How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams

Bryan Calhoun is THE MOST impressive person Host Emily White has ever worked with in the music industry. This episode digs into Bryan’s extraordinary career working with major artists not limited to Lil Wayne, The Roots, Jill Scott, his background in music tech, royalties, and so much more. This incredible body of work has all led to Bryan’s blockbuster Music Business Toolbox, which we implore you to utilize. We also discuss Pre-Recording Marketing Foundation.Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠⁠Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCASTContact: ⁠info@c-ent.com

We’re beyond thrilled to share Chlon Henry’s extraordinary career and wisdom with you all! Chlon is based in Atlanta, manages world-class artists like Kash Doll, and takes us through her journey working with world-class artists, running Think It’s A Game Records and Wealth Media Distribution, in addition to helping us all by writing the brilliant Music Money: Every Dollar Counts. We hope you enjoy and learn as much from Chlon as we did putting this episode together for you!Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCASTContact: info@c-ent.com

Welcome back! We’re SO excited to share Scott Harris’ amazing work at Arrange Me, where you can not only offer your  music for paid new arrangements but also get paid to arrange songs ranging from Sabrina Carpenter, The Beatles, and beyond. We learned a ton about this new revenue stream that has paid out over $8M USD to arrangers and growing. Get in on the action at https://www.arrangeme.com/ and check out Arrange Me’s blog here: https://blog.arrangeme.com/Thank you to Hal Leonard’s Trish Dulka and Jeff Schroedl for connecting us with Arrange Me for this episode!Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST

Our latest special episode highlighting incredible leaders that we know you  will learn from is a deep dive into the career of the extraordinary Sydney Phelan. Sydney is from rural Tennessee and now works closely every day with her mentor Irving Azoff, who is BY FAR the most powerful person in the music industry. We hope you enjoy hearing Sydney’s incredible journey and more. Happy listening!Thanks SO much to Warm Audio for their wonderful mic used on this podcast! We love you. Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Project Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew WangBook this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST

We’re back from hiatus! After producing 18 #iVoted Concerts in 2024 to statistically increase voter turnout, Host Emily White has returned with a slew of special guest episodes of incredible music industry leaders and visionaries for you to learn from. To kick things off, Emily chats with Markeisha Darden. Markeisha manages Tee Grizzley, who is one of the top trending artists in Johns Hopkins University’s data on artists that can increase voter turnout the most. Emily saw that data come to life with incredible shows and wildly passionate fans . Markeisha also manages Jayla Darden, as well as Tay B who just scored his first gold record, in addition to co-managing the iconic Andra Day and so much more. This episode tracks Markeisha’s deeply impressive journey from day one and has a ton of knowledge to share with us all. Happy viewing and listening!Special thanks to The MLC. for their support of this episode!Are you a songwriter, music publisher, or administrator? If so, you need to know about the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or The MLC. They’re a nonprofit organization that’s revolutionizing how songwriters get paid their mechanical streaming royalties from platforms like Spotify and Apple Music in the U.S. Every month, The MLC collects the streaming data and royalties from those platforms, matches the money to the songwriter who has earned it, and then pays out the royalties due. With over $2.5 billion in royalties distributed and more than 50,000 Members worldwide, The MLC is already making a huge impact. And the best part? Membership is completely free!Don’t leave money on the table — visit TheMLC.com today to sign up!Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Project Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew WangBook this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST

Geraldine Zanaska, a music industry veteran, shares her vast experience navigating the evolving roles within an artist's team. She discusses when to seek professionals like attorneys and managers, underscoring the importance of clear communication and compensation agreements. The conversation highlights the significance of community support and collaboration in building a sustainable music career. Geraldine also touches on global differences in management commission structures and the critical role of live booking agents, providing valuable insights for aspiring artists.

How do you know when it's time to begin the creative process again? Host Emily White digs in on this & more w/ artist Lynz Crichton who has built a brilliant sustainable music career. Recorded live at The Academy of Contemporary Music Birmingham. Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk. Artist Growth is a platform that simplifies music industry operations by offering tools for event planning, financial tracking, tour coordination, and project management. It integrates various aspects of business management into a centralized system, enhancing collaboration and efficiency for artists, managers, record labels, and production teams. Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@c-ent.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Project Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ian Mack is truly a force in the music industry as a deeply successful songwriter & entrepreneur at a young age who is CEO of Wondrmakr Group & so much more. This episode covers all revenue streams owed to artists that write, record/release and/or play live while digging in deep on Ian's extraordinary career through this lens & beyond. Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST Today’s podcast is brought to you by our friends at Bandzoogle. Bandzoogle makes it easy to build a stunning website and online store for your music in minutes. All the features you need are already built-in, including: Dozens of fully customizable templates Tools to sell music, merch, and tickets commission-free Mailing list tools to grow your fan list and send newsletters Integrations with Bandcamp, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandsintown, and more so you can easily add content from your other online profiles Live support from their musician-friendly team, 7 days a week Plans start at just $8.29 USD/month, which includes hosting and your own free custom domain name. How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams podcast listeners can go to Bandzoogle.com to try it free for 30 days, and use the promo code “SUSTAINABLE” to get 15% off the first year of any subscription. That’s Bandzoogle.com, promo code “SUSTAINABLE”. Link: https://bandzoogle.com/?pc=SUSTAINABLE + Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk. Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@c-ent.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Project Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today we discuss all things merch and so much more. To do so, Host Emily White chats with her Northern Irish professional twin, Charlene Hegarty. Charlene is a leader in the music industry, serving as a board member for UK Music Futures. She's the Founder of Zero Myth in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Zero Myth is a creative development company acting as the conduit between artist and industry. They create sustainable artist led campaigns by managing strategic development, distribution, partnerships and more. They place the idea and the artist at the centre of everything they do while working to create a transparent environment where creative ideas are valued, supported and respected. What's not to love? Charlene also leads talent development as the Projects Manager for the incredible Oh Yeah Music Centre where this episode was recorded. This episode was also recorded during Sound of Belfast with countless artists performing throughout their gorgeous city. We hope you learn from and enjoy this episode as much as we did! Book this podcast was based on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 10% off w/ code PODCAST Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk. Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@c-ent.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Emily White⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Project Manager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Zimmerlich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Engineer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Cain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lilia Iza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew Wang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Featuring Christine Osazuwa, this podcast delves into live strategy for musicians, efficient touring, and career insights. Topics include acquiring fan data, negotiation tips, diversity in the music industry, data analytics, and navigating rejection.