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#327: The Key to Making More Money from Your Music

For independent artists, the most reliable way to earn a living from music isn’t streaming, social monetization, or even lucrative opportunities in sync licensing. It’s merch sales! In this episode, Dave Cool of Bandzoogle talks…

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#061: David Gray – Anatomy of a Music Career

You’ve probably seen some of the music reality shows they produce like, “America’s Got Talent, X Factor, and American Idol.” After the show is over, it’s David’s job to continue the artist’s development and help them create their albums.

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#060: Roundtable – Throw your Fans A Party!

Paste magazine launches their “save Paste” campaign in order to preserve one of the top selling music magazines in the country. Webcaster’s rights are debated in the White House. Twitter gets bigger and BIGGER. The…

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#059: Nancy Baym – Online Fandom

Artists and musicians spend a lot of time communicating with their fan community, whether it be social networks, email, or just the music itself. With so much thought and energy going into fan communication, it…

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#058: Roundtable – On the Road with Chris Robley

In the News: Mainstream radio is still a racket. Also, when is the best time of day to Twitter? For our main topic of discussion, our own Chris Robley uses Haiku to woo his audiences…

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#057: Matt Malley – Life as a Counting Crow

Whether you’re slugging it out in small clubs, or selling millions of albums, there are consistent themes that run through every artist’s experience. Matt Malley, former bass player for the band the Counting Crows, has…

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#056: Roundtable – A Music Career Without Touring?

iTunes introduces variable pricing. Facebook stays on top. The podcasters recap our last episode, where David Nevue demonstrated that it’s entirely possible to make a living without the constant touring and gigging that most musicians…

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#055: David Nevue – Building a Music Career Online

The internet is an irreplaceable tool for music promotion, but is it possible to build a music career in cyberspace alone?  In this episode, we hear from solo pianist David Nevue, who built his music…

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#054: Roundtable – Finding Frequency

How often do you post a new song, demo, album or blog post? In the web 2.0 universe artists are competing for the attention of an increasingly distracted audience. Keeping your fans engaged often means…

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#053: Bill Thompson – Mobile Marketing

The cell phone has rapidly evolved. It’s hard to even think of another technology that has changed as quickly as mobile phone technology. The way we use our phones has changed drastically as well. What…

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#052: Roundtable – The Working Musician

News, calls, emails, tips and tricks! The Podcasters revisit last week’s episode with Greg Poree,  share some more Twitter tips, and investigate the art of playing other people’s music for a living.  This and much…

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#051: Greg Poree – Dancing With The Stars!

Most indie artists have a day job in order to make ends meet.  For some, their “day job” is actually playing music.  In this episode, Kevin talks to Greg Poree, the guitar player on the…

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#050: Roundtable – The Value of Music

The big 50! Kevin, Chris and Robert are pleased as punch to have delivered fifty info-packed episodes of the DIY Musician Podcast. They kick off this episode by sharing a few of their favorite lessons…

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#049: Dave Kusek – Getting an Education Online

Dave Kusek is a musician who has been inventing the future of music for the past twenty-five years. He was one of the first to capitalize on the commercial potential of computers and music. As…

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#048: Roundtable – Music is Your Business

Facebook’s new terms get a rewrite. More on royalty rates and internet Radio. Myspace has people spending way more time per visit. Indie band Officer Roseland sets up mystimuluspackage.org to pay fans $1 to download…

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#047: Allen Jones – A Musician’s Guide to Taxes

It’s tax time! Before you run away screaming, we’ve provided this resource to help guide you through process of properly reporting your music income to the IRS. Allen Jones, from Portland Community College, stops by…

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#046: Roundtable – Podcasting is good for you!

The Boss gets hot under the collar over the Ticketmaster, Live Nation merger. A new performance rights bill is gaining traction in Congress. Facebook kicks Myspace’s virtual butt. Kevin, Chris and Robert revisit last weeks…

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#045: Jason Van Orden – Podcasting and Internet Marketing

Podcasting and internet marketing specialist Jason Van Orden, talks about podcasting, marketing and networking on the web. Jason lays out the nuts and bolts of how to create a podcast, and why it’s so important…

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#044: Roundtable – Polishing Your Performances

Revisiting Tom Jackson’s interview, the Podcasters offer their own thoughts on the importance of developing a great live show. Many of our listeners have taken up the Twitter challenge and called our listener line with…

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#043: Tom Jackson – Creating Moments On Stage

Tom Jackson is a performance coach. He works with major label artists from all over the world in order to produce stage shows that will create a memorable experience for concert goers. Knowing your songs…

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#042: Roundtable – Microblogging your music career

iTunes introduces tiered pricing. Microsoft releases SongSmith, a program that makes anyone a musician. NIN gives away 400GB of HD video. Kevin, Chris and Robert discuss Twitter and how micro-blogging and social networking can enhance…

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#041: Roundtable – What’s Your Story?

Not-so-secret secrets revealed! Social media do’s and don’ts. What Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna have in common. YouTube teams up with Rumble Fish. Robert offers to throw a virtual snowball at Kevin. And the…

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#040: Alex Steininger – Get Publicized!

Alex Steininger, music journalist, 10 year veteran publicist, and founder of ‘In Music We Trust’ (a label, eZine and publicity company) discusses the ins and outs of promotion in the digital age. Alex is the…

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#039: Roundtable – How Fans Discover Your Music

Indie legends Wilco release an EP that’s also a free application. Guns ‘N’ Roses finally does it. Video games drive music sales. Robert seems mostly recovered from a minor head injury. The podcasters discuss Pandora…

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#038 : Tim Westergren – Pandora Internet Radio

Pandora radio has revolutionized the way online music fans listen to and discover music. Tim Westergren is founder of Pandora and the Music Genome project that made it possible. With so many musicians creating so…

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#037 : Roundtable – “360” Record Deals

Kevin, Chris, and Robert make true on their promise to deliver four indie-packed episodes in October. Dell computers announces computers preloaded with Universal music. Guns ‘n’ Roses releases “Chinese Democracy” and everybody gets a Dr….

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