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"There's a long chain of people who benefit from artists making records." Nabil Ayers, the US president of Beggars Group, talks about independent artistry and how we fix a broken music economy. The independent music economy is broken. But Nabil Ayers, US President of Beggars Group—the home of independent labels 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young—is here to fix in. In this Exchange, he speaks with RA senior editor Nyshka Chandran about the primary issues plaguing the industry. But he also expertly articulates his efforts to address these shortcomings through research and policy initiatives from the top down. How can artists get paid more money in a world where music is a common good? And what is the role of an independent label in 2025 and beyond? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

"There's a long chain of people who benefit from artists making records." Nabil Ayers, the US president of Beggars Group, talks about independent artistry and how we fix a broken music economy. The independent music economy is broken. But Nabil Ayers, US President of Beggars Group—the home of independent labels 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young—is here to fix it. In this Exchange, he speaks with RA senior editor Nyshka Chandran about the primary issues plaguing the industry. But he also expertly articulates his efforts to address these shortcomings through research and policy initiatives from the top down. How can artists get paid more money in a world where music is a common good? And what is the role of an independent label in 2025 and beyond? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

Welcome to The Money Trench! In this special live episode at this year's ESNS conference in Groningen, Mark is joined by Ruth Barlow from Beggars and AIM. Ruth shares stories from her journey in the music industry, from her early days at Xfm to her current role at Beggars Group and AIM. She chats about how the indie sector is feeling the squeeze, the impact of big deals like Universal's move on PIAS, and what it all means for independent labels. We're also treated to stories from her time working with legends like The White Stripes, Adele, and Radiohead. NEWSLETTER Sign up HERE for the TMT newsletter - featuring each week's hottest music industry stories. PPL  The Money Trench is sponsored by the PPL. KEEP UP TO DATE For the latest podcast and music business updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @the_money_trench LinkedIn: The Money Trench Website: The Money Trench GET IN TOUCH If you have any feedback, guest suggestions or general comments? We'd love to hear from you! - Get in touch here! Thanks to our partners PPL  Earth/Percent Tom A Smith Aimless Play Fourth Pillar Sennheiser Junkhead Studio Tape Notes Executive Producer: Mike Walsh Producer: Tape Notes 

In this episode of Other Record Labels, Scott delves into the intricacies of what makes an indie record label successful. Through interviews with various record label owners, Scott uncovers that there isn't a single formula for success; rather, it is a combination of multiple elements done exceptionally well. Each guest offers unique insights based on their personal experiences, highlighting the diversity of approaches in the indie music industry. Listen to new insights and opinions on what it means to be a successful record label from Beggars Group, Minaret Records, Moderna Records, Kiam, and more!    Presented by Squarespace. Use coupon code; ORL10 for 10% OFF your new website! http://otherrecordlabels.com/squarespace

On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is joined by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) Criticism of Spotify from non-superstar artists who say the platform isn't paying them a fair amount in royalties; (2) Taylor Swift unilaterally putting her recorded music back on TikTok despite her record company, Universal Music Group, continuing to refuse to license the service.People and companies mentioned on this Talking Trends podcast include: Universal Music Group, Spotify, Daniel Ek, Sir Lucian Grainge, Stem, Milana Rabkin-Lewis, Virgin Music Group, Beggars Group, Bad Bunny, TikTok, HYBE, Scooter Braun, WeVerse, Meta.Music Business Worldwide's Podcasts are supported by Voly Entertainment (previously known as Voly Music).Music Business Worldwide's Podcasts are supported by Voly Entertainment (previously known as Voly Music).

Caius Pawson founded the independent British record label Young in 2005, initially as a series of raves and gigs known as Young Turks. Young now works across a broad spectrum of the arts and sits within the Beggars Group of record labels. Young's evolution and diversification has seen them producing festivals, short films, contemporary ballets, and an assortment of other artistic activities.

