Chris Ruff (Fueled By Ramen) | Breaking Rules In Music The Right Way

Where Are All My Friends | Discovering Creative Careers with Inspiring Entrepreneurs

English - December 07, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 245 ratings
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Chris Ruff from Fueled By Ramen & Elektra Music Group joins us this week to share his incredible story. We talk about his early days living in the UK and discovering music, then taking some serious risks to get to the US and work for several legendary record labels including Sub Pop, Atlantic, and now Fueled By Ramen and Elektra.

A common theme in his life is thinking outside the box and disrupting things the right way. He shares some epic stories of getting super creative on artist marketing campaigns and also talks about the importance of caring about every artist he’s worked with and being passionate about what you do.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Who you are and what you do

2:45 - Early days of getting into music in the UK

12:10 - A crazy moment changing his whole career path

17:00 - Getting an internship at Sub Pop Records and coming to the US

24:00 - Meeting his first mentor Jennifer Ivory

27:00 - Working at Atlantic Records with his second mentor Mark Mitchell

30:00 - Getting crafty with marking campaigns

35:50 - A changing of times in music

41:30 - Doing charity work along side of music

44:15 - Going to work for Fuel By Ramen & Elektra Music Group