Break the Business
A show for indie creators and the people who love and support them. Break the Business Podcast is a fun and informative discussion of entertainment law (for non-lawyers), independent artists, and popular culture. Break the Business is recorded live on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern at twitch.tv/breakthebusiness. Catch the show on Mondays at 6pm on SiriusXM Channel 145 SLAM Radio and on all major podcast platforms! If you'd like to be a guest or have any questions, please send us an email at breakthebusiness@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
TOPICS: Artists seem to universally hate Apple’s new “Crush” iPad commercial; TikTok is challenging its U.S. ban by filing a First Amendment lawsuit; we interview rock country artist Rockie Lynne about his new Amazon Prime Documentary “Where I Belong” and his latest album. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting https://www.rockielynne.com/.
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TOPICS: UMG and TikTok make peace, but is a US ban on the horizon after recent Congressional action?; we interview Annie, Dee Dee, and Michelle from the UniPhi
Space Agency about National Astronaut Day and the inaugural Astronaut Rock Star Awards; we interview Children’s artist Mama B. Mama B’s new album “Imaginology” is available on Mother’s Day.
Music: “Old Cartoons” by Just Seconds Apart (www.justsecondsapart.com)
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TOPICS: Break the Business is having its first episode as part of the volume.com live streaming network! To help welcome us to the platform, Jon Romero and Ben Holst from Volume join us to talk about how artists can up their live streaming game and make the most of the Volume.com platform. We also talk about the rise of streaming farms and whether young people are less engaged in the music industry...or do they just engage differen...
TOPICS: Break the Business will join Volume.com as a partner program on April 18th; the University of
Miami has a new Taylor Swift class; Ryan and Katie talk about AI music generation platform Sona and
how much that these platforms have progressed in just the past few months; we interview booking agent Jack Forman from Bicoastal Productions. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting
www.bicoastalproductions.com.
TOPICS: The Marlins are making Ryan sad; Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes are involved in a (completely avoidable) federal lawsuit over their use of the “Neptunes” name; Ryan and Elisa interview musician and entrepreneur Bill “Downupright” Boulden and talk about musicians’ fears about AI in music. Bill’s new album, an ambitious sixty-track multi-genre project titled “We’re Doomed; We’re Dancing” is available now on a...
TOPICS: Tennessee passed a new law meant to stop AI deepfakes in music—will other states (or perhaps
even the US Congress) follow suit?; defending a meritless copyright lawsuit can still cost you over two years of your life and $700k in legal fees; we interview Brooklyn Bowl marketing manager Hannah Nobbe and talk about her work, get some marketing tips, and have her pick the best music-related bowling team name. You can find out mo...
TOPICS: Ryan and co-host Gideon King talk about an essay in the New York Times discussing the rising trend of private equity buying music cataloges and companies. Is this good for the entertainment industry? Is it hurting innovation? We also interview Brad Mindich, CEO of Definitive Authentic—a music merchandising and archival firm. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.definitiveauthentic.com.
TOPICS: Ryan and Katie talk about the rise of “Kidfluencers” (kids being featured in their parents’ influencer posts) and the legal, personal, and psychological dangers these children often experience. Our guests this week are MediMusic CEO and Tune GlobalCRO Spiro Arkoudis. They are joining us this week to talk about their work in creating “music as medicine” initiatives. You can find out more about our guests’ work by visiting ww...
TOPICS: Ryan and ElisaRockDoc are still obsessed with the “Madame Web” trailer; a federal judge has ruled the Corporate Transparency Act to be unconstitutional—so do artists still need to comply with it?; ElisaRockDoc career update; we interview Brando and Dusty Rich, co-founders of the social ticketing platform CashOrTrade. You can find out more about our guests’ work by visiting cashortrade.org.
TOPICS: Ryan is obsessed with the “Madame Web” trailer; Ryan and guest co-host Bill Boulden breakdown the latest in the UMG-TikTok feud; Bill talks about their upcoming release of “We’re Doomed, We’re Dancing”, an innovative 60-track, 60-genre, 60-secondalbum project. Our guest this week is JeffPonchick, Founder and CEO of artist payment integration platform Mogul. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.usemog...
TOPICS: Super Bowl and Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift recap; Cetaphil’s Super Bowl ad and the lessons that creators can learn from it; the dangers of beat licensing; our guests this week are Michaela Shilohand Andrea Mullen from community-based record label HRDRV. In April, our guests will be hosting BetaFest, a full-day music industry experience in Brooklyn. You can find out more about our guests’ work by visiting HRDRV.com
TOPICS: What does “mother is mothering” mean?; The UMG-
TikTok saga continues, and Ryan talks about just how much music rightsholders are underpaid on the platform; ElisaRockDoc career update; our guest this week is music publicist Sasha Pisterman of SDP Digital. Our guest’s course “The Complete
Music PR Playbook” is available now. You can find out more by visiting www.sdp-digital.com.
TOPICS: Ryan has a big show announcement; Ryan and Zak talk about the clash between Universal MusicGroup and TikTok in which UMG pulled all of its music from the video platform amid a licensing standoff (and UMG’s artists are caught in the middle!); we interview entertainment industry CPA Nischay Rawalto talk about how creative professionals can more effectively manage their money. You can find out more about our guest’s work by vi...
TOPICS: We interview music executive Michael Mauldin of the Black American Music Association; JamesVan Der Beek loses a lawsuit against SiriusXM, which gives rise to the question, “When do e-mails create a contract?”; Ryan and Gideon play the word association game “Two Word Trigger”
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TOPICS: Ryan is sad that his Dolphins are out of the playoffs, but is happy that Taylor Swift is happy; why artists need to care about the US Corporate Transparency Act that just went into effect; growing your fan base; we interview Round Room Live co-presidents Steven Shaw and Jonathan Linden. Sesame Street Live will begin its tour in April and you can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.roundroomlive.com.
TOPICS: SAG-AFTRA just cut a deal for voice-over artists to be used for AI in video games, and ElisaRockDoc has some strong feelings about it; ElisaRockDoc career update; we interview social justice leader and Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins about the latest edition of his graphic novel series, “1/6”.You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.onesixcomics.com.
TOPICS: Ryan and Zak Sloan realize how horrifying the public domain Steamboat Willie cartoon actually is; video creation platform partners with CD Baby to allow CD Baby users to easily create music videos; we interview acclaimed Jazz Pianist and Open Studio founder Peter Martin. Peter's latest album, “PeterMartin and Generation S,” dropped last month and you can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.petermartinmusic....
TOPICS: Colleges are offering courses and majors in being an influencer—would you enroll?; Weinterivew entrepreneur, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner, and Fave CEO Jacquelle Horton. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.faveforfans.com.
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TOPICS: January 1, 2024 is Public Domain Day (does that mean that Mickey Mouse and Tigger will belong to everyone?); the Estate of JRR Tolkien goes after an unauthorized sequel to Lord of the Rings; we interview social entrepreneur and Music Will Interim CEO Janice Polizzotto. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.musicwill.org
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