Lightning 100

Songwriter and artist Bobby Watson’s path to Nashville has taken him through California, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Tennessee as well as the Republic of Panama, Australia, and even Parliament in the United Kingdom. He’s...

MBR welcomes musician, arranger, producer and songwriter Bill Cuomo. He's worked with artists such as Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Nicks, White Snake and REO Speedwagon. We'll talk about arranging, selling merchandise and his new podcast...

Richard Marx has sold over 30 million records since his first single "Don't Mean Nothing" went #1 in 1987. He has been nominated for several Grammys and received the coveted Song Of the Year...

This week MBR focuses on record promotion and behind the scenes activity of how records are promoted to radio in hopes of the ever elusive "spin." Meg MacDonald from M:M Music is our guest...

Our guest this week is Grammy-winning bluegrass legend Sam Bush. We'll talk about the history of bluegrass music, recording a live album with Emmy Lou Harris at the condemned Ryman Auditorium, his new music...

Music Business Radio host, David Hooper, is joined by Mark T. Jordan and Will McFarlane of Big Shoes. Mark has played with Bonnie Raitt, Sammy Hagar, and Van Morrison among others. Will has also...

Brent Maher is a six-time Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter whose credits span across four decades and several musical genres. He has worked with dozens of top acts including Ike and Tina Turner, Elvis...

Kevin Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in...

Phin Daly runs Marathon Music Management. He is also known as the manager 3 Doors Down. Steve Robertson is SVP of A&R at Atlantic Records and has worked with acts like Collective Soul, Seven Mary Three, and Matchbox...

Mark Steiner is the co-founder of GigSalad, a marketplace for booking bands, musicians, entertainers, speakers and services for parties, productions, and events of all types and sizes. We talk about the live event business and what acts...