Music is a language, and learning how to talk about it to best get ideas and concepts across to others can be a skill to master all on its own. We run into this need for verbal musical communication in many settings, whether it be from artist to producer, from supervisor to show runner, or countless others. Honing this skill can help us as artists better advocate for ourselves and our music, and gain more opportunities in our careers.

Music supervisor and Head of Ads at Radish Music, Alec Stern joins us to talk about this important aspect of the music industry, as well as share his background and projects he is working on. His company, Radish has led music efforts for brands such as Apple, Visa, Samsung, Google, and Delta Airlines, created full-scale music strategies for clients such as Walmart, Miller Lite, Emerson, and Kellogg’s, supervised the 2021 SXSW Audience Award-winning film “The Fallout”, and has a slate of high-profile film & tv projects premiering in 2024 on Netflix, Apple TV+, Paramount+, and more.