Joining us on the New Music Business is the CEO of Comedy Dynamics, Brian Volk-Weiss, who’s officially our first guest that does not exclusively work in the music industry. Given how parallel these two industries are, there are incredible revelations on how he operates the most successful independent comedy record label in the world.04:20 Welcome08:02 Breaking into the comedy industry11:35 Managing comics18:53 Retiring from management22:25 Launching the Comedy Dynamics record label28:35 Audio rights30:56 Where is the money coming from?32:22 Grammy nominations36:34 Record deals within the comedy industry50:26 How to write moral record contracts59:47 What’s on the horizon?1:02:55 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Brian Volk-Weiss:Website: https://www.comedydynamics.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/brianvolkweissEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.