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While interning at Atlantic Records in 2005, Joe Khajadourian linked up with Alex Schwartz, forming The Futuristics. Together they have achieved numerous records that hit radio and climbed the charts. Some of their credits include G-Eazy and Halsey’s “Him & I,” Selena Gomez’s “Fetish,” Machine Gun Kelly’s “Bad Things” featuring Camila Cabello, Flo Rida’s “I Cry,” and The Lonely Island’s, “3-Way,” ft. Justin Timberlake and Lady GaGa, which earned an Emmy nomination. In early 2015, The Futuristics co-produced Natalie La Rose’s hit debut single “Somebody” ft. Jeremih, which reached #1 at rhythmic radio and the top ten on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The Futuristics also have a song on the Furious 7 soundtrack, “Payback”, by Juicy J, Kevin Gates, Future, and Sage the Gemini.

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Jess Furman came off the road after years of touring nationally as a musician and established custom music house Sound Revolver in LA where she has produced, written and composed hundreds of songs for other artists, TV/Film series and Ads/Commercial.

Projects through SR have won a Telly Award, Clio Award, and gone RIAA Certified Gold and been featured on everything from HBO to Dreamworks, Nickelodeon and national ad campaigns for major brands. As VP of sync strategy Jess will be maximizing creative sync opportunities on behalf of Big Noise Music Group.

Find Jess Here: https://www.jessfurman.com/
Find Big Noise here: https://bignoise.com/
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Rafferty is a singer, songwriter, and performer who recently appeared on NBC's Songland. He is also a sync genius. On this episode Roman and Rafferty discuss the importance of taking charge of your own career, knowing what you are worth in negotiations with large corporations, and using chaos magic to get a leg up on the competition.

Find Rafferty Here: http://mrrafferty.com/
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On this episode Roman sits down with Dan Mody (Head of A&R) and Mark Hill (Urban Team Manager/A&R) of Create Music Group.

According to Forbes: "[...]Create Music Group has changed the online music streaming game. What started as a YouTube monetization company, collecting revenue on behalf of artists and labels, now monetizes more than nine billion streams per month."

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Bringing you the new series from the Industry Talks Podcast: Office Hours. These are conversational deep dives into a particular topic by the Industry Talks team.

On this episode of Office Hours Roman and Kyle Emerson-Brown (the founder of Industry Talks) explore the topic of management including manager/artist relationships, when it's time to find a manager, and when it's time to drop your manager.

Don't forget to fill out our survey for the chance to win a $150 gift card at Guitar Center! Find it here: http://bit.ly/IndustryTalksWorkshops

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Johnny What is a Los Angeles based songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced for artists such as Walk The Moon, Fitz and The Tantrums, Juice WRLD, Playboi Carti, Cary Brothers, Chris Klafford, Diamante, The Glitch Mob, Elohim, Crywolf, Nikki Reed, Peyton List, and Raffaella. He is a member of future-pop group, BRÅVES.

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Don't forget to fill out our survey for the chance to win a $150 gift card at Guitar Center! Find it here: http://bit.ly/IndustryTalksWorkshops

Find Johnny here: http://www.johnnywhat.com/
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On this episode Roman sits down with the tour manager and all around music industry veteran Aubrey Wright. Over the years Aubrey has worked with artists like Martin Garrix, Three Doors Down, Swedish House Mafia, and Kanye West. He has seen more of the world in the last 14 years than most people see in their entire lifetime and has gained wisdom beyond his years. Roman and Aubrey discuss his early years as a drum tech, how to survive a life of constant touring, and the crazy stuff you can have Postmates deliver in a time of need.

Don't forget to fill out our survey for the chance to win a $150 gift card at Guitar Center! Find it here: http://bit.ly/IndustryTalksWorkshops 

Find Aubrey here: https://www.instagram.com/awrightworld/
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On this episode Roman sits down with Kristen Agee, CEO of 411 Music Group. 411 Music Group provides synchronization licensing, custom score, publishing, administration, artist development, and digital distribution for music rights holders. Kristen is a great example of a creative-turned-executive. She is passionate about her team and her work - and she still finds plenty of time for creative endeavors despite running a company with offices all over the world.

Don't forget to fill out our survey for the chance to win a $50 gift card at Guitar Center! Find it here: http://bit.ly/IndustryTalksWorkshops

Check out 411 Music Group here: www.411musicgroup.com 
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Check out Roman Perry here: www.romanperry.rocks/ 

If you have ever wanted to get into the sync world this episode is a great place to start.

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Check out Holy Wars here: https://www.holywarsmusic.com/
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