MPA Futures Group Podcast: Recent Episodes
Music Publishers Association (MPA)
The Futures Group of the trade association for music publishers in the UK, the MPA, has launched their debut podcast! Listeners can expect conversations with publishing role models and in-depth focuses on hot publishing topics, providing tools to equip junior members of the publishing community to navigate their careers. The MPA Futures Group was created so that the MPA could better connect and engage with members and publishing professionals who have been in the industry for 10 years or less. The group has committee members from publishers such as Manners McDade, Kassner Music, Sentric Music and more.
Episode 3 is a conversation between host Henry Marsden, CEO at Creatr and Managing Director at Bespoke Records and Dan Fowler, Director of Open Source Projects at HIFI Labs.
Dan Fowler has been involved with the development of Web3 and Music over the past 7 years. Previously mentoring startups from within the industry, and leading Strategy and Operations at JAAK, he has been engaged with, and helped shape, the growth of this emerging industry from conception. He has recently taken a role at HIFI labs as Director of Open Source Projects to lead the development of open source and public good work in the Web3 and Music space.
Episode 2 is a conversation between host Kayleigh Ramchand, Publishing Clients Manager at Musixmatch and Silvia Montello, Head of Operations at Audio Network.
Silvia is a seasoned music industry senior executive with 30 years of record label marketing, commerical and operational experience. She is co-founder of dance label #remarqabl with the mission to nurture new songwriter & producer talent from under-represented areas - womxn, LGBTQ+ and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Episode 1 is a conversation with Charlie Pinder (Head of Creative at Reservoir Reverb Publishing) and Singer/Songwriter Alfie Jackson which delves into the unique Writer-Publisher relationship, exploring how writers and publishers find one another and develop valuable partnerships.