The Swiss sound artist and drummer discusses Breath versus Beats, his recently released collaboration with Bill Laswell and the late Toshinori Kondo. ------------------ Today, the Spotlight shines On drummer and sound artist Simon Berz. The impetus for our conversation was the release of Simon’s collaboration with American bassist and sonic…
Jordy Freed, head of partner marketing & strategy at SONY recently worked on SONY 360 album releases for David Bowie's most recent albums including Blackstar, Heathen, Reality, and The Next Day with LP. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/jordy-freed/
Songwriter, SiriusXM Volume host, and music-writer, Jeff Slate tells the whole story of his spat with Paul Simon, talks about why the Clash are massively underrated, what music will be remembered in 200 years and more. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/jeff-slate/
Mike Butera, founder and CEO of Artiphon, is reimagining the musical instrument, changing the way we think about who plays music and how. Artiphon instruments adapt and scale with players, letting people enjoy every note. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/mike-butera/
Violinist Marissa Licata shares her experience touring with Jethro Tull, Alanis Morrisette, Alicia Keys and more. LP recently caught her show in Seattle and invited her to share her experiences playing violin and touring with some pretty big names. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/marissa-licata/
Theresa Vibberts, Executive Vice President at CAMI talks about booking classical music and her roots working with rock photographer Danny Clinch. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/theresa-vibberts/
The influential author, entrepreneur, and teacher digs into the empowering and empathic team-building themes of his latest book. ------------------ The Spotlight shines On author, entrepreneur, and teacher Seth Godin. I recently watched an interview with Seth wherein he was describing a discussion he had with someone asking him for career…
LP sits down with Lauren A. Spalding (AKA hermixalot) to talk about Missy Elliott, echo chambers, how she broke Chingy, paid internships, how to get noticed in the music industry, and more https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/lauren-a-spalding/
Our one hundredth episode! To mark this milestone, the tables get turned — host Lawrence Peryer becomes the interviewee as his old friend David Marcus grills him on his history, his first musical loves, how he stumbled into the business, etc https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/lawrence-peryer/
Vito Iaia joins us to discuss the genesis of the Immersive Van Gogh exhibition that his company Impact Museums co-produced. He shares the story of his immersive studio and how content gets licensed and exhibited. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/vito-iaia/
Cynthia Parsons has lived a rock n' roll life. She started with Bill Graham Presents, managed VIP ticketing for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and others, has been the day-to-day manager for artists including Aaron Neville and Eddie Money. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/cynthia-parsons/
The Los Angeles-based combo celebrates the joy of Cambodian rock music with a new album and tour. ------------------ The Spotlight shines On Chhom Nimol and Ethan Holtzman, vocalist, and keyboardist, respectively, of the band Dengue Fever. This episode is a little bit different. Dengue Fever was in the midst of…
Harold Sherrick visits to talk about his book "A Pigs Tale" which tells the story of one of the most famous bootleg labels, Trade Mark of Quality. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/harold-sherrick-1/
MANE joins LP to talk about the band's experience at SXSW 2022 and more. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/mane/
Self-described as "soaring-ambient-dreampop- experimental-folk", Constant Follower is the band formed around Scottish songwriter Stephen McAll. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/constant-follower/
A deep dive into the life and thought crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, the subject of Gabriel Kennedy's forthcoming book. ------------------ The Spotlight shines On Gabriel Kennedy, the author of the forthcoming biography Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, which hits shelves in February 2024…
Carrie Kania chats with LP about life, music, art, publishing and her life leading up to moving to London. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/carrie-kania/
Frankie Tan and Kelvin Lee talk about their company OraStream's end-to-end audio delivery platform that powers companies such as NAXOS, the Neil Young Archives, Primephonic and others. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/frankie-tan-and-kelvin-lee/
Prior to running her own business, Fiona has overseen many careers, including her time at EMI Records, where she ran marketing campaigns for Digable Planets, Gang Starr, Shara Nelson, The Solsonics, Eternal, and others. She co-owned Sub Verse Music and 3-2-1 Records, where she signed and marketed Blackalicious, MF Doom,…
Led by Aline Homzy's ecstatic violin, a mind-expanding jazz ensemble finds inspiration in a planetary mythos. 💫 ------------------ The Spotlight shines On award-winning violinist and composer Aline Homzy. Aline joins us on the occasion of the release of her first solo record, Éclipse, which is also the debut album with…
Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, the independent’s digital music licensing partner, joins LP for a chat about the company and his non-traditional career path to leading the 4th major. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/jeremy-sirota/
Paul Hershenson and AJ Kang join LP on this episode to talk about their tech incubator that they launched with Arabian Prince, founding member of NWA and few other partners. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/incub8next/
Eli Ball and David Boxenbaum from LYRIC Financial, the leader in artist financing, joins today's episode to talk about their roots and the artist royalty landscape in 2021 and beyond. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/eli-ball-and-david-boxenbaum/
Richard Brent Turner is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and the African American Studies Program at the University of Iowa. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dr-richard-brent-turner/