The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 105 | Brainorchestra talks new EP, learning from Alchemist, building a worldwide fanbase utilizing his Patron, newsletter, and Bandcamp + More

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00:00:45 - Intro
00:01:50 - New tape “Ethergrams” dropped
00:03:00 - How prepared should an artist be before they drop/understanding your goals for an album
00:07:00 - How Brain got playlisted with help from his distributor and the importance of playlisting
00:09:20 - The benefit of being your own producer and engineer as an artist
00:12:30 - Mount Rushmore of rapper/producers
00:14:40 - How Brain got connected with Alchemist and their friendship
00:19:20 - Alchemist’s inspiration on the business side of music for artists
00:20:00 - How Brain first started making money off of his music with cassette tapes and utilizing Band Camp
00:25:20 - The power of responding to your fans
00:28:15 - How Brain was able to do a tour overseas and how he even got the idea
00:34:45 - Creating a Patreon for fans and the power of being able to give exclusive content to your biggest fans
00:41:15 - The power of creating a newsletter and importance of collecting emails
00:44:30 - Our favorite albums of 2025 and what we’re most looking forward to

Episode 104 | Ralph Tashjian Talks Intercept Music, What It Means to be Independent in 2025 + More

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00:01:00 - Intro
00:01:50 - What made Ralph leave a career in promotion to start a distribution company
00:04:20 - The  feeling of finding a new favorite artist
00:06:10 - Why you can’t buy your music into popularity
00:09:00 - How artists should utilize their marketing and how AI can be helpful for organization
00:13:30 - What separates Intercept Music from other distributors utilizing technology
00:16:20 - What does it mean to be independent in 2025
00:21:10 - How can artists make a career off music and make money
00:28:45 - At what point should an artist start thinking about getting a team?
00:34:15 - The best way to get on a playlist
00:36:15 - What is the best type of content to make? Music videos? Short form content?
00:37:00 - How car artist make money outside of streams?
00:39:00 - Where does Ralph see the music industry going
00:41:50 - Closing thoughts

Episode 103 | Volksgeist Talks Playboi Carti Album, A$AP Rocky's Album Rollout, the Issue with Hip-Hop Journalists + More

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00:01:00 - intro
00:02:00 - The stigma around video essays
00:03:00 - The issue with current music journalism and their issue with Volksgeist
00:07:30 - the positive sides of written journalism
00:10:00 - The goal of Volksgeist’s videos how he is educating people
00:12:40 - Our thoughts on the Playboi Carti album and its long rollout
00:13:40 - A quick detour about how awesome concerts are
00:16:00 - Back to Carti album talk
00:19:20 - Adams hot take on The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator
00:24:30 - Our excitement level for A$AP Rocky’s “Don’t Be Dumb” and the issue with its rollout
00:31:40 - Drake and Kendrick one year later and Kendricks hypocrisy
00:39:20 - What Kendrick Lamar and hip-hop has taught us
00:41:00 - Closing thoughts

Episode 102 | Annabelle Talks Building That Good Sh*t, Mount Rushmore of Interviewers, Opening for Doechii + So Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:00 - Our reaction to Doechii’s grammy win
00:03:15 - Artists we were “early” on (featuring Tommy Richman, Lexa Gates, and Chance the Rapper)
00:07:00 - How Annabelle goes about listening to submissions and how to stand out when submitting
00:10:00 - does Annabelle let view metrics guide her content?
00:11:00 - How That Good Sh*T started
00:14:00 - How Annabelle landed on the branding for TGS
00:16:00 - How Annabelle built her TGS team
00:19:50 - Anabelle’s research process for interviews
00:21:40 - Our Mount Rushmore of interviewed
00:25:00 - Tips for interviewing
00:27:00 - How Annabelle deals with impostor syndrome
00:31:10 - how Annabelle deals with hate
00:35:00 - How Annabelle got into DJing
00:39:00 - opening for Doechii and Teezo touchdown
00:41:00 - Our favorite concerts ever
00:45:00 - Favorite music region right now
00:47:00 - A message to people who say hiphop is dying
00:49:00 - Closing thoughts

Episode 101 | Ykmyname Recaps 2025 Grammys and Talks New Album

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00:0:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - Grammys Intro
00:06:35 - The Grammys were… great?
00:08:30 - Kanye’s wife arrives naked and announces new album
00:10:30 - Kendrick sweeps Grammys wins 5 awards
00:12:30 - Is Drake going R&B a good move for his return?
00:17:40 - Doechii wins Rap Album of the Year 
00:20:30 - TDE is the San Antonio Spurs of hip-hop
00:24:00 - Best debut rap albums 
00:26:00 - beyonce wins her first grammy 
00:28:30 - Are the Grammys anti-drake?
00:34:00 - Anderson Paak and Rapsody win awards 
00:35:00 - YK drops new album "Dusta Da Vinci
00:37:50 - How YK thought of plan to drop an album every month 
00:39:00 - Production on the album 
00:41:00 - How to balance mastering your craft while still releasing music 
00:47:40 - Making music is supposed to be fun
00:51:00 - Artists who have switched their rap names