The Tools At the Artists’ Disposal to Create, Publish & Manage Their Own Career with Meike Nolte
Wanna know the tools at the artists’ disposal to create, publish and manage your own work? In this episode, Matt Gottesman @mattgottesman sits down with Meike Nolte (Head of Artist & Community Relations Beatport) and they go all-in on the state of emerging artists, creating, publishing, and managing your own work in the digital age, live streaming, and what it means for the future of music, artists diversifying their revenue, how to release and sell music on Beatport, living in a time of democratization for your music career, how she learned various aspects of the business throughout her journey, constantly adapting to technology along the way and much more… 02:00 Meet Meike Nolte! 06:00 If all music were wiped from the earth and you could only save 3 albums for yourself, what would they be? 08:15 If you could interact with someone for one night, living or nonliving, who would it be? 11:00 In your opinion, what is the most influential music film of all time? 15:00 What is a book, podcast, or audible that has impacted your creativity? 17:50 Has your journey growing up always been focused on the music industry? 26:00 Working as a marketing manager in the new days of streaming. 30:20 Starting out as a label manager at Beatport. 34:30 Not always getting the job you want, working hard, and following your gut. 40:00 With how much you have had to adapt as the industry has changed, what do you see coming next? 43:00 Different challenges and opportunities unique to working in the industry today. 47:20 Building a relationship with your audience through social media and other platforms. 51:50 How the pandemic has pushed artists to think creatively and connect with their audience in different ways. 58:00 How the music industry has thrived through technology. 01:05:00 The importance of taking risks in the direction of where the industry is growing. 01:06:30 With Beatport, how are artists launching and establishing their careers? 01:10:00 How labels are changing and innovating their models. 01:11:30 Where do you see music creation and publishing heading? 01:16:00 Now more than ever you have the information accessible to you to succeed. 01:19:00 How can we get in touch with you on social media and Beatport? FEATURED GUEST: Meike Nolte Instagram: https://instagram.com/minimalmeike LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/meikenolte Website: https://beatport.com OUR HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman FOLLOW US: YouTube | https://bit.ly/OrloveUTC Facebook | https://bit.ly/2T9Q1ur Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Z5nN7N Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc