Music Business Radio

Episode #113 - Wayne Kelly

Here's the episode with radio publicity expert Wayne Kelly.

Wayne is based out of British Columbia and we talk about media training and how musicians and others in the music business can get great publicity by doing radio interviews.  He shares tips on what makes as great radio interview (as well as what you should never do) and gives a 14-step process for how anybody can book an interview and have a great experience on the air.

Not interested in radio?  This stuff works for all forms of media, including magazines, newspapers, television, podcasts, and more.

For more information on Wayne Kelly and free publicity tips you can start using today, visit OnAirPublicity.com.

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Public Relations in the Music Business

Jim Della Croce has enjoyed the privilege of working with the cream of the rock, country, folk and bluegrass crop of artists and joins us this week to recount his storied career in the music scenes of New York, Nashville and Philadelphia.

Jim has represented dozens of top names over the years, including John Anderson, Bad Company, Levon Helm, Ralph Stanley, Jesse Winchester, Badfinger, Martina McBride, Leon Redbone, Karla Bonoff, Vince Gill, Eddie Money, Merle Haggard, The Clash, Grand Funk Railroad, Waylon Jennings, and Robert Hazard, and The Beach Boys to name but a few.

Jim has consulted every major record label from Arista, to Atlantic, to BMG, to Capitol Records, to Warner Bros.

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Episode #94 - Jim Della Croce

Jim Della Croce has enjoyed the privilege of working with the cream of the rock, country, folk and bluegrass crop of artists and joins us this week to recount his storied career in the music scenes of New York, Nashville and Philadelphia.

Jim has represented dozens of top names over the years, including John Anderson, Bad Company, Levon Helm, Ralph Stanley, Jesse Winchester, Badfinger, Martina McBride, Leon Redbone, Karla Bonoff, Vince Gill, Eddie Money, Merle Haggard, The Clash, Grand Funk Railroad, Waylon Jennings, and Robert Hazard, and The Beach Boys to name but a few.

Jim has consulted every major record label from Arista, to Atlantic, to BMG, to Capitol Records, to Warner Bros.

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Replay - Jeff Walker

Jeff Walker runs the publicity, marketing, and promotion company, AristoMedia.

Growing up in Australia, Jeff witnessed how labels "broke" acts such as The Beatles through the use of film clips and video images.

In 1984, many independent and major labels working with developmental artists were beginning to shoot similar "film clips" to help garner exposure in the country genre, he saw a need for video promotion in the country format.

And that style of promotion is just one of the many things ArtistoMedia does today.

We talked about multiple media marketing formats for the music industry, including print, radio, television, and online options.

Check out video from Jeff's visit.

Demos Reviewed: Joe Markus, Wicked Automatic, Vibration 9, Swords to Plowshares, Nathan James, Lou DeAdder, and Barbiana Complex.

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Episode #45 - Jeff Walker

Jeff Walker runs the publicity, marketing, and promotion company, AristoMedia.

Growing up in Australia, Jeff witnessed how labels "broke" acts such as The Beatles through the use of film clips and video images.

In 1984, many independent and major labels working with developmental artists were beginning to shoot similar "film clips" to help garner exposure in the country genre, he saw a need for video promotion in the country format.

And that style of promotion is just one of the many things ArtistoMedia does today.

We talked about multiple media marketing formats for the music industry, including print, radio, television, and online options.

Check out video from Jeff's visit.

Demos Reviewed: Joe Markus, Wicked Automatic, Vibration 9, Swords to Plowshares, Nathan James, Lou DeAdder, and Barbiana Complex.

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Episode #21 - Craig Shelburne and Traci Thomas

Here's the latest show with Craig Shelburne and Traci Thomas.

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.