The Rise of Audio & Creator Culture with Nico Perez

Wanna know how creator and audio culture are gaining more control over their art, work and communities? In this episode, Matt Gottesman @mattgottesman sits down with Nico Perez (CoFounder & CEO of Mixcloud) and they go all in on how building community will grow a concept into a business, iterating your platform along the way, working with your community to understand their needs, adapting to new technologies and leveraging them to expand, adapting to global changes, implementing live streaming, expanding tools for DJs and audio creators, having more control over your legal, licenses and monetization, technology stacks that power the artist, new monetization offers artists more business savvy and much more…   1:20 Meet Nico Perez! 4:10 If the world ended, which three music albums would you save? 8:05 If you could interact with one person (living or not), who would it be? 11:35 In your opinion, what is the best music-focused film? 15:00 What is an important book, podcast, or platform that has inspired you and helped channel your creativity? 17:55 How did you get where you are today? 22:40 Matt’s first venture. 24:30 How did your company grow? 27:30 How can we listen to what our audience wants while still staying innovative and ahead of the curve? 31:25 Do you think content creators feel more empowered in today’s age? 34:00 How have the relationships between artists and labels changed? 37:00 What are issues that must be taken into consideration concerning copyright? 43:00 What do you think the future of copyright is? How do you think blockchain and NFTs affect this? 47:00 What is the Gartner hype cycle? How can we use hype in our favor?  51:10 What are you working on next? 55:30 How does your passion drive you? 57:20 How is Mixcloud putting creators and community first?   FEATURED GUEST: Nico Perez Instagram: https://instagram.com/nicoperez  Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixcloud  Website: https://mixcloud.com    OUR HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman   FOLLOW US: YouTube | https://bit.ly/OrloveUTC  Facebook | https://bit.ly/2T9Q1ur  Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Z5nN7N Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc  Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc