The most recent episode of the Music Ally Focus podcast was a discussion of how music marketing is evolving, with a particular focus on serving fans and building communities. The […]
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Dirty Hit’s Jamie Oborne on management: “we just help artists make things we think are cool”
Ep. 158: When Jamie Oborne’s career as a musician ended, he decided that the second best thing was to be an artist manager. He also decided that he’d stay independent, […]
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Super-serving superfans – Fave’s Jacquelle Horton on fandom today
Superfandom, superfandom, superfandom. Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last year, you’ll not have been able to avoid the latest obsession of pretty much anyone working in […]
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The Nations: from YouTube remixes to modern music radio
Andre Benz founded The Nations when he was in high school. What began as a Youtube channel uploading dance music remixes has transformed into a media conglomerate with a record label […]
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Sexual violence, NDAs, and the music industry – with Dr. Caroline Heldman and Samantha Maloney of the Sound Off Coalition
Caroline Heldman Ph.D and Samantha Maloney are co-founders of the Sound Off Coalition, which recently published a report that called out “the scathing history and financial impact of decades of […]
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“The music festival industry is suffering … there is something fundamentally wrong at its heart”
In episode 153 of the Music Ally Focus podcast, we wonder: what’s the health of the music festival ecosystem like? Not great, says Nick Morgan, CEO of UK festival company The […]
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“We’re not just creating musicians; we’re shaping well-rounded individuals.”
Young Voices is the world’s largest children’s school choir, creating enormous live music experiences for primary school children. Under the leadership of CEO Ben Lewis, the initiative has involved over […]
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“The music industry’s approach to mental health was disastrous”
In the new episode of the Music Ally Focus podcast, editor Joe Sparrow is joined by music industry psychologist and therapist Anne Löhr – who gives a snapshot of the […]
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How to make disabled people’s access to live events environmentally sustainable
In the most recent – and 150th! – episode of the Music Ally Focus podcast, Suzanne Bull, founder of Attitude is Everything – which connects disabled people with music and live event […]
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Sofar Sounds CEO Jim Lucchese on the economics of live music – and what should change
Sofar Sounds CEO Jim Lucchese discussed the evolving landscape of local and independent live music in the latest Music Ally Focus podcast, and highlighted the pressures facing these musical communities […]
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Marketing music to Gen Z: hyper-authentic, and always online – how do you connect with this elusive audience?
Gen Z music fans are able to immediately sense when an artist’s communications with fans feel inauthentic – so how do you maintain a feeling of authenticity when marketing to this […]
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The biggest questions DSPs face in 2024
The latest episode of the Music Ally Focus podcast aligns with our latest Quarterly Report, and Head of Insight, Stuart Dredge, discusses the current trends and developments within the music […]
