Rich Off Passion Patrice K. Cokley

Dae Bogan is the Head of Third-Party Partnerships with The MLC (Music Licensing Collective), a newly-formed nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to the historic Music Modernization Act of 2018.Starting in January 2021, The MLC will issue and administer blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download services (digital service providers or DSPs) in the United States. The MLC will then collect the royalties due under those licenses from the DSPs ...

Ross Barber-Smith is the owner and founder of Electric Kiwi, a UK-based web design firm that helps artists and bands stand out in the over-crowded marketplace of today's music industry. His wealth of experience as a music-based web designer has scored him coverage on respected music media outlets, including Cyber PR Music, Hypebot, TuneCore, The Six Minute Music Business Podcast, and now Rich Off Passion.In this episode, we start off by sharing how we met years ago, started working together, ...

Tone Jonez is a music producer who has successfully built a lucrative business by selling beats and sample packs online. This was no overnight success. A child prodigy, Tone began playing the piano by ear at the age of 3, and became infatuated with the concept of recording. Not one to crave the spotlight or to be a part of the traditional music industry, Tone doesn't hold back on Instagram where he promotes his latest beats while sharing his journey and motivating messages. In this episode, w...

To kickoff Rich Off Passion's return from the "COVID hiatus", I have my friend Patrice Perkins, Attorney and Owner of Creative Genius Law joining me for a real insightful and transparent discussion on entrepreneurship.Patrice talks about how she was able to leave her 6-figure job at a firm to start her own practice (and it wasn't easy), how she manages her time building a business while working with clients, growing her team, and so much more! This conversation was long overdue and I'm excite...

Mama Duke is a 2x Austin Hip-Hop Award winning artist and 1x Austin Music Award Nominee. Taking home both “Artist of the Year” and “Female Artist of the Year” in one night, it’s no wonder she can move effortlessly in a male dominated industry. Opening up for the group ‘Naughty by Nature’ within’ the first 3 months of her 1st ever performance (since moving to Austin, Tx to pursue music) gave her the adrenaline she needed to catapult her into everyone's Top 3 females in Hip-Hop in Texas. I...

Everyone wants to be a boss, but can’t be an employee. In this episode, Patrice talks about the characteristics of an entrepreneur/boss, and how being an employee can set you up for success. A great example is Berry Gordy and Motown.