In this episode we spoke with Sarah Wilson, Head of Tunecore for UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Tunecore is one of the world's leading DIY distributors, working with over 150+ DSPs globally, and working closely with its parent company Believe Digital. It stands strongly for the democratisation of access to distribution for all.We also discuss how Sarah manages her busy schedule and working across multiple timezones.Sarah's experience lies solidly within the music industry, having worked at Universal Music UK as VP, International Marketing and at The Orchard in Artist Services. She spent 13 years at Beggars Group, rising through the ranks within the international department to Director of International working with such celebrated artists as Adele, Radiohead and The National. This episode is such a gem calling on all of Sarah's knowledge.It was long awaited speaking to Sarah and we really hope you enjoy this episode. Please like, subscribe and share with a friend :)Links:Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn: @Sarah Wilson FCIM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Nabil Ayers set out to write his memoir he could have focused on a long list of personal and professional accomplishments. He's been a drummer in bands on major labels. He opened and ran a record store in Seattle that is known and revered worldwide. He has had his writing published in the New York Times, NPR and more. He has run a division (4AD) of one of the world's most revered indie record labels (Beggars Group) and currently is the president of that label's U.S. operations. Exploring any one of those journeys could have been enough to fill a book, but instead he focused on something unexpected: His relationship with his father, jazz great Roy Ayers.“My Life In The Sunshine” tells the story of Ayers reconciling his complicated relationship with a father who was, by design, absent from his life. Ayers' often complicated journey to acceptance (both of his father, and himself) is a compassionate look at what family means, and, more importantly, what it CAN mean, in the world today. Join us as we sit down with Nabil to talk about his journey, the impact of “My Life In The Sunshine” on others, and more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Enjoy our podcast this week that we share with our sister Maremel Network podcast, Creative Innovators.] Dick Huey claims that his career jumps have been "educated luck."  "Because they they are luck. And I'm, I'm I don't ever pretend that I have more information than everybody else does. But I think I'm good at identifying opportunity. So for me, this felt like opportunity. And I jumped at it. And then of course that launched a 25-year career in digital music."  And so Dick shares with us his 25-year career, ranging from teaching software applications to getting his first music management client to building his digital music chops at Beggars Group to building Toolshed.  He works now on his three-legged stool of interests: helping big picture enhancements of the music business, working with record companies, and engaging in ed tech and new technologies. Guest: Dick Huey, Founder/President, Toolshed Dick Huey moved to New York City in 1997 to work for independent label powerhouse the Beggars Group (XL Recordings, 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade. He created and staffed the group's digital media department as global head of digital in the early days of digital music, determined the group's strategic direction, and licensed its groundbreaking catalog of world-class independent music from artists like the Pixies, the Prodigy, Throwing Muses, and many others.   Huey launched his NY Hudson Valley-based digital strategy company Toolshed in 2002, long before remote work was in vogue. Toolshed offered an early bespoke label and artist digital marketing, direct music service licensing, and download hosting service that created groundbreaking digital campaigns for Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco, and Aimee Mann amongst hundreds of hundreds of others. Labels and distributors including Matador Records, Beggars Group, The Orchard, Touch and Go, PIAS, Righteous Babe, and Merge Records were also clients. In 2010, Toolshed expanded into music rights acquisition for consumer brands, media, tech, sports, and entertainment companies. Spotify contracted with Huey to lead its US independent label licensing efforts prior to and during Spotify's US launch in 2011. Red Bull Music Radio, SoundExchange, 8tracks, Digital Rights Agency, Red Mountain Ski Resort, Jaxsta, and Tunecore are all past clients or advisory relationships.   Huey is currently a Business Development Consultant to AIMS API, an artificial intelligence music search platform based in the Czech Republic, as well as to Entertainment Intelligence, a high end music analytics platform for direct-license content owners. He is a music license consultant to the US independent record label Merge Records and to stealth cloud radio startup HijackRadio, and an advisor to Techstars accelerator winner Paperchain and Australian personal social media monetization platform OkTY.   Outside of the music industry, Huey is a senior teaching assistant at NYU Professor Scott Galloway's two-year old educational sprint startup Section4. Huey regularly TA's online classes of up to 200 students on the topics of Subscription strategy, Brand, Platform, Product, Data Analytics, Growth Innovation (brand association with physical stores), and Storytelling. Several of the classes Huey TA's are taught by Galloway himself.   He held a 9-year board seat at SoundExchange representing Matador Records. He is a past Executive Director and board chairman of the Future of Music Coalition, based in Washington DC. He was chairman of the new media committee at the American Association of Music (A2IM) from its earliest days, as well as a consultant to independent entity the Association of Independent Music (AIM).   Huey is a USSA-certified downhill ski racing coach and committed biker and mountain biker. He moved from the New York area to the Columbia River Gorge in 2021. He began his career as a musician, then a music manager, and signed and...

