SAS METCALFE SHOW NOTES
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PEOPLE, BANDS, ARTISTS, COMPANIES & MEDIA LINKS MENTIONED FROM THE EPISODE
Kobalt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobalt_Music_Group
Jake Bugg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Bugg
Iaian Archer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Archer
Andrew Watt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Watt_(record_producer)
Stevie Nicks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks
Bob Dylan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan
Paul Simon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Simon
The Beatles: Get Back - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back
The Beatles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
Sam Fender - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Fender
Moses Sumney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Sumney
Father John Misty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_John_Misty
QUESTIONS ASKED DURING INTERVIEW
[RITCH] When in your life did you know that the music business was going to be your professional career path?
[ERIC] You’re president of Global Creative for Kobalt Music, and I was wondering if you can speak about what you look for both creatively and non-creatively when looking to sign a songwriter or artist to a publishing deal at Kobalt?
[RITCH] Where are you finding your talent today? Is it through the usual industry trusted sources?
Is it through the marketplace? Is it through the forums? Where are you discovering talent for Kobalt?
[ERIC] Does Kobalt sign acts to the company prior to them signing a record deal if you believe in them enough?
[RITCH] What makes Kobalt the unique choice for songwriters vs. your competitors in the music publishing space?
[ERIC] Do you find that a lot of your artist signings are using label/artist services vs. being signed to a traditional label today?
[RITCH] Sas, let’s just say you’ve signed a brand new songwriter into Kobalt, take us through their journey in terms of what happens next for them in the Kobalt ecosystem? Is it setting co-writing sessions with other writers/artists? Is it introductions to other producers/other territories, etc.?
[ERIC] Sas, what do you find are the most common requests or areas that you find songwriters/artists asking you to plug them into? Is it film/tv? Is it more cuts? Does it vary, what is it?
[RITCH] Are publishers doing more development of artists in the creative space than they were before?
[ERIC] Sas, given the tremendous value of many classic songwriter catalogs being sold in the last couple of years, can you speak to the value of a songwriter/artist holding on to their own publishing, being that Kobalt is one of the leading publishing administration companies of copyrights?
[RITCH] How does an artist or songwriter get on your radar at Kobalt?
[ERIC] Sas, you’ve been in this business for a long time, where do you see the future of music publishing heading, not only for Kobalt, but for the industry as a whole?
[RITCH] In your career, are there any books or any movies/films that you have seen over the years that have been particularly inspirational to you for people who are in the business?
[ERIC] Sas, What advice can you offer our listeners who are wanting to pursue a career as a music publishing executive such as yourself?
[RITCH] Sas, What advice can you offer our listeners who are wanting to pursue a career as a songwriter?
[ERIC] Sas, where can people best connect with you at Kobalt?
SAS METCALFE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW
“I tell artists, keep pushing, keep flooding emails. Because at some point, maybe there might be an A&R executive tired, s/he might come home late at night, and you never what they click on”
“Be a bit entrepreneurial nowadays, start off independent, and start off trying to touch all the aspects of the artists in management.”