Music Business Radio

Episode #68 - Gene Dries and Chris Palmer

Gene Dries worked in the radio promotion department of Warner Brothers Records for 20 years, promoting acts such as Madonna, Prince, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, and the Doobie Brothers.

Chris Palmer started in the mail room at Warner Brothers Records, working his way up to Senior Vice-President and General Manager.  He's worked with acts like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill.

Both now work managing Take 6.

We talked about how records get on the radio, the future of the music business, the advantages and disadvantages of both small and large music companies, and more.

And of course, we reviewed demos.

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Episode #60 - Norm Winer

Norm Winer is the Program Director for WXRT and VP of Rock Programming for CBS Radio Networks.

This show was taped live in Austin, TX, during Austin City Limits Festival.  We talked about local radio, the future of radio, payola, music festivals, and more.

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Episode #48 - Nancy Tunick

Nancy Tunick is Vice-President of Promotion at Warner Brothers Records Nashville where she designs strategies and heads the team that promotes to radio the music of acts that include Faith Hill, Big&Rich, Blake Shelton, The Wreckers and Lori McKenna.  Nancy is currently the only female to hold the Vice-President of Promotion title within Country Music, and is among only a handful of females to have reached that position in the history of Nashville’s music industry. 

Demos Reviewed: Jack Rooney, The Subliminator, Big Tubba Mista, Different Point of View, Tim Ratcliff & Ken Bailey, and Echoing August.

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