Music Business Radio

Lisa Harless has worked on Music Row for 20+ years and is the Senior Vice-President of Regions Bank and a Private Wealth Advisor in its Sports and Entertainment Division. A banker who listens to music and considers intangible assets like...

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull talks about his 40+ years in the music business. At at 65, Ian performs an average of 120 dates per year. This episode talks about his longevity, how (and why) he keeps up such a...

Sean O'Connel is the CEO at Creative Allies and Music Allies and is based out of Asheville, NC. Clients include Jack Johnson, Lollapooza, M.I.A., OK Go, the Black Eyed Peas, Neon Trees, and the Indigo Girls. In this episode, Sean...

Rick Barker dropped by the Music Business Radio studios today to talk about radio, fan engagement, breaking new artists, and working with one of the decade's most popular and biggest selling acts, Taylor Swift. Rick is a music marketing consultant...

Joe Palmaccio was in the Music Business Radio studios today to talk about his 25+ years as a mastering engineer. Joe has won three Grammy Awards and has numerous Gold and Platinum albums. He's done mastering work for hundreds of...

Craig Havighurst talks about his book, "Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City," and his work as senior producer and show journalist for Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe, a syndicated weekly Americana...

Bruce Kulick is best known as a guitarist for KISS and Grand Funk Railroad, but over the last 35 years, he's played with several other well-known acts including Michael Bolton, Billy Squier, Andrea True Connection, and George McCrae. We talk...

Chris Cobb and Josh Billue talk about live event promotion, club ownership, booking, and more. Chris is the owner of Sell Out Presents, a regional event management and promotions company. He's promoted more than 1000 concerts in the Southeast and...

Shannon Houchins is CEO of Average Joes Entertainment, home to acts like Colt Ford, Montgomery Gentry, The Lac, Bubba Sparxxx, and Redneck Social Club. In this episode, Shannon talks about his start in the music business, working as a DJ...

This special "Artist Confidential" episode was recorded in Paragon Studios and features Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Matt Brouwer talking about and performing songs from his latest album, Till The Sunrise. We break everything down, song-by-song, with Matt backed by the studio...

Erin McCarley is a songwriter and artist signed to Universal Republic and her latest album is My Stadium Electric. We talk about how she got started in the music business, how she raised $25,000 in just three days (before Kickstarter)...

Lisa Marie Presley talks about her music career and new album, Storm & Grace. Topics discussed include growing up as the daughter of Elvis Presley, media scrutiny, finding your voice as an artist, writing great songs, recording a great album,...

Steve Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and Go. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004. In 2005, Winwood was honored as...

Justin Townes Earle talks about his new album, Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now. In this episode, Justin plays three songs in the studio and talks about growing up as the son of Steve Earle, his...

Bart Herbison, Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association, drops by the Music Business Radio Studios with artist Jen Foster to talk about the Nashville Songwriters Association, their annual Tin Pan South event, film'/TV music, getting songs cut, the changing...