INDUSTRY TACTICS with FRIENDLY RICH

About INDUSTRY TACTICS with FRIENDLY RICH

Join oddball Canadian composer Friendly Rich, as he interviews some of the finest outsiders in music today.

Publisher

Friendly Rich

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Apr 2016

Latest episode

23 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

234 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Aug 2026

   EP. 220 - GIORGIO MAGNANENSI

   Born and raised in Italy, Giorgio Magnanensi currently lives in Xwesam (a.k.a. Roberts Creek) on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. His diverse artistic practice includes composition, conducting, improvisation, circuit bending, video art and sonic and spatial explorations. He is artistic director of Vancouver New Music and Laboratorio, and lecturer at the School of Music of the Vancouver Community College. We got into a great chat about his move from Italy to Canada, and so many of his interesting philosophies on music and community. Enjoy this refreshing conversation with yet another super creative human on Industry Tactics!

2. 

   6 Aug 2026

   EP. 219 - NOPE (Joe Sorbara & Rich Marsella)

   NOPE is a new duet recording produced by Joe Sorbara and Rich Marsella. Take a sneak peek into this new collaboration from two creative forces in Friendly Rich Marsella and Joe Sorbara. Out on Oval Window Records, this podcast interview also touches on some of Joe's other work, including a new vinyl release with Steve Sladkowski, among others. Get into it!

3. 

   29 Jun 2026

   EP. 218 - BRET HIGGINS

   A wonderful interview with bassist and film composer Bret Higgins. We discuss his newest recording Scoring the Unseen (Boomba Records) and his great career in music. Bret is taking a big swing with this ambitious recording, and we discuss what it takes to keep progressing as a musician in 2026. Enjoy!

Who has been a guest on INDUSTRY TACTICS with FRIENDLY RICH

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• BA Johnston
• Klaas Hubner
• Nichol S Robertson
• Michael Ward-Bergeman
• The Nihilist Spasm Band

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

444,109

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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