DIY Musician Podcast

Artist management may not be the first thing on your mind when you’ve got your amp cranked up and your creativity flowing. But management is just as essential to cultivating and maintaining a successful music career as is producing killer new material. It also takes a lot of time, business skills, and connections in the... The post #020 : Tom Simonson – Artist Manager and Consultant appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Holiday music from our listeners, our favorite tips from past episodes, a follow up with Robert on the Album In a Month challenge, and reflections on our interview with rock god Duff McKagan. Join us in good spirits! Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, and Yuletide tidings! Songs in order of appearance : Auld Lang... The post #019 : Roundtable – Extra Special Holiday Fun! appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

What does Duff McKagan, bass player for Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver, know about indie music? More than you might think. All musicians–famous, infamous, or unknown–begin from the same basic place. A place where desire, vision, and ambition move their hands to fret, hit, pluck, or punish an instrument to a perhaps obsessive degree.... The post #018 : Duff McKagan – Lose Your Illusions appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Songwriting, record labels and music seminars, oh boy! Robert fearlessly signs up to write and record an album in one month (gulp), Kevin visits Seattle Music Tech 2007 (and shares his experience) and the Podcasters all discuss the ever changing relationship between artists, record labels and that green stuff called MONEY. Tune your click-wheels to... The post #017 : Roundtable – The Artist and the Indie Label appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

In a time when worldwide distribution is available through companies like CD Baby for less then a pack of new bass strings, what is the use of a record label for an indie musician? These days even “major label” artists are striking out on their own for more lucrative careers as independents. So do you... The post #016 : Dylan Magierek – Who Needs Record Labels? appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Famed British rock group Radiohead gives away their album for free. The RIAA strikes again. Led Zeppelin goes digital. And a dog named Bucky interrupts Jourdan’s news report. Join Kevin and the Podcasters as they take a bite out of an exciting week it digital music history and discuss last week’s episode with recording engineer,... The post #015 : Roundtable Edition – Can Free Downloads Help Your Career? appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Recording Engineer, Jeff Saltzman, well known for his work with many of the North West’s top indie artists, lets us in on some of the methods and madness that goes into engineering and recording music. Jeff has worked with Sleater Kinney, The Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie, Stars of Track and Field as well as... The post #014 : Jeff Stuart Saltzman – Lend Us Your Ears! appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Are CDs going out of fashion or on their way back in? Why don’t MP3s sound better? What is the future of digital music? Is it possible to manage your career without ever leaving your apartment? How do you approach a magazine, radio station, booker or promoter by email? What is the capital of Venezuela?... The post #013 : Roundtable Edition – Back To The Future? appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

It’s easy to promote in the real world right? All you need is a killer demo, a staple gun and a winning personality. But what if you’re not the outspoken type? What if you’re more the seclusive mad-scientist sort who spends long nights tweeking soundloops or rerecording that xylophone melody 100 times without a thought... The post #012 : I AM JEN – The World Wide Web As Your Stage appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

  Today’s Roundtable Episode is, well . . . all about video and how it can help your career. We’ll discuss Kevin’s interview with Moving Rushmore in our last episode, touch on some local news, and discuss the technology, equipment and know-how you’ll need to dazzle your fans with digital video! We’re trying some new... The post #011 : Roundtable Edition – All About Video appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

Moving Rushmore started out a little different than most bands. When the band was just taking shape, they decided that video would be such a crucial part of what they do, that Tim (Their video guy) had to be a full fledge band member. Before they even had a bass player, they had Tim. So what does a band do with a videographer? Film everything of course! From the beginning, Patrick, Jason, Brent, Dave, Tim and later Kirk, have documented their journey on video and released it to the world in the the form of a video podcast(vidcast for short). Throw in a front page feature on iTunes, and you have the making of some serious musical momentum! Their story is a great example of how you can turn a good idea and a little DIY ingenuity, into thousands of new fans. To download the MR vidcast from iTunes, click HERE! To check out Moving Rushmore’s website, click HERE! Photos from the podcast, their vidcast and more! Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. The post #010 : Moving Rushmore – Drums, Bass, Guitar and Video appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.The post #010 : Moving Rushmore – Drums, Bass, Guitar and Video appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

[display_podcast] Clubs, bars and coffee houses aren’t the only gigs in town! In this action packed episode of the DIY Music Podcast, Kevin, Jourdan, Chris and Robert discuss Fran Snyder’s interview in Episode 08, and then share their own thoughts and stories regarding non-traditional venues. Kevin tells us how his band played the men’s department... The post #009 : Roundtable Edition – We Discuss Alternative Venues appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

[display_podcast] Fran Snyder is a musician who’s hit on something that can truly breathe life into your musical career. In fact, his website (ConcertsInYourHome.com) receives thousands of visits each month from artists and audiences looking for a more intimate, fulfilling, and profitable alternative to the club, coffeehouse and bar gigs that most musicians are used... The post #008 : Fran Snyder – Concerts in Your Home appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

CD Baby artist Jonathan Coultan, a self proclaimed “codemonkey,” blogger, and musician, hit upon a simple idea that would gain him international attention. In 2005 he began what he aptly named, “Thing a Week” an exhausting songwriting feat which involved, writing, recording, and publishing a new song every week for a year. During this endeavor,... The post #007 : Jonathan Coulton – Turning 1 song a week into 1,000’s of new fans! appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.

[display_podcast] Kevin, Robert, and Chris welcome Jourdan to the podcasting ranks for a special roundtable discussion. They’ve assembled to discuss the copyright issues covered by our interview with Jeff Brown in episode 5, as well as other topics related to the indie artist experience. If you haven’t already listened to episode 5, that’s a good... The post #006 : Copyright 2.0 – Rights of the Roundtable appeared first on DIY Musician Podcast.