Podcasts about Visionary Music Group

My guest this week is Temima Shames, who's the CEO of Next Step Talent, a full service talent management and digital brand agency that's home to more than 20 music artists, influencers and actors. While in college, Temema worked for Atlantic Records, and Visionary Music Group before jumping into her own management company. Since then her clients have achieved 5B+ YouTube views, a #7 debut Spotify Album, highlights in Youtube's Black Creator Class of 2023, TikTok's biggest POV star, and one of NYFW's creators with the highest brand return of 2023.  Not only that, songs, records, and projects Temima has been a part of have garnered 25 million streams and viral campaigns with more than 2 million recreates on TikTok. Her company has also partnered with top brands including YouTube, Meta, Disney Music Group, BOSS, Neutrogena, HBO, Netflix, Target, Universal Music Group, and NYX Cosmetics.  During the interview we spoke about how she got started managing social influencers, the strategy behind short form and long form content, branding as story-telling, artist mental health, experiential marketing, and much more. I spoke with Temima via Zoom from her office in Los Angeles. On the intro I'll take a look at music platforms taking steps against AI-generated songs, and a study about vocal levels in different genres. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86235468, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

No matter where you are in your career, you'll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more. About Temima: Temima Shames is a rising entertainment executive and entrepreneur with a core focus of innovating around music artists, creators, and influencers through content, brand partnerships, and more. Originally born in Israel, and raised in New York she's the Founder & CEO of Next Step Talent – a full service management company that specializes in long-term career growth strategy and capitalizing on organic relationships with the individual talent they work with. The company places emphasis on empowering talent to connect with their audience on an individualized basis, using their platform for good, and staying true to their artistic roots. Company and client-wide, Shames' focus also continues to stay committed in implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, as well as combating mental health in entertainment. Rooted in the music business, Temima's clients also span those in comedy, acting, modeling, dance, among others, with an average social following of 10 million across platforms. Her clients have secured achievements such as being a part of YouTube's Black Voices Class; having over 2 billion views on the platform; appearing in Dubai Fashion week; and being featured creators at Playlist Live and VidCon. Songs, records, and projects she's been a part of have garnered 25 million streams and viral campaigns with more than 1 million recreates. She's also activated partnerships with the likes of Disney Music Group, BOSS, Neutrogena, Dick's Sporting Goods, NYX Cosmetics, and promoting non-profit OutRight Action International to support the LGBTQIA+ community. Prior to starting her business, Temima began her career as an actress where she first got a taste of the entertainment industry. She later went on to SUNY Oneonta in New York for a degree in Music Industry. Following graduation, she found herself working with influencers and rekindled her passion for the entertainment space working with music companies such as RECORDS, Visionary Music Group, and Atlantic Records. Beyond entertainment, she was crucially involved in Strength to Strength – an organization for kids affected by 9/11 and terrorism where she had the opportunity to speak at the United Nations on terroristic extremism vs. racial & religious bias, as well as peace treaties. As someone who grew up in a household where she had to be resourceful at a very young age, Shames is an advocate for entrepreneurship and aspires to inspire others to take a chance at any age. She is the Founder of Women PowHer Music – a community focused on empowering women in the music business, which is a cause incredibly important to her.

