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Select a Project Manager and Stop Meeting by Committee

by Rai Beardsley | Dec 14, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Don’t get sucked into the hole of wanting everyone around to always be on a phone call, on a email, in a meeting. This week we discuss the pitfalls of holding conference calls and meetings with groups of people and not having a single point of contact who is...

What To Do and Not To Do When Working with a Producer, with Reto Peter

by Rai Beardsley | Dec 7, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Reto Peter who has been actively engineering and producing music for 20 years at prestigious studios. You are going into the studio for the first time with a producer, are you ready? We are joined by Reto Peter who has been actively engineering and producing music for...

Your New Album is Released in One Week, What Should You Be Doing?

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 30, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

What should you be doing a week before your album is released? Michael is flying solo this week as Jay had something come up at the last minute. Today Michael is preparing for his client Jason Becker’s album release on December 7th. So, what should you be doing...

The Basics of SEO and How to Not Get Scammed

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 16, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

We bring the topic of SEO down to a level that we all understand. This week we tackle the topic of SEO, Search Engine Optimization. What is SEO and how is it different than SEM, Search Engine Marketing. What makes up good SEO. What is black hat SEO, what question...

This Is Not a Marketing Plan for Your Next Release

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 2, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Why it is so important that you have a real plan, not a bunch of tools. Do you have a marketing plan? I have a marketing plan! Do you really have one? A Playlist Is Not A Marketing Plan. A record label is not a marketing plan. A digital distributor is not a marketing...

The Major Label Machine with Dave Lopez from Flipsyde

by Rai Beardsley | Oct 26, 2018 | Audio, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

The Ups And Downs Of Being A Major Push On A Major Label Dave Lopez lead guitarist from the band Flipsyde joins us to share the band’s story of being discovered and signed by Jimmy Iovine to Interscope Records.How one song got them discovered and signed. Looking...