Guest Information

Welcome to the Innovating Music Podcast!  The show has moved from UCLA Music to become part of Rethink Next, along with Creative Innovators, Amplify Music Conversations, and other new adventures.

Basics

Format: 30-40 minute interview. We record for up to 90 minutes with about 10 minutes of pre-air conversation about how the show runs and to get approvals for recording on the recording itself.

Host: Dr. Gigi Johnson, past director of UCLA’s Center for Music Innovation and Managing Partner of Rethink Next. 

Narrative Path

The conversation moves from the guest’s personal history in music and innovation — sometimes back into childhood and first creative directions — and explores different routes and rabbit holes. We often discuss blockages, creative team choices, the benefits of bad decisions, and non-linear directions in a non-linear life.

Toward the end, Gigi will ask the guest if there is anything else that we have not yet discussed that they would like to talk about. Usually, there are 1-2 thoughts that the guest would like to include, though that is not required.

We end at around 30-45 minutes of recorded content. We then spend about 5-10 minutes reviewing any questions.

 

Planning Needs

 

Media: Audio and Video – recorded on Riverside.fm via a Chrome Browser on a computer

Lead Time: We tend to run 2-6 weeks to distribution, depending on past episode batching. We can aim for specific dates upon request.

Preproduction Info — Needs to be shared here or by email with contact@rethinknext.com:

  • High-resolution photo, optimally with space on each side of the guest (horizontal)
  • Bio; optimal additional list of past jobs/roles
  • Social media links for sharing/tagging
  • Backup cell phone number in case of tech challenges.

Target Tech: 90 minutes at a computer with a good internet connection, external mike or headset, and headphones (not a laptop mike and optimally not earbuds). 

Tech Needs

 

  • We are recording via Riverside.fm via a web call using Chrome. (See more details below.)
  • We ask that you use a decent webcam, microphone, and headphones. We have found that a cellphone or laptop microphone provides less-than-optimal sound recordings, as well as its own audio edits and cuts off the beginnings and endings of phrases.
  • Please have some space on your hard drive, as Riverside.fm saves the 1080p video on your computer and uploads it progressively onto the system.  
  • At the end, please wait until the system shows that the video is 100% uploaded to “disconnect.” It may take a minute or two at the end.
  • We also ask that the guest looks at their own images in their camera to center themselves, have decent lighting on their face, avoid backlight from a light or window behind them, etc.
  • We also ask that you record your side of the audio locally so that we can bring in the best quality sound for the podcast. You can find ideas on how to record locally at your computer at this link for either Mac or PC…or iPhone.
  • Please send contact@rethinknext.com the recording as soon as the interview is over in either in either .WAV or .mp3 format.

Guest Link for Recording

Click on the link provided separately in Chrome to go to the recording studio:

If you would like to have a guest in attendance, ask us via contact@rethinknext.com ahead of time for a guest/producer link that would stay “off-camera.”

We recommend that you try audio recording yourself before the interview — in part, you’ll be able to hear what your microphone picks up and how wonderful you can sound. 🙂

Episodes

Connecting Artists and Tech with Seth Schachner

Seth Schachner returned to discuss the changes afoot in music and tech deal-making. Enjoy this continuing conversation of how deals are being made between artists and new technologies, and how artists and managers can think about connecting with new technologies in...

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Music, Marketing, and All That Jazz with Mike Casey

Mike Casey mixes jazz sax with marketing savvy.  He shares in this podcast how he uses digital tech and music . . . and understanding his audiences . . . to spread the word on his music as an independent artist.  Enjoy this discussion with Mike...

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Forging Human Connection with Jay LeBoeuf

Jay LeBoeuf created Real Industry when he was guest lecturing and realized that his students did not really see what jobs and careers were out there in music in technology. After four years of growth, Real Industry now brings together 40 colleges and universities,...

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Digital Journeys, Old and New, with Seth Schachner

Seth Schachner shared a great history of how he has been able to be a long-time deal guy, helping with diverse deals in changing industries. He is now working across sectors to bring together deals across virtual reality, social music, spatial audio, and other arenas...

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DJs as Curators in this Streaming Era with Stephen White

Stephen White shared his journey from Madison, WI, to various ventures combining music, communities, DJing, and tech, which led him to Gracenote and now Dubset and MixBANK. He shared his observations on early streaming and in shifting from one type of B2B model to...

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Creating TV with Acoustic Heart

Siddhartha Khosla is making magic on TV, combining acoustic instruments with rapid inspiration and all the benefits of remote teams and production. He is at the heart of music creation in this abundant world of peak TV, working across shows at his home...

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Playlists A Revolution for Artists with Andrea Young

[REPLAY] A 2018 podcast favorite -- Andrea Young sees playlisting as a revolution for artists. She shared a lot of basics of how to engage with both your fans and playlisters to create a thoughtful playlisting strategy for artists at different stages of their...

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