The Tonearm

Marissa Licata

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With over 15 years of classical violin training, and her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, Marissa prove...

Mike Butera

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a lifetime of playing music and a Ph.D. in Sound Studies, Mike Butera founded Artiphon to reinvent the musical instrument as a smart, connected ...

Jeff Slate

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Slate is an ASCAP award winning singer-songwriter from New York City. He co-founded the 1980’s mod/punk band the Mindless Thinkers, and in...

Jordy Freed

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordy describes himself as a Marketing Generalist with 13+ Years of Integrated Marketing Experience (Brand, Product, Digital, Content, Influencer, Exp...

Scott Register

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Register is head of A&R at ThinkIndie, a distribution company that was founded by the Coalition of Independent Music Stores in 1999. They ar...

Angus Hayes

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Founded and based in Sydney, Harvest Media sprang from a team of serial tech entrepreneurs Angus Hayes, Roland Hélène, and Hamish Diver. Hayes creat...

Jon Weisberger

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Immersed in the bluegrass scene since the early 1980s, Jon Weisberger has enjoyed success in multiple aspects of the music business and community.&nbs...

Jeeyoon Kim

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning classical pianist Jeeyoon Kim has delighted audiences across the U.S. and around the world with her sparkling combination of sensitive a...

Dre Wallace

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Opnr is a cloud-based application that connects musicians with concert organizers offering opener performance opportunities. Its easy-to-use, organize...

Tyler Grant

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler has appeared at most major US festivals and performed thousands of concerts and guitar workshops worldwide. He was an original member of the Emm...

Gabrielle Basha

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gabrielle Basha is a writer and educator based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to her lifelong study of American folklore and pop culture, sh...

Scotty Stoughton

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

At the heart of all his endeavors, Bonfire Entertainment Founder Scotty Stoughton is a connector. He lives and breathes music and the world that holds...

Charlie Watts

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Watts: June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Raso

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Raso is the Senior Vice President, Client Services for HFA & Rumblefish and oversees the teams who provide support to thousands of music publ...

Jim Rondinelli and JJ Johnston

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Immersion Networks is a company that creates software and hardware to improve the human listening experience. Founded in 2014 by industry-leading audi...

James Felice

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Felice Brothers, Ian (guitar and lead vocals) and James (multi-instrumentalist and vocals), hail from the Catskills, NY, where their early songs e...

Sally Lidinsky

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sally’s passion for operational excellence, process, and problem solving has led her to a successful career in event operations; producing music fes...

Ola Sars

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ola Sars is a Stockholm-based serial entrepreneur active in the music-tech space.He is the Founder, CEO & Chairman of Soundtrack Your Brand, the w...

Dave McMurray

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dave McMurray has taken a long, strange trip to arrive at his sophomore release for Blue Note Records. On Grateful Deadication, the saxophonist t...

Dr. Richard Brent Turner

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Turner joined the University of Iowa faculty in 2001 and holds appointments in Department of Religious Studies, African American Studies Program, ...

Eli Ball and David Boxenbaum

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lyric Financial helps artists make their dreams and goals real, via royalty advances and smaller-scale financing through its automated vATM produ...

Incub8next

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incub8next, a collaborative incubator project, has launched to help people and projects from underserved communities reach their full potential. Recog...

Nettie Baker

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even by the often outlandish extremes of the rock world, Nettie Baker has lived a life less ordinary. Ginger’s eldest daughter grew up in the modest...

Jeremy Sirota

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Sirota is the CEO of Merlin, the largest and most important organization on behalf of independent labels, distributors, and other rightsholders...

Ida Mae

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ida Mae moved to the USA with nothing but Chris' National Steel guitar, a tin tambourine, a broken major record deal and their debut record under our ...

Kieron Maughan

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kieron Maughan started Rockstars Cars over 10 years ago out of his love of rock n' roll and cars. He's currently working on a tv show but in the ...

Nick Polizzi

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick has spent his career directing and producing feature-length documentaries about holistic alternatives to conventional medicine. Most recently, Ni...

Jason Davis

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Davis grew up in Northwest NJ, wrote songs and landed a career as an artist manager through his hustle and drive. Working throughout the years w...

DEVO

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We need YOU to go vote for DEVO. Go to I Rocked the Fan Vote today and vote for DEVO to make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Vote today and te...

David Page

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two-time Emmy winner David Page changed the world of food television by creating, developing, and executive-producing the groundbreaking sho...

Jack Casady

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson A...

Hilary Gleason

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Backline is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness ...

Faisel Durrani

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Durrani is an accomplished entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and artist manager with more than 25 years of success in the entertainment industry....

Rudy Sarzo

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rudy Sarzo is a professional recording and performing artist worldwide with a career spanning over 35 years.As a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band, fro...

