Mixed and Mastered
autor: Jeffrey Sledge
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Louise West on Missy Elliott’s First Contract, Jay-Z’s Masters, and…
Louise West on Missy Elliott’s First Contract, Jay-Z’s Masters, and…
O tym podcaście
Mixed and Mastered is where the music industry tells the stories you never hear.
Hosted by Jeffrey Sledge, veteran music executive and former VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and Jive Records, the podcast goes behind the scenes of the people shaping today’s sound. Not the headlines—the real journeys, hard lessons, and pivotal moments that define careers.
From executives and producers to artists, songwriters, and managers, Mixed and Mastered centers the voices that actually build the culture. These are the stories rarely told, despite driving the industry forward.
There’s a gap in how music stories get told—and Mixed and Mastered exists to close it. One honest conversation at a time. Because the best stories come from the people who lived them.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow @UnglossyPod and join the unfiltered conversation.
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- Louise West on Missy Elliott’s First Contract, Jay-Z’s Masters, and Founding BESLA · 49 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 67Louise West read Missy Elliott’s first contract line by line. She taught Missy and Timbaland the business, shopped Roc-A-Fella’s label deal, and became the lawyer down the hall…
- Merlin Bobb on Signing En Vogue, Breaking Missy Elliott, and Building the Next Atlantic · 1 godz. 14 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 66Merlin Bobb went from bagging groceries in Murray Hill to running A&R at Atlantic, co-founding EastWest, and steering Elektra through Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and En Vogue…
- Steve Rifkind on Inventing the Street Team, Signing Big Pun Blind, and Breaking Akon · 1 godz. 2 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 65Steve Rifkind invented the modern street team, built Loud Records into the home of Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Big Pun, then broke Akon at SRC. He tells Jeffrey Sledge how his…
- Jonathan Shecter on The Source, Street Beat, and Underground Poker · 1 godz. 9 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 64Jonathan Shecter cofounded The Source out of a Harvard dorm room with a mailing list and about $200. He joins Jeffrey Sledge to talk growing up on Philly radio, borrowing Lady…
- Bryan-Michael Cox on Jermaine Dupri, Usher's Confessions, and Be Without You · 1 godz. 5 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 63Bryan-Michael Cox wrote the soundtrack to a generation. Jagged Edge, Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige. He joins Jeffrey Sledge to talk about cutting his first demos on Beyoncé…
- Tracey Waples on Def Jam, Discovering Wu-Tang, and Signing Method Man · 1 godz. 20 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 62Tracey Waples heard Wu-Tang on a tour bus and was in RZA's basement the same day. The Def Jam A&R who signed Method Man sits down with Jeffrey Sledge to talk Andre Harrell…
- Chris Atlas: The Executive Who Went From Tommy Boy Intern to Fat Beats President · 53 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 61Chris Atlas has worked every side of the record. Promotion, A&R, marketing, distribution. Tommy Boy, Cornerstone, Def Jam, Warner, and now Fat Beats. He sits down with his friend…
- Mike Ross on Wild Thing, Bust a Move, and Dilla · 1 godz. 21 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 60Mike Ross co-founded Delicious Vinyl with a business card from a sandwich shop and found his first artist by cold calling a stranger's cousin. That cousin was Tone Loc. Wild…
- Matty C on The Source, Discovering Biggie, and the Real Wu-Tang Story · 1 godz. 5 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 59Matty C put Biggie, DMX, Mobb Deep, and Common in The Source's Unsigned Hype column before the world caught on, then ran A&R at Loud Records. He joins Jeffrey Sledge to talk…
- Fuzzy West on Compton, Power 106, and the New Death Row · 60 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 58Jeffrey Sledge sits down with William "Fuzzy" West, the West Coast connector who went from Compton sound booths to Power 106 mornings to the front office at the new Death Row…
- Adrian Miller on the Rap Chart, Wu-Tang, and Anderson .Paak · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 57Music executive Adrian Miller takes us from St. Louis's Pruitt-Igoe to Tulsa radio, building the rap chart at Hits, Wu-Tang's first 12-inch at SRC, the Immortal run with Cypress…
- Jacob York on Lil' Kim's Real Beef, Gucci Mane's Betrayal, and Inventing the Influencer · 55 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 56Part 2 of 2. Jacob York returns to break down the real story behind Lil' Kim's verse on Biggie's "Another," discovering Gucci Mane at Strokers, the Deb Antney and Jimmy Henchman…
- Jacob York on the Streaming Coup, NYC Nightlife, and Making Lil' Kim's Hardcore · 57 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 55Part 1 of 2. Jacob York, Founder of Electric Republic, joins Jeffrey Sledge to break down his journey from Bushwick to becoming one of the music industry's most influential…
- Denise J. Brown on Buffalo, Big Deals, and Black Music · 47 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 54Dr. Denise J. Brown joins Jeffrey Sledge on Mixed and Mastered to share her journey from classically trained pianist in Buffalo to entertainment attorney and dealmaker. Denise…
- Scoop Jackson on Chicago Roots, Slam Magazine, and the Birth of XXL · 1 godz. 19 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 53Today's guest is Scoop Jackson — writer, cultural critic, and one of the most distinctive voices at the intersection of hip-hop, basketball, and Black identity. From the South…
- Mike B. on Bad Boy, The Jersey Era, and The Birth of Bogard · 1 godz. 20 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 52Today’s guest is Mike B — a stylist, designer, and cultural force who helped define the look of one of hip-hop’s most iconic eras. From Westchester to Bad Boy Entertainment, Mike…
- Byron Kirkland on Building Artists, Breaking Culture, and Betting on Yourself · 1 godz. 13 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 51Today on Mixed and Mastered, we sit down with Byron Kirkland — entrepreneur, marketer, and founder of Stealth Worldwide Group, a force behind some of the biggest names in music…
- Julia Beverly on Before the South Won, Ozone, and Pimp C · 1 godz. 4 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 50Before the South ran hip-hop, Julia Beverly was documenting it. In this episode of Mixed and Mastered, Julia Beverly, founder of Ozone Magazine, shares how she helped amplify a…
- Wendy Day on Ownership, Leverage & Building Empires · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 49This week on Mixed and Mastered, Jeffrey Sledge sits down with Wendy Day — a legendary music industry advocate, dealmaker, and founder of the Rap Coalition who helped shape the…
- Rodney Shealey on Tour Life, Def Jam Era, and Record Breaking · 1 godz. 17 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 48This week on Mixed and Mastered, Jeffrey Sledge sits down with veteran music executive Rodney Shealey — a Brooklyn-born industry leader whose career spans the rise of modern…
