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People Would Continue to Download Pirated Content As Long As It Was Easier to Acquire and Use Than Legitimately Obtained Material Says Google's Sergey Brin

by Michael Brandvold | Apr 17, 2012 | Music Marketing

Google’s Sergey Brin has some comments to say about the entertainment industry, talking about hurdles to buy content and how they drive people away from buying. He also commented that as long as acquiring pirated content is easier than legitimate content people...

Dropping The Needle Podcast Episode 1 – Where All Music Is Discussed

by Michael Brandvold | Apr 17, 2012 | Audio, Dropping The Needle

Welcome to the debut episode of the podcast Dropping The Needle. http://media.blubrry.com/musicbizweekly/www.michaelbrandvold.com/audio/droppingtheneedle/droppingtheneedle01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Dropping The Needle is the podcast...

2000 Things to Generate 20,000 Fans – Create a Venues Board on Pinterest

by Michael Brandvold | Apr 16, 2012 | 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...

Curt Smith From Tears For Fears Discusses Social Media and Being a DIY Artist on The Music Biz Weekly Podcast

by Michael Brandvold | Apr 13, 2012 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing

Welcome to episode 54 of The Music Biz Weekly, a weekly podcast co-hosted by Michael Brandvold and Brian Thompson. This week’s episode, April 13, 2012 – Curt Smith From Tears For Fears Discusses Social Media and Being a DIY Artist. [display_podcast] Each...

The Power of Mystique and Allowing Media to Spin Your Story and Build Your Brand – Rock Star Branding Podcast

by Michael Brandvold | Apr 11, 2012 | Audio, Music Marketing, Rock Star Branding Podcast

This week’s episode, April 11, 2012 – Using the Power of Mystique and Allowing Media to Spin Your Story and Build Your Brand. Brian Thompson, Michael Brandvold and Steve Jones discuss the power of using mystique and myth and letting the press run with a...