Uncut with Nick Ruffini

Jason Jordan, who went from founding his legendary record label at age 12 to building his own publishing company and serving as the SVP of A&R at major labels, serves up his 30+ years of Music Biz experience.

Veteran Drummer (Jason Aldean Band) peels back the curtain to life as a work-for-hire musican, including pay, royalties, various streams of income and more

Multi-platinum producer and mix engineer Ken Lewis looks back on his 25-year career, shares advice for anyone looking to develop new artists and pulls back the curtain on the various, often overlooked, revenue streams for your music.

In this conversation, we explore the importance of distribution, unpack the streaming debate, and explore the idea of breaking new artists on Tik Tok. 

A quick announcement about the podcast and where it's headed...

National Director of Sports and Entertainment Real estate agent Ben Moss shares his systems for prioritizing success and building genuine relationships.

The NFL's 11-time Emmy Winner Bill McCullough shares his thoughts on the balance of monetizing your passion, constantly evolving, and staying true to yourself.

Super agent Leigh Steinberg details his 40-year career as a sports agent, rebuilding a career and representing everyone from Steve Young and Warren Moon to Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa

Nick talks with Lou Montulli about the importance of surrounding yourself with positive influences, the value of feedback loops, and how he has learned -- and continues to learn -- to be a better human. Lou Montulli developed Lynx, the oldest web browser, while he was a student at the University of Kansas. He went on to be the Founding Engineer of Netscape, the Vice President of Engineering at Shutterfly, and the Co-Founder of Zetta and JetInsight. Check out The Amazing FishCam, the second live camera on the web (and the oldest one still streaming!).

Jeff Goins is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the best-selling author of five books, including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don’t Starve. His award-winning blog Goinswriter.com is visited by millions of people every year. Through his online courses, events, and coaching programs, he helps thousands of writers succeed every year. Jeff lives with his family just outside of Nashville, where he makes the world’s best guacamole. This is the second conversation I’ve had with Jeff and yet again, Jeff didn't disappoint.

I’m happy to release the first episode with none other than my man Chase Jarvis. Few people have figured out how to blend art and commerce like Chase and his experience with building a business around a creative pursuit is invaluable. Chase Jarvis is widely recognized as one of the most influential photographers of the last 20 years. He’s won awards for his images on 6 continents, including contributions to the Pulitzer Prize-winning story SNOWFALL – the acclaimed New York Times interactive story heralded as the “future of journalistic storytelling” and an Emmy nomination for his work documenting the music scene in Seattle. In 2009 he created BEST CAMERA app – the first photo app to share images direct to social networks which was #1 on iTunes, app of the year for Wired Magazine, Macworld and the New York Times, and helped kick off the global photo-sharing craze. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also the CEO of CreativeLive – the worlds largest live-streaming education company, with millions of students around the world and more than 2 billion minutes consumed on the platform.

Art and commerce are a powerful combo when you’re using your craft to make your living. But how do you turn an artistic hustle into a sustainable business? How do you prevent cash flow from overriding creativity in your decision-making? Entrepreneur Nick Ruffini (Pronto, Drummer’s Resource, Revoice Media) breaks down the very personal process of artistic entrepreneurship into the doable, the definitely don’t-able, and the practical with leading names in an array of industries. Nick Ruffini has been a professional musician for nearly 20 years, with a top 50 record to his name and endorsements from major drum manufacturers. He’s been an entrepreneur even longer, helping his family run multiple restaurants before branching out to launch his own dining, music, and media businesses. The Revoice Media founder understands the importance of owning your creative voice and the tough practicalities of building a business around it.