Past Interviews

Dive into our collection of past interviews

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Nick Abate: Turning the iconic Field of Dreams into a full-scale music festival for the first time in history

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The AvA Connection

The AvA Connection: 10/8/25

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Interview with Julia May, Agent, Global Talent Brand Partnerships

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Interview with a Member of Production Assistants United

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Advice From 5 Entertainment Execs

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Interview with Will Tenney, From Goldman Sachs to Founding His Own Record Label in NYC

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The AvA Connection

The AvA Connection: 9/10/25

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Sam Summers, Founder of Hinterland Music Festival

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Alex Russell, Co-Exec for 'Beef,' Producer for 'The Bear,' Director of 'Lurker,' etc.

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Chiderah Uzowulu, The WME Assistant Who Sold His Film at Cannes

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Ian Wheeler, Founder of Talkhouse (Subway Takes, How Long Gone, etc.)

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Sarah Smith Pancheri, President and CEO of MWF (Summerfest)

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Allen Scott, the President of Concerts & Festivals for Another Planet Entertainment

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Rich Motzkin, EVP & Managing Executive for Global Soccer at Wasserman

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The AvA Connection

The AvA Connection 7/18/25

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Our Video Interview Series ft. Damien from Hacks & The Festival Director of Bonnaroo

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Lindsay Barnett, the former elementary school teacher who has resurrected the Backyard Baseball franchise

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Evan Bogart, the Agency Assistant who wrote S.O.S. by Rihanna

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Jeremy Allen, Partner @ h.wood Media and COO of Kenya Barris’ Companies

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Drew Kirsch, Filmmaker & 11x MTV VMA Nominated Director

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Sulinna Ong, Spotify's Global Head of Editorial

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Brad Parker, Festival Director of Bonnaroo (C3 Presents)

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Ellen Lu, Vice President of AEG's Goldenvoice

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Nicole Barsalona, President of Women In Music

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Charles Morrison, Global Talent Acquisition Director for Warner Music

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Assistants vs. Agents

Interview with Sophia Russo, VP of Brand and Social Strategy at AGBO

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Assistants vs. Agents

Interview with Blair Kohan, Board Member, Partner, Literary & Talent Agent at UTA

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Tyler McLean, Founder of Splash House, GV Surf Club & Desert Air + Becky Rosen-Checa, Talent Buyer @ Goldenvoice

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Kirk Sommer, Senior Partner and Global Co-Head of Music at WME

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Jonathan Shank, CEO/Founder of Sony's Terrapin Station Entertainment

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Elizabeth Jacobs, Verve's Head of People

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Martha Earls, Founder of Neon Coast Management

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Julie Nguyen, Co-Head of Marketing at JET Management

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCares Foundation

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Lauren Iossa, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at ASCAP

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Ary Esfahani, Head of Marketing, Music Merch at Amazon Music

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Brandon Frankel, Head of Tour Marketing @ 33 & West

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Lane 8 - Artist

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The AvA Connection

Interview with RJ Larese, VP of Talent and Influencer Marketing at Paramount Global

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Marc Geiger, Co-Founder & CEO, SaveLive. Former Global Head of Music at WME and Co-Founder & Partner of Lollapalooza

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Aubrey Wright, Tour Manager, Director & CEO of A Wright World

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Shaq Milli, Music Agent @ UTA

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Nick Maiale, Founder + CEO at jump.global

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Kiely Mosiman, VP & Music Agent at Wasserman

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The AvA Connection

Interview with JenMalone, Four-Time Emmy Nominated Music Supervisor

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The AvA Connection

Pay Transparency Study In The Music Industry

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Cory Wong, Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and producer.

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Andrew Steinthal, Co-Founder and CEO of The Infatuation

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Louis Posen, President, Hopeless Records

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Leslee Treleven - Director, Early Career Recruiting at UTA

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Joe Aboud, Founder of 444 Sounds

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Nick Bobetsky, Manager for Chappell Roan @ State of the Art Mgmt

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Pascual Di Tella, WME Assistant and Argentine Olympic Fencer

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Zack Phillips, Manager at Range Media Partners

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Will Dzombak, Co-Founder of Taylor Gang Entertainment

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Sophie Lobl, Global Festival Talent Buyer at C3 Presents

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Flight Facilities

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Evan Bogart, GRAMMY Nominated Songwriter and CEO of Seeker Music

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Mike Rodriguez, Head of Campus & Early Career Recruiting at CAA

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Chloe Garcia, Marketing Agent @ WME

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Ashley Graver, Head of Dance, Pop & Indie at Spotify

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Aaron Brice, co-founder of Ambient Inks

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Mark Williamson, Co-Founder & CEO of ROSTR

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Phil Quist, Music + Emerging Tech Agent at CAA

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The AvA Connection

Interview with Mike Weiss, VP of Music & Head of A&R, UnitedMasters

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AvA: The Industry Connection

Interview with Fabrice Sergent, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bandsintown

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Becca Morris, Talent Buyer, Insomniac

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Seth Dudowsky, Head of Music at the NFL

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Antonio Hairston, VP, Recruiting and Diversity Outreach at WME

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Deron Delgado, Label Manager at Dirtybird Records

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Morgan Freed & T.J. Petracca, Emo Nite

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Katie Hill, SVP, Head of Music, Entertainment and Artist Relations at Global Citizen

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Maria Gironas, General Manager, Keychange US and Founder + CEO of Cool Shit, Cool People

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Jay Moss, SVP, Agent at Wasserman Music

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Gurj Bassi, Head of Music Marketing & Partnerships at SiriusXM

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Film Director Drew Kirsch

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Sam Sciarra: Head of A&R at Higher Ground

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Interview with Maurice Slade: Head of Marketing, Artist Relations at SoundCloud

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The Industry Connection

Interview with LP Giobbi, Artist & Activist

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Donald S. Passman, Author, All You Need To Know About The Music Business

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Jbeau Lewis, Partner & Music Agent at UTA

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Kevin Shivers, Partner & Agent at WME

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Ian Simon, Co-Founder & CEO of Strangeloop Studios

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Chad Kenney, Creative Director of Brownies & Lemonade

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The Industry Connection

Interview with the Andy Bernstein, Founder of HeadCount

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Jake Posner, GM of A R I Z O N A, and CEO of The Culture Theory

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Maguire Amundsen, Former Celebrity Assistant and CEO of The Gracefull Project

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Elissa Ayadi, Global Head of Social Media Marketing at Spotify

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Mari Davies, VP of Talent and Booking at Live Nation Urban

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Moody Jones, GM of Dance at EMPIRE

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The Industry Connection

Interview with "Veli" Udo-Utun: Philly-Based Music Manager and Promoter

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Kristina London: Founder of Amplify Her Voice

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Danny Bell: VP, Talent Buyer at Goldenvoice

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Two Friends: DJ/Producer Duo

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Tom Windish: Head of A&R and Business Development for Wasserman

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The Industry Connection

Interview with Layla & Paul Gongaware, Founders of the Gongaware Group