Music Marketing Manifesto Podcast – Music Marketing Manifesto

  This past Thursday, my compadre Scott James (from websitesforrockstars.com) and I, held a live music marketing summit / webinar / coaching call / whatever-you-wanna-call it, to discuss the state of the music industry in 2013. More importantly we opened up the phone lines and discussed YOUR music careers and the various obstacles many of […]

  Recently I reported on Amanda Palmer’s astonishing Kickstarter success, when the indie artist raised over 1.2 million dollars to help promote her upcoming album/book release. However many readers pointed out that Amanda Palmer is by no means your average musician. She has a major label past, a huge following, managers, publicists, and a reportedly […]

  Recently I reported on Amanda Palmer’s astonishing Kickstarter success, when the indie artist raised over 1.2 million dollars to help promote her upcoming album/book release. However many readers pointed out that Amanda Palmer is by no means your average musician. She has a major label past, a huge following, managers, publicists, and a reportedly […]

  In this weeks Music Marketing Manifesto Podcast we’ve got a really special guest. His name is Sean Mize. Sean happens to be the number #2 article marketer in the world (by volume), and he happens to be one of just a small handful of guys that I consider to have been major contributors to my […]

  In this weeks Music Marketing Manifesto Podcast we’ve got a really special guest. His name is Sean Mize. Sean happens to be the number #2 article marketer in the world (by volume), and he happens to be one of just a small handful of guys that I consider to have been major contributors to my […]

  In episode #2 of the Music Marketing Manifesto podcast I interview music supervisor, Joe Paganelli from Shovelhead media. Listen and/or subscribe on itunes. Joe discusses the reality of pitching music supervisors and what it takes to get your music in television and film. We also take more questions from the MMM audience, discuss industry […]

  In episode #2 of the Music Marketing Manifesto podcast I interview music supervisor, Joe Paganelli from Shovelhead media. Listen and/or subscribe on itunes. Joe discusses the reality of pitching music supervisors and what it takes to get your music in television and film. We also take more questions from the MMM audience, discuss industry […]

  First of all, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! It really has been an amazing year and I hope it’s been just as great for every single one of you as well! As you settle in for your Christmas Holiday and the inevitable carb-coma that is sure to follow, I […]

  First of all, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! It really has been an amazing year and I hope it’s been just as great for every single one of you as well! As you settle in for your Christmas Holiday and the inevitable carb-coma that is sure to follow, I […]

  With Thanksgiving upon us I can’t think of anything more appropriate than today’s guest, Matthew Wadsworth. Matt is an independent musician who has released 6 albums, written a book, built a million dollar internet business, and is currently training to set the world record for the longest blindfolded motorcycle jump. Oh yeah… and he’s […]

  With Thanksgiving upon us I can’t think of anything more appropriate than today’s guest, Matthew Wadsworth. Matt is an independent musician who has released 6 albums, written a book, built a million dollar internet business, and is currently training to set the world record for the longest blindfolded motorcycle jump. Oh yeah… and he’s […]

  Click the play button below to listen or right click and save to your computer. I’ve received quite a few emails from Music Marketing Manifesto and Insider Circle members who have told me about the success they have had using the strategies I teach in my various programs. One individual stood out… His name […]

  Click the play button below to listen or right click and save to your computer. I’ve received quite a few emails from Music Marketing Manifesto and Insider Circle members who have told me about the success they have had using the strategies I teach in my various programs. One individual stood out… His name […]

Previously I talked about how hard it was to make a living on $10 CDs alone, and how important it is to create additional revenue streams as part of your music career. One of the suggestions I threw out there was the concept of offering exclusive (high ticket) house concerts to your fans. I received a number of emails from people who simple thought this was impossible and that no one would ever pay $450 (the example price I mentioned) for a private event. Well... Brian Vander Ark would disagree.