Ian Rogers (@iancr) interviews Craig Kallman, dance DJ and CEO of Atlantic Records, at the Electronic Dance Music Biz conference 2012. Craig discusses his early days as a DJ in NYC, starting his own record label, and discovering the latests artists Atlantic.

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00:00 – Intro. Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic records

00:35 – How Craig got into music – Early days as a DJ

02:40 – Starting Big Beat Records

04:10 – Favorite music before Big Beat

05:10 – Why he focused on House music with Big Beat – Selling to Atlantic

08:00 – Sonos… with DeadMau5! Thank you Sonos for supporting TWiMusic. Follow Sonos @sonos on Twitter

11:50 – What working at Atlantic Records means to him

14:40 – Who discovers talent first, Atlantic or fans?

17:00 – Defining success in 2012 (as opposed to 1999)

21:10 – Rebooting Big Beat Records. Why now? (Finding Skrillex, Martin Solveig and DJ Chuckie)

23:45 – Thanks MOG for sponsoring TWiMusic! Follow @mogdotcom and @twimusik and tweet at us your playlist. Let us know you like the show!

26:00 – Craig’s thoughts on the dance music explosion and going from DJ to music executive

30:00 – Branding artists

31:45 – What’s really changed in music?

via - Music – Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records, 2012 – TWiMusic #46 – YouTube.

This Week in Music presents Mike Davis, President of Alliance Entertainment, the largest wholesale distributor of physical home entertainment audio and video software in the United States. Ian asks Mike what it’s like to be selling CDs when the platform is "dying." But Mike’s answers might surprise and inform you. Hear an industry leader’s perspective on the myths and facts of distribution.

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0:00 – Intro

0:25 – What Alliance does, wholesale retailer

1:30 – Mike’s background:

2:30 – Mike’s time at Universal Music Group

3:30 – Role of Alliance and its clients

4:50 – The surge of LPs

5:30 – The Alliance warehouse

5:50 – The process of the Catalog Division at Universal

7:10 – Reissues and repackaging and their relevance in the digital market

8:45 – The streaming business model

10:10 – Thank you Sonos for sponsoring TWiM!

11:30 – Ian’s Sonos set-up

12:40 – Upgrading your home audio with Sonos

13:15 – Why Mike switched to Alliance

14:50 – How Alliance helps indy artists

15:50 – Ian’s involvement in physical distribution

17:00 – The cost of physical distribution

17:50 – Why Alliance bought Audio Life

20:20 – Distributing Amanda Palmer

22:30 – The profitability of physical music sales

24:15 – Alliance as a centralized hub for music sales

24:50 – Diversifying with new products

25:45 – Thank you MOG for sponsoring TWiM!

27:10 – How Alliance manages so many relationships

30:15 – What’s next for Alliance?

30:40 – How smaller artists can work with Alliance

31:45 – Competitors of Alliance

33:35 – What Alliance is and is not

34:15 – Mike’s perspective on the "death" of the C.D.

35:25 – When will the C.D. no longer be in the mass market?

36:45 – Mike’s plan for the possible decline of physical retail

38:45 – How physical retail benefits from online distribution

39:55 – Outro

via - Music – - Music – Mike Davis, Pres. of Alliance Ent. – TWiMusic #43 – YouTube.

In this episode of TWiM, Ian interviews Scott Vener, Music Curator behind hit shows such as Entourage, How to Make It in America, and 90210. Scott’s love for new music earned him one of the keenest ears for up-and-coming artists. Which careers did Scott help launch? Watch the segment to find out!

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0:00 I’m here today with Scott Vener, the man behind the music for shows like Entourage, How to Make It in America and 90210.
1:00 Scott explains how he came to be the music supervisor.
2:45 The process of getting clearance on music rights.
6:00 What’s the value to an artist of getting your music on one of these shows?
7:30 How did you come to work on Entourage?
8:00 What does the job of a music supervisor mean to you?
11:00 Scott explains how his mom turned him on to Twitter.
15:00 Talking about what the next phase of the Internet will be.
18:30 I’m excited to be sitting here in the Sonos listening room today–and to have them supporting the show. If you want to be entered to win a Sonos system, just tweet what your first listening memory was to @twimusik.
21:00 Curating the music curators–is that the next step?
26:00 Discussion of how critical it is to get your music in front of the supervisor for a show. How does an artist approach that?
29:00 Should a young artist have representation for licensing purposes?
32:00 Are there still opportunities for new music discovery on sites like MySpace?
35:00 Sonos is doing something awesome for our viewers–tweet what the first song you remember hearing was to @twimusik to be entered to win a full system.
35:30 Scott, what was the first record you bought?
38:30 How do you make the distinction between something that would be great for a show and something that you’ll just love, personally?
41:00 Scott, thanks for joining us. We’ll have to get a playlist from you to share with viewers.

Today on TWiM Ian spoke with Julie Pilat, the woman behind the music on LA’s KYSR and KIIS. As Program Director, Julie has the awesome job of discovering new bands, promoting fan favorites and immersing herself in the SoCal music scene.

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1:00 Welcome everyone, we’re coming to you from Sonos Studios today with Julie Pilat. Julie, how did you start out?

3:30 Julie talks about what being the program director means.

8:00 Explaining the daily role of a PD at a radio station.

9:15 How do you think of the platform of radio from an artist’s perspective?

11:00 How should an artist reach out to a station to get on their radar?

15:00 Thanks to MOG for their support of the show. If you want to get MOG for free, tweet what you’re listening to @mogdotcom and we’ll pick some people to win a free month of unlimited music listening.

