Interviews How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues MBW's Trailblazers meets Jeff Waye, Co-Founder and COO, and Patrick Curley, Co-Founder, President and CEO, of independent publisher Third Side Music
Interviews How Cutting Edge built a $1bn+ portfolio of Hollywood music rights MBW's Trailblazers series meets the leadership team at Cutting Edge Group: CEO Philip Moross, COO Tara Finegan, and Head of M&A Tim Hegarty
Interviews ‘I’ve worked at all the majors, I’ve seen how they operate, and I genuinely don’t know what they could do that we can’t do.’ Nick Burgess looks back at his career so far – and to the future of his new venture, Artist Theory
Interviews ‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets 1916 Enterprises Partner Ruchir Mohan, and Yung Lan a producer, songwriter and founder of Milan Publishing/Production Group
Interviews Meet the Emmy-nominated executive driving HYBE’s regional Mexican Music strategy at S1ENTO Records MBW's Trailblazers series meets Myrna Pérez, General Manager of HYBE-owned Regional Mexican music-focused label, S1ENTO Records
Interviews Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music
Interviews ‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Justin Garza, founder of talent management company, the Dream Adopters
Interviews Rezonate plans to spend $1 billion buying producer catalogs over the next 5 years. Here’s why… and how. MBW's Trailblazers series meets Cam Blackwood and Tom Tyler, co-founders of Rezonate Music Rights
Interviews Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport
Interviews Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness
Interviews ‘Our strategy involves pulling every lever possible to maximize an artist’s career.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Leander Kirschner, founder and CEO of Berlin-based independent music company Bamboo Artists.
Interviews Terry McBride on fan communities, TikTok, and building Nettwerk to be a ‘generational’ music company MBW's Trailblazers series meets Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group
Interviews ‘We’re going to change the economics of the Indian publishing business.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Aayushman Sinha, founder of India-based management company, REPRESENT
Interviews ‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, co-founders of Sincethe80s
Interviews ‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment