Beats + Bytes: Still Grindin’
It’s been a lot of fun to see the Clipse comeback owning the music media. When I was 23, I signed Clipse to the boutique talent agency I was working…
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Beats + Bytes: An Undervalued Asset
There are a lot of reasons to be bullish about music. Although music is a relatively small industry compared to other sectors of entertainment – video games, movies, and TV,…
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Beats + Bytes: Summer Music Vibes
I’ve been making my friends’ 4th of July playlists since they were called mixtapes. I love this holiday because my favorite weekends involve celebration, recharging, and reflection. July 4th checks…
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Beats + Bytes: 2025 Half Time Report
We’re halfway through 2025, and nearly halfway through The Roaring Twenty-Twenties. For kicks, I caught the Hugh Jackman show at Radio City this weekend. He did a rendition of Frank…
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Beats + Bytes: 2025 Half-Time Report
All of a sudden, this year is flying. It was just last month I was writing my Q1 overview. We’re zooming now and a clear picture for the year has…
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Beats + Bytes: Why Tribeca Festival Matters
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff. It was intended to help revitalize lower Manhattan after the September 11th attacks.…
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Beats + Bytes: Oh Wow PTTOW!
I’m just landing in New York after a stellar start to the PTTOW! Summit. PTTOW! is a community of bright marketing minds and business leaders coming together “to build the…
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Beats + Bytes: Why You Need The Hype
Flavor Flav famously screamed out, “Don’t believe the hype!” Despite being recently and repeatedly referred to as the Jewish, marketing version of Flava Flav by some of your favorite stars…
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Beats + Bytes: Brands In Frame
Culture, Media & Opportunity in NYC The media upfronts are this week in New York, colliding with NYC’s Art Week. Tack on the Met Gala and the Knicks game 1…
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Beats + Bytes: April’s Cultural Pulse Check
April had some key themes and tentpole events that had our cultural calendar packed. These included Coachella (the official start of music festival season), Holy Week, Earth Day, 4/20, Baseball’s…
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