{"podcast":{"title":"The New Music Business with Ari Herstand","slug":"the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039","podcast_index_feed_id":744039,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6b22dabf-b9be-45c2-bddb-1483c14ab221","website_url":"https://www.aristake.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/614da10f772a06733661598c/1659202057312-f105d523ac15bf7f40e73f2d40a9c4d1.jpeg","author":"Ari's Take","episode_count":234,"summary":"**WEBBY AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC PODCAST** “#1 music industry podcast to help keep you in the loop” -Spotify “The 10 Best Music Business Podcasts of 2022\" – Variety Ari Herstand is the best-selling author of How To Make It in the New Music Business. Forbes calls him “The poster child of DIY music.” In this show, he deconstructs the brightest minds in the music industry, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and strategies that listeners can use to run successful careers of their own. Ari offers straight talk with no fluff and doesn’t let his guests off easy. If there is a way, Ari will find it. To learn more follow @aristake_ and @ariherstand Visit aristake.com to join the newsletter. -- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039"},"episode":{"title":"How This UK Indie Label Sold 25K Records For 1 Band First Week","slug":"how-this-uk-indie-label-sold-25k-records-for-1-band-first-week","published_at":"2026-03-18T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039/how-this-uk-indie-label-sold-25k-records-for-1-band-first-week","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039","url":"https://aristake.com/lab-records","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thenewmusicbusiness/e/69ba1b0a073190d04ab6e65b/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari sits down with Mark Orr, the founder of Lab Records, to explore how independent labels are evolving in today’s music industry.  From deal structures and artist ownership to marketing strategies and physical releases, Mark shares a transparent look into how his label has operated and adapted over nearly two decades. They dive into how indie deals have shifted to become more artist-friendly, how Lab approaches partnerships like distribution with ADA, and why physical products like vinyl and limited editions are more important now than ever. Mark also breaks down how to build a lean team, when to outsource, and how to create meaningful fan engagement in a crowded digital landscape. Whether you’re on the artist or label side of the business, you won’t want to miss this episode. https://www.instagram.com/labrecords https://labrecs.com/   Chapters 00:00 - Lab Records Origin 05:00 - Building a Lean Team 09:25 - Streaming & Fan Engagement 13:23 - Pitching Artists vs Majors 16:07 - Modern Deal Structures 21:19 - Artist Power Shift 26:19 - Marketing in 2020s 31:42 - Physical Sales Comeback 36:21 - Touring Builds Fanbase 45:50 - Tools, Teams, Future Edited and mixed by Ari Davids-Ergas Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Order the THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari sits down with Mark Orr, the founder of Lab Records, to explore how independent labels are evolving in to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3746,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039/episodes/how-this-uk-indie-label-sold-25k-records-for-1-band-first-week/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-music-business-with-ari-herstand-744039/how-this-uk-indie-label-sold-25k-records-for-1-band-first-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}