Earlier this week, our artist Thutmose’s debut project “Man on Fire” was released. It’s been incredible to grow with Thut this last year and a half… His experience growing up in Nigeria is so different than mine growing up in America, but the hate crime disasters which unfortunately took place this weekend are proof every...

Over the years, I’ve had more lasting success designing my identity and creating systems to become it, then I have in making goals to get to the same destination. For example, this year, I wanted to be a person who was genuinely fit, so I went from working out twice a week to practically...

As many of you know, Jason Flom, the founder of Lava Records (home to Lorde and Greta Van Fleet) is one of the leading voices in our country on fighting the injustices of our criminal justice system. He is a founder of the Innocence Project and hosts a podcast named Wrongful Conviction. Today, Jason...

When dealing with people, always remember the industry (and the world for that matter) is a merry-go-round. You will come back across the person you are dealing with today, even if you think you won’t. Each conversation, deal, campaign, etc. is an opportunity to create memorable experiences and moments for and with the people...

With new arenas and sports teams coming to Las Vegas, there is more corporate money being invested in the city and its entertainment. Some of these entertainment companies’ plans are bigger than Vegas with focuses on international expansion, especially in Asia – Japan will open “integrated resorts” for the first time in five yeas...

Over the last five years, our company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on renting our office. As we look toward the future, I’ve needed to analyze if it’s going to be better for us to buy or rent a future space. Buying will most likely be beneficial over the long run, but...

We always hear we must be passionate in order to be successful… That we must follow our passion in order to be happy. The creator of Dilbert has a different take: It’s easy to be passionate about things that are working out, and that distorts our impression of the importance of passion. I’ve been...

I was shocked to see I have never written about IN-Q to you before. This man is a prophet. The greatest poet of our generation hands down. I’ve enjoyed putting together collaborations between him and our artists over the years… Incorporating his unique spoken word effortlessly into their co-creations. IN-Q’s art is power. It...

One of my favorite parts of what I do is watching others succeed and realize their dreams. A couple days ago, Billboard released their 40under40 list – Congratulations to all the honorees! There are a few people who made this year’s list where it’s truly been an honor witnessing their vision and hard work...

Here are specific facts on yesterday’s topic of music vs. sports brand deals by industry. US Marketers spend 10x more on sports than music – 16.3B vs. 1.5B to be exact! 59% of Americans consider themselves sports fans, whereas 91% of Americans according to Nielsen listen to music for over 24 hours each week! The...