Association News
Below, you’ll find the latest Association press releases, updates on our upcoming events, introductions to our newest member companies, links to the latest content from Music Biz and our partners, and more.
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October 28, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #270 — How Mamas In Music is Caring for Caregivers in Our Industry
Consideration of those in a caregiving role is often an afterthought in many industries, but creative industries add an extra layer of challenge due to inconsistent income and schedules. While looking for support in her journey of motherhood while maintaining a career in music, Mamas In Music co-founder Tiff Randol noticed a lack of community, and banded together with Mary Leay to create this support system. We connected with Tiff to discuss the events, partnerships and other initiatives Mamas In Music is looking to put forward,... Click Here To Listen
October 21, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #269 — Reinventing Music Search: AIMS’ Solution for Precision and Unbiased Results
Searching large catalogs via tags can be time-consuming, reinforce biases toward what we already know to save time, and leave a large portion of artist works unexplored. AIMS API looks to utilize AI as an assistive tool for objective and accurate full-catalog discovery via search options that include natural language prompts, similar audio matching, and lyric search to benefit clients working as editors, sound designers, music supervisors, and beyond. In this episode, AIMS CTO Einar Helde unpacks the company’s origins,... Click Here To Listen
October 15, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Maintaining Fierce Independence: An Interview with Timothy Trudeau of Syntax Creative
From humble beginnings nearly three decades ago, Syntax Creative has grown into a major player in indie music digital distribution with exclusive worldwide rights to 150+ labels. However, according to Syntax CEO Timothy Trudeau, the time and experiences over the last 28 years have only strengthened the company’s ethos: doing good work for its clients while remaining nimble & independent. In our latest Keeping Tempo interview, we spoke with Trudeau about the company’s journey & growing legacy,... Click Here To Read
October 14, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #268 — How Bootleg is Super-Serving Superfans With a New Kind of Merch
Superfans have been discussed as a promising new revenue stream for artists, and Bootleg is leaning into this concept with an app designed to allow fans to purchase limited release, high-quality audio merch captured from live shows. This platform not only creates direct revenue for touring artists, but helps fans across genres build a community with fellow concert-goers. We spoke with founder Rod Yancy about the app’s offerings, the value The MLC provides in licensing music,... Click Here To Listen
October 7, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #267 — Gut Instincts and Data: The Constants of A&R’s Evolution
Killphonic Rights is a creator-founded, full-service music company, with Michelle Fantus serving as Head of A&R. Michelle has witnessed the evolution of artists and repertoire over her tenure in the industry, seeing music consumption go from iTunes downloads to streaming, and now music discovery being redefined by AI & algorithms. While some things have changed for A&R over the past decade, the practice remains the same at its core. In this episode, Michelle walks through the performance measures that A&Rs of both the past and present evaluate,... Click Here To Listen
October 1, 2025 – MUSIC BIZ 2026: Join Us In Atlanta Next May!
Our debut Conference in Atlanta hosted 2,000+ music professionals from 800 companies and over 30 countries, proving to us that this event is about more than just the place we meet each year. Music Biz creates a space where collaboration between trendsetters like you shapes what’s next for the global music industry. This hard work wouldn’t be possible without YOU, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly for Music Biz 2026!... Click Here To Read
September 30, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #266 — ONErpm’s Artist-First Approach to Business
As a distributor, publishing company, creator of DIY platform OFFstep and one of the world’s largest music MCNs on YouTube, ONErpm is considered a full-service, modern record label. The company puts artists at the forefront by emphasizing transparency and education at both the front end and back end, and even has its own CMS platform for artists to track spending & marketing plans. In this episode, Head of Marketing Jenna LoMonaco details how ONErpm supports &... Click Here To Listen
September 25, 2025 – SAVE THE DATE: Trust & Safety Returns January 12th to NYC!
Now in its third year, Music Biz’s Trust & Safety in Music Symposium will kick 2026 off with a day full of panels & interactive sessions from those who sit at the intersection of music, technology and fraud prevention! We’re thrilled to partner with TuneCore and Believe once again, and will share more program, speaker & registration info with you soon – stay tuned! While you wait, check out our Trust & Safety webpage for a recap of our most recent fraud-focused event,... Click Here To Read
September 23, 2025 – Music Biz Is Officially RAMPD Stamped!
Music Biz recently partnered with RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) to deepen our team’s understanding of disability culture and foster inclusive practices. Inspiring our industry to empower all, RAMPD is a consultancy and networking platform that leaves no person behind. Their mission is to create an inclusive music industry ecosystem through career development, innovative partnerships, and impactful resources. RAMPD Stamp training includes the tools, knowledge and resources necessary to help any team learn how to better serve our diverse music community.... Click Here To Read
September 23, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #265 — What It Means to Win A Clio Award: A Chat With Michael Kauffman
The Clio Awards have celebrated advertising & creative works across industries dating back to the 1950s, diversifying into different programs over time, including Clio Music in 2014. In this episode, we speak with Michael Kauffman of Clio Music on the three pillars of The Clios, and break it down further into the three award areas of the music branch, along with how to enter. Michael also expands on the true value of recent winning campaigns from around the globe,... Click Here To Listen
