Shownotes
Freeman's Music Biz is a summary podcast that offers 10 - 15 minute versions of Sam's hour-long conversations from his three shows. If you enjoy the clips, please check out the full podcasts, which are listed below.
Podcast #1 - Speakhertz (for talking to audio professionals)
Podcast #2 - The Record Business (for talking to music executives)
Podcast #3 - Music Is A Racket (for talking about the underbelly of the music business)
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During the 2010s, blogs were the dominant form of online music discovery and very few had the industry-wide prestige of Hillydilly. Formed in 2007 by Chad Hillard, it gained traction in 2012 as one of the most well-curated places to find new music and helped to break artists like Lorde and Halsey. By 2016, it was directly responsible for helping to launch Billie Eilish's career, among others.
I had a chat with Chad about how Hillydilly came to be, what it was like running the blog, and why things came to an end in May of 2020.