S02E02 - Meg Tarquinio and the powers of A&Ring and curating through the algorithm.
Release Date: 07/03/2023
S02E02 - Meg Tarquinio and the powers of A&Ring and curating through the algorithm.
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Today, we are joined by Meg Tarquinio, as we discuss the world of Spotify curation, A&Ring, and the other A word - algorithm. A year ago, Meg joined Nettwerk Music Group, coming over to the label world after a decade in music-tech. Previously, during an 8 year stint at Spotify, she created 100s of the platform's playlist brands (e.g., #ThrowbackThursday, Peaceful Piano, Songs to Sing in the Car), established its indie folk & acoustic portfolio (e.g., Roots Rising, Fresh Folk, Infinite Acoustic), and drove key developments like algotorial playlists and the pitch tool. Her last few...
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S02E01 - Terry McBride and the evolution of running a modern day record label
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Today, we have a very special guest. Terry McBride, CEO and co-founder of Nettwerk Music Group…. “and my boss” — (sameer!) Terry discusses the evolution of running a modern day record label, 38 years after founding Nettwerk in his apartment in 1984. Nettwerk Music Group is one of Canada’s largest independent record label, artist management and music publishing company and has corporate offices worldwide in Vancouver, London, Hamburg, Boston, Los Angeles and New York. Since its inception, Nettwerk has released over 700 different albums and sold over 170 million albums...
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S01E12 — Keith Goodwin and the reality of being a rockstar
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In today’s episode, we talk through the life & career of Keith Goodwin. Keith Goodwin is an artist, producer, multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Days Away, Good Old War and recently, Found Wild. Goodwin has spent the past few years producing and working with artists such as Anthony Green, LULLANAS, and more. 2021 saw Goodwin put out his first solo project. The track, “I Know What Love Is (Because Of You), is charity project in conjunction with Taylor Guitars and featured Grammy winning artist such Zac Brown, Jason Mraz, KT Turnstall and 45 other artists from...
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S01E11 — Narelle Kheng and balancing mental health and social media with being a pop star
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This week, we have an honest conversation with Asian pop star / actress Narelle Kheng (Forbes 30 Under 30). We discuss the balancing act artists have with their careers, and life, and how important it is at growing at your own pace. A former national swimmer, Narelle is an actor and a member of Sam Willows, one of the most successful bands to come out of Singapore and consists of siblings Narelle and Benjamin Kheng and their friends Sandra Riley Tang and Jonathan Chua. The group was formed in 2012 and released their first EP that year followed by their first full-length album Take...
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S01E10 — Derek Robertson and the State of Music Journalism in 2020
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S01E10 — Derek Robertson and the State of Music Journalism in 2020 This week, we have music journalist Derek Robertson to discuss the state of music journalism in 2020. Robertson discusses the lack of criticality, and often objectivity in journalism. Derek Robertson is a freelance music writer, editor, and digital journalist with over ten years’ experience contributing to a variety of publications, both in print and online. Having written for the likes of the Guardian, the Independent, NME, Timeout, and Vice, he had a three-year stint as Editor-In-Chief at Drowned In Sound, where he...
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S01E09 — Vanja Primorac and working at Spotify & innovation in live streaming
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This week, we have Vanja Primorac. Vanja Primorac is currently the Vice President of Content at Pollen, a marketplace that curates the best shared experiences for young people and gets them closer to the artists they love. She’s currently building out the strategy and team that will focus on developing artist branded curated travel experiences around the globe. In the episode, we discuss Primorac’s journey in the industry and how Spotify’s changed artists’s careers, the lack of trusted and influential human curators and how artists are finding new ways to connect with their fan...
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S01E08 — Jess Kangalee and the dark art of radio plugging
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This week, we have Jess Kangalee who discusses the dark arts of radio plugging, to starting a firm on her own, and a very educational insight in her journey and successes of being a woman and a minority in a field of music notorious for being a "boys club". Jess Kangalee has a decade of experience working in broadcast media promotions for artists, festivals and events. She currently runs her own company Good Energy PR, working with a roster that prioritises female identifying/lgbtq/poc artists. Prior to Good Energy, Kangalee was Head of UK Radio & TV PR at a big independent label...
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S01E07 — Parker Ulry and a masterclass in digital marketing
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This week’s episode, we have Parker Ulry, Director of Digital Marketing Interscope Records. Ulry’s career has seen run digital with pop cultures biggest names including chart topping DaBaby, Summer Walker, Blackbear, Lil Mosey, Alexander 23, and cult favourite LANY. In this episode, we discuss how artist marketing in the digital sphere is run in 2020, and how covid has altered creativity and consumerism. Prior to Interscope, he worked at Warner Bros Records, handling digital for a portion of their roster. Ulry has spent the past 6 years of his career helping artists promote...
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S01E06 — David Stewart and the art of writing hits through perseverance
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This week’s episode, we have multi-platinum selling songwriter, the very talented David Stewart. Stewart shares stories of how songwriting is a talent which comes from a lifetime of practice, and how writing in lockdown has tested the relationship of artist and songwriter. Stewart has worked with some of the biggest names in music from America and the UK including Selena Gomez, The Jonas Brothers, Hailee Steinfeld, Ed Sheeran, Ryan Tedder, Skrillex, Tinie Tempah, Troyboi, Example, Wretch32, as well as rising star Claudia Valentina. He also has a production/writing collective called...
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S01E05 — Ryan Chisholm and how one billion is the new one million streams
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This week, we talk to Ryan Chisholm. GM of Work of Art Management (Mike Posner, Trevor Daniel, Wes Period, MILCK, Verzache, Quadeca and Tai Verdes.) along with SVP of Arista Records (West Coast). With a career that amasses number ones, and over 6 billion streams, Chisholm’s first introduction to the industry actually started at home — his father, Kevin Chisholm was Carlos Santana’s manager. For the past 5 years Chisholm has managed the career of pop / singer-songwriter / poet / podcaster Mike Posner. Posner's song “I Took A Pill in Ibiza” amassed over 2.5 billion worldwide...
info_outlineToday, we are joined by Meg Tarquinio, as we discuss the world of Spotify curation, A&Ring, and the other A word - algorithm.
A year ago, Meg joined Nettwerk Music Group, coming over to the label world after a decade in music-tech. Previously, during an 8 year stint at Spotify, she created 100s of the platform's playlist brands (e.g., #ThrowbackThursday, Peaceful Piano, Songs to Sing in the Car), established its indie folk & acoustic portfolio (e.g., Roots Rising, Fresh Folk, Infinite Acoustic), and drove key developments like algotorial playlists and the pitch tool. Her last few years there saw her further pursuing her passion for expanding the ways people discover and connect to music, by leading Spotify's global curation strategy team and steering the company's editorial strategies, programs, policies, formats, and tooling.
In a past life, Meg was on the long and winding road to becoming a literature professor, and she still has dreams of pursuing some scattered academic endeavors in the fields of musicology, adaptation studies, and the digital humanities.