by Michael Brandvold | Oct 7, 2011 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing
Welcome to episode 27 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,...
by Michael Brandvold | Oct 7, 2011 | Marketing, Music Marketing
There is a etiquette on how to solicit someone with your new music, be it on Facebook, Twitter, email or SoundCloud. The proper way to do it is contact the person and ASK if you can send them some music. You do not blindly send a email with links or attachments. You...
by Michael Brandvold | Oct 5, 2011 | Apple, Family and My Life
I learned of the passing of Steve Jobs as I was leaving a Apple store with a new iPod Nano while wearing my Apple ball cap. It really hit me. Apple has been a part of my life since 1984 when I started selling Macintosh’s for a small Minnesota computer retailer,...
by Michael Brandvold | Oct 5, 2011 | Marketing, Music Marketing
Author David Meerman Scott made a honest and realistic quote, “if you want 20,000 fans you must do 2000 different things that each generate 10 fans.” This was my favorite quote from 2010 and I am going to take this on as a challenge for 2011 for an ambitious project...
by Michael Brandvold | Oct 4, 2011 | Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing
I just got word that The Music Biz Weekly Podcast is in some very lofty company in this list of Top Seven Podcasts by Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction. Brian Thompson and I are very honored to be included with such names as Marc Maron, Adam Corolla and TEDTalks....
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