Two of country music's best songwriters, GRAMMY-nominated Angaleena Presley and rising star Hailey Whitters, share how the songwriting process works. Additionally, Angaleena and Hailey share a glimpse of the sheer grit required to start a career in Nashville and explore some of the ins and outs of the country music industry ..read more

We have the pleasure of sharing advice from some of the most accomplished executives in the music business, including Phylicia Fant, Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records, Adam Ruehmer, Director of Fan Engagement and Digital Marketing at Warner Records, Mayur Gupta, former VP of growth and marketing at the streaming giant Spotify, Cameron Strang, former CEO of Warner Records and Warner/Chappell, and more! Let’s dive in to this exciting buffet of priceless knowledge from the professionals that have made it big in the music industry through marketing and branding ..read more

We talk to the wizzes who manage Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Hailee Steinfeld, Conan Gray, Lauv, and more artists we all love. So, how do some of the music industry’s most successful managers build their artists’ careers while also building their own? We give you the inside scoop on the indsutry and a behind-the-scenes look at how they got their start in the biz ..read more

Marketing and Branding is at the foundation of launching and maintaining a successful career in the music business. Top marketing experts such as Jesse Coolbroth (VP of Fan Engagement and Digital Marketing at Warner Records), Jon Romero (Head of marketing at Vector Management), and Erin Cooney (Marketing Director at Interscope Records) discuss the importance of designing and promoting an artist's brand ..read more

Pop singer and producer Clarissa Carter as well as Jack Seigenthaler and Henry Ingram of rock band Sloan Woolly describe their involvement in music during their time at Stanford and recall what it was like to dive into careers as musicians after their time at The Farm came to an end ..read more

You’re in for an exclusive look at the art of music making. Hear from recording artist, Sun Kuma, manager of Leon Bridges and Carly Rae Jepsen, Jonathan Eshak, and Oscar winning and Grammy nominated engineer and producer, Daniel Roland. They each share their unique perspective into creating music and offer invaluable advice to aspiring artists looking to break into the music industry ..read more

This episode dives into the world of music streaming with interviews from Jay Troop, who works in Artist & Industry Insights at Pandora, Lyric Rains-Bury, an artist, producer, and student, and Shun Hendrix, recording R&B artist and actor. These three interviews touch on our guests' experiences distributing their music, using music analytic tools, and dives into their overall experiences on music streaming platforms. This episode features music from Ace, the Storyteller.  ..read more

Greg Patterson, chief strategist at livestream company Veeps (formerly at Eventbrite), returns to the Podcast to break down the numbers of the domestic touring business while Arthur Fogel of Live Nation explains the detail-oriented process of taking artists like Beyoncé, Madonna, and Justin Timberlake around the globe. Bob Moczyslowsky of Techstars Music details how innovative technologies can revolutionize the concert-going experience for fans ..read more

In this episode, a team of Stanford students meet with industry professionals who have managed big-time artists like Jai Wolf, Cody Simpson, and Sandro Cavazza. They reveal the different pathways to becoming a manager, the keys to success as an artist manager, and share their hopes for the music industry post-Coronavirus ..read more

In this episode, we chat with Stanford alum Jose Serrano who manages emerging artists like Emery Kelley and Sybyr and rising artist Heidi Rolph-Statt about the role of streaming platforms in artists' careers. We discuss imbalances in pay, streaming and gender.  ..read more