The Blinding Talent Music Industry Podcast with Mark Adams

The Blinding Talent Music Industry Podcast, hosted by 28-year music industry veteran Mark Adams, dives into the essential strategies for success in today's music business - with guests including musicians, artist managers, producers, record label executives, and entertainment industry legends. Past guests have included Vanessa Warwick, Simon Jones, Sol Parker, Colin Barlow, and Rich Castillo. Mark Adams is the founder of Blinding Talent, a UK-based artist management and digital marketing consultancy, and a former Director of Music Programming across Channel 4 and Bauer Media, where he worked with brands including 4Music, Kerrang!, Kiss, Q, and Magic. He launched Kerrang TV and The Hits on Freeview, and led Box Network to become the UK's number one music TV network beating MTV in market share. He also created industry-first chart formats with Spotify and YouTube, launching the Official YouTube Chart (2015) and the first ever Spotify-data streaming chart, Box+ (2016). Across his career, Mark has played a pivotal role in breaking and amplifying A-list artists including Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Pink, and Ed Sheeran - whose first ever TV appearance he gave on 4Music. He is a certified Artist Manager (MMF, 2026) and has judged the BRIT Awards, BBC Sound Poll, and Music Week Awards. Find out more about Blinding Talent: Website: www.blindingtalent.com Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blindingtalent Mark's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markadamsai/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlindingTalent Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blindingtalentpod Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blindingtalentpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blindingtalentinsta/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blindingtalent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.