A totally inspiring interview with Grammy nominee and music entrepreneur Nathan Cross. How to ride the highs and lows of the music business and still stay a good person. Nathan is an acclaimed Music Producer & DJ from London, UK. Over the last few years his work has been championed by many of the world’s biggest DJ’s. His work has featured on many reputed independent Dance labels amongst the majors too. Having co-written 2019’s biggest dance hits ‘Piece of Your Heart’ by Meduza and official remixes for Bastille and Flume amongst others. On top of all this Nathan manages a relentless produ ..read more

Carving a unique place in the business world with his Keynote Concerts, Tiamo has identified a way to make a great living doing what he loves most...making music. Tiamo De Vettori has spoken to over 100,000 people on 250+ stages at conferences and seminars and combines speaking with original live music to deliver “Keynote Concerts”. Tiamo was named L.A. Music Award’s “Singer/Songwriter of the Year”, is a #1 best selling published author, appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel’s stage, and was featured as a “Coach to Watch” by the Amazing Women and Men of Power Magazine. Tiamo also leads his own ..read more

Cody Partridge is the President and Lead Music Supervisor at Pear Tree Music Supervision. With close to a decade of experience in the industry, his 150+ credits help demonstrate his versatility in navigating Music clearances and placements over all forms of Media.  Cody prides himself on being an Indiana Jones of music clearances, constantly finding the hidden gems, and never allowing rights holders to go undiscovered. In addition, he is also well versed in navigating Unions implications when placing any affiliated recordings, assuring clients a pleasurable worry free experience in all as ..read more

Jonas ”MoonChild” Zekkari is a highly accomplished Swedish-Moroccan songwriter, co-producer, and music publishing label owner. With extensive experience in the music industry, MoonChild has established a successful career in Japan and South Korea, working with many high-profile recording artists, including J-Soul-Brothers, Nissy, Generations, Exile the Second, Ryuji Imaichi, Alisa Ueno, Jay ’Ed, Dance Earth Party, and many more. MoonChild’s songwriting discography is impressive, boasting four world number one hits and several other international best-selling songs. He was also the co-writer of ..read more

Join me as I talk to one of the nicest and most talented men in the music business, Andrew Roachford, who has one of the finest voices I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Andrew shot to fame with his solo  project Roachford, having a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years, including the massive hit record Cuddly Toy. He subsequently went on to become one of the frontmen of  Mike & The Mechanics, and still tours the world playing to a huge loyal fanbase. In 2019 Andrew was appointed Member Of The Order Of The B ..read more

He's a songwriter, musician, bandleader and all round top guy, who has a history of 25 years fighting for the rights of musicians with the Musicians Union in the UK. Keith shares some of the best advice on building a career and a network, for emerging songwriters, musicians and artists everywhere. Listen and learn! The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business ? To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionals Get more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE ..read more

Emmy nominates and Grammy nominated Frankie Pine has, after 25 years in the business, become one of the most highly respected  and sought after music supervisors. Her résumé includes hit TV shows Nashville, Daisy Jones & The Six, Army Wives and movies Ocean's 11, 12 and 13, Traffic, Magic Mike and many more besides. Her attention to detail is inspiring, from creating songcamps for sync projects, to making sure  the scene and performers match the authenticity of making real music. Still incredibly passionate about her work, Frankie talks about her life in music on screen and giv ..read more

From his early days touring the working men's clubs with Glam Rock band Mud to writing and producing the global hit sensation "I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Head" for Kylie Minogue,  Follow the journey of one of the best loved songwriters and record producers in the business. Although Davis wrote many of Mud's songs, he achieved songwriting success after the band disbanded. Following a chance meeting with Paul Oakenfold, in the late 1980s, he shifted genres from rock to writing club and dance lyrics. He would receive instrumental tracks from producers and incorporate lyrics.[7] He start ..read more

Rupert is the Creative Director of the Atlantic Screen Group, and supervision agency, Redfive, where is he also co-founder.  Ru has worked on various global advertising campaigns with brands including Marks & Spencer, Nike, Reebok, Skoda, Next, Hyundai, and Tesco as well as the Discovery Channel and National Geographic.  He has represented the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue, as well as numerous artists and bands including Daft punk, Mark Ronson, Pink Floyd, Vampire Weekend, Genesis, and The Stone Roses.  In 2016 he won both Best TV Advert and Overall Sync of the Year ..read more

I loved this conversation with two super cool professionals from the world of music in TV and Movies. Mike Ladman is Senior Music Supervisor at Droga5. Since joining Droga5 in 2016, Mike  has developed the Music Department and manages music and audio capabilities across the agency and client roster. During this time, Mike has helped lead the agency to win over 25 music and advertising industry awards, notably four Cannes Lions, two D&AD Pencils, four Clios and six AMP awards, among others, across Droga5 clients such as Google, The New York Times, Hennessy and others. In 2018, Mike wa ..read more