Danny Rakow is an Artist Development Specialist, Manager, and Platinum Songwriter. He manages Brakence and Peter McPoland, he’s written platinum and gold songs with Jeremy Zucker, and now has a joint venture record label with Republic Records.

What stands out to me most about him is his ability to find and develop talent so early, and his genuine passion for the craft. It’s rare to meet a manager with such a clear vision and personal connection to all of the fans and music industry alike. In this episode we reverse engineer exactly how he got to where he’s at now, to share some knowledge and help anyone else looking to have a similar career path.

Randy Nichols manages Underoath, The Almost, The Starting Line and more. He’s also a partner in some incredibly cool music and tech companies including Moment House, Propeller, and Tension Division.

In this episode we talk about the future of music and how we can adopt certain technologies including blockchain and NFTs into the space beyond what we’ve already seen in 2021 and how it will change the future of music for the better.

He shares detailed advice on how to network and send concise emails to get attention from managers and get discovered.

And finally, we discuss an important lesson he’s learned in artist management, investing, and being a part of several tech startups which is believing in people and treating them right every step of the way.

Mt. Joy’s manager, Jack Gallagher joins us this week to talk about a specific subject. How he and Mt. Joy made the best of 2020 and stayed proactive even when they were thrown every curveball you can imagine.

This episode we get into the next chapters. He shares his personal thoughts on why the band broke up for the first time. Him and Rick managing Angels & Airwaves. A tragic event bringing Blink-182 back together. Along with his incredible perspective all of the most valuable life and industry lessons he learned along the way while working with Blink-182.

Chris Georginn managed Blink-182 with Rick DeVoe during the golden era of the band’s career. From Enema Of The State, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Self Titled, and Neighborhoods.

He joins us this week to share some INCREDIBLE never before told Blink-182 stories, and talk about the beginning of his career in the music industry.

Evange is an artist manager who owns Alternate Side Management and has a record label with Elektra Music Group called Public Consumption. She's been in the music business for almost 20 years and is an absolute BOSS!