This week on the pod we ask if music videos are even worth it - and if you should book your own festival! We also have the good folks at Music Ally about the hard work they do as a music industry trade publication.

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In this episode of My Point 4 Cents Andrew Southworth, Matt Bacon and Rom Villarica talk about how music marketing changes from $0 to $10k and how marketing changes at different stages of your career. This episode also features an interview with Jason Lekberg where he talks about marketing and strategy for artists like Steel Panther and Gwar.

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We have Joe Nelson on the show to talk about his label Trust Records, catalog acquisition, packaging and DIY music. Andrew interviews Tim Weber, the founder of Groupd, where they talk about how artists should think about monetization, why most artists struggle with fan retention and how Groupd can help.

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Music Lawyer John Strohm joins the podcast this week with semi regular co host Ryan Schutte and Matt Bacon to talk about what artist development means, his success managing Abigail Rose and the future of AI Music Legislation!

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This week on My .4 Cents we have special guest Raechel Whitchurch and talk tour booking and marketing, Australian music industry and so much more!

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This week on My Point 4 Cents, Andrew Southworth and Matt Bacon talk about how streaming platforms actually pay music artists, what NOT to post on social media as well as where music artists should run ads online.

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This week on My Point 4 Cents Matt Bacon and Andrew Southworth talk about what actually matters for organic content on Instagram, DistroKid getting acquired by a private equity company and how Playstation getting rid of physical discs matters for the music industry.

The episode also features an interview with Troy Tittley (Nuns of the Tundra) where we talk about organic growth strategies for TikTok and other platforms, including which tactics and platforms work best right now for music artists.

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This week on My Point 4 Cents Dustin Boyer and Andrew Southworth talk about what it takes to scale a song to be a 'hit song', and Tidal now automatically flagging and demonetizing 100% AI generated music. The episode also features an interview with legendary agent Jordan Burger, where he talks about why he doesn't want to sign your band.

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In this weeks episode of My Point 4 Cents, Andrew Southworth, Ryan Schutte and Matt Bacon talk about the different roles in live music, general concert promo and the drama around Stick Figure.

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In this episode of My Point 4 Cents Matt Bacon, Jesse Cannon and Andrew Southworth talk about Spotify's new video feature, and the new tool that you can use to see if AI platforms stole your music for training data.

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