Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business here: https://book.aristake.comThis week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari is joined by Deron Delgado, Label Manager at DIRTYBIRD, and Sam Sciarra, the Head of A&R and Brand Director for Higher Ground.05:31 - Welcome and intros 11:28 - The ethos of dance labels and thinking label-focused vs. artist-focused 19:20 - The business model behind dance labels and progression of DJ technology 29:52 - Royalty streams from DJs 36:55 - Dance labels sometimes just represent singles, not entire artists 45:40 - What do dance labels look for in an artist/producer? 55:40 - Creative ways for artists to break out in the EDM worldSubscribe 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.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Deron DelgadoWebsite: https://dirtybirdrecords.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtybirdrecords/X: https://twitter.com/DirtybirdTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtybirdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deron-delgado-0189018/Connect with Sam SciarraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehigherground/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_highergroundLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-sciarra-0958566b/Edited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.