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This week’s episode #72, August 24, 2012 – Mat Bates from Slacker Radio Discusses Music In The Cloud.<\/p>\n
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Join myself & Brian Thompson for a 60 min. discussion with Mat Bates from Slacker Radio about how Slacker is creating a online radio experience that features the best of real world radio and the best of online radio. Mat also talks about how artists can get their music added to Slacker Radio and what is happening with music in the cloud.<\/p>\n
Matthew Bates is the Senior Radio Program Manager for Slacker Radio- an Internet Radio service based in Rancho Bernardo. At Slacker Radio, Matthew Bates oversees the music programming and discovery across 200+ fully customizable genre stations. He also develops non-music content for the service, partnerships with artists, and promotional opportunities for various music-related events and releases. Prior to joining Slacker Radio, he spent a decade as a Brand Manager and radio programmer at terrestrial media groups and interactive agencies throughout the western US. He was an outspoken contrarian in the world of terrestrial radio, and his true passion remains the same regardless of medium- facilitating music discovery.<\/p>\n
Visit Slacker Radio.<\/a><\/p>\n This podcast was brought to you by Music Xray<\/a>.<\/p>\n Featured Track Of The Week: Ink In My Skin by The Electric Boa.<\/strong><\/p>\n We’re stoked to announce our brand new Featured Track Of The Week, as selected from the submissions we received on the opportunity we created on our Music XRay account. If you want to submit your song to be featured, create a profile on Music Xray and send it to us here.<\/a><\/p>\n Our Featured Song of the Week is Ink In My Skin, performed by The Electric Boa. Find the Electric Boa online.<\/a><\/p>\n Music Xray<\/a> automatically matches your songs to real industry opportunities. Then, they give you direct access to the decision makers. Then, they guarantee they listen AND respond. No, Seriously.<\/p>\n Download The Music Biz Weekly Podcast from iTunes.<\/a><\/p>\n Liston to The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on SoundCloud.<\/a><\/p>\n If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly.<\/a><\/p>\n Tune in every week for the latest discussions and comments on the music business Follow us on Twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow us on Google+:<\/strong><\/p>\n About Michael Brandvold:<\/p>\n 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 & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.<\/p>\n Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael’s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com’s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.<\/p>\n Michael has also managed the online efforts for Motley Cr\u00fce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n About Brian Thompson:<\/p>\n![\"Musicxray.com\"](\"http:\/\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/index.jpg\" "\\"Musicxray.com\\"")
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