One Year Later

In this special edition episode, Poppy Reid chats to future-pop act Cloves and singer-songwriter and screen composer Jed Kurzel. The conversation took place at London's RAK Studios in front of a live audience, the morning after the Global APRA Music Awards.

In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to hitmaker Phil Barton, who signed a co-publishing deal with Liz Rose Music (Taylor Swift, Bonnie Raitt) in June 2018. The discussion takes place in London, a few days after Barton's Songwriter of the Year win at the APRA Global Music Awards in Nashville.

In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Jordan Rakei, who released his critically acclaimed album Origin last year. The discussion takes place at Lomond Rooms studio in London, two days after Rakei's win at the APRA Global Music Awards.

Welcome to One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Mallrat, who last year released her third EP Driving Music. The conversation takes place in LA, the day after she took out the Breakthrough Artist Of the Year APRA Global Music Award.

It's been over a year since Rachel Kelly launched Downtown Music Publishing in Australia and New Zealand. The publishing firm behind Hans Zimmer, Little Mix, Ryan Tedder has doubled its international footprint since then, and Kelly has been busy growing its local roster. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Rachel Kelly about DMP's local acts like The Teskey Brothers and Stella Donnelly, what it was like as a new player in the market, Australia's publishing landscape, her A&R process, and the bravest thing she's ever had to do.

Welcome to One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Elliot and Sam from The Rubens, who have had a banner year since releasing their ARIA #3-charting album, Lo La Ru.

This is One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Holly Rankin, better known as Jack River, an Australian musician, entrepreneur, and the driving force between festivals and initiatives such as Electric Lady and Grow Your Own. One year on from the release of her debut album, Jack River discusses the existence of the tall poppy syndrome in Australia, along with the importance of achieving goals by surrounding herself with those that can help support her vision.

This is One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Adam Briggs, Australian rapper, record label owner, producer, comedy writer, and actor. As one half of A.B. Original with Trials, Briggs took out the prestigious Songwriter of the Year Award at last year's ceremony. Ahead of the 2019 APRA Awards, Briggs chats about why he uses his voice to speak up on Indigenous rights, his Netflix series alongside The Simpsons creators, why US will never be a focus for his music, and why he's not a fan of Australia's 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies.

Maggie Collins, industry veteran, triple j presenter, label services company founder, and artist manager to DZ Deathrays, programmed the mammoth BIGSOUND conference and festival in 2017, she did it all again this year, and she's planning next year's too. We caught up with Maggie Collins on ground at BIGSOUND 2018, a year after her first stint as programmer, to discuss the importance of conference diversity, the story behind her signing of DZ Deathrays, the 2019 programme, her favourite new manager in the biz, and more.

Welcome to One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to triple j Music Director Nick Findlay. At the helm of Australia's national youth broadcaster, Findlay helps to break artists internationally and put Australian music in the spotlight, far eclipsing commercial radio's local content quotas every day.

Welcome to One Year Later, an Industry Observer podcast, presented by APRA AMCOS, where we revisit career changing moments, one year on. In this episode, Poppy Reid chats to Gretta Ray, who took out the prestigious Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition just over a year ago with her track 'Drive'.

President Trump’s first year in office has impacted Americans well beyond policy. He’s in every story, in everything, it seems. On our final show, we look at how he and Republicans have even politicized Christmas. We discuss how Americans celebrate in ways that look different than a Hallmark card — including people who want their holiday symbols, like Santa — to look like them.

Recreational marijuana will be legal in California in 2018. Who will benefit from the potential economic boom?

The richest one percent of Americans control about 38 percent of the wealth in the United States. Analysts report that the Republican tax bill, very soon to be the Republican tax law, will only exacerbate the problem. How will this break down on racial and ethnic lines? Who benefits and who doesn't?

President Trump is often criticized for not having any “major accomplishments.”  However, his judicial picks, including Neil Gorsuch, could have a more lasting impact than any bill he signs. Barring impeachment or resignation, these judges — almost all white, conservative men — will have their jobs for life.

Almost three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory is still struggling to get basic necessities like water and power. The islands were already dealing with a crushing amount of debt before the storms, how should the U.S. help its territory recover?

The film Coco has resonated with Latinos in the US who have been battered by the anti-Latino rhetoric coming out of the White House. Can a Pixar hit and it's loveable protagonist boost a community's self esteem? 

As a candidate, President Trump promised to round up and deport "bad hombres." But a spike in deportations and arrests are also sweeping up immigrants with deep ties to the United States and minor or no criminal history. Seizures in the interior of the country have increased 42 percent over last year. Grassroots groups and clergy have stepping up to try to shield immigrants.

President Trump waded into a decades old battle over federal public lands when he announced he was drastically scaling back two national monuments created by Presidents Clinton and Obama. We explore the future of public lands and the Antiquities Act.

Speaking from her office at Town Hall, the Lord Mayor talks about the changing face of Sydney's music scene and how the support of small venues drastically changed the city, she also chats about the lessons she brought home after living in London, the times she used to sneak out of home to catch gigs in Kings Cross, and the Agent of Change proposal.

Much of the criticism of liberals after the 2016 election revolved around coastal elites and the media being disconnected from white working class Americans. Are the "Blue Coasts" still mocking the flyover states -- and helping empower Trump in the process?

Populists on the Left and Nativists on the Right seem to agree on one thing: that a ready supply of immigrant workers is undermining American workers. But with unemployment at new lows, are US workers just scapegoating immigrants?

