Song Stories, hosted by Hypebot contributor Kyle Bylin, explores how music changes people’s lives and impacts the places they live in. This week’s episode features Eric Gilbert, who is the co-founder and director of Treefort Music Fest, a music festival in Boise, IA. The festival proudly shines a spotlight on…
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Measuring Return On Investment, Defining Success In The Music Business
This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss a question sent in by Music Biz Weekly podcast listener Ashworth Wiltshire: “Can you guys talk about another dirty subject, Return On Investment (ROI), as related to the budget.” The co-hosts added a…
Hypebot Crashes The Music Biz Weekly Podcast: Streaming, PledgeMusic, Smart Speakers, More
The big three record labels earning $19 million a day from streaming, the ongoing PledgeMusic tragedy, how smart speakers are changing songwriting and the future of podcasting were all part of a wide ranging discussion between Bruce Houghton of Hypebot and the Skyline Artists Agency and Music Biz Weekly co-hosts…
Most Artists Don’t Understand Their Record Deal, Do You?
Musicians need to understand the contracts they sign and their implications, but most don’t. Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast by manager and educator Mark Tavern to explore why that is and what to do about. Signing a record deal is a major…
Song Stories: The Future of Virtual Reality and Music Experiences w/ Cortney Harding [PODCAST]
After a several year hiatus, Hypebot’s Music Biz Podcast is relaunching as Song Stories. The show, hosted by long-time contributor Kyle Bylin, will explore how music changes people’s lives and impacts the places they live. This week’s episode features Cortney Harding, the founder of Friends with Holograms, an AR and…
If You Aren’t Posting Your Pre-Order Link, You Need Help With Your Digital Strategy
Posting everyday to promote a new release is fine. But if you aren’t posting a pre-order link, then you are making your fans jump through unnecessary hoops. Listen and learn from music marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week’s…
Billboard’s Power 100 List: The Right & Wrong
As such ‘best ofs’ are want to do, Billboard’s recent Power 100 list of the music industry’s most important people was met with some controversy by the industry as a whole, with many feeling the company’s ranking missed the mark a bit. In this piece David Philp explores where Billboard…
Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn) On The Importance Of Pre-Production
Michael Beinhorn produced albums have sod 45 million copies, and he is one of only a handful to have two separate recordings debut in Billboard’s Top Ten in the same week. Beinhorn joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss pre-production and much more….
If You Don’t Understand Video Monetization You Need Help With Your Digital Strategy
You need help with your digital strategy if you don’t understand video monetization. That’s what Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert explore on the Music Biz Weekly podcast this week. Learn how to monetize your videos on Youtube and who is eligible.
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5 Tips For Preparing To Release New Music [Podcast]
In this new episode of the Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss an article that Jay wrote for Soultracks.com, 5 Basic Tips: Preparing to Release New Music. "Let’s assume that you’ve recorded great music. Pick a focus track. Ask people you trust which song it should…