With his debut book My Life in the Sunshine: Searching For My Father and Discovering My Family, Nabil Ayers walks a tightrope, balancing personal and familial history with stories about a life spent playing music, working in record stores, and falling in love with music. On this episode of Transmissions, Ayers discusses it all with host Jason P. Woodbury: wild record store tales, formative live music experiences, his work with 4AD, The Control Group, and Beggars Group, and his complicated relationship with his father Roy Ayers. Through out the talk, you'll also hear selections from Valley of Search, the 1975 free jazz album by his uncle Alan Braufman, which Ayers founded the label of the same name to reissue. An open, emotive, and riveting chat, we're thrilled to share this one with our listeners. Thanks for checking out Transmissions. If you dig the show, please consider leaving a five star rating or a review—or just forwarding your favorite episodes to a friend. We're a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Next week on the show: Ken Shipley of Numero Group.

Nabil Ayers is the president of Beggars Group, a family of independent record labels, and has worked in or around music his entire life. This shouldn't be surprising when you consider his mother was a dancer and his father is legendary jazz and R&B musician Roy Ayers. Earlier this year, Nabil published a memoir entitled "My Life in the Sunshine", which explores his history and that of his family. He and I chat about his upbringing, and the bigger issues of identity and culture that pop up because of that. We also discuss entrepreneurship, representation, and the thin line between acceptance and forgiveness. Connect with Nabil on IG & Twitter at @nabilayers!

Nabil Ayers is a writer, musician and the US President of the Beggars Group. He is also the son of musician Roy Ayers. His search for connection with his biological father is the subject of his new book,  My Life In The Sunshine.  This book is also a biographical journey of Nabil's musical life.     In this episode Nabil recounts what drove him to pursue his extended family and why he wanted to share this experience in a book.  Joe and Nabil discuss the uniqueness of he and his fathers relationship,  how writing replaced drumming and why his move from New York City to Salt Lake City as a kid was a great experience.   We also learn how Nabil's love for and involvement in music throughout his life has proved to be the building blocks for his position at Beggars Group. Nabil shares a tour story that involves A LOT of pot and the power of "knowing a guy" and we hear a tune from his uncle and musical guru,  Alan Braufman, https://www.nabilayers.com/https://alanbraufman.bandcamp.com/Tour Stories is sponsored by Izotope. Tour Story listeners get one month free of Music Production Suite Pro or 10% of all software by using code FRET10 at https://www.izotope.com/Tour Stories is sponsored by Self Care Non-Alcoholic Beer by Three Magnets. Go to https://drinkselfcare.com/ to get 15% off your first order using code TOURSTORIES

In this episode, I speak with Nabil Ayers, the US head of Beggars Group (Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade). We talk all about his new book, whether music is nature or nurture, running massive indie labels, and how running a record label can be like facilitating an artist's life dream.    Grab a copy of Nabil's new book, "My Life in the Sunshine" here: http://otherrecordlabels.com/books  

Nabil Ayers released a memoir this month called “My Life in the Sunshine.” Ayers is the son of jazz great Roy Ayers who's known for the song, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine.” Nabil Ayers went on to co-found Seattle's Sonic Boom records. He played in a few bands including The Long Winters. He was the General Manager of the storied record label 4AD, and this year became the president of an amazing group of record labels called Beggars Group. KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. sat down with Nabil Ayers recently to talk about his memoir in which he explores issues of race and about being the son of a famous musician, a man he had only met a handful of times in his life.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nabil Ayers is the president of Beggars Group USA, which has released albums by many world-famous artists and Grammy winners. He has also written about music and race for major publications including The New You Times and Rolling Stone. From musician to entrepreneur to president and now writer, Nabil Ayer has always chosen a path different than most, which as revealed in his memoir has been much more connected to his absentee father than he would have known. I have been friends with Nabil for 10-15 years now and have also had him previously on my show where we spoke about his career journey from musician and record store owner to General Manager of Beggars Group 4AD. He has since then become president of Beggars Group and has now written a memoir of his life and journey.  Our conversation during this show focuses on his book being released this week: My Life in the Sunshine; Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family.  Enjoy! Highlights from the Show: [00:00] Intro [06:06] The Early Days [09:25] Evolution of the Path [15:00] The Dissonance of Choosing a Different Path  [21:10] Working With a Label [22:56] Becoming President of Beggars Group [29:24] Parallels of Being Both on the Inside and the Outside [34:20] Hacking the System [37:01] The Role of My Father  [43:49] From New York to Salt Lake City to Seattle and Racism [50:01] The Creative Process [55:26] Writing [57:01] Trauma and the Therapy of Writing [1:01:00] Book “My Life in the Sunshine" [1:02:02] Where to follow Nabil --- Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Why Not Both is an exploration of how our multiple passions shape our identity, hosted by musician and therapist Pam Shaffer and produced by writer and photographer Laura Studarus. For our fifth season, we partnered up with Under The Radar to explore the lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. Nabil Ayers didn't set out to write a book about his family history but after his essay about being biracial went viral, he simply ran with the idea and My Life In The Sunshine was born. Taking a spark and running with it seems to be a common theme in Ayers life as his mutual love of music and business led him to his current role as US president of Beggars Group all while he drums in various bands and runs his own label The Control Group. It's dizzingly inspiring to chat with someone who is so open to new ideas and a welcome reminder to listen to that hint of inspiration as you never know where it might lead. Get Nabil Ayers memoir My Life In The Sunshine. Join our community on Patreon Come chill on Insta Chat with us Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/why-not-both/support

