Producer Life Podcast
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PLP 079: Interview with Dan Giffin on Ableton, Jazzy Bass, and Music Promotion
Today I’m joined by Dan Giffin: an Ableton certified instructor, producer, and performer who has worked with Grammy winning artists helping them level-up their Ableton skills. As one of only 340 Able
PLP 078: Keith Piazza on Music Clearance and Working for Universal Music Group
Keith Piazza is an associate manager at Universal Music Group (UMG) where he handles film and TV clearance. Over the last five years he has worked with some of the biggest artists in the industry help
PLP 077: Pony on Branding, Soundrop and Launching a Distribution Service
his week we're joined by Zach Domer, better known as Pony. Pony is a CD Baby veteran hailing from the early days when they only offered distribution of physical CDs. More recently, he has served as the brand manager and public face of Soundrop,
PLP 076: How to Make an Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
This week we talk about Electronic Press Kits, or EPKs. A good press kit is one of your most important marketing tools. In this shorter episode we examine what goes into them, different formats for EPKs, and we'll review at a couple of different examp...
PLP 075: James Landino on Composing for Video Games, Anime, and DJing Convention Raves
Today's guest on the podcast is James Landino: an internationally recognized video game composer and DJ based out of Los Angeles, California. His electronic music bridges the gap of gaming, anime, and nightclub culture and he has amassed millions of pl...
PLP 074: Skybreak on Producing Dubstep, Marketing, and Release Strategies
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Skye Ramsay, better known by the name Skybreak. Ramsay’s signature jazz-infused, melodic bass style has earned him support from Alison Wonderland, NGHTMRE & SLANDER, Spag Heddy, Chime, William Black and more.
PLP 073: Landon Fleury on Writing for YourEDM.com and Artist Management with Outerloop
Landon Fleury has written over 300 articles for YourEDM.com since 2015 and also maintains a popular YouTube channel where he conducts reviews and artist interviews. Recently he’s transitioned to Outerloop Management where he develops up-and-coming comi...
PLP 072: Digital DJ Tips’ Complete DJ Course Review
With things opening up again in the United States, I’m getting ready to perform live which has me thinking a lot about DJ techniques. In this review I condense over 40 pages of notes from Digital DJ Tip's (DDJT) Complete DJ Course into into my most es...
PLP 071: Aaron Green on Covers, Remixes, and Mechanical Licensing
Aaron Green is the Vice President and director of sales and business development at EasySongLicensing.com. Aaron has spent the last 16 years helping artists clear tracks so they can legally distribute cover songs as well as leading a team that handles...
PLP 070: Mike Zimmerlich on Indie Record Labels, Streaming, and NFTs
Today our guest is Mike Zimmerlick, the president of 80/20 Records in Phoenix, Arizona. Mike has over 15 years of experience with artist branding and development and has personally represented over 26 artists spanning genres like: Alternative,