- 43 minutes 34 secondsS5.5.2/E83: Music Publishing Isn’t Scary or Confusing + How to Land a Sync Placement with Kira Burr
In part two of Host Emily White’s conversation with Boukie Games Founder Kira Burr, Emily and Kira discuss the number one missing revenue stream that Emily sees in artists at all ages and stages of their career and share how to ensure you’re collecting on it in full. This episode also covers how to put yourself in the best possible position to land sync placements in film, TV / streaming, video games, commercials / adverts, and more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.
Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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15 June 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesS5.5.1 / E82: Composing and Scoring for Video Games and More w/ Boukie Games Co-Founder Kira Burr
Composing and scoring for picture is a very specific part of the industry that can often seem difficult to break into. Kira Burr has done just that and shares her journey and specific steps you can take to get there and more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.
Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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1 June 2026, 9:00 am - 48 minutesS5.4/E81: How to Record With or Without a Budget w/ LAVAGXRL
If you have access to even a smartphone, you’re able to get going with recording. Harvard grad LAVAGXRL is a genderless, timeless, multidimensional being - a starseed planted to push boundaries and encourage the abandonment of human mind-body worship. In this episode LAVAGXRL teaches us how to record with or without a budget, shares best practices, and so much more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan CainMusic: Matthew Wang
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10% off w/ code PODCAST Contact: [email protected]18 May 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 32 minutesS5.3/E80: Get Your Business Affairs Together w/ Professor David Herlihy, Esq.
Before you hit the studio it’s crucial to ensure you have all of your business affairs in order for your songwriting, players, producer(s), and engineers. We go in DEEP to cover everything you need to know in music law in this episode with Emily’s Copyright Law Professor, David Herlihy who is a musician, music attorney, and runs Northeastern University’s Music Industry Program. Buckle up as this one is dense but you’ll be ready to “Be Great, Get Paid” as Professor Herlihy has taught to thousands of students and clients over the years.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.
Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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4 May 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 3 minutesS5.2/E79: How to Market With or Without a Budget w/ Magen Tracy
Your art is together; congrats! But how do you monetize your music before it’s even out and ensure your marketing platforms are ready to go for release? To discuss this topic Host Emily White chats with Magen Tracy who has deep roots in the Boston music scene working for Don Law, as a musician, and at her current position of Senior Director of Marketing and Communications and New England Conservatory of Music. We hope you enjoy!
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Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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20 April 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutesS5.1/E78: Get Your Art Together With Naomi Westwater
We’re back with a FULL season where we’ll be covering the entire music industry, from recording to release, this time through a Boston / Massachusetts / New England perspective with episodes filmed live at Northeastern University. To kick things off we’re talking to powerhouse musician and leader Naomi Westwater on their incredible career and so much more. We hope you enjoy!
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White Executive Producer Frank Woodworth.
Special Thanks to Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media & Design + Music Department, Grace Bizzell, Professors Hilary Porris, David Herhlihy, + Producers Maxine Philavong, and Hyacinthe Joassainte.
Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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6 April 2026, 9:00 am - 56 minutes 26 secondsSPECIAL EPISODE / E77: Gloria Kaba on How to Record With or Without a Budget and More
Ghanaian-American multi-hyphenate crea
tor Gloria Kaba is a boundary-pushing force in modern music. With technical mastery as an engineer and producer, she’s collaborated with artists including Solange, Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Yebba, Kelela, Lauryn Hill, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest, and more. Host Emily White explores Gloria’s rise to the top of the industry with Gloria sharing her wisdom on how to record with or without a budget and more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White Producer: Lilia Iza
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Music: Matthew Wang
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Contact: [email protected]16 March 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesSPECIAL EPISODE / E76: Get Your Biz Affairs Together w/ R.E.M. Manager and Attorney Bertis Downs
R.E.M.‘s longtime manager and attorney, Bertis Downs, is a legend himself who is a fierce artist advocate that has created positive tangible change for the music industry and our world at large. In this episode Host Emily White digs into Bertis’ background and extraordinary career, while also covering the topic of “Get Your Business Affairs” by discussing recording and songwriting rights, work for hire agreements, remixes, how to release a cover song, group / band agreements, and much more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew Wang
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Contact: [email protected]2 March 2026, 10:21 am - 1 hour 9 minutesSPECIAL EPISODE / E75: The Most Impressive Person In the Music Business: Bryan Calhoun / Pre-Recording Marketing Foundation
Bryan Calhoun is THE MOST impressive person Host Emily White has ever worked with in the music industry. This episode digs into Bryan’s extraordinary career working with major artists not limited to Lil Wayne, The Roots, Jill Scott, his background in music tech, royalties, and so much more. This incredible body of work has all led to Bryan’s blockbuster Music Business Toolbox, which we implore you to utilize. We also discuss Pre-Recording Marketing Foundation. Sign up for Bryan's email list HERE for the latest on his extraordinary Music Business Toolbox and more.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew Wang
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12 August 2025, 6:17 am - 1 hour 1 minuteSPECIAL EPISODE / E74: Manager, Author, and Executive Chlon Henry (Kash Doll, Wealth Media Distribution, & More!)
We’re beyond thrilled to share Chlon Henry’s extraordinary career and wisdom with you all! Chlon is based in Atlanta, manages world-class artists like Kash Doll, and takes us through her journey working with world-class artists, running Think It’s A Game Records and Wealth Media Distribution, in addition to helping us all by writing the brilliant Music Money: Every Dollar Counts.
We hope you enjoy and learn as much from Chlon as we did putting this episode together for you!
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew WangBook this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
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14 July 2025, 5:15 pm - 49 minutes 52 secondsSPECIAL EPISODE / E73: Scott Harris of ArrangeMe.com
Welcome back! We’re SO excited to share Scott Harris’ amazing work at Arrange Me, where you can not only offer your music for paid new arrangements but also get paid to arrange songs ranging from Sabrina Carpenter, The Beatles, and beyond. We learned a ton about this new revenue stream that has paid out over $8M USD to arrangers and growing.
Get in on the action at https://www.arrangeme.com/ and check out Arrange Me’s blog here: https://blog.arrangeme.com/
Thank you to Hal Leonard’s Trish Dulka and Jeff Schroedl for connecting us with Arrange Me for this episode!
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White Manager: Michael ZimmerlichEngineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew Wang
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