Orlando and Bhaskar are on Alok's Controversia Records team. Orlando is the label manager and Bhaskar is the head of A&R and also an artist in his own right. Controversia Records was founded in June of 2019 and has since released tracks from artists like Timmy Trumpet, KSHMR, Bhaskar, Yves V, and many more. Orlando, Bhaskar, and I talk about the differences between the Brazilian music industry and the rest of the world since it has such a different sound. The Brazilian market is difficult to break into because they're very picky on what they listen to. Orlando and Bhaskar also discuss Controversia Records deals and how they're structured. Lastly, we talked about label marketing and how they grow artists on their roster.Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/CRTcYRDGqfWebsite: https://www.lennoncihak.comMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

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Alok's Controversia Records team discusses label deals & marketing

Musicians and artists need to invest their money properly. It's vital for financial longevity and freedom later on in life (or career). Justin Longo of MariNation Music talks about how artists can go about managing their finances as well as providing some resources to better understand the psychology of money and invest in the music industry. This is a must listen episode if you're wanting to diversify your income.Connect with Lennon:Website: https://www.lennoncihak.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lennoncihakMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2Connect with MariNation Music:Website: https://www.marinationmusic.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mari__nation/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarinationMusicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/marinationmusic

Earning passive income as a musician by investing in artists' royalties & music publishing

Adam Small is a music executive, producer, and entrepreneur. His journey and list of career accomplishments is a long and impressive one. He has more than 3 billion streams under his belt and is the CEO of ADS Music Partners and president at Artistry Records.Originally from Detroit, Small has facilitated hit singles from industry leading artists Saweetie, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Mulatto and more, making it a point to carve out more lanes for the fastest growing segment of musical artists — female rappers.Connect with Lennon:Website: https://www.lennoncihak.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lennoncihakMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2Connect with Adam Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wosslife/

Saweetie's producer Adam Small talks McDonald's meal & growing your career

Andrew Goldstone is a music business pioneer. As one of the first employees at Astralwerks he saw that label rise to critical acclaim and financial success in the mid 90’s with his signing of Fatboy Slim and the label’s work with the Chemical Brothers, Air, Basement Jaxx, Future Sound of London and others. Following that, he set up his F-111 imprint at Warner Bros. where he signed Green Velvet and had huge chart hits around the world with remixes of Green Velvet’s “Flash” and Moloko’s “Sing It Back”. After a stint at Ministry of Sound in New York where he signed Fischerspooner, Andrew went to law school and then joined the entertainment law firm of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks where he worked on ground breaking deals for Madonna, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Diddy and others. At the end of 2012, he moved to Red Light Management to manage Tiësto while also serving as the GM of Tiesto’s record label, Musical Freedom Records. Andrew moved to Deckstar (now YM&U Group) in 2017 with Don Diablo who rose to be the 6th most popular DJ in the world while under his management and currently manages 3LAU, whose NFT drops have generated nearly $20M in sales this year, Sullivan King and Two Friends.Connect with Lennon: Website: https://www.lennoncihak.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lennoncihakMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

3LAU & Sullivan King's manager Andrew Goldstone on NFTs and King's 7-figure merch sales

Yiannis is the COO and Head of Label at CloudKid. He has been in the industry for a little over 5 years now. After getting a Bachelors of Arts from SAE Rotterdam / Middlesex University in Audio Engineering, he got his first job with Dutch independent Record Label and Management Agency, Heroic. While working at Heroic as COO and Head of Music he also took on the role of label manager at Dutch independent record label bitbird for 2 years. He has now been with CloudKid for over 2 years, focusing on optimizing the company’s operations and heading the label through spearheading Artist development projects, negotiating deals, overlooking A&R with Gereon, and running all of the label’s operations.Connect with Lennon:Website: https://www.lennoncihak.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lennoncihakMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2Connect with CloudKid:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CloudKidOfficialSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cloudkidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cldkidTwitter: https://twitter.com/CloudKidMusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cloudkid/

CloudKid's COO Yiannis Karavassilis talks signing artists, Discord, and artist branding

Justin Kleinfeld is the founder of Rephlektor and co-founder of Bampire, a full service marketing and artist services agency. He has worked with artists like Avicii, Above & Beyond, Porter Robinson, The Prodigy, 3LAU, and more. Justin and I talk about artist marketing, the sketchy EDM blogosphere, and building relatability into your artist story. Connect with Lennon:Website: https://www.lennoncihak.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lennoncihakMailing List: http://eepurl.com/dlYpxTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihakTwitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtwGuest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2Connect with Justin Kleinfeld:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RephlektorInk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rephlektorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rephlektor/Email: justin@rephlektorink.com

Finding an artist's X-factor with Rephlektor's Justin Kleinfeld

Since Cascada’s inception in 2004, they have sold more than 30 million records worldwide. In 2013, Cascada represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest and are the third most successful acts from Germany of the 21st century.

Cascada's Natalie Horler on their evolving sound, touring & being a RuPaul's Drag Race panelist

Egzod, meaning “exodus” in French phonetics, is the narrative of a mass departure of people to a new world where technology and nature are perfectly balanced.

Producing world electronic music poses otherworldly questions for NoCopyrightSounds' Egzod

Lawrence Lui is the co-founder of Bampire, an artist marketing agency. He's a former music executive and has worked with artists like deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Claptone, Tritonal, Above & Beyond, and many more.

Swedish House Mafia & deadmau5's marketing team on why artist marketing is important

Bok Nero is the creator of the genre "Hood EDM" and a rapper based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of the most featured vocalists in the EDM genre and has worked with artists like Zomboy, Bear Grillz, Riot Ten, Shizz Lo, QUIX, UZ, and more.

Bok Nero on inspiring the youth and writing from feeling

TheFatRat, whose real name is Christian Buettner, is the world's most influential gaming music artist.

TheFatRat gives his music away for free and makes a good living by doing so

Thomas Eggensberger is a German Los Angeles-based freelance film composer for film, TV, and video games.

Jóhann Jóhannsson's orchestration assistant talks about striking emotions with musical elements

Anthony Martini is a former artist manager and current label executive. He discovered and managed Tyga and Lil Dicky.

Tyga & Lil Dicky's former manager explains best ways to grow an artist's career

Justin Paul is a multi-talented, multi-facted music professional and entrepreneur.

Discussing the right ways to release your music and giving people reasons to care

Kat Dahlia is a Cuban-American singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida. She's now based in Los Angeles, California.

'I Think I'm in Love' singer Kat Dahlia wants more women songwriters in Latin music

Imagine trying to build a career in the music business without connections. Imagine working hard and sharing your work, but it’s not getting in front of the right people. When Life Hands You Lennons is the podcast that spotlights talent within the music business that keeps this industry afloat. Thus far into my career I’ve been able to build up a myriad of contacts and knowledge within the music business, including artists, musicians, publicists, label owners, business owners, distributors/aggregators, managers, and more. When Life Hands You Lennons is about sharing that knowledge, the connections, and their expertise with you.

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