Mariesa Stevens, Partner and Vice President at specialist live agency Liaison Artists, on the growth and power of dance music - and putting the importance of putting the fan experience first
The following is an extract from Sound Advice, a health-focused career guide for artists written by MBW Contributing Editor Rhian Jones and performance health and psychology coach Lucy Heyman
Steph Jones, co-writer of Espresso, on her decade-long overnight success, helping new artists find their voice, the power of perfume and why the music industry has to improve its treatment of songwriters
RIAA President & COO Michele Ballantyne looks back on her 20 years at the organization, the changes she's seen, the lessons she's learned and the battles she's still fighting
Charley Snook, MD of UK-based EGA Distro, discusses the bright and boundless future of the independent sector and how EGA plans to build on domestic success to become a global force
Katie Welle, SVP of Creative A&R at Sony Music Publishing, now at her second spell with the company after a stint at RCA, discusses the art of A&R and the power of disruption
Phylicia Fant, Head of Music Industry and Culture Collaborations at Amazon Music talks about breaking into the business, her experience in the major label system, the marriage of technology and creativity and the ongoing power of music
Venice Music Head of Sync Jessica Vaughn reflects on her 'dark comedy' of a life so far and argues that in many areas the music industry is not just unfair but unsafe
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Virgin Music UK President Vanessa Bosåen talks about how starting out as an artist informed her career as an exec and about the power of marrying the best independent artists and labels with a major record company infrastructure
Juliette Jones, Alamo Records COO and previously a widely-respected radio promotions exec, talks about her career to date, strength in independence and finding her voice