Greetings from 10,000 feet in the sky. I’m leaving Utah headed for New York City, coming off a very inspiring few days at the 15th PTTOW. This is a gathering of some of the brightest minds in marketing as well …
Party With A Purpose
June is about to be in full bloom. As soon as I touch down in NYC next week, I’m looking at Tribeca Film Festival premieres, NY Tech Week, NYC Music Month, Governors Ball, The Music Managers Forum Summit, Indieweek, and the …
Soundtrack of Summer
Summer is here, and as we head into Memorial Day weekend, we can officially kick off the Summer of 2024. There’s a lot to look forward to this summer. Some key themes are going to be: NYC’s Music Month & Indie …
We Will Dance Again
This month an exhibit opened in NYC called “The Moment The Music Stopped”. The exhibit brings us through the in-depth story of what happened at the Novo Music Festival in Israel and its larger impact on the world and on …
The Music & Brands Report Recap
May 1, 2024
Over the weekend, I engulfed myself in a series of articles and videos. The SponsorUnited Brands and Top Music Artists 2023/2024 report was perhaps the most fascinating. It is filled with interesting insights that I tried to summarize and internalize below.
Music’s ChatGPT Moment
April 17, 2024
Back in the day, as a young, hungry agent, I had a rule of thumb: if I heard about a new artist three times in a week, I’d stop whatever I was doing and find a way to introduce myself to that artist or their team. It allowed me to meet and work with a lot of up-and-coming artists and stay on the pulse of what was next.
Festival Season Has Returned
This weekend, the festival season officially kicks off with Coachella. We had a strong warm-up with Dreamville last weekend, and J. Cole outdid himself by dropping a surprise album, I Might Delete Later, the night before the fest. That’s a …
Q1 Music Trend Report
Heading into Q2 is always a good moment for Spring cleaning and reflection on what’s transpired in the year so far. From my standpoint, the industry is looking solid across the board. The primary way I see music changing is …
The Great Transformation
The world has entered an era of transformation. Everywhere I look, there is significant change taking place. Mark Zuckerberg dubbed 2023 the year of great efficiency. We got through it, it was tough, but we are still feeling ripples of …
The Rise Of The Amateur Sensation
AI is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetime and there is a lot of talk about how it will impact music. Although I’ve got a list of areas in which the music business needs help, overall it …
SXSWin
I just returned from a few awesome days at SXSW. I had a blast workshopping new ideas, seeing old friends, meeting rising stars, and connecting with colleagues and clients. We generated a heap of new leads and heard about what’s …
The Rise Of The Amateur Sensation
AI is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetime and there is a lot of talk about how it will impact music. Although I’ve got a list of areas in which the music business needs help, overall it …
Women Making History this Month
March is Women’s History Month, an exciting opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come as a culture, and how much further we still have to go to achieve true equality at home and abroad. This week, my friend Cynthia …
New Moon Era
We are living in a time of great uncertainty, but also great progress. There has not been a successful moon mission since 1972, but last week that changed when SpaceX’s NASA-funded Falcon 9 rocket, Odysseus, landed on the Moon after …
Musical Artists Crossing Over
Musicians are a transmissible force that can move into the deep cracks and corners of culture faster and with less friction than any other creative community. That’s why we’re seeing so many artists crossover into other areas of mainstream culture. …