I’m Nick Terzo and you are listening to The Radical. My guest this week has racked up well over 700 million streams with his impactful, genre-shifting music.&nbsp; Incredibly at a very young age he has managed to write, perform and produce 16 albums. His subject matter covers many intense experiences including feelings of isolation and alienation. He displays effortless and brilliant transitions stylistically between rap, EDM and emo.&nbsp; He also guards his identity and personal life in a big way. For this reason I am extremely grateful to welcome Artist Josh A who joins me to discuss his creative process, the pains of touring, his efforts to fight being commoditized as an artist and, independently building a very influential career with a huge fan base. Thanks for listening! Tune in next week and don’t forget to take a minute to review the podcast. In this incredibly competitive podcasting world, every piece of feedback helps. Follow our social media channels for last-minute announcements and guest reveals  on  and . Find out more about today’s guest,  Find out more about your host,

63. Josh A

David Turner speaks to Nick about his newsletter Penny Fractions, an overview of the music market as it stands near the end of 2021, the UK Parliamentary inquiry into the major labels and other things affecting the global music streaming ecosystem and creators. Thanks for listening! Tune in next week and don’t forget to take a minute to review the podcast. In this incredibly competitive podcasting world, every piece of feedback helps. Follow our social media channels for last-minute announcements and guest reveals  on  and . Find out more about today’s guest,  Find out more about your host,

64. David Turner

Dr.Jeffrey Smith and Nick go back all the way back to high school. His current venture is a visionary participatory platform that tens of millions of music creators and fans use monthly.. CEO &amp; Co-founder of Smule, Jeffrey discusses his vision for participatory music coming a decade prior to TikTok, Smule’s enormous global community, the continued challenges of processing speeds on audio and growing Smule into Silicon Valley’s favorite term, a unicorn company.  Thanks for listening! Tune in next week and don’t forget to take a minute to review the podcast. In this incredibly competitive podcasting world, every piece of feedback helps. Follow our social media channels for last-minute announcements and guest reveals  on  and . Find out more about today’s guest,  Find out more about your host,

65. Jeff Smith

Neal Francis joins me this week to discuss his new record In Plain Sight. Learning piano at an early age, he has gone on to master the Yamaha CP70. Neal discusses how music redirected him from studying architecture, living in a church’s parish during Covid19, his songwriting practice and his deep appreciation for piano pioneers of another era. Thanks for listening! Tune in next week and don’t forget to take a minute to review the podcast. In this incredibly competitive podcasting world, every piece of feedback helps. Follow our social media channels for last-minute announcements and guest reveals  on  and . Find out more about today’s guest,  Find out more about your host,

Nicholas Terzo