Jude McArdle from AIM and Will Hutton from Beggars Group on sustainability in the music industry. They talk about the Music Climate Pact, the global platform initiated by AIM and the BPI as a response to COP26 and the urgent call for collective action to combat the climate crisis. They also explain how IMPALA's carbon calculator launched with Julie's Bicycle works, what you can do to help, and what's on their playlists.On Jude's playlist: ABBA, Giant SwanOn Will's playlist: Orlando Weeks

Memphis-bred singer/songwriter Julien Baker's third album Little Oblivions revisits familiar themes in her confessional writing style — faith, addiction, mental health and her sense of isolation. However, in the process of writing the album, Julien had to undergo more transformation than ever before. She now has a radically different understanding of God, of her own struggle with addiction, and how she squares that with her own queer identity. She's also attempting to be kinder to herself. The catalyst for much of this change was losing her sobriety in 2018. It prompted her to cancel shows and step away from her music career — the thing that she loved the most — and possibly giving it up altogether, as she went back to University to finish her degree.Many thanks for making this possible — Thank you Julien for your love of God and returning to music-making. To 6131 Records for use of "Sprainked Ankle." To Matador for use of all other songs from albums Turn The Light Out and Little Oblivions. And to Kobalt Music Publishing for all songs. Special thanks to Abby Rubin from Beggars Group, and Katie Nelson at Grandstand Media for additional support.Songs Featured: "Hardline," "Sprained Ankle," "Claws At Your Back," "Faith Healer," "Ziptie," "Ringside," and "Relative Fiction."To share your thoughts on this episode, email: celine.teoblockey@undertheradarmag.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're going to try something a little bit different and introduce a new wrinkle in our AllMusicMovies podcasts. We're going to introduce you to an old friend, co-worker and music industry veteran. I worked with Sonya Kolowrat for many years at Rykodisc, and she now heads up the US catalog department at Beggars Group. More importantly, she loves music documentaries and we thought having a regular guest on some of our shows would be fun. In fact, she will be joining us next week to talk “Michael DesBarres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?” on our next episode.Today, however, we talk to Sonya about…Sonya, and the music docs she's watched recently, her faves, her “demands” from documentaries and what artists and bands, perhaps, deserves a documentary.

We're going to try something a little bit different and introduce a new wrinkle in our AllMusicMovies podcasts. We're going to introduce you to an old friend, co-worker and music industry veteran. I worked with Sonya Kolowrat for many years at Rykodisc, and she now heads up the US catalog department at Beggars Group. More importantly, she loves music documentaries and we thought having a regular guest on some of our shows would be fun. In fact, she will be joining us next week to talk “Michael DesBarres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?” on our next episode. Today, however, we talk to Sonya about…Sonya, and the music docs she's watched recently, her faves, her “demands” from documentaries and what artists and bands, perhaps, deserves a documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to try something a little bit different and introduce a new wrinkle in our AllMusicMovies podcasts. We're going to introduce you to an old friend, co-worker and music industry veteran. I worked with Sonya Kolowrat for many years at Rykodisc, and she now heads up the US catalog department at Beggars Group. More importantly, she loves music documentaries and we thought having a regular guest on some of our shows would be fun. In fact, she will be joining us next week to talk “Michael DesBarres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?” on our next episode. Today, however, we talk to Sonya about…Sonya, and the music docs she's watched recently, her faves, her “demands” from documentaries and what artists and bands, perhaps, deserves a documentary. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to try something a little bit different and introduce a new wrinkle in our AllMusicMovies podcasts. We're going to introduce you to an old friend, co-worker and music industry veteran. I worked with Sonya Kolowrat for many years at Rykodisc, and she now heads up the US catalog department at Beggars Group. More importantly, she loves music documentaries and we thought having a regular guest on some of our shows would be fun. In fact, she will be joining us next week to talk “Michael DesBarres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?” on our next episode.Today, however, we talk to Sonya about…Sonya, and the music docs she's watched recently, her faves, her “demands” from documentaries and what artists and bands, perhaps, deserves a documentary.AllMusicPodcasts is a proud member of the Pantheon Media Network.

