Understanding Publishing and Licensing with Jon Bahr

When Songs Mean Business

English - January 11, 2022 05:29 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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On today's episode, Steph talks to Downtown Music Holdings Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, Jon Bahr. Jon's expertise lies in his deep knowledge of publishing and monetization in streaming and content production, as well as maintaining long-lasting relationships in the music and entertainment industry. He has more than 20 years experience in music marketing, publishing, intellectual property, copyright, royalties and licensing and he shares some incredibly valuable advice here.

Key Moments:

4:33 - Concerts as a social necessity

10:02 - A national power outage and a Hammond B3 in an elevator

13:00 - What's the goal?

22:52 - YouTube copyright claims and the spread of misinformation

28:28 - What's Jon listening to these days?

31:10 - All that Downtown Music Holdings is doing for musicians

46:49 - Aloe Blacc and Mi Burrito Sabanero

53:37 - On relationships: The music business is very small

Check out Downtown Music's businesses:

https://cdbaby.com/

https://soundrop.com/

https://diymusician.cdbaby.com/

https://www.songtrust.com/

https://found.ee/super

https://www.downtownmusic.com/

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