{"id":10380,"date":"2015-04-17T14:46:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T21:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=10380"},"modified":"2015-09-30T18:52:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T18:52:00","slug":"ep-187-a-indie-diy-artist-talks-about-what-worked-well-and-what-pitfalls-should-they-avoided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/ep-187-a-indie-diy-artist-talks-about-what-worked-well-and-what-pitfalls-should-they-avoided\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 187 A indie DIY artist talks about what worked well and what pitfalls should they have avoided."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e683QKlIpTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode #187 I am joined by indie recording artist Jason Didner. Jason and I discuss a 2-year look-back on a music brand shaped by Music Biz Weekly and other podcasts. What worked well, what advice was put into play the most, what pitfalls could he have saved himself? What advice did he apply over time to go from playing free gigs just to get in front of audiences to where he is regularly receiving phone calls and e-mails to book him for good paying gigs?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/201309245&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with marketing needs\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/contact-michael-brandvold-marketing\/\">message him with the contact form.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate &amp; Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. h<a href=\"ttp:\/\/smarturl.it\/musicbiz\" target=\"_blank\">ttp:\/\/smarturl.it\/musicbiz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit Jason Didner\u00a0at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/junglegymjam.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/junglegymjam.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>For all discussions, training, tips and tricks related to music marketing don&#8217;t miss any episode of The Music Biz Weekly Podcast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Download The Music Biz Weekly from iTunes\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/michael-brandvold-music-marketing\/id400401604\" target=\"_blank\">Download The Music Biz Weekly Podcast from iTunes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/the-music-biz-weekly_1\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on Spreaker.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/michaelbrandvoldmarketing\/sets\/the-music-biz-weekly\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on SoundCloud.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Please rate and review The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on iTunes.\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/michael-brandvold-music-marketing\/id400401604\" target=\"_blank\">Visit iTunes and please Rate &amp; Review The Music Biz Weekly.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Music Biz Weekly Podcast Facebook Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicbizweekly\" target=\"_blank\">Visit The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on Facebook.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/michaelsb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/michaelsb<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>About Michael Brandvold:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online &amp; social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.<\/p>\n<p>Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael&#8217;s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com&#8217;s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.<\/p>\n<p>Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, ACCEPT, Killer Dwarfs, Motley Cr\u00fce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7694\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10380-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/musicbizweekly\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/audio\/musicbiz\/187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/musicbizweekly\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/audio\/musicbiz\/187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/musicbizweekly\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/audio\/musicbiz\/187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/musicbizweekly\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/audio\/musicbiz\/187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=10380-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/musicbizweekly\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/audio\/musicbiz\/187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"187-041715musicbizweekly.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode #187 I am joined by indie recording artist Jason Didner. 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