by Rai Beardsley | Sep 18, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
Soundfly has a new podcast. It’s called “Themes and Variation.” The idea to do a podcast was right in front of our noses for years; but the idea of creating a podcast solely based on learning music, as if an audio extension of our courses, just felt kind of dull. Each...
by Rai Beardsley | Sep 11, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
This week we discuss prioritizing your tasks, how to determine when is something worth doing. It’s life-sustaining billable work! It’s signing new business! It’s recorded music! Release it! It’s sharp visual design! Show it! It’s concrete...
by Rai Beardsley | Sep 4, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
This week we dig into the toolbox of our favorite productivity apps. Apps we think you should be using. Including: Todoist, Trello, Contacts Journal CRM, Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists, Amazon Music for Artists, Forgotify.com, Airmail, Omnifocus, Canva,...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 28, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
Evan Seinfeld is the embodiment of Hardcore, not only in his music, but in his lifestyle and philosophy. Evan has conquered the worlds of music, acting , film and television, photography, producing, directing, management, marketing, business development, and of course...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 21, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
How to Develop Diverse Talent and Leadership with Tony Alexander This week we are joined by Tony Alexander, Co-Founder, President, and Managing Director of Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME), a Black-owned full-service music and entertainment company with global...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 14, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
This episode we address Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s comments: “There is a narrative fallacy here, combined with the fact that, obviously, some artists that used to do well in the past may not do well in this future landscape, where you can’t record music once every...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 8, 2020 | Music, Music Marketing, News
photo credit: Rob Billingham For interview requests and review copies (when available) contact me [AT] mikebrandvold.com CONCORD, CA (July 27, 2020) — Tony Martin, former Black Sabbath singer, signs with Battlegod Productions and Dark Star Records for the...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 8, 2020 | News
For interview requests and review copies contact me [AT] mikebrandvold.com “A sonic wail of a tale about the youthful beginnings of one of the Mount Rushmore ‘heads’ of rock ‘n’ roll journalism. I loved it.” —Joel Gion of The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Loudmouth is, as...
by Rai Beardsley | Aug 7, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
Tony Guerrero joins us this week to discuss his free ebook The Dumb Musician’s Guide to Self-Releasing Music in the Digital Age. All you need to know to release your music online and be sure you’re protected and earning everything you can. Explains...
by Rai Beardsley | Jul 27, 2020 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos
How do you go from zero fans to a real fanbase? You are brand new, have no fans, no following. You just finished recording your first release, now you think it is time to get some fans. Wrong! How do you go from zero fans to a real fanbase? We give you tips and advice...
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