The Gents return from holiday break by starting the show to pay their respects to Jason David Frank (2:00), who was most famous for playing Tommy Oliver in the hit franchise Power Rangers. The impact that Frank had on the nerd world was more than substantial, infamously debuting as the Green Ranger in the franchise and being multiple Rangers throughout the history of the series. The Gents acknowledge that Frank suffered from depression and passed due to the results of suicide. EstoBro and TV relay the information about the suicide and crisis lifeline, and want the listening audience to know that they are dedicated to bringing more attention to mental health awareness. After the salutations and introduction of the hosts, EstoBro wants to put Nintendo and GameFreak on blast for fumbling the release of the latest installment of the Pokémon franchise (13:45). He has been playing Pokémon Violet since its release earlier in the month, as he relays the abysmal reviews the game has received and all of the malfunctions players are experiencing playing the game. Could this be the downfall of EstoBro's favorite franchise that he no longer purchases another Pokémon game ever again? As the subject changes back to sports, TV has been more than excited to share the early results of the World Cup taking place in Qatar (29:30). The Gents make their analysis of the competition after the series of episodes that had their review of each national team in the group stages. The attention of their home country of the United States is given the kudos they deserve, especially after advancing to the round of sixteen after defeating Iran the day after recording (38:50). The Gents also break down other countries that will be advancing, including some surprises that they did not see originally coming. As the show wraps with the 'Who has the munchies?' segment of the show, EstoBro puts TV on the spot in the regard to Thanksgiving leftovers (48:30). The creative disasters that EstoBro conspired are met with interruptions from Hello Nurse and Mandy Hatake, as his credentials of being an ambassador of Flavortown are in jeopardy.   Song credit: "1-800-273-8255" by Logic, Alessia Cara,  and Khalid from Everybody; licensing exclusively through Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Records. April 27, 2017Interact with the Gents of the podcast on the following social media platforms:TwitterInstagramFacebookTumblrEmail: estobrotvpod@gmail.com

We're speaking with Mutual Friends founder, Jesse Coren! Jesse Coren is the name behind some of your favorite artists—Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler, Quinn XCII, and ayokay. He founded Mutual Friends, a New York-based artist management company partnered with Visionary Music Group, in 2017 after a decade at dGi Management. Coren says the mission of Mutual Friends is to “bring good to the universe through art and music” and support the artists on his roster. Mutual Friends is now a team of four, but it didn't start out that way: Coren was initially the sole manager for his clientele when he started up the company and continues to expand his team. Over years of working for management companies, Coren has amassed extensive knowledge on every aspect of the music and creative industries, especially the drastic ways it's changed largely due to the rise of social media platforms. Music You're Missing spoke to Coren about social media, independent artists, work-life balance, advice for aspiring managers, philanthropy, and more. Follow Jesse Coren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-coren-7748a52b/ https://www.instagram.com/jessecoren/ Follow Music You're Missing: https://www.musicyouremissing.org/ TICKETS FOR #UPNEXTFEST ARE ON SALE NOW! https://www.ticketweb.com/event/music-youre-missings-upnextfest-sonia-tickets/12678025?REFID=clientsitewp Music You're Missing is an artist interview style music podcast and Spotify playlist curated by Brendan Jeannetti.

“I realized that Inbox Zero lessens my anxiety around everything that's going on in my business life. I have a lot of stuff going on, and I feel like I'm super well aware of everything when I'm at inbox zero. It's helped me kind of find that balance, and just to be more productive.” – Chris Zarou Chris Zarou (@ChrisZarou) is Founder and CEO of Visionary Music Group, which helped shape the careers of artists like Logic, Jon Bellion, and Jeremy Zucker. Chris is also an angel investor, and he's currently starting a fund which will be announced in the coming months. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/chris-zarou2-outlier-academy-show-notes   Chapters Web3 and the rabbit hole approach to learning Emotional intelligence and organization Morning exercise and sunlight Inspirations and tools On success, failure and gratitude Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.

“Being an entrepreneur is like getting punched in the face every day. Because you're constantly juggling, putting out fires. You never know what's going to happen. And when you're the number one guy, there's no one to point blame at. It's all on you.” — Chris Zarou Chris Zarou (@ChrisZarou) is Founder and CEO of Visionary Music Group, which helped shape the careers of artists like Logic, Jon Bellion, and Jeremy Zucker. Chris is also an angel investor, and he's currently starting a fund which will be announced in the coming months. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/chris-zarou1-outlier-academy-show-notes   Chapters Chris' background and starting his own artist management company Serendipity and working with Logic The role of an artist manager Bootstrapping and being a blue collar entrepreneur The similarities between music and investing The 2017 VMAs and aftermath Authenticity for performers Investing and perfect timing Lessons learned as an entrepreneur and investor Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.

Chris Zarou is the Founder & CEO at Visionary Music Group, a music management company with clients including Logic, Jon Bellion, Jeremy Zucker, and Quinn XCII. Chris is a former Division 1 soccer player turned entrepreneur who founded Visionary after being rejected by every music internship and job he applied to. Since its founding, Visionary has grown from being solely an independent music manager into a record label that boasts a 50/50 partnership with Sony Music, all while being completely bootstrapped. In this interview, Chris shares his key insights and lessons learned that can be implemented in your own business. --- Reformers host Andrew Oved is the Founder & General Partner at Reformation Partners, a pioneer in early growth equity. The firm invests in the best capital efficient enterprise and consumer companies at their point of breakout and supports their growth through profitability, future financing rounds, and / or exit.