In episode 108 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast, the edie team take stock of a busy week for climate action and explore how the general public can be engaged ahead of COP26. This episode features exclusive interviews with The Climate Group's CEO Helen Clarkson, The Cliamte Coalition's Community Organiser Grace Fisher, and Will Hutton, Head of Sustainability at independent record label Beggars Group.

On Sleaford Mods latest album Spare Ribs the Nottingam duo keep their aim firmly at the ruling political class and their mishandling of the pandemic. As the U.K. reels from further economic unraveling thanks to the harsh realities from the Tory push for Brexit, coupled with a decade of austerity measures, Jason Williamson's agit-punk over Andrew Fearn's sly beats continues to give voice to the everyman and their frustrations. Lyrically, the rants are richer, more poetic and in parts intimate, stripping it of the machismo that his image might first brandish to the casual listener. Williamson sheds light on this shifting perspective. He is still shouting about the world outside but also ruminating on parts of his interior life that may have been previously locked away.And after a hard slog to the top, they appear eager to extend a hand to nascent women artists. Watch out for newcomer Billy Nomates and Australian, Amy Taylor, from Amyl & The Sniffers—both have excellent features on this album.Many thanks for making this possible — Thank you Jason for giving a F*ck. To Rough Trade Records and Abby Rubin at Beggars Group for use of songs. Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn for use of "Don't Want A Disco Or 2." And Talia Miller at Rough Trade Records for additional support.Songs Featured: "Nudge It," "Jobseeker," "Don't Wanna Disco Or 2," "BHS," "Shortcummings," "Elocution," "Mork & Mindy," "Top Room," "I Don't Rate You" and "Out There."To share your thoughts on this episode, email: celine.teoblockey@undertheradarmag.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucy Dacus has gone from strength to strength with her music career. Her stunning 2015 debut No Burden, highlighted her poetic lyricism and gift for melody. Her follow up Historian honed in on her ability to tell us a compelling story. Her most recent Home Video is brutally direct and personal. It feels like we're reading her private diary, not meant for public consumption. It's a tricky thing when we make art out of this excavation of our own intimate experiences. Lucy explains how she negotiates what songs need permission from the people that share these formative moments with her, and those that she relegates to fiction. And why there are some things she writes about that she will never share.Many thanks for making this possible — Lucy for sharing so much more than we could hope to contain in this space. To Matador Records and Abby Rubin at Beggars Group for use of all songs. And Big Deal Music Group. Thank you to Lucy Sloane for sound design music. And Jessica Linker at Pitch Perfect PR for all the support. Songs Featured: "Hot & Heavy," "I Don't Want To Be Funny Anymore," "Troublemaker Doppleganger," "Night Shift," "La Vie En Rose," "Partner In Crime," "Thumbs," "Going Going Gone."To share your thoughts on this episode, email: celine.teoblockey@undertheradarmag.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you are an artist or aspire to be one, this episode is required listening. Pavel talked to music industry pros, Ursula Sage from Patreon and Toolshed founder, Dick Huey about how Covid-19 has impacted the music industry and live performances, how artists are finding creative ways to diversify their revenue streams, and connect with fans, and why artists need to educate themselves on the business of music. Singer/Songwriter JustFrenchie talks to Tamara about how the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown caused her to dig deep, embrace the hustle, and inspired her to create her latest EP, It's All Love, available on Spotify, Tidal, Google Play, Apple Music, and basically everywhere. We cover everything from creativity and inspiration to how being an independent artist is more than a full time job. Frenchie talks about how she learned the business side of the music industry, turned herself into a brand and company, and became an expert marketer. Plus we'll hear a song or two from her new album. Ursula Sage is a product leader with an IPO track record (NASDAQ: RP 2010, and APPF 2015). She was a speaker at the 2014 Lean Startup Conference [When Failure Is a Success] and her specialties include SaaS, market validation, customer development, strategic planning, product management, solution selling. Dick Huey's 25 year music career includes management of several music artists, which led him to take on the role of global head of digital at the independent record label powerhouse, the Beggars Group in New York city. Huey was a consultant to Spotify and led its US independent label licensing efforts prior to and during its US launch in 2011. He has also provided digital licensing and consulting services or was an early advisor to Red Bull Music Radio, SoundExchange, Jaxsta, 8tracks, The Orchard, Digital Rights Agency, Red Mountain Ski Resort, and Tunecore. Huey is currently Head of Partnerships for the Sydney-based official music credits and metadata supply company Jaxsta, a strategic digital consultant to the US independent record label Merge Records, and an advisor and strategic consultant to Techstars accelerator winner Paperchain. He is a past Executive Director of the Future of Music Coalition, based in Washington DC. He is a current and original committee member of the American Association of Music (A2IM). Follow JustFrenchie on Instagram @justfrenchie, Twitter @justfrenchie1, and YouTube Check out the book Dick mentioned, How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams by Emily White at Bookshop.org and support indie book sellers. We want to hear from you! Find us on Instagram and Twitter @affectedbypod or email us at affectedbypod@gmail.com. If you like this episode, please subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! We strive for intersectionality, believe that diverse voices make us stronger, and support the Black Lives Matter Movement.

