Break The Business Podcast

This week, Ryan breaks down the ongoing feud between Taylor Swift and her former label Big Machine. On this episode, we will be rising above the noise and discussing what this story means for indie artists. There are lessons for artists to learn from this situation about what it means to truly control your career and who should own the art that you create. Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan continues our conversation last week about the CASE Act. He provides his thoughts on the law (which currently passed the House and is being considered by the Senate) and the potential impact it could have on indie artists.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan is joined by Dr. Portia Sabin, former longtime president of indie label Kill Rock Stars and current president of the Music Business Association, to discuss the CASE Act of 2019. The CASE Act would significantly affect US copyright law for indie artists by creating a voluntary small claims dispute resolution forum for copyright lawsuits, potentially providing creators with a more efficient means to protect their works. Dr. Sabin provides her perspective on the CASE Act and gives some excellent advice to indie artists along the way. Be sure to check out Portia’s podcast The Future of What by visiting www.thefutureofwhatshow.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See

This week, Ryan sits down with BandsInTown Co-Founder and Managing Partner Fabrice Sergent. BandsInTown is an online platform that provides music fans with information about artists playing shows in their area and also has tools for artists to manage and promote their tour dates. Fabrice gives us some great advice on how artists can use the platform to gather valuable data and engage with (and build) their fanbases. Fabrice also talks to us about BandsInTown's recent launch of 24 worldwide, US, and local live music charts to measure fan engagement for touring artists. You can find out more about the platform by visiting www.bandsintown.com and by downloading the BandsInTown app!Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and bu

This week, we welcome back indie singer-songwriter Jessica Allossery. Jessica’s music is played regularly on the SiriusXM Coffee House Channel and she has received endorsements from Takamine Guitars, Rode Microphones, and (most recently) Ford. Jessica’s latest project is a house concert tour to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. Ryan talks to Jessica about her tour and Jessica offers insight on how artists and their art can be a force for good. Jessica also gives some great advice on doing custom songs and how taking custom song requests can help you in writing your next big hit. You can find out more about Jessica’s tour dates and support her charitable efforts by visiting www.thelovelyindie.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's enter

This week, Ryan sits down with Tampa-based indie acoustic pop artist Frankie Raye. To call Frankie a prolific touring artist would require a gift for understatement. She has 32 tour dates scheduled for the 31-day month of October! Frankie shares her insight on how she was able to keep her touring calendar full and how you can too. She also shares how she handles her busy schedule and how she keeps her voice strong for every show. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.frankieraye.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Greg Delaney joins us on the Podcast. Greg is the founder of Entertainment Intelligence a UK-based data service provider that helps indie artists, indie labels, and distributors manage data to gain valuable insight on playlist performance, stream sources, and listener behavior. Greg talks to Ryan about how Entertainment Intelligence provides tools to indie creators on listener behavior that were previously only available to major labels. Greg also shares some great insight on finding the right playlists for your music and why artists should not rely on playlist follower count as the defining metric for playlist value. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.entertainment-intelligence.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more abo

This week, Ryan sits down with critically-acclaimed Miami-based pop artist Judah Holiday. During the interview, Ryan finds out that he and Judah have an amazing Break the Business connection that Ryan did not know about beforehand (it is mind-blowing!). Judah also shares with Ryan his story of overcoming addiction and what it meant for his art, his career, and his happiness. This episode is valuable for anyone who is fighting demons in their own life. Find out more about our guest’s excellent music by visiting www.judahholiday.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Robonzo. He is an author, indie artist, and the host of the Unstarving Musician Podcast, a weekly interview series featuring interviews with musicians and music space professionals that you can check out on Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. We talk to Robonzo about his main area of expertise: reaching your full potential as a live performer. We talk about creating your own gigs in your local community and how to do house concerts effectively. Today’s indie artists have more opportunities than ever in the live performance space, and Robonzo has incredible insight on how to make the most of those opportunities. You can find out more about Robonzo’s work by visiting www.robonzo.com. Check out his book “The Unstarving Musician's Guide to Getting Paid Gigs: How to Get Booked and Paid What You're Worth, Over and Over Again!”, which is available on Amazon.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryan

This week, Ryan sits down with Nashville based indie singer-songwriter and cellist Sarah Clanton. In addition to being an incredible artist, Sarah also has an incredible story about how she was able to save her music career after the owner of her record label was convicted of a $175 million Ponzi scheme. Sarah learned some powerful lessons that are valuable for all indie artists to hear, and her story of redemption is sure to inspire you. You can find out more about Sarah’s work by visiting sarahclanton.com and patreon.com/sarahclanton.Check out Sarah’s Go Fund Me by clicking this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/cellobrate-a-fintastic-artists-revival.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on

This week, we are joined by show favorite, entertainment lawyer Cassandra Spangler. She talks to us about the rise of indie hip hop artists and why hip-hop and EDM producers should always get 50% of the publishing on the songs they help create. She also gives her thoughts on the recent copyright lawsuits involving artists like Katy Perry and Robin Thicke. You can find out more about her work by visiting www.cspanglermusiclaw.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ryan is joined by music entrepreneur J Bonilla. J is the co-founder and creative director of The Elements, a music licensing and sound design company based out of LA and London. The Elements specializes in the creation of “minirecords,” or record-quality original music for brands (music that sounds like it could be on the radio, but was actually created specifically for an ad campaign). Ryan talks to J about how minirecords are changing the world of sync and the opportunities that exist for indie artists in this space (yes, The Elements is looking for artists to join their team!). Find out more by visiting www.theelementsmusic.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.comto find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects Hosted on Acast. See

