The Music Lens Podcast
Two friends with mics, talking all things life in the music scene through the lens of independent artists.
The Music Lens Podcast is a vital weekly resource and commentary show for current and aspiring independent artists. Join hosts Alex and Katie—both successful indie musicians themselves—as they offer candid, boots-on-the-ground insights into the culture, history, and most importantly, the business that shapes the modern music landscape.
Tune in to learn how to navigate the industry:
- Music Business 101: Decoding topics like record label contracts, publishing rights, and licensing deals.
- Creator Economy: Examining the impact of AI artists, streaming royalties, and parasocial fan culture.
- Industry Commentary: Breaking down the latest Grammy buzz, news roundups, and music history deep dives.
If you're an indie artist looking for honest talk and practical tools to build your career, this is the community and conversation you need.
The Music Lens Podcast
Widening The Lens: Korie Burton Rott
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In this installment of our Widening The Lens series, we're welcoming Korie Burton Rott from One Writer To Another onto the podcast!
Born and raised in South Carolina, Korie moved to Music City at the age of 18 to attend Middle Tennessee State University and begin her pursuit of a career in the music industry. With a passion in both country and pop music, her main goal as a creative is to help other artists tell their stories through the art of songwriting. Korie has received 20 cuts as an independent writer with a collective 1.7 million streams on Spotify alone.
Korie is heavily involved in the music industry, even when she’s not writing. She enjoys helping other artists and songwriters learn more about administration and royalties through her consulting business, One Writer To Another. She has also hosted many writers rounds through her show, The Co-Writers Round, which emphasizes the importance of collaboration in music.
Korie is a big football and NASCAR fan, and will take any opportunity given to talk about her two dogs: Scamp & Gilly.
Most recently, Korie received two Top 10 nominations in NSAI’s 26th Annual Song Contest. She has also co-written songs recognized in both the International Songwriting Competition and American Songwriter’s Annual Song Contest.
Go give Korie a follow and learn more about her here!
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