EPISODE 5.11: Todd Campbell of Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons on starting out as a new band
“Maybe there’s less money in everyone’s pockets. It’s getting spread thinner amongst all these artists that are emerging. But… if you don’t want to be part of it you can go get a job at Tesco.” – Todd Campbell, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. It was a great pleasure meeting and talking to Todd […]
EPISODE 5.10: Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth on changing the business model
“[Record companies] need to start realizing that they have got to come in as partners of the bands instead of being the pimps and we’re their whores. That’s the way that artists have been treated for far too long.” – Jon Schaffer, Iced Earth. We had the great pleasure to talk to one of heavy […]
EPISODE 5.09: Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge reflects on a changing business environment
“We make sure when we record a record that we can perform that live without having to fake our way through it.” Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge is well-known for being a prolific and approachable rock guitarist. He has been in the business since the mid-/late-1990s and has learned about opportunities and challenges that can […]
EPISODE 5.08: Paul Mahon of The Answer on navigating the music business in modern times
“The good music outweighs the bad things in the [music] industry.” Guitarist Paul Mahon co-founded the highly acclaimed Northern Irish rock band The Answer in the early 2000’s, just when the Internet started disrupting the music industry. We had the great pleasure to talk with Paul about how he perceived the changes that were arising […]