are being collected for you, but do you claim them? Naomi Asher, Anne Tausis and Stacey Haber are board members of IAFAR (Independent Alliance For Artist Rights) and they discuss what Neighboring Rights are and how you can collect them. Best is to become a member of IAFAR so you can stay up to date with your rights and help support IAFAR in making sure new legislation is put in place to protect your rights. Naomi Asher is Vice President of International Neighboring Rights at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Previously she was President and Company Director of Wixen Music UK LTD which is a publishing and neighbouring rights management company. Naomi is also the president and co-founder of the IAFAR. Ann Tausis, who has worked in the publishing and music rights sectors of the industry for over 30 years including senior positions at Universal Music Publishing Group and her current position of CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Limited. Ann is also Treasurer/Secretary and Vice Chair of the IAFAR. Stacey Haber is Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Inside Baseball Music Publishing. Stacey’s diverse professional life has taken her through many aspects of the entertainment and legal worlds. This includes television, theatre, music videos and feature films. Her in-house legal career began at Instinct Records, in private practice she was a senior lawyer at Simms & Walters LLP in NYC and Theodore Goddard in London working with the firm’s A-listers David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Tina Turner. Stacey is currently, in addition to her position at Inside Baseball Music Publishing, Founder of the multi-media company The Music Firm, Founder of Hope & Plum Book Publishing, Partner at FoxPin Artist Management and Business and Legal Head at the IAFAR. Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated. The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive. Thanks all! Support the show

What are Neighboring Rights? If you have played on a recording and it was played on the radio, in a club or in visual media then you should be collecting these royalties. They are being collected for you, but do you claim them? Naomi Asher, Anne Tausis and Stacey Haber are board members of IAFAR (Independent Alliance For Artist Rights) and they discuss what Neighboring Rights are and how you can collect them. Best is to become a member of IAFAR so you can stay up to date with your rights and help support IAFAR in making sure new legislation is put in place to protect your rights. Naomi Asher is Vice President of International Neighboring Rights at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Previously she was President and Company Director of Wixen Music UK LTD which is a publishing and neighbouring rights management company. Naomi is also the president and co-founder of the IAFAR. Ann Tausis, who has worked in the publishing and music rights sectors of the industry for over 30 years including senior positions at Universal Music Publishing Group and her current position of CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Limited. Ann is also Treasurer/Secretary and Vice Chair of the IAFAR. Stacey Haber is Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Inside Baseball Music Publishing. Stacey’s diverse professional life has taken her through many aspects of the entertainment and legal worlds. This includes television, theatre, music videos and feature films. Her in-house legal career began at Instinct Records, in private practice she was a senior lawyer at Simms & Walters LLP in NYC and Theodore Goddard in London working with the firm’s A-listers David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Tina Turner. Stacey is currently, in addition to her position at Inside Baseball Music Publishing, Founder of the multi-media company The Music Firm, Founder of Hope & Plum Book Publishing, Partner at FoxPin Artist Management and Business and Legal Head at the IAFAR. Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated. The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive. Thanks all! Support the show

Julie Weir and Digby Pearson, who have have helped launch the careers of many legionary heavy rock bands, discuss how they started their record labels, how they find new talent, the changes they have seen in the industry and the way they see it moving forward. They have supported, nurtured and empowered this crucial part of the music industry for decades and share the details of their experience. Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation. Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated. Julie Weir is label head at Music For Nations which is a rock and metal label. Launched as an independent in 1983, Music For Nations established itself, early on, as a European leader in the rock and metal world. It now operates under the Sony Music umbrella. For two decades prior to this she ran her own independent rock labels (Cacophonous and Visible Noise) where she was responsible for breaking bands such as Bullet for my Valentine and Bring me the Horizon. She has run an independent publishing company, worked across events, sync and branding deals and even dabbled in artist management. She has consulted for and advised major labels on emerging talent. Digby Pearson is a British Indie record label owner born and raised in Nottingham, England. Having dropped out of university to throw himself into the grassroots music scene, as promotor, fanzine writer but first and foremost as a fan, a label seemed a next step. Despite having zero experience of business or any finances, founded Earache from his flat, a DIY shoestring operation which was on a mission to release records by the most extreme bands around, signing Napalm Death, Cathedral, Godflesh, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Carcass. For 3 decades Digby has navigated all the twists and turns of the evolving music business landscape, anticipating the digital music revolution by signing Apple’s first Indie label deal. In recent years new young bands from the blues-rock scene became Digby’s sole focus, bands like Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Massive Wagons, all seemingly from nowhere gained the label more than a dozen Top 20 UK chart entries. Since 2017 Digby has diversified again, in addition to still being hands-on running the label, now 700+ releases deep, he also runs and curates the first ever heavy/punk/metal stages at Glastonbury and Boomtown festivals. The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge. This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive. Thanks all! Support the show