Episode 13 - Gabe Bloch (Chief Strategy Officer at Pony Canyon)

As one of the few Western executives with both work experience and language fluency in China and Japan, Gabe Bloch occupies a unique space in bridging the Asian and American music industries. He’s currently the Cheif Strategy officer for Pony Canyon USA, one of most well-known indie labels in Japan, and is helping to break their artists.

Gabe and I covered his background in Asia, his thoughts on the Japanese music industry and how their artists are gaining traction abroad. We also looked at how labels like Pony Canyon is using anime to fuel the popularity of their artists.