I'm excited to share my conversation with my dear friend Nabil Ayers. He's a multi-talented hyphenate who opened one of Seattle's iconic record stores, Sonic Boom at age 25. As both an executive and an artist who began his career as a musician Ayers has performed on several albums on both independent and major labels. Today, Nabil is the US General Manager of Beggars Group label 4AD where he has run campaigns for The National (GRAMMY award winner in 2018), Big Thief (GRAMMY award nominee in 2020), Grimes, Future Islands and St. Vincent as well as reissue campaigns including Pixies’ album Doolittle which was certified Platinum in 2019. In both 2019 and 2020, Ayers was named one of Billboard magazine's "Indie Power Players."  In this episode, we explore Nabil's interesting career from musician, to entrepreneur and music executive, and now writer. Nabil's recent writing about race and music has been published in The New York Times, NPR and GQ and he will publish his memoir with Viking Books in 2021. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

We've all dreamed of starting a record label, but only one person has managed to do what Martin Mills has. The founding chairman of the Beggars Group, Martin's label – which started life as a mobile disco in the 1970s – is now the biggest independent record company in the world, and includes within it XL Recordings, Matador, 4AD, Young Turks and Rough Trade Records.This is Martin's story of how he started a label that would go on to release records by Gary Numan, Pixies, Pavement, The Prodigy, Adele, Radiohead, Grimes, The National, Dizzee Rascal, The White Stripes and so many more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I'm joined by Sarah McCarthy and Becky Richardson both who work in Radio PR. Happy birthday to Sarah who turned the big 2.8 the night before we recorded, AND happy engagement to Becky - news just in! WE TALK ABOUT: ✨ Their path to now. ✨ Advice on the day to day of radio PR, skills required and insights into the music they work on. ✨ Shout outs to bodacious babes we admire! EPISODE GUESTS: ✨ Sarah McCarthy: In house radio plugger at Beggars Group. Sarah did events management at University. During Univerity, she took a placement year and interned at Coda Agency + Domino Record Co + Matador.  Dissertation - in two parts; 1. Women in Music: whether it is a glass ceiling or woman automatically leaned to roles 2. Why small festivals fail. ✨ Becky Richardson: Is a radio plugger at her own company which she co-owns called Ghost Promo. She is also an artist Manager at UROK Management and she also set up a radio station called Foundation FM. Prior to this, she was at Island Records, before that Anorak PR. She has 8 years in radio! Public Relations at Uni. Dissertation: 'The Secret Swap' ...yes, you read correct - listen to the episode to find out more... DINNER:  Coconut, chickpea, butternut squash Thai red curry with rice + buttery crack wraps + vegan chocolate cake for Sarah's Birthday! WHERE THEY WORKED: ✨ Coda Booking Agencies (nowParadim Talent Agency) ✨ UROK Management ✨ Earth Agency ✨ Domino Record Co ✨ Matador Records  ✨ Beggars ✨ Anorak PR ✨ Island Records ADVICE: ✨ Be out there, meeting people! ✨ Be Creative with your campaign ✨ Be organised ✨ Listen to the radio - know which show likes what music ✨ Be honest ✨ Manage expectations of mangers and labels ✨ You are face to face with people all the time so make sure you can talk about each artist you are working on, and where it will fit SHOUT OUTS: ❤️ Siobhan Bell ❤️ Kitty ❤️ Natalie Judge - used to be General Manager at Matador Records and now owns record shop on Columbia Rd called World Of Echo. ❤️ The Secret Swap [Image below] ❤️ Franky Wells - worked with Becky on festivals, and at Radar radio. ❤️ Foundation FM ❤️ Refinery 29 Horoscope MUSIC MENTIONED THIS WEEK: ✨ Dave ✨ Charlotte Day Wilson ✨ Babeheaven ✨ RAYBLK ✨ PJ Harvey ✨ Arctic Monkeys ✨ Ariana Grande ✨ Post Malone ✨ The Weekend ✨ Drake ✨ AlunaGeorge ✨ Childish Gambino ✨ Florence + The Machine ✨ Flyte ✨ Amyl and The Sniffers ✨ Kojaque

