The Live Entertainment Business | #18

Pop/rock artist Celeste Krisha draws from influences like Van Morrison, Lauryn Hill, and Björk, all with her own twist. Mick Brege chats with her about her background, her songwriting process, and where her name comes from. Visit her website at celestekrishna.com and check out her music on Spotify.

On this episode of Play the Music, Jeff and Rich interview Shannon DeVries, Director of Programming and Production at the Kalamazoo State Theatre.

Jeff and Rich interview George Howard, professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music. He is also a copyright attorney, author, co-founder of Music Audience Exchange and co-founder of TuneCore.

Mick Brege sits down with electronic music producer and singer, Tessa Fornari (a.k.a. Allium). She shares what inspired her futuristic image, how she's taking advantage of her education to perfect her art, and how she's building a career in the EDM music scene. Visit her website at allium.audio, follow her on Instagram (@tess.allium) and Twitter (@tessallium), and check out her music on Spotify.

Mick Brege sits down with multi-talented jazz/R&B artist, Hannah Baiardi. Together they chat about her creative process, what inspires her writing, how she connects with new fans and more! Visit her website at hannahbaiardi.com, like her page on Facebook (hannahbaiardimusic), and check out her music on Spotify.

Jeff Sloan and Mick Brege introduce "FanLabel B-Sides," bonus episodes hosted by Mick Brege. In addition to our main episodes, we'll feature this collection of in-depth interviews with artists, specifically on their music-making process, and how they’re navigating the music business today. This episode features two preview clips of our "B-Sides" interviews with Hannah Baiardi, jazz artist, and Allium, EDM artist.

Jeff Sloan and Mick Brege interview keyboardist, vocalist and harmonica player, Jimmie Bones - Kid Rock's full-time keyboardist, both recording and touring as a member of Twisted Brown Trucker. He also has co-writing credits with Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker. During the interview, he discusses how he broke into the music industry, his early inspirations, and his favorite (and least favorite) aspects of performing live.

Jeff and Rich chat with Chris Gehringer, a mastering engineer whose work has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards. He's worked with artists including Lizzo, Harry Styles, Drake, Halsey, St. Vincent, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Lana Del Rey, Cardi B, and more.During the interview, Gehringer talks about what the role of a mastering engineer entails, his experience working on some of the biggest hip-hop and rap tracks, the moment when he knows that a song will be a hit, and how artists, producers and mastering engineers work together to craft a song and album.

Jeff and Mick chat with Rebecca Sansom, founder and artist manager at Blonde Artist Management; and Celeste Krishna, pop-rock artist and producer.

On this episode of Play the Music, Jeff and Rich interview Rutger Rosenborg, digital marketing strategist at Chartmetric.