Music Business Radio

Episode #157 - Bart Herbison and Jen Foster

Bart Herbison, Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association, drops by the Music Business Radio Studios with artist Jen Foster to talk about the Nashville Songwriters Association, their annual Tin Pan South event, film'/TV music, getting songs cut, the changing business of songwriting, and more. In additon, both have several "behind the song" stories and Jen played three songs live.

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Episode #123 - Michael Harrington

Dr. E Michael Harrington talks about sampling, mashups, and other music copyright issues.  Michael is a professor of music, music management, and intellectual property at William Paterson University in New Jersey and expert witness on copyright issues.

What is fair use?  Why hasn't Girl Talk been sued?  These are just a couple of the questions Michael answers...

This episode also includes a special episode of the Demo Derby, where we take famous tracks that are "similar" and let YOU be the judge as to whether there is a copyright issue.

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How Does a Musician Make Money Without Touring?

New technology as well as new options for music licensing have opened up several great options for songwriters and musicians to make money.  If you're interested in having your material as part of film/TV productions, videos games, and mobile phone applications, this episode with Computer vs. Banjo is one you won't want to miss.

Episode #82 - Paul Worley

Paul Worley has a career which covers 30 years as a musician, publishing executive (Sony / ATV / Tree), record company executive (Sony Music Nashville, Warner Bros. Music), and freelance record producer.

He's produced acts like:

• Martina McBride
• Dixie Chicks
• Sara Evans
• Collin Raye
• Big & Rich
• Lady Antebellum
• Marie Osmond
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

This episode talks about how Paul went from fetching coffee and sweeping studio floors to producing records.  We talk about the changing face of the music business.  And we review demos...one of which Paul liked so much that he took it home with him.

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Episode #77 - Rich Bengloff

Rich Bengloff is President of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), is a non-profit trade organization fighting for and protecting the rights of the Independent music label community. 

A2IM is an organization made up of Independent music labels that have banded together to form a central voice advocating for the health of the Independent music sector.

Rich also serves as a board member representing the Independent music label community on the boards of the SoundExchange and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies ("AARC"). 

Rich has spent much of his career in the music and entertainment industry, having served in various capacities at SONY Corporation of America. As Vice President of Columbia Pictures Entertainment; as Vice President, Finance and Administration at Relativity Records/R.E.D. Distribution; and as Vice President, Distribution Operations for Sony Music Distribution between 1989-1998. He then joined Elektra Entertainment Group to become Senior Vice President/CFO. In 2005, he became WNYC Radio’s Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer.

We talked about where the music business is heading, opportunities which could mean more royalties for performing artists, and more.

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Episode #66 - Marc Driskill

Marc Driskill is Chief Operating Officer of Big Loud Shirt Music Publishing.  The company has won a Grammy, back-to-back CMA Song of the Year awards, and back-to-back ACM Song of the Year awards. They represent songs recorded by artists such as Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Phil Vassar, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins, Lee Ann Womack, and many others.

We talked about the process of songwriting, developing songwriters, getting songs cut, and how to break in to the music business.

Demos Reviewed: Erene, Pay Vulgamore, Shay Dillon, Aysel Suleymanova, and Hitchhiker.

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Episode #57 - Wally Wilson

Wally Wilson has a interesting story in that he started out in the music business as a janitor at Tree Music Publishing.  That didn't last long though, when he was moved to a staff writer position. 

As a writer, Wally has had songs recorded by acts like Bo Diddley, Aaron Neville, Joe Cocker, Lonestar, Patti Loveless, and Joe Diffie. As a producer, he's worked with acts like Lonestar, Joan Baez, and Lorrie Morgan.

Wally shared his advice for songwriters, thoughts on what makes a good song, and had some great "behind the scenes" stories from the acts that he's worked with.

Demos Reviewed: Harvey Keene, The Last Act, Deborah Lombardi, and KU.

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Episode #37 - Leslie Tomasino DiPiero

Leslie Tomasino DiPiero's first publishing experience came in Miami, working for Steve Alaimo (writer of the Allman Brothers song, "Melissa") at Lindsay Ann Music. Alaimo was a mentor, teaching her about the world of publishing, songwriters and artists.

After a move to Nashville, she opened her own publishing company, Tom-Leis Music in 2004.

Currently, Tom-Leis Music has three writers: Sarah Buxton on Lyric Street Records, Brandon Kinney on Capitol Records, and Troy Johnson.

The company has had over 25 cuts by artists including: George Canyon, Sara Evans, Blaine Larsen, Keith Urban, and Trent Willmon.

Demos Reviewed: Slideshow Baby, Tripsitter, Jan Seides, and II Big.

Want a taste of what you'll hear?  Watch this video of Leslie in the studio.

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Episode #35 - Ralph Murphy

Here's the episode with Ralph Murphy.

Born in England; raised in Canada, Ralph has worked extensively on both sides of the Atlantic during his music career.

His first #1 song in Europe was "Call My Name" by James Royal in 1966. After several years as an artist and producer, Ralph moved to New York in 1969 to produce the band April Wine and had two gold albums and one platinum.

In 1971, Ralph had his first country hit in Nashville with "Good Enough To Be Your Wife," #2 for Jeannie C. Riley. Other hits include "He Got You" for Ronnie Milsap and "Half The Way" for Crystal Gayle.

He is now Vice President for ASCAP Nashville.

We talked about what makes a great song, how writers make money, and more.

Pictured L to R: Dan Buckley (Engineer), Ralph Murphy, David Hooper (Host), Amanda Plante (Production Coordination), Justin Hammel (Engineer/Editor), Gary Kraen (Producer)

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Episode #32 - Chris Keaton

Here's the episode with Chris Keaton.  He's the owner of Keaton Music Ventures, which does music publishing, song plugging, and music business consulting.  And that's what we talked about...

As a plugger, Chris has had cuts with Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, and Brooks and Dunn.  Writers Chris has worked with include Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, and Lyle Lovett. 

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