Penalty Office - Music Business 101
Penalty Office - Music Business 101 presented by industry veterans Neil Levine and Warren Schatz. The Podcast interviews music industry executives and artists that details the way they have navigated and persevered in an industry that is incredibly hard and tell their journey and lessons learned. The Podcasts outlines the inspirational stories of both industry heavyweights as well as newbies.
Episodes
40 episodes
Scott Rubin - Publishing - What it is and Why You Should Care
Scott Rubin has over 25 years experience in the music industry with a focus on music publishing and rights management. He has worked closely with artists such as Chuck D, Ice-T, Nate Dogg, Lisa Loeb, Maino, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and numerous others....
•
Episode 40
•
1:02:32
Monica Lynch-President and Chief Orchestrator
Monica Lynch is one of the most respected and knowledgeable record executives in the music business.She talks about her arrival in New York from Chicago as a teenager, becoming Tom Silverman's first hire at TommyBoy and her rising quickl...
•
Episode 39
•
1:37:05
Shane Foster - The Army taught me about the music business
Growing up in rural Northeast North Carolina, Shane joined the 82nd Airborne Army unit and came out with the amazing gift of discipline and appreciation of hard work. With his love of music he went to College in LA and trained in music producti...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 38
•
34:07
Angel Zamora - a Life in Latin Music
Angel is the go-to guy for everything in Latin music and media. He has a 40 year successful track record in Latin music and media. A very active part of the Latin Grammys, Billboard Latin Music Awards, He has produced many TV shows for Telemund...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 36
•
1:02:32
Richard Nash - A Promotion Man's Life
Richard is the promotion man’s promotion man. His 40 year run in the ever shifting music business has been nothing short of astounding. Starting with little to no experience, he rose to executive positions at Atlantic, Elektra and Capitol, whil...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 37
•
46:57
Eddie O'Loughlin - From Carol Douglas to Salt n Pepa
Eddie has been a fixture in the music business since the mid-sixties. Most well know for producing the number one record “Doctors Orders” by Carol Douglas and for Salt N Pepa on his Next Plateau Records label to his Joint Venture with Republic ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 35
•
1:09:35
Larry Robinson - Part 2 - A True Icon
Larry Talks about his pivot to managing TV and Film Actors and directors, Starting his journey as a songwriter/producer in South Central LA and moving from a 4 track to a full 24 track tape deck at his Avatar Entertainment. Larry g...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 34
•
33:47
Larry Robinson - Part 1 - A True Icon
Starting his journey as a songwriter/producer in South Central LA and moving from a 4 track to a full 24 track tape deck at his Avatar Entertainment. Larry got his big break producers 4 songs on Venessa Williams debut album. He has produced or ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 33
•
1:14:06
Fiona Bloom - The Bloom Effect - Publicity, Marketing and more
Veteran record executive and Superstar PR guru, Fiona Bloom, talks about her journey from Classical music in London to becoming the go-to person in the Hip-Hop world and her world class agency, The Bloom Effect.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 32
•
43:45
Jonathan Finegold - Sync Licensing - What is it and why is it important?
Jonathan Finegold is a music licensing expert and music supervisor for film and advertising. He talks about the many aspects of what it takes to get sync licenses for music.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 31
•
32:02
Ira Kessler - Networking and the Power of Connections
Ira Kessler is a true music business legend in the area of distribution and fulfilment. He shares his various jobs and the power of networking in finding new job opportunities.Right after we did this, he started a new position at Warner...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 30
•
35:29
David Borgstrom-Crypto and NFTs - Is this the future of the music business?
David Borgstrom is a master of Crypto & NFTs. He explains the basics and how it could affect the future of the music business.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 29
•
31:18
Andrew Krents - Music Law In The Metaworld
Andrew Krents is a veteran entertainment lawyer and all around great guy, with a big history of making great deals. A must listen.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 28
•
32:34
Earn Money and Noochie - From DelMarVa to The World-Building a Life in Music
Earn Money is the head of Scream Ent, an independent label specializing in Hip-Hop. Earn introduced the world to Noochie, an upcoming artist from DelMArVa, who's building a strong following from his base. They talk about the journey they'...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 27
•
27:45
Diego Fresh – Entrepreneur/Musician
Growing up in the streets of St. Louis, Diego Fresh is a new artist but has been grinding for years. Military veteran and entrepreneur Diego has used his military discipline to be successful in the legalized cannabis business with his Red Line ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 26
•
26:14
Masta Ace – Master of Hip Hop - A True Icon
Master Ace traces his roots in Hip Hop since 1985 through to his current unnamed project. His no compromise style has helped define the genre AND BEYOND. He’s always honest and tells it as he sees it. His insight and brilliance have been ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 25
•
41:43
Mitch Dudley – P/K/A Mitchski - Distribution and Marketing in a Digital World
Mitch Dudley is a master of distribution and marketing. A travel with him through his job as an accountant at a wallpaper company to his early life as a rapper then his transition as a music business professional in distribution. His insights a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
31:56
Scott Fagan – From St. Thomas to Broadway (The Life of a Singer/Songwriter in New York)
Scott Fagan is a prolific singer/songwriter who arrived in New York on a scooner from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with 11 cents in his pocket and a phone number for Doc Pomas, a successful songwriter/manager and producer. Scott talks about his ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 23
•
46:59
Big Reg Turner - Part 2 - Behind The Scenes of West Coast Hip-Hop (Death Row and Beyond)
Compton based Big Reg has been part of the west coast hip hop scene since the 80s working alongside Easy E, Tha Dogg Pound and the infamous Death Row Records. Big Reg has an amazing story of how gansta rap got started in L.A. to working on T an...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 22
•
21:57
Big Reg Turner - Part 1 - Behind The Scenes of West Coast Hip-Hop (From Easy E to Death Row)
Compton based Big Reg has been part of the west coast hip hop scene since the 80s working alongside Easy E, Tha Dogg Pound and the infamous Death Row Records. Big Reg has an amazing story of how gansta rap got started in L.A. to working on T an...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 21
•
50:54
Paul Stewart-West Coast Manager, Executive, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
Manager, label executive, book publisher, Music Supervisor, brand builder Paul Stewart takes us on a journey from managing Montell Jordan, Coolio, Cypress Hill and Warren G just to name a few. Paul has always looked to the future. Paul has also...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
36:32
Domingo-First Major Hispanic Producer In Hip Hop
Hailing from East New York, Brooklyn check out our interview with Domingo as he walks us thru his career from signing to Marley Marl in the late 80s to producing songs from Fat Joe, Big Pun, KRS One, Kool he G Rap, Rakim to name a few. Through ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
37:26
Will Socolov-Part 2-Freeze, Jay Z & Beyond
Part 2 with Will Socolov discussing his venture after Sleeping Bag Records by starting Freeze Records and signing Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” classic LP. Will is a true pioneer that you’ll love to hear.
•
Season 1
•
Episode 18
•
54:55
Will Socolov-Part 1-Sleeping Bag-Dance to Hip-Hop
Will Socolov- As the founder of Sleeping Bag Records (EPMD, Joyce Simms) and Freeze Records (Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt) Will details his career trajectory and what he’s doing now.Part 1 of Will Socolov’s interview on launching Sleeping Bag...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
1:12:35
