Archive for the 'Podcasts' Category


John Watson-This Week’s Podcast

John Watson started in A&R at Sony Music and then went on to manage Silverchair, Missy Higgins, Midnight Oil and more. Listen to how a guy from Down Under breaks acts internationally. (Recorded live at Australian Music Week.) iheart apple spotify stitcher

Ken West-This Week’s Podcast

Ken West is a fascinating guy. Most concert promoters are business people, but Ken is an artist. Ken co-created the legendary Australian festival Big Day Out, but first he went to art school. Listen to Ken tell stories about Nick Cave and Christo and his other influences. He’s a raconteur as well as an entrepreneur. […]

Dawn Bridges-This Week’s Podcast

Dawn Bridges was the head of corporate communications at PolyGram, EMI, Warner Music, Time and even Al Jazeera. Dawn’s recent clients include Spotify, Pluto TV and the Harvard Business Review. Hear Dawn’s story from UCLA to today, from dealing with Wall Street, stock price is always paramount to CEOs, to the CEOs themselves. iheart spotify […]

Michael McCarty-This Week’s Podcast

Chief Membership & Business Development Officer of SOCAN, Michael McCarty is a member of the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. McCarty started off as a recording engineer at Jack Richardson’s Nimbus 9 and had a long tenure running EMI Music Publishing Canada. Listen to Michael talk about the mission of SOCAN and changes in […]