This week's guest is music executive and songwriter Shelby Kennedy. Shelby is the President of North American operations for amazing, which is the parent company for Amazing Radio, Amazing Songs, and now CMJ. Prior to that he has held various positions throughout the industry including Director of A&R for Disney's Lyric Street Records, Artist and Partner relations for Tunecore, as well as executive roles at both ASCAP and BMI. Along with all that, early in his career Shelby had success as a songwriter with his songs being cut by artists like Ray Charles and Reba McEntire. We have a great chat about being independent artists, being unique, and using every tool you've been given.
In this episode, we'll dig in on...
The global marketplace of music
Amazing Radio and Amazing Songs
Turning limitations into opportunities
The many hats an independent artist wears
Filling the void
Being a song plugger
The complexities of publishing and songwriting
Signing Rascal Flatts
The best music is always next
Music release strategies
PROs

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Credits:
Guest: Shelby Kennedy
Host: Travis Ference
Editor: Travis Ference
Theme Music: inter.ference