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Kristin Thomson is the Education Director at the Future of Music Coalition, a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure a diverse musical culture where artists flourish, are compensated fairly for their work, and where fans can find the music they want. The coalition works to lobby lawmakers to ensure that the voice of the artist community is heard during the legislation process. At the moment, fair access to radio is one of the top issues they are working. Kim will guide us through the tangle of legislation that has drastically shaped the radio landscape and aquaint us with the steps her organization is taking to make radio a more open fair medium.
The value of music is undeniable. Music is woven into the fabric of every human culture. The digital age has made more music available for cheaper than ever before. This is an exciting time for music listeners because of the unprecedented variety available. This is an amazing time for musicians because they have access to millions of potential fans through the internet. The flipside to all this availability is decline in monetary value assigned to music. People expect more for less. As a musician, should you find hope or dismay in the state of the industry? The CD Baby Podcasters find both and everything in between in this lively discussion which revolves around last weeks interview with Chris Anderson. Also, our listeners weigh in with good points, agreements and disagreements. Don’t miss this one!
Giving away music for free: does it help or hinder an artist’s career? There are those who believe that giving away music devalues it and makes it disposable. Others believe that free music is an essential marketing tool that artists can use to expand their reach and build their fan base. Both Schools of thought offer valid points. We’ve invited Chris Anderson, Author of the book FREE: The Future of a Radical Price to discuss his views on the subject. His book explores the way businesses and content creators are using ‘Free’ as a way to expand their reach. The interview just scratches the surface of the ideas covered in Chris’ book, so I encourage you to check out the book which you can find at the links below, and yes, the audio book version is free.
A new study confirms watching music videos is still the primary attraction on YouTube. Rock Band for indie artists may be more work than it’s worth. Facebook topples yahoo as being the #2 most popular site in the US. Chris dawns a handlebar mustache. The Bolt thinks he’s discovered a great use for Apple’s upcoming iPad. The podcasters revisit last weeks episode about strategic partnerships for your music. Plus calls and emails from our audience.
A strategic partnership is a relationship between the artist/band and a company that wants to use music in a way that enhances the products they promote. With all the doom and gloom about the music industry that’s out there, the one big positive that usually gets overshadowed is that music consumption is at an all time high. Businesses, companies, and organizations all recognize that fact, and they’re turning to music to help sell their products. The company gets great music to help their branding, and the artist gets access to a much larger audience. In this episode, you’re going to hear from two different independent artists that used a strategic partnership to help move their music career forward. The first is Steve from the band Hullabaloo and the second is Lisa Lynne, who had an amazing partnership opportunity land in her lap after simply listing her album on CD Baby for sale. We hope these stories get your creative wheels spinning on new ways you can reach people with your music.
Heard the Buzz about Google Buzz? How about the case of the disappearing music Blogs on Blogger? The Podcasters discuss these topics, share some stories from their own music adventures and revisit last weeks interview with Brian Mazzaferi from I Fight Dragons. Plus your calls and emails AND a very special offer from CD Baby just for our Podcast listening audience.
Brian is a member of the Band I Fight Dragons, who after their first year, find themselves signing a major label record deal. What’s interesting is the events that led them to that deal were very focused DIY tactics that built an enormous amount of buzz and started generating consistently strong sales for their music. We’ve talked to numerous solo artists in past episodes that have built a full time career going completely the DIY route, but in Brian’s opinion it’s still tough as a band that might have 4-5 members to generate enough income on their own to sustain a living for that many people with out some sort of larger machine behind them. He highlights that for bands we might still be in a middle area between the old music business models and the models of the future. I think you’ll find Brian’s insights to be thought provoking and possibly a slightly different take on where things are in the industry. Plus he shares some great DIY tips that has helped them make strong connections with the fans.
In this exciting episode of the DIY Musician Podcast, Bolton gets his very own theme song. That’s right, the world premiere of 
Howard Massey is a recording engineer and producer turned writer and author. He authored the books Behind the Glass Volume 1 & 2 that chronicles the many hours he spent talking to music producers from all different recording backgrounds. Investigating how they go about recording and making great albums. People like George Martin, and Daniel Lanois, to name a few. It covers all the inside detail people want to know about the actual process of getting in the studio and creating good music. Volume one was written almost ten years ago, so it’s interesting to see how the changes in the music industry effect the tone of the conversations. In the interview, we discuss the role of the producer, what they bring to a recording, and the unique ideas that are are changing the way records are made.