President Trump's approval ratings are at historic lows.The GOP's tax and healthcare bills have been panned. Sexual misconduct scandals may define the party. Democrats are being handed a golden opportunity, but will they blow it?  

The president has gone after the FBI, judges and the First Amendment. But so far his vendetta against so-called sanctuary cities has failed and his attorney general won't start an investigation against Hillary Clinton. Will he spark a Constitutional standoff with the special counsel?  Is the GOP forfeiting its claim to be the party of law and order?

Millennials will soon be the largest voting bloc in US political history. They're less motivated by party affiliation than Baby Boomers, but they are overwhelmingly anti-Trump. Can they break the partisan log-jam? 

The executive power to make judicial appointments is helping drive evangelicals support for President Trump -- and now Roy Moore. But are Christian conservatives putting their politics before their religious beliefs? What are the long-term consequences for the evangelical movement?

Trump campaigned on a foreign policy he called America First. He's praised autocrats and antagonized traditional allies. Is US foreign policy working under Trump?

President Trump confounds and infuriates his political critics. He also has many parents tearing their hair out. They want their kids to be kind, honest and polite but when the president is the bully-in-chief what do they tell their kids?

Longtime conservative Bill Kristol has become a liberal icon of sorts in his opposition to Trump. Kristol rocked the political world when he tweeted, "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner socialist." From sex scandals to fiscal reform, some loyal Republicans think the party has gone off the rails. Is the party rescuable? 

Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp but so far he's expanded it. We've seen nepotism, conflicts of interest, self-dealing and lots and lots of lying. And we're not even a year into his presidency. Is Trump going to make Washington even sleazier? Where is the Congressional oversight? Do Americans care if the president is making money off his office?

The Trump Administration has gone to war with the mainstream media and the First Amendment. Trump thinks letting the press write whatever it wants is a terrible idea. Meanwhile a right wing mouthpiece for Trump may be taking over your local TV news. Is the president a threat to a free press? Can the mainstream media cover him objectively?

Donald Trump's election stunned and alarmed Democrats, but it also rocked the political world of many lifelong Republicans.The party they thought they knew turned out to be something quite different -- and some are finding common ground with former political opponents.

Race and sports have always been intertwined in America — but under Trump, they are inseparable in a new way. Why does the president repeatedly single out sports figures of color for criticism?

For decades, the political right has made religiosity their brand. But a "religious left" has risen since President Trump's election, and progressive clergy members have witnessed a renewal of interest in spirituality. Have evangelical conservatives finally met their match in the political arena?

The Civil War may have ended more than 152 years ago, but the battle over the national memory of the conflict -- and the motive for Southern secession -- has flared anew. From confederate monument defenders on the streets to the pop historians in the White House, the whitewashed "Lost Cause" rationale -- of Southern honor and states' rights -- is getting a new lease on life in 2017.

Donald Trump's exploitation of white racial resentment helped cement his victory in 2016, but it also revealed a lot about our culture. When One Year Later host Jamil Smith visited his hometown in Cleveland, he spoke with young black students at his high school about what it's like to live through the Trump presidency.

Social science researchers have found that support for gun rights is strongest among whites who are racially prejudiced. However, since Donald Trump's election, it's black Americans who feel the need to protect themselves. Does everyone have the same Second Amendment rights?

Poppy Reid chats to Jen Cloher, the Melbourne musician, songwriter, record label co-operator, and founder of workshop series I Manage My Music. Jen popped into the APRA AMCOS offices in Sydney to talk about the importance of building a community around your business and how to do it, why it wasn't always smooth sailing, and her advice for artists who are self-managed or who are looking to become self-managed.

"Our video views have increased by 225%, so we know that [our users] just want more and more video content [...] In the almost three years that I've been at Twitter this is by far one of the most exciting times to be here." For Episode #4 of The Industry Observer Podcast presented by APRA AMCOS, we chat to Jennie Sager, Twitter's Head of Entertainment, Asia Pacific. Recorded from Twitter Australia's head office in Sydney, Jennie chats about the social giant's video strategy, bots and fake accounts, why it's not always nice to be labeled a female tech executive, and the best career blunder she's ever made.

According to research by Entertainment Assist, the rate of attempted suicide in the entertainment industry is more than double the rest of the population. To open up the conversation around mental health, Poppy Reid chats to Mark Callaghan (of The Riptides, Gang Gajang), who is also the Advisor of member services at APRA AMCOS and a Board member at music industry charity Support Act. Also joining Poppy is Hayley Mary, frontwoman of ARIA and APRA Award winning band The Jezabels. Disclaimer: This podcast episode a discussion only and certainly not a 'how-to' for those looking for a guide on how to deal with mental health issues.

"It could all fucking crash and burn, by the time this podcast comes out I OH YOU could be over." Well, it didn't. In fact, the I Oh You and Converge Management Founder is kicking more goals than ever with acts like ARIA winners Violent Soho performing to massive crowds at Groovin' The Moo, Gorillaz-favourites DMA'S selling out their London show, and Jack River joining The Wombats on tour. In episode #2 of The Industry Observer podcast presented by APRA AMCOS, Johann chats about his start in the industry (handing out stickers in Campbelltown as part of a street team), micro-managing his way to success, and why he's toying with the idea of a publishing arm.

We tackle the interesting, sometimes contentious topic of music streaming. How much revenue do artists make from streaming? How could a change in the copyright amendment affect rights holders and why are playlists so crucial to an artist's career? We'll answer those questions and more as you hear from Spotify Australia, Sydney artist Starley and Dean Ormston, Head of Member Services at APRA AMCOS.