DIY Musician Podcast
Summary: The music business is rapidly changing! Technology has transformed the way musicians record, promote and distribute their music. The internet has also changed the way fans discover and listen to the music they love. In light of these changes, being a do-it-yourself musician can be a daunting task to say the least. With the CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast, we hope to tread the murky waters of the indie music world and provide an added tool for your musical journey. Born out of their daily work with artists at cdbaby.com, Kevin, Chris, and Bolton work to educate and encourage artists while building community among fellow musicians. The DIY Musician Podcast features interviews with promoters, lawyers, publishers, bookers, and artists of all styles and backgrounds. Kevin and the gang will also share tips, tricks, breaks and mistakes---all in the name of being indie. Join us!
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- Copyright: 2006-2009
Podcasts:
Are SD cards the new CD? MySpace launches MySpace Music. YouTube decides to help sell music. We discuss last weeks episode with Carl Saff on mastering. Also, we learn what not to do when performing at a nudist colony. Plus your calls, emails, and more. P.S. It’s October Podfest this month for The CD Baby... The post #035 : Roundtable – A New Digital Format for Music? appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Excite, sweeten, widen, and color your mix. Mastering can make or break an album sonically. But what is it exactly? Why do albums need to be mastered anyway? How do you know if your album is being mastered properly? How can you tell between a well mastered album and a poor one? Join Kevin in... The post #034: Carl Saff – Mastering Your Album appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Surprise, surprise–The new Zune music player fails to compete with Apple’s new line of iPods. Kevin, Chris and Robert offer their own thoughts and processes on songwriting and Robert shares his secret songwriting weapon. Chris Robley discusses the near impossibility of getting your music on mainstream radio. Plus, calls from our audience. Show Your Love.... The post #033 : Roundtable – iPod Killed the Radio Star appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Songwriting is hard. It requires an ear for melody, a mind for poetry, and a heart to translate emotion into the hills and valleys of song. The process of songwriting is different for everyone, but there are also certain insights and techniques that many songwriters share. Evan Mchugh of Atlanta, Georgia is an accomplished performer,... The post #032 : Evan McHugh – Writing Songs appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Robert nearly burns down his apartment building. Yahoo Music folds along with the music that came with it. Chris extols the virtues of gig swapping. We revisit interviews with Anne Roos and Ariel Hyatt. Plus, We’ve got more mistakes and blunders from our audience as well as one story of unbridled success. Kick up your... The post #031 : Roundtable – Chicken Soup For the Indie Soul appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Making a living as a full-time musician is a dream-come-true for most of us. But many artists are so busy looking for their ‘big break’ they forget to consider the more common and obvious sources of income in their own community. Anne Roos is a Celtic harpist who has made a successful career in playing... The post #030 : Anne Roos – How to Make Money Playing Weddings appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Friendster, YouTube and Flickr. Are you on these these websites? Do you know how to take advantage of their many features for self promotion and fan building? Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR and Ariel Publicity proselytizes that social networking is not just a quaint way of keeping track of your old high... The post #029: Ariel Hyatt – Social Networking Online appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Don’t set yourself on fire with bad lighting equipment. Back up your recording sessions. Keep an eye on your producer when she takes your masters to the bathroom with her. Be careful what you record on another label’s dime. These stories and more, plus the return of vinyl and bands on bikes. As always our... The post #028 : Roundtable – Bloopers, Bungles, and Musical Disasters appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Get your music reviewed by your local weekly! Amy McCullough, is the music editor for the Willamette Week, a popular and award winning weekly newspaper here in Portland with a circulation of almost 90,000. She shares with us details of her job as well as what she and her staff are looking for when deciding... The post #027: Amy McCullough – Your Music in Print appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Guess what? We’ve got a hotline: 206-426-5683. We’ve asked artists to call in and tell us about mistakes they’ve made in their music careers and what they’ve learned from these mistakes. In this episode, find out what songs you shouldn’t play at an Narcotics Anonymous meeting house, why not to taunt your audience at a... The post #026 : Roundtable – Brain-tingleing Indie Goodness appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Kevin shares his adventures in the land of 10,000 bands at SXSW (South by South West). Radiohead hits another line-drive and we wrap up our sync licensing episodes with some final insights. Join us as we do our darndest to help you find success in all your musical endeavors. Music for this episode is provided... The post #025 : Roundtable – SXSW, Radiohead (does it again) and more! appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
This is how to make money in indie music, plain and simple. In this follow up to our previous episode on music licensing, Kevin takes it home with two more in-depth interviews with music industry professionals who share with us the ins-and-outs of getting your tracks placed in commercial media. First he is joined by... The post #024 : Music (Sync) licensing – Part 2 appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
See your music featured in movies, TV, radio or the web, and make money doing it! This is Part One of our two part special on sync licensing. Don’t know what sync licensing is? That’s what we’re here for! Increasingly, TV shows, films and advertising agencies are looking to indie musicians to find the perfect... The post #023 : Music (Sync) licensing – Part 1 appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
Record companies and publishing houses duke it out for cash. Harry Fox throws indies a bone. Hip hop producer Timbaland becomes the first mobile phone music producer in residence at Verizon. All this, as well as a look at our recent interviews with David Harrington and Tom Simonson. Join us for the fun! Closing song... The post #022 : Roundtable – Rights, Royalties, Record Companies and More! appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
David Harrington is the founder and visionary violinist behind the world renowned Kronos Quartet. Kronos has taken the stage with artists as diverse as Dave Mathews, Tom Waits and the Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq. In this interview, David takes us back to his earliest experiences in music and talks with us about his many... The post #021 : Kronos Quartet – The Music of Collaboration appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.
