David Ecker
@davidecker.bsky.social
🎹Pianist, Composer, Music Industry Human etc.
🧳 Label Development @ Exceleration Music
🧳 Label Development @ Exceleration Music
As an ex-Spotify employee, I'm often asked how it "really" works. Curious how my fellow ex-DSP employees would answer this question? What would you say to a new artist or manager that's just getting started?
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September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As an ex-Spotify employee, I'm often asked how it "really" works. Curious how my fellow ex-DSP employees would answer this question? What would you say to a new artist or manager that's just getting started?
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It’s amazing the amount of self doubt one has to fight agains in order to see a creative work through to completion. Just to get past that self doubt and make anything is a victory - more so if you are in the industry.
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#musicindustry #creativeprocess #artists
hipjoint.substack.com/p/both-sides...
#musicindustry #creativeprocess #artists
Both Sides Now #1: Putting Pen to Paper
Or, the creative act and it's unwelcome ripples.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s amazing the amount of self doubt one has to fight agains in order to see a creative work through to completion. Just to get past that self doubt and make anything is a victory - more so if you are in the industry.
hipjoint.substack.com/p/both-sides...
#musicindustry #creativeprocess #artists
hipjoint.substack.com/p/both-sides...
#musicindustry #creativeprocess #artists
Follow up to my last post - for those that said, “blogs” or “musician social accounts” - which do you find the most helpful? Likewise for those that said, record store clerks - what are your local spots?
December 22, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Follow up to my last post - for those that said, “blogs” or “musician social accounts” - which do you find the most helpful? Likewise for those that said, record store clerks - what are your local spots?
Curious - for my fellow fans of adventurous music (jazz or otherwise) - what is currently your most reliable source of music discovery?
#jazzsky #musicindustry #musicdiscovery
#jazzsky #musicindustry #musicdiscovery
December 17, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Curious - for my fellow fans of adventurous music (jazz or otherwise) - what is currently your most reliable source of music discovery?
#jazzsky #musicindustry #musicdiscovery
#jazzsky #musicindustry #musicdiscovery
Great list from @natechinen.bsky.social! Thrilled to see #Candid artist #Zacchae’usPaul in the mix too!
Here’s a different sort of jazz year-ender — killer discoveries, Then and Now. Chances are, there’s something here you haven’t dug into yet www.npr.org/2024/12/12/n...
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December 12, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Great list from @natechinen.bsky.social! Thrilled to see #Candid artist #Zacchae’usPaul in the mix too!
Upon a second listen, I can confirm that #FatsWaller WAS, in fact, misbehavin’.
The jury’s still out on #LouisArmstrong and #LeonRedbone though… Will report back.
The jury’s still out on #LouisArmstrong and #LeonRedbone though… Will report back.
December 10, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Upon a second listen, I can confirm that #FatsWaller WAS, in fact, misbehavin’.
The jury’s still out on #LouisArmstrong and #LeonRedbone though… Will report back.
The jury’s still out on #LouisArmstrong and #LeonRedbone though… Will report back.
Supposedly, babies look most like their father in the early months… what does it say that mine is a dead ringer for #WinstonChurchill?
I‘ll accept an explanation from any currently serving MP…
I‘ll accept an explanation from any currently serving MP…
December 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Supposedly, babies look most like their father in the early months… what does it say that mine is a dead ringer for #WinstonChurchill?
I‘ll accept an explanation from any currently serving MP…
I‘ll accept an explanation from any currently serving MP…
Just an appreciation post for the labels I work with as I head to Durham, NC to ensure an even BETTER 2025 and beyond.
#AlligatorRecords, #BloodshotRecords, #CandidRecords, #DownTheRoadRecords, @killrockstars.bsky.social, #SideOneDummy, #Sundazed, #YepRoc, #PlusOne, #Redeye
Y’all are AWESOME!
#AlligatorRecords, #BloodshotRecords, #CandidRecords, #DownTheRoadRecords, @killrockstars.bsky.social, #SideOneDummy, #Sundazed, #YepRoc, #PlusOne, #Redeye
Y’all are AWESOME!
December 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Just an appreciation post for the labels I work with as I head to Durham, NC to ensure an even BETTER 2025 and beyond.
#AlligatorRecords, #BloodshotRecords, #CandidRecords, #DownTheRoadRecords, @killrockstars.bsky.social, #SideOneDummy, #Sundazed, #YepRoc, #PlusOne, #Redeye
Y’all are AWESOME!
#AlligatorRecords, #BloodshotRecords, #CandidRecords, #DownTheRoadRecords, @killrockstars.bsky.social, #SideOneDummy, #Sundazed, #YepRoc, #PlusOne, #Redeye
Y’all are AWESOME!
Inspired by #KateNash, I will be staying OFF OnlyFans as long as folks support my music…
Trust me, no one wants it… my lawyer informs me it may even qualify as extortion… so, another reason to buy my music instead.
Trust me, no one wants it… my lawyer informs me it may even qualify as extortion… so, another reason to buy my music instead.
Kate Nash launches Butts For Tour Buses OnlyFans campaign: "The majority of artists are struggling to be able afford to actually play shows"
Kate Nash has launched an ONLYFANS campaign titled Butts For Tour Buses in an effort to raise funds for touring.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Inspired by #KateNash, I will be staying OFF OnlyFans as long as folks support my music…
Trust me, no one wants it… my lawyer informs me it may even qualify as extortion… so, another reason to buy my music instead.
Trust me, no one wants it… my lawyer informs me it may even qualify as extortion… so, another reason to buy my music instead.
Overheard at #PoliticsandProse Bookstore: “the world is, like, REALLY dark right now, so I can TOTALLY spend $50 on books.”
I approve of this logic, random teenager… #booksky
I approve of this logic, random teenager… #booksky
November 27, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Overheard at #PoliticsandProse Bookstore: “the world is, like, REALLY dark right now, so I can TOTALLY spend $50 on books.”
I approve of this logic, random teenager… #booksky
I approve of this logic, random teenager… #booksky
Thanks to those who recently followed. Curious to hear more about y’all - I’ll go first (in comments) to break the ice!
November 26, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Thanks to those who recently followed. Curious to hear more about y’all - I’ll go first (in comments) to break the ice!
Reposted by David Ecker
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
Alright - started a jazz starter pack. Feel free to throw names into the mix that I may have missed!
go.bsky.app/EYaSEro
go.bsky.app/EYaSEro
November 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Alright - started a jazz starter pack. Feel free to throw names into the mix that I may have missed!
go.bsky.app/EYaSEro
go.bsky.app/EYaSEro
Anybody stumble upon a good jazz starter pack yet?
November 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Anybody stumble upon a good jazz starter pack yet?
Alright, let’s give this one a whirl… here’s hoping an egomaniacal billionaire doesn’t enact his bond-villain/robber-baron fantasy with this one too…
a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
ALT: a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
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November 23, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Alright, let’s give this one a whirl… here’s hoping an egomaniacal billionaire doesn’t enact his bond-villain/robber-baron fantasy with this one too…