We had a great conversation today on our State of the Music Business Podcast with Clif Doyal from Clif Doyal Agency & CDA Publicity. We talked about his 40+ years in the music business and how it all started. He has a fascinating story! If you ever wanted to hear his story, be sure to listen. We talked about the state of the music business currently and where it might go from here as we move into 2021 with hope! Click the play button listen to the podcast.

If you can’t make it live, the recording will be posted here later.

The Clif Doyal Agency & CDA Publicity are dedicated to the promotion of great artists from many genres, including Country, Americana, TX/Red Dirt, Rock, Rockabilly & Big Big Band. And amazing creative performance artists.

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We had a great conversation with Mike Kraski from New Vision Artist Management on our State of the Music Business Podcast. We talked about so many things that had to do with the music business as a whole. You don’t want to miss this one and if you are an artist, this is a MUST listen podcast as he gave artist so many great tips. This comes from many years in the profession that he has under his belt. Click Play to listen to the podcast.

“When an act asks you to manage them,” adds Mike Kraski, “they are handing you their hopes and dreams and asking you to make them come true. That is a tremendous responsibility, and if you don’t feel like it is, you shouldn’t be in management.” ~ Mike Kraski

Kraski began his career in sales and distribution at CBS Records and eventually made his way to Sony Music Nashville. In his 28 years he was given the opportunity to oversee sales, marketing, artist development, publicity, creative services and was eventually elevated to executive VP and general manager for the Nashville division. In his time at Sony, he worked with Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Patty Loveless, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Montgomery Gentry and Travis Tritt among many others.

In 2003, Kraski left Sony and launched an artist friendly label that was aptly named Equity Records. As President and CEO, he launched the career of Little Big Town. Their debut Equity release sold over 1.5 million units and was Billboard Magazine’s number one Independent Album of the Year.

Since 2007, Mike has worked in artist management, consulting and music publishing at Tenacity Management and at M-Pact Music Group and recently partnered with legendary artist manager John Dorris to launch New Vision Artist Management. Mike has served for 20 years as a member of the Academy of Country Music’s board of directors. He has also served on the Nashville board of the TJ Martell Foundation and is currently o

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We had a great conversation with Michael Blanton from Songwriting U on our State of the Music Business Podcast. We talked about so many things from the music business side of things. We told stories and just connected on a music level!

State of the Music Business is a podcast where we bring on executives & others from the business side of music to discuss music in general.

Michael Blanton, of Brentwood, Tennessee, has had a celebrated career in the national and Nashville music industry. But today finds him in all kinds of artistic and entertainment development, not limited to just artist management.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, Blanton got his start in music as an A&R representative at Word Records in Waco, Texas, moving to Nashville in 1978 to open the company’s office on Music Row. He and business partner Dan Harrell launched Blanton/Harrell Production and Management in 1980 with Amy Grant as their first client. In 1981 with friend Brown Bannister (’75), they created Reunion Records and Reunion Publishing and soon launched the careers of artists including Michael W. Smith and Rich Mullins and Wayne Kirkpatrick.

Blanton served as executive producer for some of Grant’s biggest hits, including the albums Unguarded (1985), Lead Me On (1988), and the multi-platinum Heart in Motion (1992), which sold more than ten million copies and received five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year. He also executive produced hits for Smith including his debut, Michael W. Smith Project (1983) featuring the song “Friends,” The Big Picture (1986), i 2 (EYE) (1988) and Change Your World (1992). Blanton and Harrell worked with authors including Frank Peretti, helping him release his multi- million selling This Present Darkness in 1986 and Piercing the Darkness in 1989.

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We had a great conversation on our State of the Music Business podcast with radio personality & artist Ayla Brown. You dont want to miss this. We talked about so many things about the music business. Hope you all enjoy this as much as I did.

We thought we had a hiccup as I didn’t know if the whole show recorded but thank God it did! here it is! Listen below

From parachuting with the Army Golden Knights jump team, lighting up the scoreboard for Boston College basketball, or acting as a main correspondent for national news programs, Ayla Brown is no stranger to the spotlight. Most recently, she has been named as the new Morning Show Co-host at Country 102.5 in Boston. “Jonathan Wier and Ayla Brown” can be heard weekdays from 5:30 to 9am on WKLB-FM. Musically, Ayla has released two full length albums, Heroes & Hometowns and Let Love In, both to critical acclaim and her new single, “Label,” is available on all digital platforms, and a duo project called Make it Mean Something with musician, Rob Bellamy. Some of her national performances include the Orange Bowl, the Boston Pops 4th of July spectacular, Fox & Friends, ESPN’s Monday Night Football, and The Huckabee Show. She was also a finalist on nationally renowned television program American Idol, and she continues to utilize her vast repertoire of talents while advancing her already successful and illustrious career.

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What a fantastic conversation we had with Mary Elliott from Splice Media Group on our State of the Music Business podcast. We talked about so much! I believe we just made a new friend! It was like just a couple of friends getting together and having a conversation about music. Be sure to check it out!

Splice Media Group (SMG) umbrellas Splice Magazine, publicity, artist management and booking.

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