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Hosted by Webby Honoree audio producer and music journalist Lennon Cihak, When Life Hands You Lennons spotlights music industry executives, musicians, and tastemakers. Throughout each episode, Lennon takes a deep dive into the guest's speciality, asking the questions that don't yet have answers. Previous guests include Cascada, Varien, Jason Grishkoff (SubmitHub), Seth Hills, DJ Swivel (Beyoncé, The Chainsmokers), Jody Friedman, ItaloBrothers, 3OH!3, and more.

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Hosted by Webby Honoree audio producer and music journalist Lennon Cihak, When Life Hands You Lennons spotlights music industry executives, musicians, and tastemakers. Throughout each episode, Lennon takes a deep dive into the guest's speciality, asking the questions that don't yet have answers. Previous guests include Cascada, Varien, Jason Grishkoff (SubmitHub), Seth Hills, DJ Swivel (Beyoncé, The Chainsmokers), Jody Friedman, ItaloBrothers, 3OH!3, and more.

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    How Artists Use Music to Communicate With Fans and Society

    How Artists Use Music to Communicate With Fans and Society

    Jacob McCloskey is a former dance music journalist and current CEO of Emvoice, a voice synthesis platform that allows users to input notes and lyrics to generate an AI vocal.

    Jacob and I discuss the role of an artist now instead of 20 years ago, how Darude's "Sandstorm" stands the test of time, Grimes, neuroaesthetics, and more!

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    Website: https://www.lennoncihak.com
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LennonJeffrey
    Guest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

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    Website: https://emvoiceapp.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emvoiceapp/
    X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/emvoiceapp
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emvoiceapp
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emvoiceapp
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emvoice/

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Your Biggest Obstacle is Yourself: Don't Let You Get in The Way of Creating With CVBZ

    Your Biggest Obstacle is Yourself: Don't Let You Get in The Way of Creating With CVBZ

    CVBZ is an independent artist and songwriter residing in Los Angeles, California. He's written a number of hit songs and recently sold sound recordings to a company called Duetti. He's very intelligent and open-minded, so there's a lot of wisdom sprinkled throughout.

    In this episode, CVBZ and I talk about how he's been able to do music full-time, bad record deals, Duetti and artist funding, money is a "dirty" word, and how you're your biggest saboteur.

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LennonJeffrey
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvbzmvzic/
    X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cvbzmvzic
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cvbzmvzic
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pt7PX4Hftlg8mV1ySU84Q?si=bu8-w3RoTt2os4mSFVS1_A

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    • 26 min
    From 0 to 750k Streams PER DAY: How Free Syncs on TikTok Launched RAYE and Brent Faiyaz

    From 0 to 750k Streams PER DAY: How Free Syncs on TikTok Launched RAYE and Brent Faiyaz

    J. Erving III is the CEO and co-founder of Human Re Sources, a music distribution and artist services company. J's company was acquired by Sony Music's The Orchard in 2020 for a multi-million deal. Human Re Sources and the team have helped artists like RAYE, Brent Faiyaz, Pink Sweat$, Baby Rose, Bren Joy, Damian Lillard, and more.

    Now that Sony Music owns Human Re Sources, J's role has shifted. He serves as the EVP of Creative Development at Sony Music and reports to the CEO, Rob Stringer.

    In this episode, J and Lennon discuss the success behind RAYE's "Escapism," how culture fuels Human Re Sources, and how labels have helped artists.

    Connect with Lennon:

    Website: https://www.lennoncihak.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihak
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LennonJeffrey
    Guest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

    Connect with J. Erving III:

    Website: https://www.human-re-sources.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/human.re.sources/

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    • 58 min
    All in the Pitch: How This Artist Got $15,000 Syncs On Netflix, AMC and Fender

    All in the Pitch: How This Artist Got $15,000 Syncs On Netflix, AMC and Fender

    Noah Tauscher is an independent musician based in Los Angeles, CA and originally from Hood River, OR. He makes his living on licensing his music for sync. This is Noah's first podcast, so be sure to give him a warm welcome! In his career, Noah has landed sync placements with Lenovo, AMC, Fender, and Netflix, among others.

    In this episode, Noah and I discuss the different moving parts in sync licensing, such as sync labels, music libraries, and sync agents. He shares the tips he's used to successfully pitch and how to navigate the process once the song has been licensed.

    Substack: https://lennoncihak.substack.com/
    Discord: https://discord.gg/CRTcYRDGqf
    27 Creative Ways to Market Your Music and Get Heard (PDF Guide): https://lennoncihak.gumroad.com/l/get-your-music-heard

    Connect with Lennon:

    Website: https://www.lennoncihak.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihak
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LennonJeffrey
    Guest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

    Connect with Noah:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahtauscher_/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noahtauscher_
    Website: https://noahtauscher.com/

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    • 50 min
    Stock Market For Music: This Company Enables Artists to Sell Shares in Their Business

    Stock Market For Music: This Company Enables Artists to Sell Shares in Their Business

    Justin Longo is the CEO and founder of MariNation Music, an investment platform that allows artists to sell shares of their business to fans. Artists are then able to use that money to purchase studio gear, increase marketing budgets, touring, etc. As your career continues to grow in social media numbers, streaming revenue, sync, touring, and more, your shares will carry more value.

    Justin and I talk about what an artist needs to know before allowing fans to invest in their business, as well as how MariNation Music is different than 3LAU's Royal platform, among others.

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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LennonJeffrey
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    Follow Justin & MariNation Music:
    Website: https://www.marinationmusic.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mari__nation/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marinationmusic
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarinationMusic

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    • 39 min
    Is TikTok LinkedIn For Artists? How Consumer Evolution Forced Musicians to Adapt

    Is TikTok LinkedIn For Artists? How Consumer Evolution Forced Musicians to Adapt

    Cassie Petrey is the co-founder and CEO of CrowdSurf, a music management firm that has worked with Britney Spears, Camila Cabello, Backstreet Boys, and many more. Cassie is an avid speaker and has spoken at SXSW and Forbes' 30/50 summit in Abu Dhabi. She has also seen the Backstreet Boys more than 200 times in concert!

    In this episode, Cassie explains how marketing has changed now since before the pandemic, how an artist can stand out amongst the saturation, and how TikTok has become the new LinkedIn for musicians and content creators.

    Substack: https://lennoncihak.substack.com/
    Discord: https://discord.gg/CRTcYRDGqf
    27 Creative Ways to Market Your Music and Get Heard (PDF Guide): https://lennoncihak.gumroad.com/l/get-your-music-heard

    Connect with Lennon:

    Website: https://www.lennoncihak.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoncihak/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lennoncihak
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LennonCihak
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoncihak/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eX_uxAUIwBC0gyKwCbqtw
    Guest Request: https://goo.gl/forms/8zs61IYiIXMLjFpX2

    Connect with Cassie Petrey and CrowdSurf:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crowd-surf/
    Website: https://crowdsurf.net/careers.html
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassiepetrey/

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    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
58 Ratings

58 Ratings

RoverrClubbMan411 ,

It’s magic

Lennon obviously knows and loves what he’s doing and he brings you along to fall in love with it as well. This podcast is very informative and full of gems from all over the music industry

DByerley ,

Informative & Fun

You can tell Lennon has fun engaging with his guests and sharing his passion for the industry. I always look forward to who he’ll have on next.

God's princess 60 ,

Phenomenal!!

Great interviews with fresh vision!!

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