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Dan Runcie

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the awards bump

PRESENTED BY The Recording Academy the awards bump Read in browser Hey! Today’s memo and episode are in partnership with our friends at The Recording Academy. Grammys season is here, so it’s a great time to do one of the things that Trapital does best: analyze the trends of how the money flows and where the real impact is felt. Our episode is a deep dive into what we can learn from the most recent nominations, with a few guest appearances from the President of The Recording Academy, Panos A....

24 days ago • 3 min read

independence read in browser Hey! It was great to see a bunch of you in Nashville this week during Music Biz. But after being on the road for the past month, I’m looking forward to relaxing for a little bit. Today’s Trapital episode is with Steve Stoute. It’s his third time on the podcast and this is the best one we’ve done. We talked about how UnitedMasters and Translation work alongside each other, Brent Faiyaz’ new deal with UM, record labels, streaming, and more. Here are a few highlights...

over 2 years ago • 5 min read

when brands become an ideology read in browser Hey! Today’s memo is a bit unique. It’s based on an upcoming episode of the Trapital Podcast that we’ll air soon. I sat down with Dr. Marcus Collins, an award-winning marketer, author of a new book For The Culture, and my fellow Michigan Ross alum. Marcus and I met over a decade ago when I was in business school and he worked with Steve Stoute at Translation. Seeing Marcus’ path was one of the things that pushed me along the journey to carve my...

over 2 years ago • 5 min read