This week, Ryan is joined by two representatives from the music distribution company Soundrop (Pony, Brand Manager and Rebecca Helgeson, Community Manager). Soundrop specializes in music distribution and cover song licensing for indie artists and are particularly a distributor of choice for artists who want to distribute covers. Soundrop is currently partnering with humanitarian organization Save the Children for a unique collaboration called Create for Kids. Create for Kids features donated songs from Soundrop creators to benefit the charity. Music for the project was released on all streaming platforms on August 15th with other releases to come, and 100% of all reported revenue will be going to Save the Children. You can find out more about their work visiting soundrop.com and savethechildren.org. Pony and Rebecca talk to Ryan about Soundrop, discuss how artists can take part in the Create for Kids initiative, and offer some great general music distribution advice.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Busi

This week, Ryan chats with Chris Jones, the co-founder of music streaming service Ursa. Ursa's platform focuses on being "artist-centered" by allowing creators to post additional content alongside their recordings to help build fan engagement. Ursa is also offering other elements within its platform, including its patent-pending linkable credits feature which will allow music fans to discover the work of all of the contributors to a recording. Ryan talks to Chris about the Ursa platform and gets Chris' thoughts on the future of music streaming. Ursa will launch publicly this fall and you can find more about Ursa's invitation-only beta by visiting www.ursamusic.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projec

Break the Business was at this year's Independent Music Awards and is bringing you a series of episodes featuring short interviews from IMA nominees and winners as well as other music industry professionals attending the event. You will hear from a bunch of fantastic indie music figures from all over the world, sharing with you TONS of information and inspiration. This is our last week of IMA episodes and we get back to regular podcasting format starting next week!Featured on this episode: Kristy Kruger (@KristyKruger), Kvng Shad (@iamkvngshad), Monica Pasqual (@monicapasqual), Martene Clayton (@marteneclayton), Jen Sygit (@Sygvicious).Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acas

Break the Business was at this year's Independent Music Awards and is bringing you a series of episodes featuring short interviews from IMA nominees and winners as well as other music industry professionals attending the event. You will hear from a bunch of fantastic indie music figures from all over the world, sharing with you TONS of information and inspiration.Featured on this episode: Mamita Peyote (@mamitapeyote, mamitapeyote.com); Jessica La Rel (@Jessica_LaRel, jessicalarel.com); Katie Cash (FB: @katiecashmusic); Adam Warner (@adamwarnermusic, adamwarneriscountry.com); Flechaus (@flechausmusic).Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Break the Business was at this year's Independent Music Awards and is bringing you a series of episodes featuring short interviews from IMA nominees and winners as well as other music industry professionals attending the event. You will hear from a bunch of fantastic indie music figures from all over the world, sharing with you TONS of information and inspiration.Featured on this episode: Low Lily (@LowLilyBand, lowlily.com); Amira Al-Jiboori (@CasiiStephan); Sara Lovell (@saralovellmusic); Lucy Kalantari (@lucytoon, lucykalantari.com).Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Break the Business was at this year's Independent Music Awards and is bringing you a series of episodes featuring short interviews from IMA nominees and winners as well as other music industry professionals attending the event. You will hear from a bunch of fantastic indie music figures from all over the world, sharing with you TONS of information and inspiration.Featured on this episode: Patrice Jegou (@PatriceJegou, patricejegou.com); Elizabeth Joan Kelly (@ElizabethJelly, elizabethjoankelly.com); Brik (@brikakakryme, reverbnation.com/brikakakryme); Valerie Smith (@valerievalpal, thevaleriesmith.com); Fragrance of Yah (@fragranceofyah); Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (@musicmoneyguys; http://makingmoneywithmusic.com/mmwm).Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out m

Break the Business was at this year's Independent Music Awards and is bringing you a series of episodes featuring short interviews from IMA nominees and winners as well as other music industry professionals attending the event. You will hear from a bunch of fantastic indie music figures from all over the world, sharing with you TONS of information and inspiration. Featured on this episode: Stone Mecca (@stonemecca, stonemeccamusic.com); Amazing Show (@amazingshowtw); Bombay Rickey (@bombayrickey, bombayrickey.com); Ricky Persaud, Jr. (@Rickypersaudjr, rickypersaudjr1.com/); Christina Christian (@thechristinac, thechristinachristian.com).Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See aca

This week, Ryan chats with music supervisor Alec J. Stern. He is the Director of Music for two Chicago-based advertising agencies, DDB and We are Unlimited. Alec talks about his work, detailing how he helps brands find the right music for their campaigns. Oftentimes, that "right music" comes from an indie artist that may not be well-known, and so Alec gives some advice on how indie artists can position their music for these sorts of projects. Find out more about our guests's work by visiting www.alecjstern.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.