Navigating The Music Industry (NTMI) With Zoetic Music Management

Today we discuss Running a management company, working at an indie record label, best strategies for a release day, knowing your value in a record deal, and way more w/ Briana Fennell (B. Soul Ent & Mom+Pop)

In Todays Episode we interview Berto Solorio (SPKRBX) about how to leverage live shows, benefits of working with a major label, how artists can book shows and find production companies, creating Summer Smash alongside Lyrical Lemonade and more.

In Todays episode of Navigating The Music Industry we discuss how to build brand partnerships as a musician, what an artist should look for in a manager, working with the rapper Femdot and developing your own brand with Tamika Ponce owner of the Boys Club Agency.

Time Stamps:

A. Intro and background – 00:00 – 00:33

B. Early management challenges - 00:34 – 2:33

C. Day to day management operations – 2:33 – 3:13

D. Meeting Femdot and Fem’s work ethic – 3:14 – 6:03

E. Building trust with an artist: 6:03 – 8:27

F. Info on the team - 8:28 – 10:01

G. What an artist should look for in management – 10:01 – 12:33

H. Keeping organized through meditation – 12:34 – 16:33

I. Partnering with brands – 16:33 – 21:44

J. Marketing pitch deck – 21:45 – 23:36

K. Activism - 23:37 – 29:45

L. Communicating your brand – 29:45 – 33:42

M. Tips to young artists finding their brand and being relatable – 33:43 – 36:53

N. Outro - 36:53 – 37:17

Today we break down things you need to know about Record deals, publishing deals, music law basics and what does owning your masters mean in 2021, plus more with music attorney Loren Wells (Trevor Daniel, Chuck Berry, Silverstein, Ricky Desktop)

A. Background – 00:00 – 3:45

B. Agreements and collaboration – 3:45 – 6:59

C. Publishing administration – 6:59 – 8:41

D. Songtrust and admin deals – 8:42 – 14:12

E. Synch licensing – 14:12 – 18:44

F. Publishing deals in the streaming age – 18:44 – 23:10

G. What to look out for in publishing deals – 23:11 – 26:49

H. Master ownership and value – 26:49 – 36:26

I. Recording contracts and labels – 36:26 – 48:24

J. Outro – 48:24 – 50:55

We have created a living breathing comprehensive guide to 'Navigating The Music Industry'. Each episode will help artists and their teams learn about other professional's experiences in music and how to further their career from every angle that matters. We discuss important music trends, lessons for artists and their teams, and actionable plans to help carry their careers forward.

On Episode 1 of NTMI we interview Z the co-owner of Audiomack & founder of DJBooth, we cover everything Audiomack does for independent artists specifically, best practices for getting on their playlists, do you really need music blogs in 2021? and much more.

Timestamps: 

A. Background and beginnings of Audiomack: 00:00 – 1:58

B. Mission of Audiomack and relationship with DJ Booth: 1:59 – 3:24

C. Audiomack as an artist discovery platform: 3:24 – 6:55

D. Content curation: 6:56 – 8:23

E. Distribution and label services: 8:23 – 15:00

F. Acquiring opportunities as an indie artist: 15:00 – 18:03

G. Submitting for editorial at Audiomack: 18:04 – 19:07

H. Self-promotion in the digital age: 19:07 – 25:08

I. Engaging with fans and adapting through a pandemic: 25:09 – 29:18

J. Creating tangible growth in your career: 29:18 – 36:36

K. How Audiomack has adapted content through the pandemic: 36:36 – 38:13

L. Inception of Trap Symphony: 38:13 – 39:51

M. What Audiomack content does the best: 39:51 – 41:10

N. Advice for content creation for artists: 41:10 – 45:02

O. Outro: 45:02 – 45:52