Essentials
Musikator Essentials breaks down ideas from our podcast conversations into practical reading for independent music professionals. Published every Friday.
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How to Run a Business Like a DJ
Anton Wirjono’s approach to event production as a business model — and the specific skills that transfer from the DJ booth to running a sustainable music company.
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Passing The Torch
On mentorship, succession, and staying relevant in an industry that moves fast and remembers slowly.
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Unlocking Music
How independent music professionals are navigating a rapidly changing industry — streaming, AI, and the structural shifts that are rewriting the rules.
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From Rebellion to Unity: How Heavy Metal Bridges Cultural Divides
Drawing on Jeremy Wallach’s research, this piece looks at why heavy metal travels across cultures better than almost any other genre — and what that tells us about music and identity.
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Building Local Music Scene
What it actually takes to build a durable local music scene — infrastructure, community, and the long-term thinking most markets skip.
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Showcase Festivals: A Launchpad for Emerging Talent
How showcase festivals work as entry points for independent artists into international markets — and what music professionals need to understand about how they’re programmed.
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Why I Started Another Music Project
Robin Malau on stepping away from a two-decade music career after moving to the US — and why he came back to it through Musikator.