#041 : Roundtable - What’s Your Story?

 
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BooksNot-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 podcasters discuss the importance of knowing the story behind your music. Pour yourself a cup of hot coco, plug in your earbuds, and let the DIY Musician Podcast ring in the New Year.
        

Mentioned in this Episode:
Techipedia article on Social Networking Etiquette
Ariel Publicity
This American Life
The Moth

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#040 : Alex Steininger - Get Publicized!

 
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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 publicist for our own Chris Robley and many others. He discusses how to pick a publicist, what a publicist does and at what point a musician should seek a publicist to move his or her music forward. Don’t miss this one! Your music career will thank you.

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#039 : Roundtable - How Fans Discover Your Music

 
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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 Radio and the many ways that people discover music. Plus call-ins and lessons learned from our awesome audience (that’s you!).

Be sure to check out our brand new Music Discovery Podcast

playapp.com is the company releasing Wilco’s enhanced EP as mentioned on the podcast.

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#038 : Tim Westergrin - Pandora Internet Radio

 
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Pandora radio has revolutionized the way online music fans listen to and discover music. Tim Westergrin is founder of Pandora and the Music Genome project that made it possible. With so many musicians creating so many albums music discovery is a more and more important aspect of the music business. Tools like Pandora that help people discover music have become crucial.

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#037 : Roundtable - “360″ Record Deals

 
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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. Pepper. The Podcasters discuss the “360″ record deal and alternate music business models. Calls from our listeners and more.

Go to www.drpepper.com on the Nov. 23, 2008 release date to get your free Dr.Pepper

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#036 : John Oates - 1000 Miles Of Life

 
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You may be surprised to learn that the legendary John Oates of Hall & Oates is an indie musician who sells his albums on CD Baby. John Oates is part of a growing trend where established musicians have been loosing their labels and going indie. John shares with us why staying independent is right for him. He also talks about his songwriting process, his outlook on the industry, and shares some tips for our audience.

John Oates’ New solo album ‘1000 Miles of Life’ is available on CD Baby

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