The Money Trench - The Music Industry Podcast with Mark Sutherland

TMT:105 Alex Bruford On Fixing Live’s Economics

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Alex Bruford, Agent and Co-Founder of ROAM. After starting his career as a drummer and tour-managing around the

TMT:104 Obi Asika on Bringing African Talent to the World

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week Mark is joined by Obi Asika, founder of The Malachite Group and the newly launched TMG Talent Agency. Reflecting on a career spent

TMT:103 Kat Kennedy & Tim Parry On 40 Years Of Big Life

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Kat Kennedy and Tim Parry of Big Life. Over 40 years as a management and publishing powerhouse, Big Life has wo

TMT:102 Sarah Slater On Running Ticketmaster UK & The Battle Against Touts

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Sarah Slater, Managing Director at Ticketmaster UK. Leading the UK division of the world's biggest ticketing di

TMT:101 Chris Wright On Co-Founding Chrysalis & Building The BRIT Awards

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Chris Wright, Co-Founder of the iconic Chrysalis empire. Chris has helped break generation defining talent acro

TMT:100 Chris Dempsey On Take That’s Record-Breaking Touring Triumphs

For the 100th time, welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Chris Dempsey, founder of Corduroy Artists and manager of Take That. Having climbed the ran

TMT:99 Jeremy Marsh & Marc Marot On The New Landscape For Labels

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Jeremy Marsh and Marc Marot, COO and CCO of Breaking Wave Group. Jeremy and Marc are part of an ambitious new v

TMT:98 Peter Rudge On The Rolling Stones & 50 Years In Live Music

Welcome to The Money Trench!  This week, Mark is joined by Peter Rudge, former label exec, tour manager and artist manager. Having worked with rock royalty such as The W

TMT:97 Tim Vigon On Managing The Streets & The Importance Of Band Chemistry

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by top artist manager Tim Vigon of TV Management/ThreeSixZero. After working as a top PR for many famous bands inc

TMT:96 Pat Carr on Why Marketing Remains Essential To the Music Biz

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Pat Carr, legendary marketing and management executive, and founder of the Remote Control Agency. Through her 4

TMT:95 Lucy Noble On The British Airways Arc & The Opportunity For Mid-Sized Venues

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Lucy Noble, SVP of UK Venues for AEG Presents. Having studied at RCM and spent 20 years working at the Royal Al

TMT:94 John Giddings On 50 Years Working On Live Music’s Frontline

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by John Giddings of Solo Music Agency and the Isle of Wight Festival. Best known for transforming the Isle of Wigh

TMT:93 Emma Banks On Life As A Super-Agent

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Co-Head of Global Touring at CAA, Emma Banks. As a true legend of the live industry, Emma works with huge artis

TMT:92 Michael Adex On Managing Aitch & Building The NQ Empire

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, recorded live at the inaugural Tixel x TMT Music Industry Retreat at beautiful Cowdray House in West Sussex, in front of an audien

TMT:91 Guy Moot on The Art Of Publishing A&R & The Importance Of Songs & Songwriters

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music.  Having enjoyed triumphant stints at EMI and Sony, Guy is

TMT:90 Dan Chalmers on How The Music Biz Learned To Love YouTube

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Dan Chalmers, Managing Director at YouTube Music EMEA. Having worked in the major label system for 20 years wit

TMT:89 Martin Talbot On Why The Charts Still Matter

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by former CEO of the Official Charts Company, Martin Talbot. After nearly 2 decades at the helm of the OCC, Martin

TMT:88 YolanDa Brown LIVE On Why UK Music Is Back In The Big Time

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by chair of the BPI, YolanDa Brown, live at the BPI’s In Tune With Tomorrow summit as part of the Sound City+ confe

TMT:87 Miles Leonard on Helping Coldplay To The Top & Getting Into The Arena Business

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by one of the most successful music executives in the game, Miles Leonard. Having held senior roles across a numbe

TMT:86 Alastair Webber On Fair Deals For Songwriters

Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Alastair Webber, Co-Founder and CEO of The Other Songs. Having started at Island Records, Alastair and his brot