Music Business Radio

John Prine gave our engineer, Dan Buckley, a call earlier today.  He's got a funny story about our guest Al Bunetta and his experience playing Saturday Night Live.  He also talks about releasing an album on your own as well as advice for upcoming musicians.Subscribe to our podcast or listen to John Prine below...

Broadcast show this week was a replay with Charlie Louvin. As half of the Louvin Brothers, Charlie Louvin was one of the most influential musicians of the '40s and '50s. The Louvins defined close harmony duet singing for several generations...

Dan Reed is next on Music Business Radio.   Dan is the Music Director and operations manager of WXPN-fm in Philadelphia.  He oversees WXPN’s production and programming operations as well as talent relations for the nationally syndicated program World Café. He is also founder and producer of the Triple A (AAA) NON-COMMvention, a yearly conference for non-commercial “Triple A” formatted radio stations. He will talk about the changing face of radio, local music scenes, c...more

Dan Reed is next on Music Business Radio.   Dan is Music Director of WXPN in Philadelphia. This show was recorded with Dan is Philadelphia and the Music Business Radio crew at the Tuned in Broadcasting studios in Nashville.  We talked about the changing face of radio, local scenes, commercial and non-commercial radio, and more. We also talked about Dan's non-commercial radio convention, the Non-COMMvention.  This event it primarily for people involved in radio, but anybody ...more

Buzz Cason was in the Music Business Radio studio today.  Buzz has been in the music business over fifty years and has produced acts such as Derailers, Jimmy Buffet, and Robert Knight.  He's published songs cut by Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker, Alabama, and Eddy Arnold.  As a writer, his songs have been cut by the Beatles, U2, Oak Ridge Boys, TG Sheppard, and Martina McBride. Buzz talked about getting his start in the business by lip-syncing, performing with Brenda Lee, and writing ...more

A common question... "Hi this is [INSERT NAME HERE]. It says my demo was reviewed, but I didn't hear it in the broadcast?" If you've sent us a demo for review, see your name on the "In the Studio..." segment,...

This episode takes you on the road to the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS) for their Indie Impact event, which highlights and celebrates the independent music industry. We sat down and talked musicians, artists, managers, and many others connected to the indie world. We chatted with Recording Academy reps and discussed how their organization supports and encourages this flourishing music scene. Also in this episode is a chat with David Grohl of the Grammy nominated (and w...more

Gene Dries worked in the radio promotion department of Warner Brothers Records for 20 years, promoting acts such as Madonna, Prince, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, and the Doobie Brothers. Chris Palmer started in the mail room at Warner Brothers Records, working his way up to Senior Vice-President and General Manager.  He's worked with acts like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill. Both now work managing Take 6. We talked about how records get on the radio, the future...more

Gene Dries worked in the radio promotion department of Warner Brothers Records for 20 years, promoting acts such as Madonna, Prince, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, and the Doobie Brothers. Chris Palmer started in the mail room at Warner Brothers Records, working his way up to Senior Vice-President and General Manager.  He's worked with acts like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill. Both now work managing Take 6. We talked about how records get on the radio, the future...more

The next Music Business Radio will take you on the road to the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS) for their Indie Impact event, which highlights and celebrates the independent music industry. We sat down and talked musicians, artists, managers, and many others connected to the indie world. We chatted with Recording Academy reps and discussed how their organization supports and encourages this flourishing music scene. Also in this episode is a chat with David Grohl of the Gram...more