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Industry Insider #14
Lance Marwood
December 10, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
This is Industry Insider: a weekly 5-minute brief with key news, interviews, advice, smart picks & follows, built for artists and industry folks alike.
WHAT'S INSIDE
☝️ ONE BIG THING
I’ve talked a LOT about the V13 Christmas Miracle we’ve been running the past few weeks and how awesome the talent has been. So today I’m going to talk about another Christmas Miracle that’s upcoming:
This newsletter’s going to take a break for the holidays. That’s right, from December 22nd to January 12th I’m going to take a much-needed break from this and our sister newsletter Industry Insider for the holidays. I gotta tell ya folks, as much as this newsletter writes itself what with all the content flowing through V13 and whatnot, it’s still a hell of an ask to make sure these bad boys go out three times a week along with all the other stuff we’ve got going on here at V13.
In the meantime, we’re going to continue cooking up the veritable banquet we’ve got for our V1LLAG3 next year. I want to hint at all sorts of things, like the books and the new series and the new clients/artists, and the- oops, already said too much.
Just know that while we’ve bitten off way more than we can chew, no matter how stuck our jaws get, we keep grinding.
And now, on to the rest of the newsletter.
🗞 INDUSTRY NEWS
 | Industry Plant, a new creative marketing agency that is reshaping the future of artist development, has announced its launch. |
 | Nashville-based entertainment firm The Aristomedia Group has promoted Taylor Dickens to Senior Publicist and adds Liza Anderson and Amanda Anderson to their team. |
💯 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
 | Industry Insider: FiXT President James Rhodes Discusses His Rise, Artist Development, and Advice to Newcomers James Rhodes, President of FiXT Music, joins us to discuss his career, the record label, artist development, and his insights into the music industry. |
💬 INDUSTRY ADVICE
 | Lost in the chaos of music press? You’re not alone. Industry gatekeepers, confusing jargon, and endless hoops to jump through—let’s cut through the noise. From news placements to premieres, features to playlisting, here’s the inside track on getting the coverage that actually moves the needle for your career. |
🎧 INDUSTRY PODCASTS
Tim Quirk (SVP, Product at ZEDGE & founding member of Too Much Joy) discusses the intrinsic value of music in the digital age, emphasizing digital distribution and individual fan engagement.
Discover exactly what’s missing in your promo strategy and which lever will move the needle the most…
🎵 ADD YOUR MUSIC TO OUR PLAYLIST
New single? We’re happy to consider adding your track to one of our obsessively curated Spotify playlists → Just reply to this email with the link…
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