The MAD Records Monologue
Michael Gilbride, Joel Gouveia, Rob Schustack, Chris HeddenLong live MAD Records ⚔️
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Chapter 3: The Basics of Fan Funneling
How to get in front of new audiences and, most importantly, RETAIN those audiences.
Well you’ve made it to Chapter 3.
MAD Records Podcast #17 - Nashville Producer and Artist, Joe Pisapia
When I sat down to write the title for this podcast, I couldn’t decide if I should label Joe Pisapia as a “producer” or “artist”…
… so I did both.
While Joe’s day-to-day is primarily as a producer out of his beautiful studio in East Nashv...
Good Music Monthly: July 2026
You know, despite what people think, this Substack isn’t just about ME, ME, ME.
We simply are here to build the audience, and then…
And one way we do that is through Good Music Monthly, where we highlight three songs that we simply cannot...
Chapter 2: Branding + The Artist Compass
from my series, "How to Market Your Music (...and still sleep at night)"
(🚨DISCLAIMER: If you missed my announcement, this is Chapter 2 of a new ~40-50 part series that will teach you literally everything I know about marketing, audience...
The Financial Engineering of the Music Industry
When I saw that Distrokid was for sale… I prayed that it would get acquired by a true defender of independent art…
…. a music lover….
……. a romantic 🥰
Which is why my heart rests easy now knowing that Distrokid was recently acquired by:...
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Long live Mad Records // The artist formerly, and currently, known as telco.
- human - musician - gm of mastering.com - ocd advocate
Where music, money & technology collide — and how to win the next decade.
Former Atlantic Records A&R and Grammy voter with 20+ years in the music industry focusing on Sync Licensing. Now Head of Music Services at MAD Records helping artists and producers understand how the industry of music actually works.
This is music journalism without borders, where I connect sounds to listeners through thoughtful stories, interviews, reviews, and conversation.
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