Inspiring Women

‘Partnership deals are the future of the music business.’

Sarah Scott, Managing Partner of LaPolt Law, discusses artist and label partnership deals, contractual pitfalls, and the advice she’d offer to a younger version of herself

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‘Metrics matter but I would like to see more childlike curiosity and creative ideas in music.’

Newly named MD of Future Classic, Alice Young, discusses lessons learned across her career to date and what she’d change about the music industry and why

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‘There is an urgent need for more people to take diversity and representation seriously.’

TBA founding partner Amy Davidman discusses working during the pandemic and lessons learned across her career

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‘Latin music artists are not getting the recognition they deserve.’

MTW Agency CEO Diana Dotel discusses the challenges that come with working with Latin music and biggest lessons learned across her career

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‘The music business isn’t really a place for truth-tellers.’

Top songwriter, publisher, former record label exec and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi talks about lessons learned across a 20-year career

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‘There needs to be a more sustainable way for artists to earn money.’

WeTransfer's Head of Music, Tiff Yu, chats working with Frank Ocean, transparency in the business, and lessons learned across her career.

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‘There needs to be more unity between labels and artists.’

Engineer and studio owner Ann Mincieli — a close collaborator of Alicia Keys – discusses lessons learned across her career and why she'd like to see more collaboration in the industry

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‘When I’d sit down with artists and managers, my first gift to everybody was a map of the world.’

Music industry pioneer Vivian Scott Chew discusses A&R, diversity, and how the coronavirus crisis is going to impact the music business

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‘A great song is like a great script, somebody has to curate the vision.’

Atlantic Records' in-house producer Ebonie Smith discusses how she approaches production, lessons learned across her career, and why she’d like to do away with the term 'urban'

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‘A&R is about giving a voice to artists that you believe are important.’

Omnian Music MD Jane Abernethy discusses working with artists and A&R and the challenges and developments she’s experienced in the independent music sector

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‘I want everyone on my roster to have peace and leave a lasting impact on the world, through music.’

Natalie Prospere, manager of Lucky Daye, Varren Wade and others, is profiled in MBW's Inspiring Women series

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‘The songwriters we should be fighting for are the people who barely make a living.’

Now a manager, publisher and record label exec, Katie Vinten discusses championing creative talent and her entrepreneurial endeavours

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‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’

Genius' Director of Content Elizabeth Milch discusses music industry bugbears and addresses the Google dispute

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‘Artists that can retain an authentic approach to social media are going to attract the fans who want to be most closely connected.’

UnitedMasters President Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood talks working with Beyoncé, innovating at Instagram and ambitions in her new role

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‘Women are sometimes embarrassed to be ambitious. I’m certainly not’

When Michelle Jubelirer was growing up in Pennsylvania, she knew she loved music, and she knew she wanted to be somebody...