17:00 How is Clear Channel putting more support behind online listening?

19:00 Can you share an example of an artist who grew throughout your system?

25:30 Discussing the myriad of opportunities available to artists today. How do you look at the gap between a big record not getting radio play and a smaller one that takes off?

28:00 Julie discusses when she was first introduced to Azealia Banks.

32:00 Does something have a big build up with taste-makers before it gets to you?

33:00 Big thanks to Sonos for having us at their studios today. If you tweet @twimusik with what your first music memory is, you’ll be entered to win a complete Sonos system.

34:00 Thanks for joining us today, we’ll see you next week!

via Julie Pilat of KYSR and KIIS – TWiMusic #41 – YouTube.

On this episode of This Week in Music, Ian welcomed musical boy-wonder D.A. Wallach of the band Chester French. Before you grab their newest release–’Music 4 TNGRS”–next week, listen to what D.A. has to say about his early years in the band and what it’s been like to have the support of Interscope records.

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0:00 DA talks about starting up the band during college and how he was an early Facebook adopter.
3:30 You were pretty industrious and unafraid, huh?
7:30 Let’s touch on some of the opportunities that came out of being on Interscope.
10:00 What happened between your first album release and the tour?
13:00 Straddling the gap between music and technology.
16:45 DA talks about companies in the tech space he’s been involved with.
20:00 Big thanks to Sonos for their support of the show.
25:00 Discussion of how to get people to begin paying for music again.
30:00 Let’s talk about the new album–what do you have planned around the release?
33:00 Where does recording music fit into your plans right now?
34:00 Thanks to Sonos for hosting us today. Eveyone check out http://chesterfrench.com.

In this episode, Ian sat down with Scott Rodger, the man behind artists like the legendary Paul McCartney, indie-darlings Arcade Fire and many others.

Listen to Ian’s favorite tracks exclusively on MOG at http://bit.ly/ianplaylist

0:00 Welcome everyone, my guest today is Scott Rodger, manager of a whole host of amazing artists like Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and many others.
1:00 Scott explains how he got his start managing Bjork.
6:00 Scott explains why he decided not to make a licensing deal.
13:00 Why Arcade Fire was the only band who played at the Grammys that paid their own way.
14:45 Thank you to Sonos for supporting the show.
20:00 Scott shares how he came to work with Paul McCartney.
24:00 Scott’s philosophy on how he coordinates a team for everything going on with Paul.
33:00 We’re excited to have MOG as a sponsor of the show. If you want to get all of MOG’s amazing music for free, tweet what you’re listening to @mogdotcom and we’ll pick some winners!
38:00 What would you expect if someone comes to you with a new band that they’re trying to break?
44:45 Scott details his involvement with the XFactor UK.
51:30 Thank you to everyone for watching today. Go to thisweekin.com/music to check out all of our other episodes

On today’s show, Ian welcomed the legendary manager of Incubus Steve Rennie to the program.

Check out Steve’s newest venture, Renman Music and Business.

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2:00 Welcome everybody, I’m here today with manager extraordinaire Steve Rennie.

2:30 Steve explains how he came up in the music business.

8:00 Steve talks about why he’s been dedicated solely to Incubus.

9:30 We’re really excited to have Sonos as an advertiser.

11:30 What Steve has been up to lately with Incubus.

15:45 Discussion about how revenue in a band works out.

17:45 Where is publishing heading?

24:00 Steve talks about why he believes managing should be a partnership

27:00 Huge thanks to MOG for their support of the show. If you want to get all of MOG’s amazing music for free, tweet what you’re listening to @mogdotcom and we’ll pick some winners!

29:00 Steve offers his advice for someone looking to get a start in the music business.

36:15 Can a young manager do what Steve is doing? Where do you start?

41:00 Steve gives some of his new music pics. (“Bags Packed” by Art Official)

43:45 Go to thisweekin.com/music to check out all of our episodes. We’ll see you next week.

via TWiMusic #38 – Steve Rennie, Manager of Incubus | ThisWeekIn.

In the 32st episode of This Week in Music, Ian Rogers is joined by Mark Montgomery, founder of FLO {Thinkery}. The duo talk about Mark’s history and what brought him to Nashville, investing in music tech, and his work with his new business, FLO {Thinkery}

via - Music – TWiMusic #32 – Mark Montgomery – YouTube.

This is one of my favorite episodes of the series, so far. Cameo Carlson and Ian Rogers talk, at length, about establishing direct and deep connections with fans of an artist they (Borman) represent. Spending time, resource, and money in the short-term to establish long-term revenue streams for an artist. Cameo gets “it”, Borman Entertainment gets “it”, if only more artist managers got “it” there would actually be a bigger musician middle-class.

Excellent interview, Ian and Cameo

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In the 29th episode of the This Week in Music Nashville Series of interviews. Ian Rogers sits down with Cameo Carlson, Head of Digital Business Development at Borman Entertainment. The two talk about the interaction between labels and iTunes, which parts of iTunes create the most impact for artists, new cost structures for management companies, and her role and initiatives at Borman Entertainment.

via Cameo Carlson, Head of Digital Business Dev. at Borman Entertainment – YouTube.

In the 28th episode of This Week in Music, Ian Rogers is in Nashville, Tennessee interviewing David Ross, the Co-Founder of Music Row at the historic Ocean Way Recording Studio. For more than 30 years MusicRow magazine has been Nashville’s forefront music industry trade publication.

via This Week in Music – David Ross, Co-Founder of Music Row – YouTube.