Press
Two Story Melody: Ari Herstand's Like Home Is a Return to Roots and a Step Forward
"Like Home loops and winds beautifully downhill and up, eventually returning back to the beginning – next to a person who makes the world stable, and in a place that feels safe: songwriting. For all that Ari does, it’s still one of the things he does best. For his own soul and for yours, that’s a good thing."
American Songwriter: Bringin' It Backwards: Interview with Ari Herstand
"Overall, Like Home pulls the listener into the singer’s perspective in an evocatively real, reflective way. The project is an impressive venture from Ari, who has made a name for himself teaching independent artists how to succeed in the music business through his blog Ari’s Take and the subsequent book and podcast series."
Music Connection Magazine: Songwriter Profile: Ari Herstand
"Confessing that his art feels selfish, but that connecting with a crowd feels like Nirvana, Herstand now seeks a deeper connection with his audience, revealing that he feels much more comfortable getting vulnerable with the reciprocity of energy on stage than he does releasing his music on social media (where you run the risk of algorithm scrutiny)."
Authority Magazine: Music Stars Making A Social Impact: Why & How Ari Herstand of ‘Ari’s Take Academy’ Is Helping To Change Our World
"As an industry, we should be prioritizing inclusion and diversity at the executive level. One of the reasons there are so few black executives is because companies hire from within. How do you get into the company? One way is through people you know (and when the majority of the company is made up of white men, their “who I know and can refer for the job” swath will be quite homogenous. But moreso, it starts at the ground level — with internships. Unpaid internships — which have become a staple of the entertainment industry — are how most future executives break in and where they start. Who can afford unpaid internships? People who come from means. People who have families who can support them for the time they are working for no money. It’s no secret that in our country the wealth disparity between white and black populations is tremendous."
B-Drop TV: Ari Herstand performs live on B-Drop Los Angeles
California Globe: Quirky Musician and Podcaster Might Have Been AB5’s Most Effective Opponent
"Singer Ari Herstand won major alterations to a law that was suffocating California’s music biz."
American Songwriter: How DIY Guru Ari Herstand Rediscovered Himself Through Songwriting
"World class songwriter"