Chris Zarou is the CEO & Founder of Visionary Music Group/Visionary Records. Founded in 2010, Visionary Music Group is an artist management company and record label based out of New York, home to clients Logic, Jon Bellion, Quinn XCII, Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler, ayokay and producer, 6ix. Chris builds his artists step by step, combining consecutive small wins into tremendous accomplishments on both the commercial and live aspects of the business. How I Built This w/ Logic & Chris Zarou https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/701212707/logic-logic-chris-zarou  

So you think you might be the next big thing...how do you get from bedroom pop covers on YouTube to headlining this weekend’s Grammy Awards?Historically speaking, it’s because you signed to the right label. But as music follows the rest of the economy online and onto social media, that paradigm is shifting.Today on Business Casual, we explore the role of the modern record label in a music industry in flux with Chris Zarou, founder and president of Visionary Music Group.

Harrison Remler is the COO of Visionary Music Group, which manages artists like Logic, Jon Bellion, Quinn XCII, Jeremy Zucker, and Chelsea Cutler. He's also a friend from high school. In this conversation, we spoke about what it was like to work behind the scenes on the come-up of massive stars, how to network, and his biggest strengths + weaknesses.

My guest today is Chris Zarou, the CEO of Visionary Music Group and the behind-the-scenes mastermind behind the success of Logic and Jon Bellion. I’ve been a fan of both his artists since my early days of college, so I’ve watched them both blow up with my own eyes. The episode begins with Chris’ time playing Division 1 soccer before transitioning to artist management. From there, he talks about how he met Logic and what he’s learned from Jon Bellion about the creative process. And finally, we dive into all facets of the Hip-Hop industry from his method of finding new artists, to the economics of concerts and music festivals. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Swish Goswami, the CEO of Trufan, a social intelligence platform that helps over eighty of the world's biggest brands and celebrities sell directly to their top fans. Trufan has raised over $1M to date (from several NBA players and venture firms) and has clientele that notably includes Visionary Music Group, Hootsuite, and Dwayne Wade. Before running Trufan, Swish consulted for Fortune 500 companies like Western Union and worked at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital.  For his entrepreneurial and philanthropic achievements, Swish has been published in over one hundred national and international publications and has been inducted into Plan Canada's Top 20 under 20, recognized as Startup Canada's Young Entrepreneur of the Year and awarded the United Nation's Outstanding Youth Leadership award.  Show Notes   "I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."   Raising capital for your startup can be a daunting task for many who have the dream of scaling fast. It is important that you get skilled in how to attract the right investors to your business.   In this episode of The Entrepreneurial You podcast, Swish shares his journey of how he went about attracting the right investors to jump on board with Trufan. Here is a snippet of what she shared on this episode of the podcast:   Networking “Typically what we did  for the previous two years before starting Trufan, I was very much networking; I was getting out there in the community, I was meeting people. I actually interviewed a lot of foreign investors in a LinkedIn publication that I started. I wrote about their life story; I wrote about the advice they would give young people and started to build a relationship with them that way...new venture capital came on, but it was also a mix of them and angels and those angels weren't just NBA players. They were friends and family members that we got in and got $20,000 from each of them. That's the way that we went about preparing for the round. We deeply networked for the last three, four years.” ----   Hot Point: More people are likely to say yes to you interviewing them than if you ask them for coffee.    Please share it with a friend. Nothing helps me grow and improve the show more than personal recommendations from people who enjoy it.   If you're really enjoying the show and want to directly contribute to its growth, please consider becoming a patron by donating here (https://glow.fm/tey). Patrons get the following great benefits:   For $5 or more per month, I'll email you random surprises every once in a while, including photos of me out and about, family pics, etc that aren't for the general public.   For $10 or more per month, you'll get all of the above, random surprises + photos and all, plus personalized video shout out. FUN stuff!     Stay inspired!   Connect with Swish Goswami   Website   FREE BEST PRACTICES GUIDE ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM   Instagram   LinkedIn   Visit our Sponsor: Jamaica Stock Exchange   Email: Heneka Watkis-Porter  Become a patron by donating here (https://glow.fm/tey). Patrons get great benefits.

Matt & Frac are joined in their first Music Podcast by Sermon, who is the Social Media account holder of the Visionary Music Group & Logic's friend. As they discuss Logic's new album Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind. Matt & Frac then give their rating of the album. *MATT & FRACS REVIEW IS THEIR OPINIONS AND THEIRS ONLY, NOT SERMONS*

Chris Zarou is the President & Founder of Visionary Music Group/Visionary Records. Founded in 2010, Visionary Music Group is an artist management company and record label based out of New York, home to clients Logic, Jon Bellion, Quinn XCII, Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler, ayokay and producer, 6ix. Chris builds his artists step by step, combining consecutive small wins into tremendous accomplishments on both the commercial and live aspects of the business. We cover a ton in Episode 6 like the importance of self-awareness, the early days of Chris breaking into the music business despite having absolutely no easy route in and what its been like watching his artists grow from touring the country in a rental car (illegally according to the rental contract!) into international superstars. @czvmg on Instagram Team Visionary

Harrison Remler is a force to be reckoned with. In 2018 he was named as one of "Forbes' 30 Under 30," and has an impressive track record as the COO of Visionary Music Group, the management company behind multi-platinum recording artist 'Logic.' In this episode we talk about Logic's ascension, how Harrison first started working with Logic and Chris Zarou, how you can succeed as an artist or manager, and some of the trends redefining the music industry in 2019. Check it out and let us know what you think @musicbusinesspodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome COO of Visionary Music Group, Harrison Remler to sit down with us at our new apartment on the Upper West Side! Part of Logic's management team for the past seven years and a 2018 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 honor, Harrison discusses his upbringing on the north shore of Long Island, his dedication to high school baseball, his father's dreams of him becoming a big league relief pitcher, meeting Mariano Rivera at a restaurant in Panama, and why the flame of top-tier athletics burned out at his Division III school, Vassar College. Harry, well-aware of the power of social media and the music blogs, used both to start a college career as a concert promoter, getting his artists respectable pay days whether for high school proms or selling out NYC's Canal Room. At the time, he looked up to independent managers like Benji Grinberg and Will Dzombak, and when he garnered the interest of Logic's manager, Chris Zarou, he immediately offered to intern in exchange for the chance to learn the ins and outs of the music business. Harry details moving around the United States at age 19 as Logic's tour manager, the big responsibilities, the ridiculous quandaries and the large amounts of money that fell on his shoulders - none of it going into his own pockets - but knowing that he was an early part of something significant, putting together Logic's first appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the life-changing moment where he had to decide between traveling to a Spring Break tourney with his baseball team, or joining Logic on his first European tour. We get into Logic's signing to Def Jam, working on Jon Bellion's career, learning how to push and poke and encourage a major music label while operating out of a basement in Long Island, and the most gratifying moment of his career, Logic's VMA performance which brought together suicide survivors and spread awareness. All that, plus news about Visionary's new situation with Sony Music, stories about Method Man and Redman, Tayyib Ali, AER, DJ Vinny Bags, the Panama Canal, hunting Nazis and much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the behind the beard (scenes) of Episode 116 There's Enough Room For Everyone To Win with Jesse Coren, Founder of Mutual Friends. Mutual Friends is an artist collective + management company working alongside Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker and ayokay. Back in 2018, they began their partnership with Visionary Music Group. - If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a 1 sentence review on the iTunes Podcast App with your honest feedback OR screenshot this Episode, post it to your Instagram Story tagging @JesseCoren & @PurposeintheYouth!  - Connect with Jesse! Instagram: @JesseCoren Check out Mutual Friends! Instagram: @MutualFriends_ Website: MutualFriendsMusic.com Check out Visionary Music Group! Instagram: @TeamVisionary  Website: TeamVisionary.com   Connect with your favorite bearded man, Bobbbaaaay: Instagram: @Bobbbaaaay Twitter: @Bobbbaaaay Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) Follow us on Spotify Follow us on Soundcloud Subscribe to iTunes Follow us on Instagram: @PurposeintheYouth   Music by: Instagram - @ProbablyDrew 

