How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams
Emily White
How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams is the podcast version of Emily White's #1 Amazon best-selling book. White brings each chapter of the book to life with handpicked world-class guests including Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Imogen Heap, Kam Franklin of The Suffers, Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman, legendary attorney Donald S. Passman, Patrick Sansone of Wilco, and more. Host, Author, and Creator Emily White has been the forefront of the modern music industry throughout her career. She is a Partner at Collective Entertainment and Founder of #iVoted Festivals. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sustainablemusiccareer/support
- 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.
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
Contact: [email protected]
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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30 June 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 28 minutesSPECIAL EPISODE / E72: Sydney Phelan of The Azoff Company
Our latest special episode highlighting incredible leaders that we know you will learn from is a deep dive into the career of the extraordinary Sydney Phelan. Sydney is from rural Tennessee and now works closely every day with her mentor Irving Azoff, who is BY FAR the most powerful person in the music industry. We hope you enjoy hearing Sydney’s incredible journey and more. Happy listening!
Thanks SO much to Warm Audio for their wonderful mic used on this podcast! We love you.
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew WangBook this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
31 March 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesSPECIAL EPISODE / E71 - Markeisha Darden: Co-Manager of Tee Grizzley, Jayla Darden, Tay B, Mgmt Team of Andra Day, and so much more.
We’re back from hiatus! After producing 18 #iVoted Concerts in 2024 to statistically increase voter turnout, Host Emily White has returned with a slew of special guest episodes of incredible music industry leaders and visionaries for you to learn from. To kick things off, Emily chats with Markeisha Darden. Markeisha manages Tee Grizzley, who is one of the top trending artists in Johns Hopkins University’s data on artists that can increase voter turnout the most. Emily saw that data come to life with incredible shows and wildly passionate fans . Markeisha also manages Jayla Darden, as well as Tay B who just scored his first gold record, in addition to co-managing the iconic Andra Day and so much more. This episode tracks Markeisha’s deeply impressive journey from day one and has a ton of knowledge to share with us all. Happy viewing and listening!
Special thanks to The MLC. for their support of this episode!
Are you a songwriter, music publisher, or administrator? If so, you need to know about the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or The MLC. They’re a nonprofit organization that’s revolutionizing how songwriters get paid their mechanical streaming royalties from platforms like Spotify and Apple Music in the U.S. Every month, The MLC collects the streaming data and royalties from those platforms, matches the money to the songwriter who has earned it, and then pays out the royalties due. With over $2.5 billion in royalties distributed and more than 50,000 Members worldwide, The MLC is already making a huge impact. And the best part? Membership is completely free!
Don’t leave money on the table — visit TheMLC.com today to sign up!
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
Music: Matthew WangBook this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
17 March 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutesSEASON 4 FINALE: S4.12/E70: When Do I Need An An Attorney, Mgr, etc? Defining an Artist's Traditional "Team" w/ Geraldine Zanaska
We did it! You've made it to the final episode of how to build a sustainable music career & collect all revenue streams through this season's lens of a nine city UK tour. But what happens when it all becomes too much? This episode explores an artist's traditional team, when these roles are needed & how they are evolving in the modern era. To do so, Host Emily White chats w/ music industry veteran Geraldine Zanaska on her extraordinary career & beyond. Recorded live at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance London.
Thank you SO much for joining us on our season 4 journey! We'll be back soon w/ special episodes & more seasons. To be first in the loop on live tapings join the show's email list HERE: https://bit.ly/SustainableList
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Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
22 July 2024, 6:55 am - 1 hour 5 minutesS4.11/E69: Repeat & Grow w/ Artist Lynz Crichton
How do you know when it's time to begin the creative process again? Host Emily White digs in on this & more w/ artist Lynz Crichton who has built a brilliant sustainable music career. Recorded live at The Academy of Contemporary Music Birmingham.
Book this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Artist Growth is a platform that simplifies music industry operations by offering tools for event planning, financial tracking, tour coordination, and project management. It integrates various aspects of business management into a centralized system, enhancing collaboration and efficiency for artists, managers, record labels, and production teams.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
8 July 2024, 6:59 am - 1 hour 17 minutesS4.10/E68: Revenue Stream Checklist w/ Ian Mack
Ian Mack is truly a force in the music industry as a deeply successful songwriter & entrepreneur at a young age who is CEO of Wondrmakr Group & so much more. This episode covers all revenue streams owed to artists that write, record/release and/or play live while digging in deep on Ian's extraordinary career through this lens & beyond.
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Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
24 June 2024, 6:59 am - 1 hour 41 minutesS4.9/E67: Merch Re-Con w/ Zero Myth UK Founder Charlene Hegarty
Today we discuss all things merch and so much more. To do so, Host Emily White chats with her Northern Irish professional twin, Charlene Hegarty. Charlene is a leader in the music industry, serving as a board member for UK Music Futures. She's the Founder of Zero Myth in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Zero Myth is a creative development company acting as the conduit between artist and industry. They create sustainable artist led campaigns by managing strategic development, distribution, partnerships and more. They place the idea and the artist at the centre of everything they do while working to create a transparent environment where creative ideas are valued, supported and respected. What's not to love? Charlene also leads talent development as the Projects Manager for the incredible Oh Yeah Music Centre where this episode was recorded. This episode was also recorded during Sound of Belfast with countless artists performing throughout their gorgeous city. We hope you learn from and enjoy this episode as much as we did!
Book this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
10 June 2024, 6:59 am - 1 hour 24 minutesS4.8/E66: Your Live Strategy & Efficient Touring w/ Christine Osazuwa
Now it's time to start playing live as effectively as possible. This starts with putting together your strongest live show possible. As well as doing so in a manner that increases your local draw allowing you to leverage your headlining "hard ticket" count into support slots, metrics based touring & more. Host Emily White gives an overview on how to do exactly that while interviewing live industry veteren leader Christine Osazuwa! Happy listening & viewing.
Special thanks to our sponsor Set.Live. Set.Live is a FREE app-less tech solution that artists can take on tour to grab contact info from fans coming out each and every night. Artists can build custom experiences for fans on tour and in exchange get full names, phone numbers, email addresses and more. To learn more visit signup.set.live.
Recorded live at Church Studios in London, UK.
Book this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
27 May 2024, 6:16 am - 43 minutes 4 secondsS4.7.2/E65: How to Market With or Without a Budget w/ Manchester Icon John Robb
Musicians often want to know how to spread the word on their music. But are also understandably overwhelmed with options from DIY to high priced marketing agencies. Part two of this episode digs in on that & so much more by interviewing punk legend John Robb of The Membranes. In addition to his beloved music, John is credited with coining the phrase "Britpop," was the first journalist to interview Nirvana and recently released the definitive history book on goth. We learned so much from John & hope that you do too. Happy Listening!
Recorded at The Yard in Manchester, England
Book this podcast was based on: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/book2. 10% off w/ code PODCAST
Massive thanks to TheWRD from the Ivors Academy for making this tour & season happen! Supercharge your knowledge and career in the music business and in the live environment with 14 day kickstarters, 12 week bootcamps and a fully validated diploma. All Online. Maximum Flexibility. Maximum Impact." Get more info at TheWRD.uk.
Questions? [email protected]
CREDITS:
Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host: Emily White
Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich
Engineer: Nathan Cain
Producer: Lilia Iza
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