People from the Program

On today’s show, my guest is Dean Maupin, an artist, producer, and model. Dean is a singer, songwriter, producer and model from Pennsylvania. He is now currently living in NYC and pursuing his music career, with a new song coming in April 2024.

Today my guest is Matt Rose - Marketing Manager at Merlin, the digital licensing partner for the world’s leading independent record labels, distributors, and recording rights holders. Matt works on Merlin’s company-wide marketing strategy and initiatives. A working composer himself, Matt is also a fierce advocate for music creator rights and serves as a Board Member at MusicAnswers, through which he’s spoken on panels for the Association for Popular Music Education Conference and U.S. State Department Arts Envoy.

On today’s show, my guest is Nastassia Merlino. She is currently pursuing a Master of Laws at NYU School of Law where she serves as a Graduate Editor for the NYU Journal of Law & Business and as a Graduate Research Fellow at the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business. She graduated NYU with her Master’s in Music Business in Spring 2023, after graduating with her first degree in law from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

On today’s show, my guest is Mike Greene - Vice President of Artist & Label Services at Warner's Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), where he oversees strategic digital marketing and audience development efforts for its Label Services partners and independent distributed labels, in addition to leading commercial relationships with TikTok, Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube. A 13+ year music industry veteran and accomplished multi-marketer, Mike has driven campaigns for Macklemore, Ciara, Big Freedia, Central Cee, Dropkick Murphys, Peter Gabriel, Papa Roach, and more. His work on trending songs from Dixie, Dylan Conrique, and Strange Fruits Music has been featured in Business Insider, Music Ally, and led to panel appearances at the annual A2IM Indie Week conference.

Our guest on today’s show is Clayton Durant, the founder of CAD Management, a music and entertainment consulting firm based in NYC. Clayton is not only a music industry entrepreneur but also serves as an adjunct professor at the NYU Steinhardt School and the Long Island University Roc Nation School of Music & Entertainment teaching music business and artist management. He is also an avid writer having penned bylines for Boardroom TV, Variety, Adweek, and more. Hope you enjoy our conversation!

On today's show I interview Oli Mottola. Based in New York, he works as the Director of Revenue Strategy & Operations and Customer Success at Pex where he touches data, technology, process, customers and product. Prior to moving to the US, he ran a DJ mix and event series, while also working in the film/events industry as a freelance producer. In his free time Oli has built a custom GPT for RevOps, works on a record label, booking agency and loves to experiment in the kitchen.

My guest today is Logan Delgado. He works full-time at the Recording Academy, the non-profit music industry trade organization behind the GRAMMY Awards, and runs operations at Vali Entertainment, a luxury private event entertainment company specializing in music and production for weddings, galas, and other private engagements.

Andrew "Nitty" Nitirouth is a recent graduate from NYU's Music Business master's program [2023]. He is a professional DJ with over 8 years of experience, having performed at over 60 venues throughout his career with several Grammy nominated and DJ Mag Top 100 artists. Additionally, he is also a music producer and audio engineer, working at Antenna Studios in Brooklyn and Studio Square Recordings in Queens. Nitty is also the Sessions Director for Anti Social Camp - the largest songwriting camp in the world based in the heart of NYC - and will be returning to camp for his third year in summer 2024.

On today's show, our guest is Jackie Paolino Gadigian - Head of Partnerships and Outreach for Mamas in Music and mom to a baby girl named Sophia. She is working on a music project called Womb, which has the intention of helping people heal from PTSD and PPD. She is also a Government Affairs Consultant at Nushama Wellness and currently helping them expand into the state of Rhode Island and lobbying for their ketamine treatments to become more accessible.

My guest on today's show is Christine Barnum, CRO at CD Baby. Christine has an extensive background in finance and accounting within the music industry, including e-commerce and fraud prevention, royalty reporting and auditing, and M&A activity. Currently, she brings that experience and leadership to her role as CD Baby’s Chief Revenue Offer, where she is responsible for Business Development & Partnerships, Marketing, Product, and Trust & Safety. Christine has been at CD Baby for almost 18 YEARS, so when I met her during a roundtable at Music Biz 2023 in Nashville I knew I had to have her on the show!

My guest today is Zach Feldman, Lead Software Engineer at Framework. Zach is a technology professional and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience specializing in software/hardware, build tooling, technical training, and start up companies enabled by technology. He's worked in the computer hardware, aerospace, hospitality, education, content marketing, and music industries with a focus on web technology, after starting his career in the music technology industry. Zach has totally pivoted to a career outside of music, but has used his degree from the program in super interesting ways as he's pursued his passions!

Today's show is a big one! We've got a TWO HOUR episode with Xavier Jernigan - the Voice of Spotify as well as their Head of Cultural Partnerships. Now when I say the Voice of Spotify…I mean that literally. X is the voice and personality behind the world’s first AI DJ, Spotify’s newly launched feature that’s already changing the way the world listens to music. And as the Head of Cultural Partnerships, X is also a Spotify executive, as well as their go-to host for Spotify events around the world!

On this episode I talk to Logan Regis a licensing coordinator for the NFL based in NJ. She got her start in the music business as an intern for RCA in their TV/Film soundtrack licensing department. Since graduating from NYU in 2019, she has occupied various roles from PROs to small labels.

On this episode I interview Brittany Holloway. She is currently based in LA works on the Partnerships team at Meta as a Partner Solutions Manager. When she’s not working, Brittany can most often be found catching summer concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, checking out the latest musicals touring in LA, or playing rec soccer!

My guest on this episode is Stephanie Goldberg. She is an Associate Director with Sony Music’s Global Digital Business Partner Development team, working on strategic initiatives across DSP and social partner accounts. Prior, Stephanie led e-commerce and marketing with Sony Music’s merchandising division. At Sony Music, Stephanie also leads the Emerging Professionals employee resource group and sits on the Sustainability Task Force.

Sam Tall has been an artist manager and creator monetization expert for 12 years. Now, as Senior Director of Music & Content Operations at Studio71, Sam oversees content monetization and platform policy for a network of almost 900 YouTube creators, including some of the biggest names in music on YouTube, such as Boyce Avenue, Postmodern Jukebox, Pomplamoose, Allie Sherlock, Sam Tsui, and many more.

On today's show, our guest is Brad Desmond. Brad is an artist manager living in Boulder Colorado. He got his start in the music business founding the Music Director position at Jackson Hole Community Radio in Jackson, WY, before leaving in 2010 to attend NYU for a masters in music business. Since graduating he’s been a part of 11e1even Management, helping artists at all stages to navigate the music industry and build sustainable careers.

On this episode our guest is Sul Lee, General Manager at JYP Entertainment - one of South Korea’s largest entertainment companies. JYP operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company, and music publishing house. It’s home to notable artists like the groups 2PM, Day6, Twice, Boy Story, Stray Kids, and many more. Sul has a great background in music distribution, international business, data, and many other disciplines!

On this episode I interview Ty McKinnie, a singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist from Atlanta, Georgia. An Atlanta native, Ty has been singing since the age of 6 years old, and since then, music has been the center of his life. Ty started writing music and uploading songs to SoundCloud and covers on YouTube. Inspired to turn his passion into action, in 2016, Ty moved to New York City to pursue his singing career and enrolled in New York University (NYU)’s Music Business program!

On this episode I interview Cassandra Spangler, ESQ - a practicing entertainment attorney of 13yrs who represents a range of recording artists, producers, songwriters, and others clients. We talk about music law, AI, and other topics as we explore Cassandra's career journey! #music #entertainmentlaw #AI #copyrights #musicindustry #NYU