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A weekly podcast & radio show about the music industry hosted by Music Business Association president, Portia Sabin. Listen to new episodes here, or wherever you get your podcasts!

The Future of What Music Business Association

    • Music
    • 4.7 • 82 Ratings

A weekly podcast & radio show about the music industry hosted by Music Business Association president, Portia Sabin. Listen to new episodes here, or wherever you get your podcasts!

    Episode #225 — Vault & beatBread’s Funding Options For Indie Artists

    Episode #225 — Vault & beatBread’s Funding Options For Indie Artists

    With more artists creating and releasing more music now than ever, there is a major need for new revenue streams and funding options to help artists take their careers to the next level. This month on The Future of What, we speak with two representatives from companies that do just that: Nick Struzenski of Vault, a bespoke catalog brokerage & artist funding service, and Matthew Tilley of beatBread, which provides funding for artists & labels alike powered by data science. Tune in for conversations about their companies’ offerings, why the need for funding is so prevalent right now, how new technologies like machine learning are making it easier to provide funding, and more!

    • 24 min
    Episode #224 — RAMPD’s Lachi & Precious Perez on Disability Awareness & Activism

    Episode #224 — RAMPD’s Lachi & Precious Perez on Disability Awareness & Activism

    RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) was founded in 2021 as a collective of artists, performers and music professionals with disabilities seeking to raise awareness of disability culture in the music business. Since then the organization has worked to advocate and create opportunities for disabled music professionals and ensure they have access to inclusive & accessible spaces, including partnering with the GRAMMYs to make the annual awards event more disability-inclusive. This month, we spoke with RAMPD’s founder, Lachi & President, Precious Perez to learn about RAMPD’s story and what the group is working on in 2024!

    • 18 min
    Episode #223 — Trevanna Tracks’ Tools For Improving Sync Licensing

    Episode #223 — Trevanna Tracks’ Tools For Improving Sync Licensing

    Sync placements have become a highly lucrative revenue stream for artists and rightsholders alike in recent years, as the production teams behind tv shows & movies constantly search for the perfect tracks to set the scene in their latest project. With that expanded attention to this part of the business comes a lot of extra paperwork, something that until recently sync licensing teams did not have help with. This month, we spoke with Trevanna Tracks’ CEO, Jennifer Freed and COO, Selina Meere to learn more about the company’s origins, its all-in-one solution for logging & organizing complex sync project data, and the importance of centralizing this data to increasing sync teams’ productivity!

    • 20 min
    Episode #222 — NIVA’s Journey From Survival To Advocacy

    Episode #222 — NIVA’s Journey From Survival To Advocacy

    The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) was founded at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as a lifeline for small live music houses, pulling together federal grant money to ensure that venues would remain afloat until it was safe for artists to tour again. Since then, the organization has shifted focus to develop a member services suite, tackle major issues like the ticketing debacle, and address the needs of venues on a local level. We spoke with NIVA's Executive Director, Stephen Parker about the organization’s history and recent advocacy work, as well as the variety of issues indie venues still face.

    • 16 min
    Episode #221 — Exceleration Music + Redeye: An Indie Music Powerhouse

    Episode #221 — Exceleration Music + Redeye: An Indie Music Powerhouse

    Founded in 2020 by five tenured independent music professionals, Exceleration Music set out to invest in music rights, enter strategic partnerships and develop a suite of support services, all backed by authenticity and reverence for everything essential to indie music’s DNA. The company doubled down on that commitment in September 2023 by acquiring Redeye Distribution, effectively creating an indie music powerhouse with a vast catalog and distribution reach potentially rivaling that of the major labels. In our first podcast of 2024, you’ll hear from Exceleration founder & managing partner, Glen Barros and Redeye co-founder, Glenn Dicker about the acquisition and how it stands to benefit the entire indie music business!

    • 35 min
    Portia’s 2024 New Year’s Message

    Portia’s 2024 New Year’s Message

    Tune in to this special message from Music Business Association President, Portia Sabin with some updates regarding our inaugural Trust & Safety In Music Symposium, Music Biz 2024, the Common Ground Webinar Series & our new Music Biz Events app, changes to our website & socials, and more!

    • 3 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
82 Ratings

82 Ratings

Jae606B ,

YouTube Companion Videos??

Can we get this podcast on YouTube, even if it’s just audio

Capt. K ,

I'm Newly Hooked On This Great Podcast!

I am a music biz professional for many a year and listen to music biz podcasts frequently. I recently discovered The Future of What podcast and have become a big fan. The music biusiness evolves so quickly, despite most thinking music is simply music. This informative podcast keeps music biz performers, songwriters, and behind the scenes support staff informed with what is going on. Being enlightened means less hard lessons learned the painful head butting way. Keep up the great work Portia Sabin!
Ken Krupnik Singer/Songwriter (ASCAP member)

OnTelephone ,

Essential/ informative

Essential listening for independent musicians, labels, and other industry folks. Great info on the current workings of the music industry.

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