Yes, Global Head of Creator Services for Spotify. But first, he was nobody. You’ve got to listen to his story. Like reviewing a movie, I don’t want to give you the plot points, I want you to uncover them on your own. From Philadelphia to Hollywood. With a lot of ups and downs in between. […]

Did you see “Icarus”? You should, but you don’t need to to enjoy this podcast. Bryan Fogel was in director hell. His one feature tanked. What was he gonna do next? It came to him as he was riding his bike. Something he got hooked on back in Denver, where he grew up. He raced […]

He runs Amazon Music. The service which might get little ink, but is a powerhouse. Voice control is everything, and Amazon Music is closely tied-in to Alexa. Furthermore, when I asked how many people had an Alexa-powered device at the Music Media Summit, where this podcast was recorded, almost everybody raised their hand. One person […]

That’s right, Mr. RealNetworks himself! You know, RealPlayer, the default audio and video player from the turn of the century, ultimately superseded by Windows Media and…there was a lawsuit over that, Microsoft lost, RealNetworks got paid. Anyway, Rob grew up in NYC and went to Yale and from there was on the ground floor at […]