October 19, 2022
Indie Touring and How To Build Your Team with The Suffers
The New Music Business with Ari HerstandAbout this episode
Joining us this week on the New Music Business is The Suffers’ lead singer, Kam Franklin. The Houston-based soul band have performed nationally on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Kimmel Live in addition to speaking with Ailsa Chang and Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered, Brené Brown’s “Dare To Lead” Podcast, Samantha Brown’s “Places To Love”, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and National Geographic’s “Texas: Spirit and Soul” short film. Both Forbes and Vice have also featured Kam for her activism and business ventures that seek to create a more equitable and inclusive environment in the arts for black, queer, and femme artists working in all mediums and from all backgrounds. 05:44 Welcome 07:22 Breaking down The Suffers' recent tour and state of the live music industry 20:43 How The Suffers maintain relationship with their fans 24:44 Addressing master and publishing deals in the "Yada Yada" music video 30:54 How a 10-piece band splits their royalties 38:08 Streaming algorithm and release strategies 44:01 Sync opportunity with Brene Brown's podcast, Dare To Lead 45:51 Philosophy about bringing on team members and guiding forces throughout career 56:40 Final question Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Kam Franklin: Website: https://www.thesuffers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bamitskam Twitter: https://twitter.com/kamfranklin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thesufferstx Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.