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…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 46: Know Who You Are with Danelle Harvey
Danelle Harvey has dealt with major success as well as adversity during her music career. But her courage, integrity, and knowing exactly who she is has propelled her through hardship and lifted her to new heights throughout her journey. Danelle…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 44: Focus On Writing with Jeff Weiss
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…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 40: Be Your Own Vehicle for Your Voice with Brittany Spanos
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…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 38: Giving Value Consistently with Simon Tam
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…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 30: Being of Service in the New Music Landscape with J. Michael Dolan
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…
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Jan 25 2020
Ep. 29: Creating Evergreen Content and Community with Sandra Olinger
Sandra Olinger is the Founder/Owner of GrimyGoods.com, a popular Los Angeles-based music lifestyle website and blog. Grimy Goods, which just celebrated ten years, is considered by its dedicated following to be “the key source of information for those…who live a…
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