Music Business Radio

Music Business Radio is on Vacation

We're taking the next couple of weeks off, but Music Business Radio will be back starting on January 7th for an all new season of interviews with music industry professionals.

The show starts syndication in January, so listen for Music Business Radio on your local broadcast station.  On that note, if you've got a station which you think would be a good match for our program, email our producer, Gary Kraen, with contact details.

Thanks to everybody for a great first year!

Episode #19 - Al McCree

Here is Episode #19 with Al McCree.

Al is President of Altissimo! Recordings, a label specializing in recordings of US military bands.  This show talks about niche marketing in the music industry as well as Al's seven strategies for marketing any recording.

Online Marketing Minute #4

Here's the latest Online Marketing Minute with Julie Blake.

This one talks about how to make your music business website more effective.  In other words, how you can use your website to get more business...

Remember, if you like what Julie has to say, drop by IWantMoreFans.com to get her free report on 7 ways to get more fans and sell more music online.

This Week on MBR... Al McCree

Al McCree, President of Altissimo! Recordings will be our guest on Music Business Radio this week.  This show talks about niche marketing in the music industry as well as Al's seven strategies for marketing any recording.

In the Studio... Keith Thomas

Keith Thomas dropped by Music Business Radio today.  You may not know the name, but you'll know some of the artists he has produced and written songs for, including Amy Grant, Vanessa Williams, Michael Bolton, Mandy Moore, 98 Degrees, and Whitney Houston.  In all, he's had 40 #1 singles and album sales in excess of 30,000,000 copies.

Keith talked about artist development, songwriting, and more.  He also took us behind the scenes of his new project, Hollywood Records artist Jordan Pruitt.

Show is currently being edited and will air in January.  Subscribe to our podcast to make sure you don't miss it.

Pictured L to R: Justin Hammel (Editor), Dan Buckley (Engineer), David Hooper (Host), Keith Thomas, Gary Kraen (Producer)

Episode #18 - David Jackson

This is the show on podcasting with David Jackson.

Related links...

David's School or Podcasting.  And for a very basic overview on the subject, take a look at How to Start a Podcast.

This Week on MBR... David Jackson

David Jackson will be on Music Business Radio this week...

David is a podcasting expert and we talked about how your music career will benefit by taking advantage of this technology.  David also talked about some great marketing strategies for independent musicians.

For those who want to read up on the subject of podcasting ahead of time, check out David's School or Podcasting.  And for a very basic overview, take a look at How to Start a Podcast.

And speaking of podcasting, if you're not getting Music Business Radio via podcast, you're missing out on "podcast only" content as well as getting information before it hits broadcast radio.

You don't need any special equipment such as an iPod...as long as you have speakers connected to your computer, you're in good shape.  You can subscribe free via iTunes or use our feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/MusicBusinessRadio, with any podcast client.

In the Studio... Craig Shelburne and Traci Thomas

Two guests were in the studio with us today...

Craig Shelburne - He's a journalist for CMT.com.

Traci Thomas - She's an independent publicist who has done work for Steve Earle, Drive-By Truckers, John Hiatt.

We talked about how to get journalists out to your shows, the importance of bad reviews, MySpace, and what to look for when hiring a publicist.

And speaking of MySpace, Music Business Radio needs more friends.

Episode #17 - Craig Havighurst

Here's Episode 17.  Craig is President of String Theory Media.

We talked about how old school promotion techniques are coming around again in a very big way.  We talked about new media and how upcoming bands can use it.  And of course, we reviewed demos live.

Online Marketing Minute #3

Here's the latest Online Marketing Minute from Julie Blake.  This one talks about how to build community with your website by making it more interactive.