WCA #503 with Tony Brooke - Audio Data Management, Seasonal Income Fluctuations, Career Coach Influence, Music Data Management Tools, and Getting Credit

My guest is Grammy Nominated Music Metadata Professional Tony Brooke. Tony has worked on projects for Richard Thompson, Coldplay, David Byrne, twenty one pilots, Maroon 5, Jane's Addiction, Duran Duran, Steve Miller, Norah Jones, Erasure, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Doobie Brothers, Sarah McLachlan, Elvis Costello, Seal, George Clinton, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Lucinda Williams, Dave Chappelle, Khaled & Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Stern Grove Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. He's also worked for Pandora/SiriusXM and Warner Music Group. --------------------------------- In this episode, we discuss

Tony's Audio Production Journey

Background and Education

Bay Area Move

Technical Skills & Equipment

Live Music Engineer to Entrepreneur

Tascam DA88 Benefits

Multi-Track Services

Gig Organization Logistics

Music Industry Experiences

Seasonal Income Fluctuations

Business Diversification

Website Development

Ultimate Track Sheet

Career Transition Insights

Digital Console Shift

Career Coach Influence

Master's Degree Pursuit

Family Support Gratitude

Work-Life Balance Challenges

Music Industry Pressures

Honesty and Humility Importance

Music Data Exchange Research

DDEX XML Format

Pandora Credit Inclusion

Apple Credit Attribution Issues

Identifier Initiative

Music Data Management Tools

Sound Credit Replacement

Muse.AI & Other Databases

Data Accuracy Challenges

Technological Changes Preparation

Three-Tiered Data Storage

Data Preservation Strategies

Copyrighted Compositions Importance

Streaming Service Identification

Online Course Idea

Digital Data Management Strategies

--------------------------------- Matt's Rant: Embracing Social Media --------------------------------- Links and Show Notes

Book Matt mentions in Rant: Day Trading Attention

Tools for capturing data in the studio:

Sound Credit: https://www.soundcredit.com/

Session Studio: https://www.sessionstudio.com/

VEVA Collect: https://vevacollect.com/

Identifiers:

ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier): http://isni.org/

ISWC (International Standard Musical Work Code): https://www.iswc.org/

DDEX standards for music data exchange: https://ddex.net/

CLIP - Free resource to learn industry terminology, creator rights, and how to get credited and paid: https://goclip.org/en/music

Master Tape Rescue project to find a home for lost tapes and other formats (Brian Kehew and Danny White): https://www.mastertaperescue.com/

Tony Brooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybrooke/

SilentWay.com: http://www.silentway.com/

--------------------------------- Credits

Guest: Tony Brooke

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith