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The streaming wars continue to intensify

The streaming wars continue to intensify. Spotify is gearing up for their IPO. Pandora announced a new streaming service rate of $4.95 per month and Questlove as their artist in residence. And there are rumors of Tidal losing 27 million dollars this year yet continuing to put on awesome events and drop top notch exclusives […]

Beats & Bytes: Artist Curated Festivals Work

In two weeks Chance The Rapper will launch the first ever Magnificent Coloring Day Festival at U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago’s Southside. The show has a great lineup and is breaking every attendance festival record at the White Sox Stadium. A team that Chance is artist ambassador for and a stadium that hasn’t had a show […]

Beats & Bytes: 2016 MTV VMAs

This weekend I was invited to my third VMAs. My first one was when I signed and represented the Clipse and Justin Timberlake for his world premiere of his first single as a solo artist featuring Clipse. The second time was when my client Wale was the house band. This year we were invited down by […]

Beats & Bytes: VMEGA Joins Nike

While I was out in LA last week, Nike announce that it purchased a New York based Tech company called VIRGIN MEGA (VMEGA). VMEGA is the brainchild of Ron Faris who was previously an executive of Virgin Mobile. Essentially, the mission was to re-imagine the Virgin Mega stores of old as a mobile, digital only […]

Beats & Bytes: WORLDZ of Inspiration

The first ever WORLDZ conference has me more than inspired. I left with a whole new set of friends and constituents. It was a crazy week in LA with WORLDZ, Heaven Sent and Teen Choice Awards. At the WORLDZ premiere, class was definitely in session. It was awesome to see the head of Musica.ly tell […]

Beats & Bytes: On The Music Grind

This weekend I was on site at Big Sky Ranch to see Luke Atkins jump out of an airplane from five miles high with no parachute. This incredible event was broadcast live on television all to help launch the new Stride Gum. What a jaw-dropping activation. It captured the eyes of millions around the globe, […]

Beats & Bytes: Panorama Raises The Bar

This past weekend we witnessed the raising of the bar in terms of NYC festival culture. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been team Gov Ball since day one, and always will be, but a little competition is healthy. It keeps everyone on their toes. Especially when done right like Panorama. With Panorama and Gov Ball, […]

Beats & Bytes: Spotify Bots

There’s nothing like music in the summer and as the July heat keeps climbing so do the events and opportunities. Like this past week when I checked out the BK Hip Hop Festival. It was awesome to see that 90s era hip-hop is as moving as ever. I had a great time hearing Nas backed […]

Beats & Bytes: Music Streams Surpass Video Streams – First Time Ever

This past week I spent some time in LA working on a new operating system for my mind and body. This new OS came from a dynamic workshop called MITT. Recommended by two respected music industry friends, it’s a powerful personal breakthrough course and as I caught the red eye into Monday morning I felt […]

Beats & Bytes: Music Tech News For Your Hamburger Haze

Hope everyone had a wonder-filled Holidaze! Time to wake up out of the hamburger haze. Break time is over and we’re more than halfway through 2016. It’s a good moment to reflect and take inventory, a time to refocus on the goals of the year. Also it’s also my birthday week. I’m going to be […]