Penalty Office - Music Business 101

Penalty Office - Music Business 101

Neil Levine & Warren Schatz

Episodes 45
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Sporadic
Since May 2020
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

Penalty Office - Music Business 101 presented by industry veterans Neil Levine and Warren Schatz. The Podcast interviews music industry executives and artists that details the way they have navigated and persevered in an industry that is incredibly hard and tell their journey and lessons learned. The Podcasts outlines the inspirational stories of both industry heavyweights as well as newbies.

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Recent Episodes

S2E45 Bill Hein - The Independent's Independent

Sep 18, 2025 57m

Bill Hein began in the independent record scene and went on to found Enigma Records and later Restless Records, signing and developing artists such as Mötley Crüe, Poison, The Smithereens, Stryper,…

S2E44 Mitchell Stuart -Master Storyteller

Aug 07, 2025 59m

Mitchell is an Emmy, 2x Clio Award, and Film Festival -winning director, storyteller, composer, and consulting Chief Creative Officer. With more than 100 domestic and international industry honors…

S2E43 Bo Crane - Our Man in Miami

Jul 10, 2025 1h 4m

Bo Crane is a trailblazer in Miami’s music scene, best known as the founder of Pandisc Records—one of the most influential independent labels to emerge from South Florida. With a career rooted in the…

S2E42 Al Gorgoni - Master guitarist, producer, arranger, songwriter, artist

Jun 05, 2025 58m

Starting with humble working class background, Al Gorgoni has been a major force in the music business in the middle 60’s. He has worked with Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Evie Sands,…

S2E41 Kurt Woodley-Great Ears, big heart and modest. Working behind the scenes

May 08, 2025 1h 4m

Kurt Woodley is a one of a kind music man. While at Uptown records he was responsible for artists finding and developing artists like Mary J Blige, Tim Dogg, Heavy D and later at Sony music he found…

Scott Rubin - Publishing - What it is and Why You Should Care

Apr 10, 2025 1h 2m

Scott Rubin has over 25 years experience in the music industry with a focus on music publishing and rights management. He has worked closely with artists such as Chuck D, Ice-T, Nate Dogg, Lisa Loeb,…

Monica Lynch-President and Chief Orchestrator

Mar 20, 2025 1h 37m

Monica Lynch is one of the most respected and knowledgeable record executives in the music business.She talks about her arrival in New York from Chicago as a teenager, becoming Tom Silverman's first…

S3E38 Shane Foster - The Army taught me about the music business

Jan 02, 2025 34m

Growing up in rural Northeast North Carolina, Shane joined the 82nd Airborne Army unit and came out with the amazing gift of discipline and appreciation of hard work. With his love of music he went…

S3E36 Angel Zamora - a Life in Latin Music

Dec 19, 2024 1h 2m

Angel is the go-to guy for everything in Latin music and media. He has a 40 year successful track record in Latin music and media. A very active part of the Latin Grammys, Billboard Latin Music…

S3E37 Richard Nash - A Promotion Man's Life

Dec 05, 2024 46m

Richard is the promotion man’s promotion man. His 40 year run in the ever shifting music business has been nothing short of astounding. Starting with little to no experience, he rose to executive…

S3E35 Eddie O'Loughlin - From Carol Douglas to Salt n Pepa

Nov 28, 2024 1h 9m

Eddie has been a fixture in the music business since the mid-sixties. Most well know for producing the number one record “Doctors Orders” by Carol Douglas and for Salt N Pepa on his Next Plateau…

S3E34 Larry Robinson - Part 2 - A True Icon

Nov 21, 2024 33m

Larry Talks about his pivot to managing TV and Film Actors and directors, Starting his journey as a songwriter/producer in South Central LA and moving from a 4 track to a full 24 track tape deck at…

S3E33 Larry Robinson - Part 1 - A True Icon

Nov 14, 2024 1h 14m

Starting his journey as a songwriter/producer in South Central LA and moving from a 4 track to a full 24 track tape deck at his Avatar Entertainment. Larry got his big break producers 4 songs on…

S2E32 Fiona Bloom - The Bloom Effect - Publicity, Marketing and more

May 10, 2023 43m

Veteran record executive and Superstar PR guru, Fiona Bloom, talks about her journey from Classical music in London to becoming the go-to person in the Hip-Hop world and her world class agency, The…

S2E31 Jonathan Finegold - Sync Licensing - What is it and why is it important?

Apr 19, 2023 32m

Jonathan Finegold is a music licensing expert and music supervisor for film and advertising.  He talks about the many aspects of what it takes to get sync licenses for music.

S2E30 Ira Kessler - Networking and the Power of Connections

Apr 05, 2023 35m

Ira Kessler is a true music business legend in the area of distribution and fulfilment. He shares his various jobs and the power of networking in finding new job opportunities.Right after we did…

S2E29 David Borgstrom-Crypto and NFTs - Is this the future of the music business?

Mar 15, 2023 31m

David Borgstrom is a master of Crypto & NFTs. He explains the basics and how it could affect the future of the music business.

S2E28 Andrew Krents - Music Law In The Metaworld

Mar 01, 2023 32m

Andrew Krents is a veteran entertainment lawyer and all around great guy, with a big history of making great deals. A must listen.

S2E27 Earn Money and Noochie - From DelMarVa to The World-Building a Life in Music

Feb 15, 2023 27m

Earn Money  is the head of Scream Ent, an independent label specializing in Hip-Hop. Earn introduced the world to Noochie, an upcoming artist from DelMArVa, who's building a strong following from his…

S1E26 Diego Fresh – Entrepreneur/Musician

Dec 17, 2020 26m

Growing up in the streets of St. Louis, Diego Fresh is a new artist but has been grinding for years. Military veteran and entrepreneur Diego has used his military discipline to be successful in the…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Penalty Office - Music Business 101 have?

Penalty Office - Music Business 101 has published 45 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Music, Music Commentary.

Is Penalty Office - Music Business 101 still active?

Penalty Office - Music Business 101 is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 43m.

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