MR Podcast #6 - Breaking Into the Music Industry (with former Atlantic Records A&R, Rob Schustack)

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I’m incredibly excited to share my interview with the man I call “the Forrest Gump of the music industry”…. my dear friend and partner at MAD Records - Mr. Rob Schustack (AKA The MAD Records Sync-Stack).

In Rob’s 20+ year music industry career, he’s worked as:

* A&R at Atlantic Records

* Creative Director ins publishing at Primary Wave (managing catalogues including Nirvana, Hall & Oates)

* Sync-licensing at the Orchard

* Music supervision and sync licensing at Ooze House of Music

* Education and program director at Mastering.com

* Head of Music Services at MAD Records ⚔️⚔️⚔️

And today, we discuss how to break into the music industry, sync licensing, the future impact of AI, and a whole lot more.

Rob is truly one of the kindest, most generous people I know, and I’m excited to share his story and wisdom in today’s episode.

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Ok, enough jabbering… enjoy!

Michael from MAD Records

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