{"id":6754,"date":"2012-06-15T06:39:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T13:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=6754"},"modified":"2012-06-15T06:39:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T13:39:04","slug":"booking-gigs-and-finding-an-agent-a-discussion-with-bandzoogles-dave-cool-music-biz-weekly-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/booking-gigs-and-finding-an-agent-a-discussion-with-bandzoogles-dave-cool-music-biz-weekly-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking Gigs and Finding an Agent, A Discussion with Bandzoogle's Dave Cool – Music Biz Weekly Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheWelcome to episode 63 of The Music Biz Weekly, a weekly podcast co-hosted by Michael Brandvold and Brian Thompson. This episode is brought to you by MusicHype and Music XRay.<\/a><\/p>\n

This week’s episode, June 15, 2012 – Booking Gigs and Finding an Agent, A Discussion with Bandzoogle’s<\/a> Dave Cool.<\/p>\n

Join Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvold for a 50 min. discussion with Dave Cool, Bandzoogle’s<\/a> Director of Artist Relations.We chat about a wide range of topics from booking gigs, finding an agent, managing artists, working for a music tech company and other tidbits from Dave’s diverse experience in the music industry.<\/p>\n

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