- 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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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
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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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