6 episodes
Wise UP: Upcomers x Veterans Stone Dime Music Group
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- Music
Wise UP is a podcast that connects upcoming Black and Brown music executives with industry veterans.
The goal is for these connections to translate into mentor-mentee relationships as well as sharing wisdom on both sides.
Each episode reviews the journeys of both guests while also focusing on a particular segment of the music business, be it merchandising or A&R.
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Presented by Stone Dime Music Group.
Hosted by AJ Abram
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Wise UP - Cliff Fluet x Kaiya Milan - Entertainment Law, Tech Startups & NFTs
In this season's finale, Cliff Fluet (Partner, Lewis Silkin) and Kaiya Milan (Artist Manager & CEO, The Floor) join the conversation and discuss systemic barriers, routes into music law, and NFTs.
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Wise UP - Tersha Willis x Jonathan Imiere - Merchandising and Entrepreneurship
Today we dive into how merchandising works in the music business with Tersha Willis (co-founder, terrible*) and Jonathan Imiere (Founder, Crafty Creations UK).
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Wise UP - Danny Desai x Tope Bello - Defining Artist Management in 2021
Here we take on the impossible task of trying to define what an Artist Manager actually does!
Danny and Tope share their wisdom on the various roles an artist manager often fills in the lives of the artists they look after, from life coach to parent, as well as graphic designer to marketing genius.
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Wise UP - Patrick Ross x Sai Jagota - Marketing yourself in the music business
Marketing, marketing, marketing!
Today I speak with Patrick (COO, MusicAlly) and Sai (Duke Records) about the importance of a brand as an individual in the music industry. We dive into that challenging yet often seemingly effortless task of becoming known as 'the person' for particular field.
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Wise UP - Remi Harris MBE x Tayo Adeleye - Starting your own music business
In this one, Remi Harris MBE (Author, Easy Money, Co-founder of YGN) and Tayo Adeleye (Artist Management Lead and Co-founder of Young Future Co.) join me as we explore what it takes to successfully start and develop a business in the music industry.
We cover topics like grant funding, values-led businesses vs more commercial-minded ones, whether investment is the right thing for you.
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Wise UP - Kwame Kwaten x Jason Ngimbi - A&R in 2021
Today's episode features the founder of Polarface Music Group, Jason Ngimbi and Vice Chair of the MMF, MD of Ferocious Talent, Director of A&R at Point Blank Music School, Kwame Kwaten.
We dive into their journeys in the music industry and chat about the role of A&R and how this has changed over the years.
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