Cherie Hu, an award-winning music business journalist, was on track to be a classical pianist through Juilliard’s pre-college program when a teacher suggested an alternative program of dual studies. That brought Cherie to Harvard, majoring in math and stats, while…

Jeff Weiss, writer and journalist, loves LA. He writes for national publications but has always been a strong advocate of LA’s underground hip hop scene and independent music. His online magazine Passion of the Weiss is considered to be the…

Brittany Spanos, writer for Rolling Stone magazine, was inspired by the movie “Almost Famous” when she was young, so clearly it’s no surprise that her music career trajectory led her to one of the most iconic music magazines in the…

Simon Tam is a musician of many ideas and very little sleep. He started his first record label at 13, became a band promoter in his teens, and has continued the music jobs entrepreneurial hustle ever since. His band The…

J. Michael Dolan is a published, prolific author and blogger, a professional musician, a successful entrepreneur, a veteran of the entertainment industry, and the founder of Music Connection magazine. But what Michael shares on this episode is about the business…

Monte Malone is a seasoned player in the music industry with a career that spans decades. He’s been on all sides of the music business, as a touring musician, a roadie, a studio engineer/producer, Art Director of a music…

Louis Tanguay is the founder/creator of Section 3 Music Magazine, one of the first global online music publication brands. He interviewed rock bands and celebrities like Faith No More, Weezer, Method Man, Gwen Stefani, and more. In this episode, Louis…