Ray Daniels has been in the music industry for 19 years. Ray is one of the most accomplished executives in the music business, and he offers a wealth of experience and knowledge for anyone in the industry. In this episode we discuss:

-What is The Guads Show and what is Ray’s goal for it?

-What qualities are crucial to have long term success?

-What is the purpose of The Dreamer’s Community?

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Jordan Saint-Pierre and Jeremy Hecht from Something Dope For The People join Office Hours to discuss:

-What is Something Dope For The People?

-What makes their open mic so special?

-Artists who have grown significantly with the support of Something Dope

-If you were starting and event brand today, what would you do differently?

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Music Executive and Artist Manager Philip Payne joins Office Hours to discuss:

-What it takes to be a tour manager

-What a good manager should be looking for in an artist

-What makes an artist and manager relationship work long term?

-Advice for artists who sign to a label

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Aldo Davalos is the GM and Head of Business Development at Too Lost. In this episode we discuss:

-What qualities are required to have success in the music industry?

-What should an artist do if they start to get traction?

-What should artists look for in a manager?

-When should artists take an advance?

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Jacorey Barkley, Co-founder of Contrabrand Agency, joins Office Hours to discuss:

-What should new artists focus on?

-How do you start getting fans?

-How does influencer marketing work?

-Inexpensive marketing tools

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Gregory Hirschhorn, CEO and Co-founder of Too Lost, joins Office Hours for a conversation about how the platform works, including an in-depth look at the new Too Lost Analytics Portal:

-Why did Gregory start Too Lost and what has contributed to its success?

-Overview of Spotify, Apple, Deezer, TikTok and Meta analytics

-Artificial streaming data

-Greg’s favorite Too Lost features

-What should artists do with their data?

-New features coming soon

Brandman Sean is a music marketing strategist and the Co-founder of Contrabrand Agency. In this episode we discuss:

-Have artists become lazy?

-The importance of communication within your team

-Artists with successful marketing strategies

-Best practices for releasing music today

-How often should artists release music?

Hosted by Damien Ritter

Drew de Leon is the Co-Founder and Chief Community Officer for The Digilogue.

In this episode we discuss:

- The Digilogue and the inspiration behind it

- The best way to handle music industry layoffs

- How people should be networking today

- Why artists need to create unique fan experiences

- How to extend the life of a song

Hosted by Damien Ritter