Ep. 125: Moody Jones (EMPIRE) | Breaking Rules to Push Music & Culture Forward

Moody Jones is the SVP of Digital and Creative at EMPIRE. He’s been able to work with some incredible artists like Iggy Azalea, XXXtentacion, Tyga, Snoop Dogg and many more. 

In this episode we talk a lot about understanding rules, then breaking them, and breaking them for the reason of pushing culture and music forward. He’s extremely good at thinking of how to promote music differently and outside of the box, in which he shares some very helpful tips for anyone to use and apply.

Lastly, if you like this episode, do me a favor and share it online or tell a friend in person!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Who Is Moody

2:50 - Finding the Love for Music

9:58 - Path to Marketing

12:50 - Starting at a Music Marketing Agency

18:35 - Empire

21:09 - Rules Are For Average People

24:37 - Measuring Success

27:17 - Tik Tok Famous

29:46 - How Opinions Affect Artist

33:15 - Attention vs Art

39:23 - The Art to Delivering Your Art

43:10 - How to Stay Creative With Campaigns

49:56 - Becoming an Artist to Understand the Artist He Works With

Moody Jones: @moodyjones

Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Produced & Edited By - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse

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