I Fight Dragons: Indie Marketing and Building Success In The New Era of The...
Here's the first part of Insomniac Magazine's interview with Brian Mazzaferri- frontman for I Fight Dragons. This distinct band's niche is Nintendocore, music that uses sounds reminiscent of Nintendo's original NES 8-bit game system. During our talk, Brian explains how...
Bill Adler’s book on Def Jam’s history provides an inside look into the iconic...
Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label tells the inside story of the first quarter century of the iconic record label’s existence. The book’s coauthor Bill Adler, Def Jam's original publicist who also...
Music Industry Insight: Wise Intelligent breaks down his thoughts on the music business
During the 90’s, Poor Righteous Teachers released some of the most potent and conscious-minded Hip Hop music of the decade. The group, consisting of producer and emcee Culture Freedom, DJ and producer Father Shaheed, and front man Wise Intelligent, dropped...
Road to Success in the New Era Music Industry: Interview with Fitz of Fitz...
Even if you don’t believe you know their name, if you’ve been exposed to media as of late, you’ve probably heard the soul-filled music of Fitz and the Tantrums. That's because although the band was formed just in 2008,...
Hip Hop Time Machine: Back to the Bronx with Bobby E. Davis- Urban Music...
After learning of the passing of the great Bobby E. Davis of the S.U.R.E. Records, I pulled footage of us talking about the record pool's importance, in regards to the music industry. This footage is from 1999, and it's...
Cash Money Records: A case study in breaking into the Hip Hop Industry
Regardless of your taste, if you’re a fan or practitioner of building awareness, then you should appreciate the trade of skilled rap promoters. Cash Money Records set the precedent in current rap music for how to build awareness from...
Are You Hip Hop?
You can’t be Hip Hop by wearing diamonds in your mouth. Hip Hop won’t be found in a Bently or an Aston Martin. Wearing brand names like Coogi, Roca Wear, LRG, or Sean Jean won’t make you anymore a...
Indie Music and Film Distro with 101 Distribution: The Damon Evans interview
After working for an established distributor that was purchased by EMI, Damon Evans decided it was time to launch his own distribution company. In 1998, he founded 101 Distribution to provide traditional music distribution services to independent labels. This...
Mobile Roadie: Empowering artists to offer their fans mobile apps
Here's an interview with Michael Schneider, the founder of Mobile Roadie. His company enables bands and others to easily create and distribute mobile apps.
