Weird Sister is more than just a record label, and in this interview we talk about what it means to be a “collective” and how labels can — and should — work to create a safe space for artists to do their thing.

Some of the takeaways from today's interview include how to establish trust with your artists, how to exhibit transparency, and how to hold yourself accountable as a record label owner…

In this episode, I speak with a brand new record label that have yet to release their first album, Wicked Opossum Records. This label decided to undertake the daunting task of putting together a Kinks compilation that features artists like Wheatus, The Operation MD, Riverboat Gamblers, and many more. And they seemed to have pulled it off!

Some of the takeaways from today's interview include the fact that no one’s going to give you permission, "rush into research" and how everything costs more and takes longer than you planned!

In this week’s interview, I speak with iconic label, Warp Records, home to Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Flying Lotus, Brian Eno, and tons more!. I talk with Steven Hill who is the head of North America and Global Marketing.

We talk about the role of marketing for indie record labels, including how artists are involved in the campaign in their own special way, what works for smaller indie labels, and how it always starts with the art, the artist, and the music!

In this week’s interview, I speak with UK label, ATA Records, which stands for All Things Analog. The name of the label is important because it is an expression of Neil’s love of “all things analog”

Plus, Neil talks about his newfound love of email marketing, how he had to take over the business side of running a label, and how he’s building upon the old school record label model of a record label with an in-house recording studio…

In this episode, I speak with Cooper Anderson, who started his record label when he was 14 years old!! 

We talk about how his young age works to his advantage, and how he hopes to make a lasting impact in the Oklahoma City music scene... all while still in high school! 

Learn more: http://catapultrecordings.com

In today’s interview I speak with LA sync agent, Tarik Bradford. We talk about the recent Kate Bush placement, how to find a sync agent to represent your record label’s catalog, plus we talk about the importance of watching the shows you are pitching your music for!

In this episode, I interview Pierre-Michelle Levallois of BAM Music, and we chat all about how artists and record labels can find success by submitting to a music library and creating bespoke music for sync licensing.

Download our FREE GUIDE to Sync Licensing: otherrecordlabels.com/sync

In this episode, I talk about sync licensing through advertising with Christine Leslie of TA2, Wan award-winning audio post-production & recording studio in Toronto. We discuss what advertisers are looking for, how to connect with a music supervisor, and what makes the perfect track! 

In this episode, I speak with Nabil Ayers, the US head of Beggars Group (Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade).

We talk all about his new book, whether music is nature or nurture, running massive indie labels, and how running a record label can be like facilitating an artist's life dream. 

Grab a copy of Nabil's new book, "My Life in the Sunshine" here: http://otherrecordlabels.com/books

This week, I chat with my music publicist friend Adam Bentley about digital advertising for record labels and DIY artists. We talk about what platforms are performing better than others, and how to avoid wasting money in the digital advertising world!

In this episode, I speak with gospel music label from the UK called, Hydration Records, who have built an incredibly popular blog and YouTube channel with nearly 200,000 subscribers!

One of the coolest things about Hydration Records is how found Derrick Tchie built a community around a small micro genre of music.

In this episode, I speak with Egyptian-American artist, Yousef Hilmy from an amazing jazz label called, Minaret Records!

We talk about what the term DIY means in jazz music, and what makes an artist someone you'd want to have on your label!

This week, I chat about the history of music genres and what they mean today for music fans and indie record labels! I chat with the author Kelefa Sanneh who's book is called, "Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres."

Grab a copy of this amazing book here: http://geni.us/majorlabels

In this episode, I speak with a great little label from Spain called Lacreu Records who has released some incredibly great records. We talk about what it means to be an indie label with artists and members all around the globe.

We also talk about the challenge of promoting Spanish language artists to English-speaking press publications.

In this episode, I talk with UK label, Beth Shalom Records. We talk about their ambitious goal of becoming a carbon-neutral record label!

In this episode, I talk with Jude Gitamondoc, the founder of a great label from the Philippines called Kadasig. We talk about their goal of preserving a native language through pop music!

In this episode, I talk with Sam and Ximena of Lobby Art Editions. We talk about the relationship between visual art and music. We also chat about pricing vinyl and we talk an inappropriate amount about obi-strips!

In this episode, I chat with Nick Hyatt of Moderna Records. A Montreal-based label who focuses on modern classical, instrumental, neo-classical music with a strong emphasis on stunning artwork, and artist photos. We talk the effects of streaming on instrumental music, how to market ambient music, and how they feel about sharing a name with a newly-popular drug company. 

In this episode, I talk the author of the book Work Hard Playlist Hard, Mike Warner. We talk all about best practices and how artists and labels can improve their chances for success on streaming platforms.