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August 15, 2011
A Conversation with Peter Wolf – HuffPost 8.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Peter, are you there? Peter Wolf: Yes I am, sir. Thank you for playing that track from Midnight Souvenirs (“I Don’t Wanna Know”). I love the Geils band, but the solo albums are a great love of mine, they’re a labor of love, and I really appreciate you playing it. MR: No problem, thanks for […]
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August 12, 2011
The Summer Set’s Brian Dales – HuffPost 8.12.11
Mike Ragogna: In the last several years, we’ve seen the toll that fame in the music industry can have on a young artist, especially when they become famous in their teens. How have you guys avoided that so far? Brian Dales: Well, I think for anyone of that age growing up in the entertainment world, […]
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August 12, 2011
The Business of Music: A Conversation with Rightsflow President/CEO Patrick Sullivan – HuffPost 8.12.11
Mike Ragogna: Patrick, let’s start from the beginning. Who is Rightsflow and who do you serve or represent? Patrick Sullivan: Rightsflow is a rights management company which helps users–artists, record companies, record distributors, and online music services–license, account, and pay songwriters and publishers globally. Clients that we represent are clients such as YouTube, Clear Channel, […]
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August 12, 2011
A Conversation with The Summer Set’s Brian Dales – HuffPost 8.12.11
Mike Ragogna: Brian, how are you? Brian Dales: Great, Mike. Thanks for having me. MR: You guys are on tour right now supporting your new album, Everything’s Fine. BD: Yeah, the record came about a week into the tour and we’ve just been supporting it for the last few weeks. We’re really happy to be promoting […]
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August 12, 2011
Rightsflow’s Patrick Sullivan – HuffPost 8.12.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Patrick Sullivan: The most important thing for artists is blueprinting out their business. What that means is identifying where your rights are today and where your rights are going, and how you fit within the ecosystem of collecting that money. It’s very important because it’s […]
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August 10, 2011
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Tyler Bates – HuffPost 8.10.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tyler Bates: From my perspective, you really need to get to know who you are as a person and an artist. You need to pursue your own individuality–I don’t think the business needs a legion of John Williams or Danny Elfman wannabes. You’re going to […]
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August 10, 2011
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A Conversation with Film Composer Tyler Bates – HuffPost 8.10.11
Mike Ragogna: Tyler, you composed the music for the new 3D movie Conan The Barbarian. Just how humongous was the orchestra this time out? Tyler Bates: (laughs) Well, we got creative with layering the orchestra, probably due to some of the restrictions on our resources, but it sounds pretty huge. That comes from years of making […]
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August 8, 2011
A Conversation with Keb Mo (Kevin Moore) – HuffPost 8.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Hey Keb Mo, aka Kevin Moore, how the heck are you? Kevin Moore: Hi Mike, how you doing? MR: I’m doing fine, sir. It seems like your brand of blues has shifted on your new album album, The Reflection. It sounds much more R&B and jazzy. Was it intentional or is that what just […]
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