Here are five things you do to promote your music that won’t cost you a penny. Episode 590: You have no budget, no money, but you need to promote your music or promote a show what can you do? Here are five things you do to promote your music that won’t cost you a penny. […]

Music Will equips educators to teach, students to learn, and lives to be transformed through music education. Episode 589: We are joined by Dave Wish the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of Music Will. Music Will equips educators to teach, students to learn, and lives to be transformed through music education. Music Will runs the […]

What would we like to see Spotify do to improve Wrapped Episode 588: It is that time of the year… time for Spotify Wrapped. We love Wrapped and how others streaming services are now creating their own version. But, what would we like to see Spotify do to improve Wrapped? How can they make Wrapped […]

Strategies for Pre-Release and Post-Release Marketing of Your New Music, Plus a Free Release Planner Episode 587: Anthony Pacheco joins us to discuss music release strategies and his music release planner. Download the Release Planner: https://oddlysimpl.notion.site/Music-Release-Planner-13ad7f590c454e8090f4440b5c37e3d4   Download Jay Gilbert’s Release Planner : Download Michael Brandvold Release Checklists : MichaelBrandvoldMarketing · 587 Strategies for Pre-Release […]

We wish YouTube and Spotify would create one button “boost” type advertising. Episode 586: This week Jay and Michael talk about one of their wishes… we wish YouTube and Spotify would create one button “boost” type advertising. Make it so simple and easy to start running ads. How much more ad revenue could be generated […]

Alex Loveyko talks about the difference between trademarks and copyrights Episode 585: We sit down with Alex Loveyko from Chase Lawyers. Alex talks about the difference between trademarks and copyrights. We discuss the importance of band agreements. And we look at red flags you should be looking for in a record label contract. Chase Lawyers […]

Drawing from his experience on camera and on stage Dan discusses storytelling, engaging with your audience and being authentic. Episode 584: Dan Ashley and his remarkable professional Americana Rock band that just goes by his name, Dan Ashley. Dan is also the long-time award-winning anchor of ABC7 News at 5, 6 and 11 pm weekdays […]

Lots of great advice that you can immediately start using. Episode 583: This was a great discussion with Bruce Houghton from a couple weeks ago that might have been overshadowed by our death of NFTs discussion. We felt it deserved the full spotlight so we pulled it out and made it its own episode… How […]

The recent announcement that DistroKid was acquiring Bandzoogle was a shock to many. Episode 582: The recent announcement that DistroKid was acquiring Bandzoogle was a shock to many. We are joined this week by Stacey Bedford, formerly the CEO of Bandzoogle and now the General Manager of DistroKid. Stacey discusses the acquisition. What it means […]

Low streaming numbers do not mean you have a music problem. It means you have an audience problem. Episode 581: This week we discuss the Hypebot article, The truth behind why you aren’t getting more streams, written by Randall Foster from Symphonic. Low streaming numbers do not mean you have a music problem. It means […]