Music Business Interviews
Interviews Platoon has worked with the likes of Mr Eazi, Rex Orange Country and Billie Eilish. Now, with new owner Apple, it's working with a fresh and exciting crop of artists Interviews Hartwig Masuch on BMG's performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead Interviews Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante on life and business under Coronavirus lockdown in Italy Interviews Toby Gad, writer of smashes for Beyoncé and John Legend, on why songwriters shouldn't "try to be famous" Interviews Tomas Wise on his company's rebrand and the future for music publishing Interviews Ralph Simon is the industry legend you’ve never heard of. Well, you’ve heard of him, of course, but you don’t really know his role in the rise of Zomba and Jive, the story and messy end of his partnership with Clive Calder, and how he feels about missing out on the biggest deal in the history of the music business. You’re about to find out… Interviews Andy Macdonald, founder of Go! Discs and Independiente, won the A&R Icon Award in London last November. We sat down with him to hear his career story. Interviews Downtown Music Publishing's Laura Bedikian and Charles Braud give MBW an insight into France's publishing sector and the company's position in the market... Interviews Raine Group partner Fred Davis talks big deals, new money and Daniel Ek Interviews Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante gives his view on the world's 12th biggest music market Interviews Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff discuss their startup-surveying, Scooter Braun-backed venture Interviews Launched in 2011, London-born music platform NTS now attracts over 1.5m monthly unique listeners. Here, the company's bosses tell us how it all began, and how they built it into what it is today... Interviews Ed Howard’s roster of artists at Asylum have changed the face of global pop. But what’s his philosophy on A&R – and how has it led to such an extraordinary hit rate? Interviews Your Army founder James Pitt and Director Christian Nockall discuss the five main changes to affect the UK radio promotion sector in the company’s 12 year history... Interviews Spinnin' celebrated its 20th birthday in 2019. Here, CEO Roger de Graaf tells MBW about his career in the music industry and the challenges of marketing dance music today...