About this podcast
'SoundBreaker' with Bob Shami, where we uncover remarkable success stories in the music industry. Join host Bob Shami as he chats with industry leaders who defied norms and blazed their own unconventional paths to success. Get ready for raw and uplifting behind-the-scenes stories that unveil how these remarkable individuals made their breakthroughs in the music world.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 139 episodes
- Harmonizing Humans and Machines: The Next Era of Music Creation · 39 min · Episode 142Explore the future of AI and music with data scientist and musician Jonathan Barrios. In this episode, we discuss how generative AI is transforming music creation, the role of…
- How Too Lost Is Transforming Music Distribution for Independent Artists · 45 min · Episode 141In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Gregory Hirschhorn, Co-Founder and CEO of Too Lost, one of the fastest-growing music distribution and rights…
- Building the Future of Sound with David Ronan · 30 min · Episode 140In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami welcomes back David Ronan, CEO and Founder of RoEx, for a deep conversation on how technology is reshaping the future of music…
- From Vinyl to Viral: Jorge Brea’s Journey with Symphonic Distribution · 40 min · Episode 139In this episode of the SoundBreaker podcast, host Bob Shami sits down with Jorge Brea, founder and CEO of Symphonic Distribution, to explore the incredible transformation of the…
- Why Artists Lose Billions; And How Blockchain Changes Everything · 39 min · Episode 138In this episode of SoundBreaker, we meet JC Barat, co-founder of Allfeat, a blockchain infrastructure designed specifically for the music industry. Drawing from a background in…
- Why Super Fans Matter More Than Millions of Followers · 47 min · Episode 137In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Eric Petersen, founder and CEO of FanzPass, to explore the future of the creator economy and how super fans are…
- From Telecom to Music Tech: Bob Barbiere on the Future of Music Data · 49 min · Episode 136In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Bob Barbiere, Executive Vice President and General Manager at OpenPlay, to explore the complex infrastructure…
- AI, Artists, and Adaptation: Inside the Evolving Music Business · 42 min · Episode 135In this episode of Soundbreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Mark Meyer, founder and CEO of Random Sounds, the first music distribution company in Paraguay. Mark shares his…
- The Future of Music Jobs: Streaming, AI, and Adaptation · 38 min · Episode 134The music industry has undergone one of the most dramatic transformations of any creative field. In this episode, Dusan Simic breaks down how technology reshaped the…
- Sync, Streams & Strategy: How Artists Win in a Tech-Driven Music World · 38 min · Episode 133In this episode of Soundbreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Sophie Elizabeth Small, COO of Music Gateway, to explore how technology is reshaping the modern music industry…
- Beyond the Tip Jar: How Vocana is Democratizing Independent Music · 38 min · Episode 132🚀 New Episode Alert! In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Neil Sheehan, the President of Vocana and a veteran of the music industry with over 30 years…
- Scoring for Impact: Music in "The Alabama Solution" and "Power Force" · 49 min · Episode 131Welcome to Soundbreaker! In this compelling episode, host Bob Shami sits down with award-winning composers and producers Mark Batson and Chris Hanebutt. These two incredible…
- The Future of Artist Independence: Tech, Data, and Direct-to-Fan Strategy · 38 min · Episode 130In this episode of Soundbreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Jack McCarthy, co-founder of IndieX, one of the leading agencies helping artists unlock new and sustainable revenue…
- Data Science Meets Music: Inside the Future of Sound with Dr. Kobi Abayomi · 28 min · Episode 129In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Dr. Kobi Abayomi, Head of Data Science at Gumbel Demand Acceleration & Clinical Asst. Professor of Data Science at…
- The Future Is UGC: How Artists Can Win in the Digital Music Economy · 47 min · Episode 128In this episode of Soundbreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Joshua Kennedy, Team Lead at FUGA, to unpack the fast-evolving world of User Generated Content (UGC) in the music…
- Live, Streamed, and Immersive: The Future of Music Experiences · 40 min · Episode 127“We wanted fans to feel like they’re inside the music.” In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with guests Ornagh Lynch and Ben Dawson, the visionary minds…
- The Evolution of Artist Management: From Labels to Independence · 37 min · Episode 126In this episode of Soundbreaker, Bob Shami sits down with Neal O’Connor and Aaron Greene, co-founders of Slush Management, to explore the evolving landscape of the music…
- Beyond the Beat: Branding, Innovation & AI in Music · 36 min · Episode 125"If you can’t tell your own story, someone else will." In this episode of SoundBreaker, we sit down with Joe Gallo, founder of Catch Buzz, to explore the art and science of music…
- From Theory to Tech: How Music Science Fuels Innovation · 46 min · Episode 124In this thought-provoking episode of Soundbreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Anna Lenarcik, the visionary co-founder of Virtual Sound Media, a startup dedicated to…
- From MTV to Indie: Andrew Schiffman on Music’s Digital Evolution · 37 min · Episode 123In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Andrew Schiffman—music industry veteran and former MTV executive—who has helped shape the sound of generations…
