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What Goes Down Must Come Up

Unless you’re in Vegas for CES, most of us only have one foot in the office this week. Truth be told, I’m back on the road today headed to Minnesota for a retreat. Having offered my list of 2023 predictions across multiple industries – and having come to terms with the fact that the recession […]

Opportunity in Crisis

I’m not going to lie, the roaring twenty twenties are not playing out the way I hoped. We went from a pandemic to a recession to a paranormal state of potential crisis. But there is opportunity in crisis. The world is shifting fast and big evolutions are on the horizon. Last week I broke down […]

Just Dropped: The 2022 Trend Report

As the year winds down, it’s a great time to reflect. 2022 was rough, but it had a few key themes. The new normal of inflation is out of control. There has been massive economic pain inflicted on the global economy that will have a ripple affect for some time. A recession is imminent and […]

It’s Bigger than Basel

While Art Basel celebrates its 20th year in Miami, it’s really Miami Art Week as a whole that has everyone’s attention. It feels like the early days of SXSW down here and it’s so much bigger than Basel now. Don’t get me wrong: the main events – Basel, Scope, Miami Art Design, Untitled – and […]

Stacked Holiday Weekend

As wild and uncertain as times are, and as hard as this year has been, I’m steadfast in counting my blessings and doing my best to live in the present. There’s a lot to be grateful for. Tonight is Thanksgiving Eve, which is the third biggest party night of the year. I’ll never forget my […]

2023 Playbook

I’m coming off a long week on the road where I met so many interesting folks at both Summit Series and Future Wave. Hello, new friends! I’m glad to be back home in Miami for a bit. From my travels, one thing is clear: the sentiment is shifting in the overall business landscape and even […]

WTF FTX

A sea change is coming as we begin to wind down 2022. The much discussed “red wave” didn’t crest in the election last night (phew), FTX traded to Binance (wow), and Elon Musk took control (if you can call it that) of Twitter, which has rapidly introduced unexpected possibilities and concerns for one of the […]

Thoughts On What’s Next for Music

At Drexel last week, I guest lectured on the topic of Web3 and music. At the end of the session, the professor, Monika Julien, asked me what I thought was “next for music.” It got me thinking. What is next for this industry? The game is changing as rapidly as the world. We’re dealing with global […]

Taking a Break for Broadway

Sometimes it’s healthy to take a break from the news, the hype cycle, Elon buying Twitter, the daily influx of texts, alerts, and Kanye f-up’s. What does it all mean? A lot! However, sometimes it’s nice to do something different; something that challenges you culturally; something artsy and outside your comfort zone. That’s what I […]

Brand Partnership Bonanza

It’s an exciting time at the intersection of brands and music. Before the pandemic, brand partnerships were an under-utilized tool in the music industry. In early 2020, before the paradigm shift, the music business was seeing double-digit growth in all areas except brand partnerships. Sure, brand partnerships were on the rise, but not at the […]