Jonathan Stone

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan is a highly regarded music-publishing executive, and the chief creative curator of all the songs you hear on Rocket Songs – he’s got the ...

Florian Richling

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ForTunes is an Austrian based company that collects performance-insights of songs, social media posts and profiles. This includes data from Spotify, A...

Mr. Soul

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncomprom...

Barrett Martin

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Latin Grammy-winning producer, composer, percussionist, and writer, Barrett Martin, has been playing music professionally for over 30 years, including...

Dr. Lisette Garcia

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As a Latin percussionist with a PhD and the General Manager of Sunyata Records & Books, Dr. Lisette Garcia has carved out a wide path in her formi...

Art Chang

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Art Chang has spent over 25 years in technology transformation for large companies and government. As an insider, he has helped design and implement t...

Tyler Pinckard

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler talks about his love of coffee, military experience, roles in engineering which eventually lead him to start Coffee Shift. Coffee Shift is a cof...

Michaelangelo Matos

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michaelangelo Matos is the author of "The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America" and "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became ...

David Whitehead

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David has quite a storied career having managed many artists you know the names of, working as a motorcycle messenger at Stiff Records, MD at Pinnacle...

Michael F. Schein

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael F. Schein is the author of The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult...

Austin Arthouse Film Festival

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're bad at hiatuses. What can we say? But we're super excited to feature Giselle and Elizabeth on the podcast talking about the Austin Arthouse...

Hanif Abdurraqib

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American,...

Ethan Clift - Tonic Labs

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ethan is an entrepreneur in his own right who has turned his natural talents to elevating women and minorities. Founder of Girl Empire, Parlor Shows, ...

Dimitri Ehrlich

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dimitri was raised on a macrobiotic commune. He has studied Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese martial arts for more than 25 years. He has jammed with Princ...

Marc Brown - Byta

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marc’s deep music business background and digital audio knowledge has helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto.Marc i...

J Scott Christianson

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

J. Scott Christianson is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Management Department at the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Busines...

Phil Messier - Bopper

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For almost two decades, Phil built a thriving career at the crossroads of music and media. As the co-founder of Apollo Studios, a globally-recognized ...

David Gorman

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Equally comfortable working with artists and algorithms, David Gorman has made a career of cooking up new ways to connect folks to things they’ll lo...

Isabella Kelly - Kingdom of Mind

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kingdom of Mind, founded by Isabella Kelly, is an event production and promotions business. Kelly's past promotions work has focused on secondary/tert...

Marco Collins - Radio Personality

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marco Collins is a Seattle radio personality best known as the flagship DJ and Music Director at Seattle’s 107.7 ‘The End’ during the 1990’s g...

Dmitri Vietze - Music Tectonics

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Born in Nashville, Dmitri moved to NYC as a teen where he busked in the subways while studying music at “the Fame High School” for Music and the A...

Joe Satriani

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Satriani was born on July 15, 1956 at Westbury (in the state of New York). He played a little on his sister’s guitar. She had played some folk m...

Ari Rosner, Erick Beavers and Brad Robertson

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a two-part episode where LP chats with Caltech student, Ari Rosner and high school buddies, Erick Beavers and Brad Robertson. Ari Rosner ...

Lyte, Prism.fm, VEEPS.com, Antone's and Disco Donnie

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Listen into this panel that took place September 2nd that featured 3 music tech companies, a promoter and a venue. Juan Torres moderated this panel. H...

Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpr...

Alan Goldfarb

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Goldfarb, a veteran wine journalist, began his career as a sportswriter for Newsday in New York, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Associa...

Erin Barra

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With a wide ranging skill set as a music and tech educator, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, entrepreneur, and activist, Erin Barra has been a k...

Ronnie Schneider

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ronnie Schneider is best known for being the business presence at the center of pivotal 1960s events including the Altamont Free Concert, the dissolut...

Ted Cohen

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Cohen is an American digital entertainment industry executive. Having worked in senior management positions at EMI Music, Warner Bros. Records and...

Andrew Loog Oldham

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The longtime manager and producer of the Rolling Stones, Andrew Loog Oldham promoted and nurtured the group's notorious reputation as the bad boys of ...

Danny Scher

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The summer of 1968 looked like the summer of 2020. Americans were in the streets protesting racism, among other things. And a high school student in P...

Karen Allen - Author of "Twitch for Musicians."

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP chats with Karen Allen, author of "Twitch for Musicians." For over 20 years Karen has been working at the intersection of technology and music. She...

Kirt Debique - SyncFloor

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode LP chats with Kirt Debique, CEO and CTO of SyncFloor. Kirt is a 20 year Microsoft veteran with experience as an engineer, architect, t...

Matt Adell

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, LP chats with his longtime friend, Matt Adell about his time at Napster, Music Now, Beatport, and advocating for creators. His new pr...

