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Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.com Learn more about Ryan Vaughn: Backline Creative - https://www.backlinecreative.com/ Head Bitch Music - https://www.headbitchmusic.com/ Ryan works as a manager for independent artists at his company Backline Creative, and he is the Chief Financial Officer of Head Bitch Music. 00:00 - Welcome 07:14 - What does your day-to-day look like? 16:49 - “Fake” artists are actually real 20:45 - Breaking down “The Chillest” and his release strategy 28:00 - How to get your label verified through streaming platforms 30:00 - Spotify playlists and reporting 37:20 - Algorithmic strategies for independent artists, linear vs. exponential growth 52:00 - Hacking TikTok with the waterfall method, TikTok licensing, revenue share 1:00:00 - Discovery mode in Spotify Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take X: https://twitter.com/ArisTake Threads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand X: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Ryan Vaughn: Website: https://www.backlinecreative.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backlinemgmt/ X: https://twitter.com/backlinemgmt Threads: https://www.threads.net/@headbtchmusic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandrummerboy/ Edited and mixed by Mikey Evans Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.