Tough Love: Adventures In Artist Management

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Laurel Stearns
Laurel Stearns In this episode, we chat with Laurel Stearns. I first met Laurel when she was doing A&R at Capitol Records, having signed such interesting and eclectic artists such as The Decemberists
Michele Fleischli
Michele Fleischli In this episode, we chat with Michele Fleischli. Michele has crossed paths with a handful of our previous guests and I really enjoyed the opportunity to connect with her here. Miche
Justin Becker
Justin Becker In this episode, we talk with Justin Becker, founder of Murmuration Music. Prior to stepping out on his own, he worked at Ekonomisk Management with Andrea Troolin, where he helped s
Justin Little
Justin Little In this episode, we connect the dots with our last episode, where I spoke with Jordan Kurland of Brilliant Corners by chatting with Justin Little of Bailey Blues. Justin worked with Jordan at the start of his career.
Jordan Kurland
In this episode, we chat with Jordan Kurland, co-founder of Brilliant Corners Artist Management, home of Death Cab for Cutie, Soccer Mommy, She & Him, and many others. Ive had the pleasure of meetin
Nick Stern
Nick Stern - Stern Management In this episode, we chat with Nick Stern of Stern Management. Nick got his first taste of the music industry at age 15, interning at an indie record label, Zero Hour.
Tim Husom
Tim Husom - Redbird Music In this episode, we shift gears a bit and explore the world of film/TV composers with my friend Tim Husom, whos Redbird Music represents some of todays top composers, i
Tom Osborn
Tom Osborn - Easy Eye Sound In this episode, I share a spirited conversation with my friend Tom Osborn, the GM of Easy Eye Sound, a record label founded by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.We chat about Tom’s history in marketing at several labels,
Lazerbeak
Lazerbeak For our first episode of 2021, Im excited to share a lively and inspiring conversation with Lazerbeak, member of the hip-hop collective Doomtree, GM and manager of Doomtree, Heart Bones, so
Lightning Round Questions
Lightning Round Questions To round out 2020, we thought it would be fun to compile a collection of our “Lightning Round Questions'' which we first introduced at the top of this season. Think of it as a list of some of our “Favorite Things”.