The podcast host tells us how he went from blogging on Tumblr in his free time to interviewing fashion's biggest names. Show Notes (1:55) Blamo! with Stephen Pulvirent (3:15) Blamo! with Ben Clymer (7:00) Run Of The Mill (10:00) The Armoury (10:05) HODINKEE Radio with Mark Cho (10:45) The Beggars Group (12:15) HODINKEE Radio with Matt Hranek (14:45) Jim Croce's Caterpillar Jacket (15:30) YEEZY SUPPLY (18:17) Blamo! with Nick Wooster (21:30) Howie Day "Looping" (22:50) Andrew Bird's "Looping" TED Talk (28:30) Jeremy Dean's @deansnuts (31:22) Konami Code (32:45) Ted Drewes (36:50) Network 54 Watch Forums, Current & Past (39:37) Wrist Check (51:15) Fuck Yeah Menswear, The Book (58:00) The Oris Divers Sixty-Five Limited Edition for HODINKEE (1:00:20) Pitti Uomo (1:00:45) SandwiChic (1:02:30) Houseguests Trailer (1:03:30) Heavyweights Trailer (1:04:50) A World Lit Only By Fire (1:05:15) The Glory and The Dream (1:06:00) Go Like Hell (1:06:45) Ford V Ferrari Trailer (1:08:20) "Lets Rock" by The Black Keys

Following the last A2IM Indie Week panel including Beggars Group’s Martin Mills and Kill Rock Star’s Portia Sabin, we’re looking at artists on their rosters and asking, “What makes them two of indie music’s longest lasting labels?” ....chartmetric.com @chartmetric #chartmetric #a2im #indieweek #musicanalysis #dataanalytics #indie #adele #killrockstars #beggars #elliottsmith

Matador Records est un label indépendant que Chris Lombardi a créé dans son appartement new yorkais en 89. Il sort l’EP « and there was light » d’HP Zinker en 90, suivi de l’EP de Dustdevils, puis du 1er album Superchunk. En 91, Gerard Cosloy rejoindra Lombardi. Leur collaboration dure toujours à l’heure actuelle. Avant d’arriver chez Matador, Gerard Cosloy était l’ancien manager du label Homestead Records qui a entre autre hébergé des artistes comme Sonic Youth, Daniel Johnston ou GG Allin. Matador connaîtra son 1er succès médiatique et commercial en 90 en sortant le 1er album de Teenage Fan Club : « A Catholic Eduction ». En 1993, le label commence un partenariat avec Atlantic Records qui durera une paire d’années. Capitol possèdera un temps des parts dans le label, revendu depuis. Depuis 2002, Matador est copossédé avec Beggars Group, et opère à présent aussi bien à New York qu’à Londres. En 2010, Matador a organisé une série de concerts à Las Vegas pour fêter son 21ème anniversaire. Lors de cet événement de nombreux artistes ont exprimé leur admiration pour Matador. Notamment Damian Abraham a dit que Matador leur a donné de la crédibilité en tant que groupe, que c’était un des plus grand label indé de tous les temps. Ira Kaplan dira "C’est dur à raconter sans avoir recours à des clichés, mais pour moi, Matador aime vraiment la musique". Ses louanges prouvent l’importance du label dans la musique indépendante. Bullet LaVolta/Mother Messiah Come/Bell Pavement/Grounded Unsane/White hand Techno Animal/Cruise Mode 101 Ft. Rubberoom Yo La Tengo/You Can Have It All Shearwater/Rook Sonic Youth/Sacred Trickster Savages/Shut Up

