We solve problems and analyze solutions from our perspective. For example, if an album campaign goes great, the success is because of the records… If you ask the A&R guy. If you ask the artist, it’s because of the art… It’s because of the marketing if you ask the marketer and so on. The...

I’m getting married in four months… It’s finally starting to set in. At five months, the wedding still felt far away, but four months is right around the corner. The fact I get to spend the rest of my life with Rachel is the best decision I ever made. She is everything I could...

We live in a bubble in LA. But just how big is our bubble? Well, LA county is bigger than all of the blue states below. So when it comes to launching a product or monitoring a trend, there is a reason LA is a tremendous focal point for start-up’s and artists. While everything...

Earlier this week, Fred Wilson from USV wrote that the start of his annual CEO Summit kicked off with every entrepreneur acknowledging something they’re currently struggling with. That is one of my favorite questions: What are you struggling with? Vulnerability is strength. It brings people closer together. If you want to connect with somebody this...

The two most important words for a show of any capacity are SOLD OUT. Last night, NoMBe performed at the Troubadour – The show sold out three months ago. It was an incredible performance, which beautifully channeled the nostalgia of the venue and its role as a stepping stone for artists on the rise....

Artists are more entrepreneurial than ever… As they cultivate communities to build their movements, their music, live, and merch businesses grow as well. As much as I believe you need to own your future by controlling the data, I also recognize how many fans will only play in the playground that is social media…...

This one is quite simple! It came through for me today as it has once or twice a month for the past five years. You take a photo on your phone and the GeniusScan app turns it into what looks identical to a scan – It’s a scanner in your pocket used by over 20MM...

Patrick Jean is one of my favorite directors. He created this Pixels short film where 8bit creatures invade New York City. It has won dozens of awards for its creative brilliance. After seeing the video, I had to work with Patrick. We’ve made multiple music videos together including this one for Emmit Fenn and...

This past Friday our office got taken over by our very own, Kelsy Karter, for her Easy Tiger release party. Kelsy is just getting started… But she’s got “it”. You know… The sauce! Here’s the video she directed and produced for the song: P.S. My mom loves it too! So that’s bonus points on...

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting the office of Riot Games, the brilliant video game company behind League of Legends. For reference, 27MM users play League daily and 67MM play each month. For reference, this is more users than listen to Drake (#1 most monthly listeners in the world) on Spotify....