In this episode of Music Industry 360, Randall Foster interviews Paulina Vo and Drew De Leon, co-founders of The Digilogue, a global music and tech ecosystem that focuses on community, music careers, artist discovery, and education with a diverse and inclusive community of over 77,000 members.

The Digilogue offers free membership and hosts events, job boards, artist showcases, and educational programs. They are also expanding their presence internationally. The biggest challenge facing the music industry is the downsizing of larger companies, which affects both the personnel and the artists. The Digilogue aims to address this challenge by supporting independent artists and professionals and providing education and resources to navigate the changing industry.

In this episode of Music Industry 360, Randall Foster interviews Vanessa Schiano, the Manager of Video Distribution and Encoding at Symphonic. They discuss the role of music videos in the digital age and the importance of utilizing platforms like Vevo for video distribution. Vanessa explains the different types of music videos, including lyric videos and visualizers, and provides tips for creating videos on a budget. She also shares her journey to Symphonic and highlights some notable music videos. The episode concludes with information on how to get started with video distribution through Symphonic.

In this episode of Music Industry 360, we sit down with Jay Gilbert, music industry consultant, co-founder and digital strategist at Label Logic with decades of experience as an executive at Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music Groups. Through his years in the industry, he has created and executed unique online marketing plans for Nirvana, The Police, KISS, Motley Crue, Bob Marley and so many more.

We discuss Jay's background in the music industry, the evolution of Label Logic, and the importance of storytelling in the music business. They also delve into the impact of AI and algorithms on the industry, Jay's predictions for the future of music, and his recipe for success in the release cycle. Jay shares his excitement for working with great artists and his love for Americana and jazz music.

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