These days, success in the music business is about survival. Major labels can lose millions and still stand because they’re owned by giant corporations. A couple of consecutive bad years for a major and there’s usually a purge, new management brought in, the roster overhauled, maybe they’re merged with another label. And a dreadful side effect of risk aversity that follows these changes is that the music that gets signed and released becomes progressively “safer”. It’s different for independent labels. Successful independents constantly reinvent themselves, and rarely play it safe with the artists they sign and music they release. The best indies are on point, way out in front of the majors, showing us where music is going. It’s inherently risky, especially when you’re paying the bills yourself. Which is why the accomplishents of Beggars Group are all the more stunning. Founded by Martin Mills as the Beggars Banquet label in 1977 during the height of punk rock, Beggars Group has deftly navigated 40 years of changes in musical tastes and technology. They haven’t just survived, they’ve thrived. Evolving into a label owner and distributor, Beggars Group handles Matador Records, XL Recordings, Rough Trade Records, Young Turks and 4AD. A cursory glance at the roster of acts they distribute is staggering. Jack White. Alabama Shakes. FKA Twigs. Radiohead. Warpaint. Grimes. The National. Adele. And over the past 40 years, they’ve been instrumental in bringing some of the most important alternative music ever created into the world by artists like Gary Numan, The Pixies, The Prodigy, Dead Can Dance, and Cocteau Twins. At the helm of Beggar’s digital business is our guest on the show for this episode, Simon Wheeler. As the largest independent music group of labels in Europe, Beggars Group can change the landscape of digital music with their strategic decisions; and Simon has helped crafted and execute these strategies at Beggars since 1997. He’s been inside the guts of every significant digital music opportunity the industry has faced since the beginning. And in this episode, we get deep inside the streaming music landscape, what it means for independent labels, and where Simon feels we’re heading after 20 years in digital music. Beggars Group: http://www.beggars.com/ Simon Wheeler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/afc99 Music we talk about in this episode: The Lemon Twigs: https://www.facebook.com/TheLemonTwigs/ The National: http://americanmary.com/ Jim's A2iM Keynote Address: http://www.trickness.com/blog/the-digital-music-business-and-the-rashomon-effect            

Jason Hobbs is a true marketing veteran, with over a decade of advertising agency and dotcom experience. The client list of his digital marketing agency The Found Group (now inactive) includes the likes of Beggars Group, The xx, Mumford & Sons, Columbia Records, and Flying Lotus. Today, Jason leads the marketing and digital departments at TheMuse.com, and Linkin Park's Machine Shop. Three years back, Jason also launched found.ee – described as "sophisticated remarketing, simplified" – and on this WeSpin Recipes episode we discussed the platform in detail. On the podcast, Jason described how and why to use remarketing, showed how he helped Marilyn Manson increase sales of his new album using found.ee, and explained what types of ads artists should be creating before and after a record release. Listen to the conversation to also learn the new ways you can benefit from media coverage, how an exclusive premiere of a track can go viral, and much more. Go to http://wespin.co/wsr66/ for the show notes and http://getacard.wespin.co/ to learn how to support the podcast and get a free WeSpin postcard.

Dick Huey is a founder and CEO of Toolshed, a US based music marketing agency. Throughout his career Dick has orchestrated over 350 digital campaigns, worked at Beggars Group and consulted various companies including Spotify. In this We Spin Recipes episode, Dick shared numerous tips on rocking your social media presence as a musician – from focusing on one network at a time to being determined, and never forgetting to put your personality in what you do. He talked on where the music industry is heading to, the hack they used to place artists on MP3 blogs in 2000s, the DTF, income streams and other topics. Dick, who is also a board member of CASH Music, shared his favourite social media management tools and provided a great case on MNDR, an electronic music duo with releases on Ultra. Go to http://wespin.co/wsr14 for the show notes and musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. NOTE: This podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks after episode #85.