Jesse Coren is the founder of Mutual Friends, an artist collective and management company that works with recording artists Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker and ayokay. In April of 2018 he partnered with Visionary Music Group, the label and management group home to both Grammy-nominated rapper Logic and singer, songwriter and producer Jon Bellion. Born and raised in Dix Hills, NY, he was very passionate with music from a young age. He went to the business school at the University of Maryland with interest in working in the entertainment industry. During the summer of his freshmen year, he interned with dGi Management and from that moment moving forward he knew music management was going to be his career path. After graduating college he moved to NYC to work full-time for dGi  where he learned the fundamentals of being a music manager. As he began to slowly build genuine relationships with his now artists, he left his job to start his own venture with his friends, Mutual Friends. In this episode Jesse discusses when working with amazing people we strive to get better, we can’t expect people to give us what we want, the importance of feeding the fanbase no matter the size, enjoying the process as much as the results and a simple reminder that there’s enough room for everyone to win. - If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a 1 sentence review on the iTunes Podcast App with your honest feedback OR screenshot this Episode, post it to your Instagram Story tagging @JesseCoren & @PurposeintheYouth!  - Connect with Jesse! Instagram: @JesseCoren Check out Mutual Friends! Instagram: @MutualFriends_ Website: MutualFriendsMusic.com Check out Visionary Music Group! Instagram: @TeamVisionary  Website: TeamVisionary.com   Connect with your favorite bearded man, Bobbbaaaay: Instagram: @Bobbbaaaay Twitter: @Bobbbaaaay Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) Follow us on Spotify Follow us on Soundcloud Subscribe to iTunes Follow us on Instagram: @PurposeintheYouth

What's good HipHop Heads! Here with a late ass album review. Even though this album has been out for damn near 2 months now, I wanted to touch on it before the year ended. "YSIV" is the fourth studio album by Maryland emcee Logic. It was released on September 28, 2018 by Visionary Music Group & Def Jam Recordings. The album consists of 14 tracks and contains features from Lucy Rose, Ryan Tedder, Wu-Tang Clan, Wale, John Lindahl, Hailee Steinfeld, Kajo, Slaydro, Big Lenbo & Jaden Smith. This is what we have to say about it... Filmed & Edited by | Xound Visuals | Throwback: Logic "Under Pressure" Album Review: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5o-Mno9VhoY Stream Logic's "YSIV": Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1lyjkFTJ6yxUyNYysWVBo9 Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ysiv/1437034675 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Logic_YSIV?id=Bjw5isdxbdjybfuxr724xq4sad4&hl=en Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/95618510 Video: https://youtu.be/hVjSv0BTZRo HipHop Xertified:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopxertified/ TW: https://twitter.com/HipHopXertified Esteban Xound: Social : IG : https://www.instagram.com/esteban_xound FB : https://www.facebook.com/estebanxound TW : https://www.twitter.com/esteban_xound

What's good HipHop Heads! Here with the first video from our throwback series. This is the first review we ever did! We have definitely came up haha. This is the Logic "Under Pressure" Album Review. Under Pressure is Logic's major-label debut album. Released on October 21st, 2014 by Def Jam Recordings & Visionary Music Group. It is 15 tracks long (including the bonus tracks) & only contains features on the bonus tracks from Childish Gambino & Big Sean. This is what we have to say about it Instrumental: OutKast - Spottieottiedopaliscious Stream Logic's "Under Pressure": Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mk7Le... Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/und... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/a... Tidal : https://tidal.com/browse/track/37073846 Video: https://youtu.be/5o-Mno9VhoY HipHop Xertified: IG: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopxertified/ TW: https://twitter.com/HipHopXertified Esteban Xound: Social : IG : https://www.instagram.com/esteban_xound FB : https://www.facebook.com/estebanxound TW : https://www.twitter.com/esteban_xound

