{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"SoundBreaker","title":"Beyond the Tip Jar: How Vocana is Democratizing Independent Music","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9ae8fe51\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2259,"description":"🚀 New Episode Alert!In this episode of SoundBreaker, host Bob Shami sits down with Neil Sheehan, the President of Vocana and a veteran of the music industry with over 30 years of experience. Neil takes us through his incredible journey—from booking metal and punk bands in VFW halls with $900 in his pocket to running StandBy Records and achieving #1 Billboard success with Black Veil Brides.Now at the helm of Vocana, Neil is on a mission to solve the four biggest problems facing independent musicians today: unfair pay, lack of fan data, editorial gatekeeping, and the \"boring\" user experience of modern DSPs. We dive deep into the \"User-Centric\" payment model, the return of social-driven music discovery (think MySpace for the modern age), and how Vocana is providing a sanctuary for the 120 million+ independent tracks that the major labels overlook. Whether you’re an artist frustrated with 0.0003-cent payouts or a tech enthusiast curious about the future of AI and blockchain in music, this episode is a masterclass in industry evolution.Neil Sheehan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheehanneil/ | neilgsheehan@gmail.com Vocana: https://www.vocana.co/ ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1zDmWI7nlWFdAirnWdfy8x3JQfZAQHsV_cNbelKqOlI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3NjYzLzE3MDIz/MTM3NzUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}