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Aug. 28, 2023

Jason Davis

Jason Davis, founder of Noble Management and manager to Austin French and Anne Wilson joins LP for this episode https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/jason-davis/

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Aug. 24, 2023

Pete Josef has a modern take on classic soul (Spotlight On | S09E17)

The Bristol-based songwriter talks about protest music, stage fright, the joy of singles, and playing Glastonbury with Kelis … The Spotlight is On singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Pete Josef. The impetus for Pete’s visit was a series of tracks that he has been dropping throughout the Spring and Summer of…

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Aug. 23, 2023

David Page

David Page stops by to discuss his new book "Food Americana" which was released today. He shares the stories of some of the most famous American meals and makes LP super hungry in the process. Pizza, lobster rolls, oysters, bagels and more are discussed. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/david-page/

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Aug. 17, 2023

Kirsten Agresta Copely creates New Age harp soundscapes (Spotlight On | S09E16)

With Aquamarine, the award-winning harpist and composer channels the ocean … The Spotlight is On international award-winning harpist and composer Kirsten Agresta Copely. Kirsten, who is known for her charismatic, telegenic presence on stage, is also the go-to harpist for pop artists, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, Enya, The Roots,…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Hilary Gleason

Hilary joins LP to talk about her humanitarian work that led to creating Backline. Backline's purpose is to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/hilary-gleason/

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Aug. 10, 2023

Faisel Durrani

Faisel Durrani stops by to talk about his company Looped, a state-of-the-art virtual venue that is innovating the live experience for both creators and fans. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/faisel-durrani/

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Aug. 10, 2023

mr. master and his never-ending rap project (Spotlight On | S09E15)

The Spotlight shines On Gabriel Jacob Luansing, who produces music under the name mr. master. For over six years, Gabriel has been working on an ever-expanding experimental hip-hop project called ‘ultra,’ which, as of this recording, currently spans 138 songs, clocking over six hours of music. ‘ultra’ is a project…

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Aug. 8, 2023

Jonathan Stone

Jonathan Stone, co-founder of Rocket Songs stops by to give a lesson on music publishing and discuss how his company helps artists find great songs. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/jonathan-stone/

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Aug. 7, 2023

Florian Richling

Florian Richling, CEO of ForTunes stops by to talk about the importance of good data for artists and labels. ForTunes is a Music Data Analytics platform. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/florian-richling/

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Aug. 4, 2023

Mr. Soul

We hosted a screening of Oscar nominated "MR. SOUL!" and had director, Melissa Haizlip and music supervisor, Ed Gerrard join us for a chat about the film afterwards. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/mr-soul/

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Aug. 3, 2023

Barrett Martin

Barrett Martin who's best known as the drummer for the Screaming Trees and Mad Season, sits down with guest host Jim Lane to talk about his new book. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/barrett-martin/

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Aug. 3, 2023

Spotlight On Us — the podcast talks to itself (Spotlight On | S09E14)

Spotlight On producer and editor Michael Donaldson and host Lawrence Peryer communicate constantly throughout the research and production of each episode, but they rarely actually speak in person. So when Michael suggested they spend time catching up to discuss some topics of shared interest, the pair decided to press ‘record’…

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Aug. 2, 2023

Dr. Lisette Garcia

Dr. Lissette Garcia stops by to discuss her new book, her 4 year silent meditation, social psychology, and her experience growing up in Texas along the Mexican border. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dr-lisette-garcia/

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Aug. 1, 2023

Art Chang

Art Chang stops by to talk about his upbringing, education, career and road to becoming a candidate for mayor of New York City in 2021. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/art-chang/

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July 31, 2023

Tyler Pinckard

Tyler joins LP to talk about Coffee Shift, a Silicon Valley start up that is focused on applying technology to shift the balance of power from corporations, back to the growers. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/tyler-pinckard/

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July 27, 2023

David Whitehead

David Whitehead is a music manager who has worked with David Byrne, David Bowie, Helmet, Joe Jackson, Laurie Anderson, Luna, Hugh Laurie, and many others. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/david-whitehead/

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July 27, 2023

Brandon Seabrook’s magic clusterf**k of merciless banjo torture (Spotlight On | S09E13)

The Spotlight shines On guitarist and banjoist Brandon Seabrook, hot off the release of his new album brutalovechamp on Pyroclastic Records. Brandon is known for pushing his music past the far reaches of the extreme, fusing elements from punk, jazz, pop, and metal. His music has been called “abrasive” and…

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July 25, 2023

Michael F. Schein

Michael F. Schein is the author of The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers (McGraw Hill, January 12, 2021). His articles have appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post, and Psychology Today.. He speaks to international audiences…

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July 24, 2023

Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Check out this BONUS episode featuring Giselle Marie Muñoz and Elizabeth Tabish, cofounders of the Austin Arthouse Film Festival. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/austin-arthouse-film-festival/

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July 20, 2023

Ethan Clift

Ethan Clift chat with LP about Tonic Audio Lab's new songwriting companion, Lumos. Lumos helps songwriters capture more new song ideas than ever before and finish that list of partially-completed music riffs you've had for years. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/ethan-clift-tonic-labs/

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July 20, 2023

Peter Kruder, Roberto Di Gioia, and the art of sonic synergy (Spotlight On | S09E12)

The Spotlight shines On Peter Kruder and Roberto Di Gioia, who join us to talk about their new but long-gestating duo project, “--------”. Viennese artist, producer and DJ Peter Kruder is one of the legendary figures in electronic music, known for his pioneering work as a member of Kruder &…

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July 14, 2023

Dimitri Ehrlich

Dimitri Ehrlich joins LP to talk about how they've seen NYC evolve, mindfulness, writing for television, and their hip hop and rock n' roll experiences. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dimitri-ehrlich/

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July 13, 2023

Marc Brown

LP chats with Co-founder of Byta, Marc Brown. They talk about music consumption, recommendations, platforms they dig and how Byta is trying to solve pain points around "sharing music before it's on streaming services." https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/marc-brown-byta/

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July 13, 2023

Dan Mackta — from punk rock to hi-res audio (Spotlight On | S09E11)

🎧 As a managing director at Qobuz, Dan entices audiophiles to embrace music streaming. 🎧 The Spotlight shines On Dan Mackta, Managing Director of North America and Northern Europe for the high-resolution music service, Qobuz. We get pitched constantly by publicists to have their music business clients on as guests.…

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