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Are Musicians Still Delusional About Getting Signed? – The Music Biz Weekly Podcast

by Michael Brandvold | Nov 4, 2011 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing

Welcome to episode 32 of The Music Biz Weekly, a weekly podcast co-hosted by Michael Brandvold and Brian Thompson. Each week Michael and Brian will discuss the latest events in the music business and music marketing events and techniques. This week’s episode,...

Are Many Musicians Wired to Not Do It Themselves?

by Michael Brandvold | Nov 3, 2011 | Music Marketing

The letter below from Todd Murphy a music lawyer is taken from the November 2, 2011 Bob Lefsetz email newsletter. The same day Bob emailed this out I met with Bob Baker and Jack Conte from Pomplamoose. Interestingly enough, we made almost the exact same comments. So...

Why Can It Be So Difficult To Buy Music? (Updated)

by Michael Brandvold | Oct 19, 2011 | Music, Music Marketing

I updated the original article I posted on October 19th. Maybe I am missing something, maybe I don’t understand why territory restrictions still need to exist. I guess thinking of the world as the territory is wrong. Maybe my feeling that fans will buy music if...

Dark Star Records – CommerceSocial is Amazing!

by Michael Brandvold | Nov 5, 2010 | Marketing, Music

Earlier this week I talked about a killer new tool for bands to use for selling their products online, specifically Facebook and MySpace… Bands, Social Is Not Just About Sharing It Is Also About Commerce – CommerceSocial. Well it’s not just for bands,...