Ep. 74: Chris Ruff (Fueled By Ramen) | Breaking Rules In Music The Right Way
Chris Ruff from Fueled By Ramen // Elektra Music Group joins us this week to share his incredible story. We talk about his early days living in the UK and discovering music, then taking some serious risks to get to the US and work for several legendary record labels including Sub Pop, Atlantic, and now Fueled By Ramen and Elektra.
A common theme in his life is thinking outside the box and disrupting things the right way. He shares some epic stories of getting super creative on artist marketing campaigns and also talks about the importance of caring about every artist he’s worked with and being passionate about what you do.
(Video) Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:10 - Who you are and what you do
4:15 - Early days of getting into music in the UK
13:40 - A crazy moment changing his whole career path
18:30 - Getting an internship at Sub Pop Records and coming to the US
25:30 - Meeting his first mentor Jennifer Ivory
28:30 - Working at Atlantic Records with his second mentor Mark Mitchell
31:30 - Getting crafty with marking campaigns
37:20 - A changing of times in music
43:00 - Doing charity work along side of music
45:45 - Going to work for Fuel By Ramen & Elektra Music Group
55:20 - Supporting women in music
59:00 - Advice to anyone trying to follow a similar path
Mentioned On The Show:
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Chris Ruff:
Instagram: @chrismruff
Elektra: https://www.elektrarecords.com/
Fueled By Ramen: https://www.fueledbyramen.com/
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Andrew Cramb:
Instagram: @andrew_ftw
Twitter: @andrew_ftw