Creatives Prevail

Mike gets candid about the relationship between artists and record labels, learning the music business, and what being an artist means. Hosted by Musicto, a curated music playlist platform.

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Ever wondered what it's like to raise a family while working for yourself? This is a rare and intimate interview with Bob Zimmerlich, a serial entrepreneur, master photographer, and the host's father…

How did you pivot during the pandemic? Rachel Van Nortwick is the founder of Vinylly, a dating app that matches people based on their music compatibility. In this interview we discuss after launching…

Moira Ashley is the incredible person behind the scenes of this podcast, doing all the post-audio production work for each episode. Moira is also an accomplished graphic designer and has their own br…

This is an off the cuff interview where Steven Leavitt, Los Angeles producer and host of The Language of Creativity podcast, gives Mike a call out of the blue to talk about the music industry and art…

Jason and Jeremy Burchard are the co-founders of RootNote. Their platform is specifically designed for artists, labels and managers and provides insights into your data such as social media, revenue …

Emily White is the founder of the #i-Voted Festival which last year was the world’s largest digital concert in history. In addition to running Collective Entertainment, we discussed how Emily has man…

Christopher Leon Price is an avid filmmaker, music video director, podcaster, and one of my best friends. We discuss how he got into filmmaking and podcasting, his experiences on set for both his fil…

This was an interview on the Band Basics podcast from the music publication Yab Yum on June 24th, 2019. We discuss the origins of 80/20 Records and what it means to run a record label. In addition I …

Tyler Winters is the founder of the online publication All Punked Up. We talked about his beginnings being in a pop punk band, which almost got signed to Drive-Thru Records, to how and why he started…

Adam Carter is the creator of The Way Back Sessions, a live-stream show featuring a variety of incredible music talent. In this interview we discuss his journey as a musician which ended up leading i…

Todd McCarty is the founder of Band Builder Academy, an online platform for fan building for artists. He has an amazing story of how he started touring and tour managing bands at an early age, which …

Matt and Jason were some of the first team members of 80/20 Records. So we thought it would be fun to revisit some of the shows we’ve hosted over the years. Including charity events, having two shows…

This weekend marks the 13 year anniversary of 80/20 Records. To celebrate thought it would be fun to re-play our interview on KWSS 93.9 FM for our 10th Anniversary Show. Featuring your incredible hos…

Shelby Chargin is the founder of Girls Behind the Rock Show. We go into depth about the challenges women and non-men face in the music industry on a daily basis, how much has changed, as well as how …

Daphne Greene is the lead singer for the bit-rock band Daphne + The Glitches. Now, Daphne and I go way back, from how she got into music leading into finding 42 Eternal, which ended up being one of t…

Dani Cutler is one of the prominent radio hosts for KWSS 93.9 FM and a social media expert. In our interview we talk about how Dani got into podcasting that eventually led into being a prominent radi…

Kirk Johnson is the founder of SOUNDS Academy, a nonprofit music education organization that teaches, mentors, and provides musical experiences and opportunities for underserved youth.

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Raheem Jarbo (Mega Ran) is a Guinness World Record holding Nerdcore Hip-Hop artist. He just released his memoir, Dream Master, which we talk about writing his book and his experiences publishing it. …

Slade (lead vocalist and bassist) and Danny (guitarist) are from the American rock band Anarbor. We go into what it was like going on tour, and lessons learned both being on Hopeless Records and self…