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue to the Upper West Side! Sylvan discusses his upbringing in a one-bedroom apartment with his mother and brother, growing up playing video games, writing rap fan fiction at school, recording music after school until the equipment was stolen, walking miles to a new recording studio, working at Outback Steakhouse, battle rapping with The Sunshine Boys, falling out with his mom and moving out, and why his barber deserves a ton of credit in his journey. We talk his connection to TAG Records, what NaS, Lil Bow Wow and Lupe Fiasco meant to his career, reconnecting with his hustler father until they got evicted from their apartment, making a name for himself as QuESt, putting a bunch of mixtapes out, falling in love with the blogs at the height of the blogging era, meeting with Atlantic Records, connecting with Ro Ransom, Mickey Factz, PreZZure, XV and ultimately Logic, who took him on tour, let him perform in front of giant crowds, and signed him to Visionary Music Group. Sylvan gets very honest about what he was looking for and why he left Logic's crew and how tough it was to start anew, with a new name, a new sound and a new outlook. We talk falling out of love with music, falling in love with coffee, moving to Oakland, stumbling onto an instrumental that spoke to him in a new way, putting a subsequent song and video out without any expectations, and watching the song catch on through streaming and YouTube plays, launching Sylvan's career in a wholly authentic and inspiring new way. All that plus bath salts, opening for DMX, having a car with no windows, why he's named Sylvan, visiting Harlem and looking for Un Kasa, Kanye announcing his album's name was the same as Sylvan's, why you shouldn't eat the Blooming Onion, and much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Simon interviews Manu 'Swish' Goswami, one of the worlds top youth entrepreneurs, public speakers and venture capitalists. A coach and mentor for young, up and coming entrepreneurs looking to make their mark in business and to impact the world. Speaker Manu Swish Goswami, is the CEO of Trufan, a social intelligence platform that helps over eighty of the world's biggest brands and celebrities sell directly to their top fans. Trufan has raised over $1M to date (from several NBA players and venture firms) and has clientele that notably includes Visionary Music Group, FaZe Clan, Hootsuite, Dwayne Wade and Kyle Kuzma. Before running Trufan, Swish consulted for Fortune 500 companies like Western Union and worked at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital.

Philadelphia artist Tayyib Ali talks of his newest project in “The Most High,” growing up in Philly, his time with both Visionary Music Group and Russell Simmons, as well as what’s on deck for this upcoming summer. Intro produced by BosssBeatz: https://twitter.com/Bosssbeatz?lang=en Follow Tayyib on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tayyibali?lang=en Tayyib’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tayyibalimusic Listen to “The Most High” on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tayyibalimusic/sets/the-most-high Link to “Welcome to Philadelphia” (Outro Song): https://soundcloud.com/tayyibalimusic/welcome-to-philadelphia?in=tayyibalimusic/sets/the-most-high Follow us on Soundcloud, Twitter, and Instagram: Back2BackHipHop

Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue is using his authenticity to drive his artistry, and he's making waves. After the release of his critically acclaimed mixtape “Searching Sylvan” in 2009, he joined Logic's Visionary Music Group record label under the name of QuEST. After an enlightening debit transaction with a barista, he changed his name and left Visionary not too long after. In our interview with Sylvan, we learned more about why he left that group, and what inspired him to create WiseUp & Co., a music collective that bridges the gap between fans and artists. Listen to him talk about how his music doesn't sound like it's from Miami, authenticity in Hip Hop, and the 8 page letter his fan gave him on how his music saved his life. Each and every Wednesday we'll be uploading a brand new interview with a guest we feel that you should know about. If you love podcasts subscribe at the options below.Check out the new book "Stop Playing By Their Rules: An Artist Guide On How To Market To Fans" bit.ly/2kgGzEVShow us love and leave us a review: bit.ly/tcuspodcastreviewJoin our newsletter: bit.ly/tcusnewsletteriTunes: bit.ly/TCUSiTunesSticher: bit.ly/22OIRfvSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thecomeupshow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first episode of 2016, Rob and Kris sit with singer/songwriter/producer Jon Bellion. Jon tells us how he was discovered by Kara DioGuardi, signed to Visionary Music Group and how he ended up with writing credits on Eminem and Rihanna's "The Monster." We also spoke to Bellion about his solo catalog and what we can expect from his upcoming major label debut album later this year.