Music Fans Speak!

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP sits down with two music fans to discuss their show going pre and post COVID-19. They share insights about how they buy tickets and what they're ho...

Angeline Chase Priefer and Justin Nordan

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP shines a light once again on Lyte by talking with Angeline Chase Priefer, Director of Client Services for Lyte’s Festival partnerships. Justin No...

Laura Hutfless - FlyteVu

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP chat with Laura Hutfless, Co-Founder of FlyteVu. FlyteVu is a marketing agency that connects brands to consumers through compelling storytelli...

Nicole d'Avis - Open Music Initiative

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP chats with Nicole d'Avis, managing director of Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship and the Open Music Initiative.Nicole has worked for ...

Michael Donaldson

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP sits down with Michael Donaldson to talk about his newsletter Ringo Dreams of Lawncare, his blog 8 Sided Blog, the virality of independent music pr...

Paul Perry

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP talks with writer Paul Perry about pirates, Ken Kesey, Jesus in Egypt, Salvador Dali, the Miracle of the Sun, near-death experiences, and UFOs.&nbs...

Rishi Dhir - Elephant Stone

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence Peryer chats with Rishi Dhir. Formed in Montreal in 2009, Elephant Stone is the brainchild of vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and sitar player...

Start of Summer

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LP celebrates the start of summer. Technically he's off this week but has provided a playlist of summer music that he's been listening to. Enjoy!Playl...

Caitlin Flood and Jon Carr

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence Peryer chats separately with Caitlin and Jon to hear about their roles at Lyte and lives outside of work. Caitlin Flood is the Office an...

Kaitlin Sandeno - Olympic Medalist

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. She also ...

Emily White

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Emily White’s career spans the entertainment industry, carving out a unique path that defines a modern maven. She talks with Lawrence Peryer about h...

Dan Runcie - Trapital Media

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital Media. talks about the genesis of Trapital and through a few hip hop case studies including Travis Scott, Jay-Z, Kanye...

Nicole Barsalona

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Born and raised in the music industry, Nicole Barsalona is Founder of 525 Entertainment Group / Everyday Rebellion Entertainment, an artist management...

Alexandra Naughton

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alexandra Naughton is the founder and editor-in-chief of Be About It Press, which started as a literary/art zine in 2010 and now publishes poetry coll...

John Petrocelli

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John Petrocelli, the founder of Bulldog Digital Media, has been pioneering live streaming for over 20 years and has worked with the likes of AT&T,...

NIVA (National Independent Venue Association)

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) was recently formed to lobby with a unified voice for assistance from the federal government after t...

Nick Turner

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Turner, Co-Founder of Google DEMAND joins host Lawrence Peryer to talk about his journey from playing in bands such as Lords of the New Church an...

Mike Armstrong - ReedPOP

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Armstrong, VP at ReedPOP, the company behind New York Comic Con, PAX, C2E2, Star Wars Celebration, etc. joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his t...

David Marsh - Team Elite Aquatics

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Marsh, Head Coach of Team Elite Aquatics, the top professional swimming training group in the United States, joins host Lawrence Peryer to ...

Marcie Allen - MAC Presents

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marcie Allen, President of MAC Presents joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal.Marcie Allen leverages her 25+ ...

Cejih Yung - CG Sports Management

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cejih Yung of CG Sports Management joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal.Through his agency, CG Sports Manage...

Eric Fuller

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Fuller joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal.Eric Fuller is a long time fan of all things live. Last yea...

Perry Bashkoff - Instagram Music

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Perry Bashkoff, Head of Music at Instagram, joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal.Perry and LP worked togethe...

David Goldberg - Advisor at TPG Global

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Goldberg is an entertainment pioneer who's innovated ticketing, sports viewing and betting, digital music, and entertainment investments. He sat...

Cherie Hu - Water and Music

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cherie Hu joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal.Cherie is an award-winning writer and researcher who speciali...

Patrick Whalen - Backstage Productions

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Whalen, CEO of Backstage Productions, joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal.------------------• Did...

Laurie Kirby - FestForums

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie Kirby Co-Founder FestForums joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal.------------------• Did you enjoy ...

Patrick Ryan - Eventellect

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Ryan, co-founder of Eventellect joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal.------------------• Did you e...

Zach Edwards - AC Entertainment

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Edwards, Director of Ticketing and Crowd Services at AC Entertainment joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Nor...

Matt Watts of Fender Guitars and the Starting Line

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Watts is a music industry double threat. By day he's the VP of Marketing at Fender Guitars. At night he continues to play guitar with pop-punk le...

Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Lovett is a true multi-hyphenate. A founding member of Mumford & Sons, Ben sings, plays keyboards and drums, writes and produces music. He dev...