'People really like music. But the music industry lets everyone else capture the value.'

<p><b>Welcome to the Music Business Worldwide podcast supported by </b><a href='https://www.volymusic.com/'><b>Voly Music</b></a><b>.<br/><br/>On this &apos;cast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Travis Rosenblatt, founder of the SaaS platform for A&amp;R research and scouting, Meddling.<br/><br/>Rosenblatt is a particularly interesting person to speak to because, by his own admission, he spends a lot of his time NOT consumed in his day job. <br/><br/>This allows him the bandwidth to think deeply about the music business, its challenges, and where it might be headed in future.<br/><br/>Meddling is very clever, gathering data from multiple touchpoints on new artists for clients that have included the likes of </b> <a href='https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/universal-music-group/republic-records/'>Republic Records</a>, <a href='https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/kobalt-music-group/'>Kobalt</a>, <a href='https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/sony/sony-music-group/sony-music-entertainment/columbia-records/'>Columbia Records</a>, and <a href='https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/companies/access-industries/warner-music-group/atlantic-records/'>Atlantic Records</a>.<br/><br/><b>But as a SaaS platform, Meddling largely runs itself – enabling Rosenblatt’s mind to wander toward various crucial topics for the modern music industry.<br/><br/>On this podcast, Ingham asks Rosenblatt about Meddling – a bit – but their conversation also dives into PROs, DIY distribution, music’s role on video platforms, and much more besides…</b></p><p>The Music Business Worldwide Podcast is supported by <a href='https://www.volymusic.com/'>Voly Music</a>.</p>