Export the Sound

Ben Ma
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Export the Sound

Export the Sound is a new podcast exploring how the music industry moves music across borders. Driven by interviews with the industry experts behind crossover stars, host Ben Ma sheds light on the tough cultural obstacles facing international music export and the creative strategies that have worked (or not!) to overcome them.

Episodios

  1. Pindrop, a new game to hear the world

    24 AGO · CONTENIDO EXTRA

    Pindrop, a new game to hear the world

    I've spent this year developing this global music discovery game! Give it a whirl at https://pindrop.cc

    3 min
  2. Alabama Music Cities: Huntsville

    01/12/2023

    Alabama Music Cities: Huntsville

    Huntsville, AL - a.k.a. Rocket City. It's got NASA's Marshall Center, the Army's Redstone Arsenal, and a major FBI operational center. It's got the highest engineering degrees per capita in the whole U.S. And now, it has an administration who wants to build it into a Music City with intentional and committed policymaking. But there's no guarantee that if you build it, they will come. I traveled to northern Alabama to interview folks involved, and hear their takes on why they think it will work - or not. Export The Sound & Music Cities Events present:  The Shoals & Huntsville How to put a music city on the map - by leveraging its musical history, or making one

    43 min
  3. Alabama Music Cities: The Shoals

    01/12/2023

    Alabama Music Cities: The Shoals

    Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Bob Seger, the Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, George Michael, Paul Simon... all trekked to the corner of Alabama to record in Muscle Shoals. I traveled to Northern Alabama to find out more about this history, and what the city is trying to do today to carry its cultural inheritance to future musical placemaking. Export The Sound & Music Cities Events present:  The Shoals & Huntsville How to put a music city on the map - by leveraging its musical history, or making one

    30 min
  4. IBK Ademoye, on guerilla marketing from Nigeria to the world

    07/07/2023

    IBK Ademoye, on guerilla marketing from Nigeria to the world

    My guest today is Ibukun Ademoye, a manager, Artists & Repertoire (or A&R) executive, and all around hustler in the Nigerian music business based in Lagos. Ibukun has been recently setting his sights on going international by arranging a UK tour for an up and coming Afrobeat artist he's managing, Ladé, with more planned for the future. SONGS Ladé - Duduke (cover of song by Simi) Ladé - Adulthood Anthem

    24 min
  5. Mattias Tell, on booking Swedish indie bands in Denmark, Europe, and beyond

    23/06/2023

    Mattias Tell, on booking Swedish indie bands in Denmark, Europe, and beyond

    Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, the founder of Westside Music, Mattias Tell, joins me to discuss the ins and outs of booking Swedish indie bands in Europe and beyond: through the examples of psychadelic cocktail boogie outfit Boo Boo Bama Orchestra and shoegaze dream band Boy with Apple we learn how to book tours, what bands make the cut, and how booking within the European Union is a lot easier than elsewhere. SONGS The Boo Boo Bama Orchestra - THE HEAT Boy with Apple - Strawberry Boy

    39 min
  6. Ken Kobori, on Japanese & Korean music industry collaboration with Western producers

    09/06/2023

    Ken Kobori, on Japanese & Korean music industry collaboration with Western producers

    In this episode, Ken Kobori, founder of Tokyo-based music marketplace SURF Music, joins me to talk about helping Western producers collaborate with East Asian record labels, Japan's unique lead publisher system, the formation of the K-Pop sound thru overseas collaboration, and karaoke, baby! SONGS Little Glee Monster - SPIN Ken has also provided a 50% off discount code for SURF Music, for Export the Sound listeners: EXPORTTHESOUND50

    33 min
  7. Diego Maldonado, on riding the streaming wave in Latin America, music rights, and music education

    26/05/2023

    Diego Maldonado, on riding the streaming wave in Latin America, music rights, and music education

    In this episode, Diego Maldonado, global head of rights management for ONErpm, joins me to discuss the Latin American streaming market, what it takes to come up in this market as a new artist, Brazil as a musical planet, and why Latin America (or LatAm) needs a big education boost on music rights. SONGS Nanpa Basico - Flaca Kevin o Chris - Incendeia

    39 min
  8. Dr. Shain Shapiro, on how music can transform a place's economy, tourism, and quality of life

    12/05/2023

    Dr. Shain Shapiro, on how music can transform a place's economy, tourism, and quality of life

    In today’s episode, I invite Dr. Shain Shapiro of Sound Diplomacy to discuss how music policy can transform a place: how it can make a difference in a place’s economy, tourism, and quality of life. We talk about Belfast and Anguilla as local examples, and a handful of national-level music policies as well. Songs Barnbrack - Belfast Andy Palacio - Gimme Punta Rock

    31 min
  9. Stephen Dowler, on building electronic dance communities in Asia-Pacific

    28/04/2023

    Stephen Dowler, on building electronic dance communities in Asia-Pacific

    In today’s episode, I am joined by Stephen Dowler, head of Asia Pacific at Monstercat. We talk about Monstercat’s distribution approach across the variety of channels in the region, the labels’ community building efforts both online and offline, and the particular case study of Dexter King, a leading house producer and DJ from China. Songs: Sugar by Weird Genius & Sarah de Warren Take Me Into Space by DEXTER KING & Dada Life

    33 min
  10. Foza Fawehinmi, on West African artist development, music law, and promotion strategy

    14/04/2023

    Foza Fawehinmi, on West African artist development, music law, and promotion strategy

    My guest today is Foza Fawehinmi, a Lagos based music lawyer, business executive, and talent manager working in the West African music industry for over a decade. She is truly a multifaceted player from both the law and the business side, working licensing deals with international entities like the NFL and the Ellen Show, while also developing up and coming talent like P.Priime, Tempoe, and Gbasky with the Sarz Academy. Songs: Love Nwantini by CKay Logba Logba by Simi Calm Down (ft. Selena Gomez) by Rema

    25 min
  11. Jocelle Koh, on Rina Sawayama and Asian diaspora musicians

    31/03/2023

    Jocelle Koh, on Rina Sawayama and Asian diaspora musicians

    In today’s episode, journalist, label leader, and all-around Asian Pop expert Jocelle Koh joins me to discuss British-Japanese superstar Rina Sawayama and strategies for Asian diaspora musicians in the West. Songs: Cyber Stockholm Syndrome by Rina Sawayama STFU! by Rina Sawayama 多遠都要在一起 (LONG DISTANCE) by G.E.M. Chosen Family by Rina Sawayama

    38 min
  12. Eric de Fontenay, on promoting Chinese rock & roll

    17/03/2023

    Eric de Fontenay, on promoting Chinese rock & roll

    In today’s episode, I welcome Eric de Fontenay, founder of Beijing-based promotion company MusicDish. We discuss Eric’s experience managing the ineffably unique Chinese rock band Second Hand Rose on their American tour; and the reverse: promoting Norwegian duo Sturle Dagsland on a Chinese tour, among many other fascinating tidbits. Songs: 瘋狂的外星人 (Crazy Aliens) by 二手玫瑰 (Second Hand Rose) Nyckelharpa by Sturle Dagsland

    42 min
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Export the Sound is a new podcast exploring how the music industry moves music across borders. Driven by interviews with the industry experts behind crossover stars, host Ben Ma sheds light on the tough cultural obstacles facing international music export and the creative strategies that have worked (or not!) to overcome them.

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  • Creador
    Ben Ma
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodios
    12
  • Clasificación
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  • Copyright
    © Ben Ma
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