X-TONE returns for the second time on We Spin with an electro anthem entitled “Electro Duck 1.0”. For those who have heard his last track off of WESPIN02, “Evolution”, are certain to receive the same hard-hitting tendencies that are apparent in “Electro Duck 1.0”.

Follow X-TONE: http://soundcloud.com/x-tone

X-TONE - Electro Duck 1.0 (Preview)

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr01 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

5 out of 6 reasons are musicians' fault, Tommy Darker, the guest of the first We Spin Recipes podcast episode says. Tommy is a musician, "thinker about the future of music," and founder of Think Beyond The Band and Darker Music Talks. In this show we discuss his latest article, titled "Why do musicians always feel disappointed about their career?"

Among the topics covered on the podcast is the Medium platform, setting goals, sounding like human when communicating online, being persistent (as in – not quitting too soon), seeking for the knowledge before the tools, and rethinking the "business" side of your music career.

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

Subscribe

MGT01: 6 Reasons Musicians Feel Disappointed About Their Career - Tommy Darker

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr02 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

What is so special and different about the electronic music business, compared to other music markets? The differences are not always obvious, but there is a number, and they have to be addressed. In this conversation with Budi Voogt, a founder of Heroic Recordings and author of The Soundcloud Bible ebook, we discussed the specifics of electronic and dance music industry, and what producers and DJs need to keep in mind to succeed. This podcast may very well be interesting to artists in other genres as well.

Among covered topics:

• Importance and role of an indie label in electronic music
• Digital distribution and stores specialising in dance music
• Genres that are dominant on Beatport
• Licensing and income streams beyond selling music and touring
• Is it as easy to tour for a DJ as many think?
• Is vinyl on the rise?
• Advantages of being able to release music frequently

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

MGT02: What Makes Electronic Music Industry Different - Budi Voogt

Leser 1, hailing from Adelaide, Australia, is a talented and experience music producer with a knack for creating energetic and emotive sounds. Growing up in the late 80s/90s, his style of music reflects his influences across a variety of genre's.  From soul and funk to rock and metal, his productions are diverse and well-rounded.  ‘Rip This In Pieces’ is a true big beat master piece.  With its intense distorted synths and classic break beat percussion, it’s a killer electronic track that will be sure to rattle and entice your eardrums.

Buy On Beatport

Leser 1 -  Rip This In Pieces

Digital Thought is an original EDM/'Future Jungle' producer duo consisted of producer and programmer Chris Mayo , and drummer Noah Walker. Based over in Washington D.C., these producers are turning heads with their unique and hard hitting sound.  ’30 Minutes’ is a dark, suspenseful track that involves break beat drums and dubstep undertones. Its bass heavy structure, rhythmic changes and melodic overtones give the track a real diverse and heavy sound. When the beat drops, you will not be able to stand still.

Digital Thought - 30 Minutes

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr07 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Christopher Knab, the co-author of the "Music Is Your Business" book (now released in its fourth edition), has been in the music industry for over 30 years – and knows what it takes to succeed in music. Over the years he's been sharing all his knowledge with artists, and developed an easy to understand and follow system called the FourFront Marketing Plan. In this We Spin Recipes podcast episode Chris explains it in details.

Listen to the show to learn what skills you need to develop for turning your music career into a profitable business (and not losing everything), how one of the Warner Bros Records' Presidents started out, and much much more.

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

WSR07: The Four Fronts Of The Music Business - Chris Knab

Learn more about WeSpin records at http://records.wespin.co

Follow Ray-Kay at https://soundcloud.com/ray-kay

Ray-Kay - Midnight Express

Midnight Monster is a DJ/producer from Steel City aka Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  His mixes of House, Electro and Dubstep make an eclectic yet explosive sound that you can pull apart from the rest.  Midnight Beat is that song for the late night drive home from a rager, that will keep you movin' til the sun comes up. 

Follow Midnight Monster @midnightmonster and support the artist by buying the track on Beatport.

Learn more about We Spin Records: http://records.wespin.co

Midnight Monster - Midnight Beat

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr28 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

James Moore is the founder of the Independent Music Promotions agency and the author of highly acclaimed book on music promotion called Your Band Is A Virus. In this WeSpin Recipes podcast with Andrew Apanov, James talked a lot about getting press – something that all artists want desperately. How do you craft your email? How to catch a journalist’s interest? What platforms to focus on?

Listen to the episode to learn James’ music PR insights, and check out James’ expanded edition of Your Band Is A Virus for more tips on music promotion.

Some of the topics covered in the podcast episode:

• The relevance of PR these days.
• How to get the most out of each publication about you.
• What it takes to do music PR yourself.
• James’ example on how to approach an industry professional.
• “Ask for an advice, don’t ask for help.”
• Think on what exactly to offer press.
• Targeting music discovery platforms.
• Using your interests for niche PR.

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

MGT28: 5 Tips On Getting Music Press – James Moore

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr71 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Dearbhla Trainor truly has a well-rounded perspective of all aspects of the music industry. As a singer-songwriter, having worked at a major record label and a booking agency, Dearbhla (pronounced as Dervla) has collected a lot of invaluable knowledge and contacts over the recent years. And now, she shares the knowledge in her bi-weekly podcast, called The One Sheet. The show features one-on-one conversations with some of the biggest names in the business, and covers fields like booking, A&R, social media, or even music mastering.

Today, Dearbhla takes a role of an interviewee as a guest of the WeSpin Recipes podcast. Listen to this episode to hear specific tips on networking and reaching out to labels and press, to learn about the art of accepting failure as a learning opportunity, to run a simple exercise which will help you understand how you (as a brand and a person) is perceived by others, and much more.

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

MGT71: The Music Business Is All About Who You Know – Dearbhla Trainor

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr79 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Over the last few years Sam Matla's @EDMprod blog and podcast have become wildly popular among electronic musicians, and you most probably know why if you're a producer yourself. Even if you aren't familiar with the name though, we bet you will get a kick out of today's WeSpin Recipes episode with Sam.

On this show, "The Producer's Guide To Workflow & Creativity" author shares his online blogging journey from skateboarding and self-development to music, gives actionable tips on improving your music production skills (also fully applicable to songwriters), names two most common mistakes up-and-coming producers make, and talks about EDM Foundations – a four-week online course which teaches the fundamentals of electronic music production through action and practice. You can join the waiting list to be notified on the next enrolment at http://edmprod.teachable.com/p/edm-foundations

Listen to the podcast to also find out what Sam's top productivity and collaboration tips are, and to learn a single hack that is guaranteed to make you a better producer.

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

WeSpin Recipes

MGT79: Mastering The Hard Craft Of Music Production – Sam Matla (EDMProd)

⏯ Go to wespin.co/wsr81 for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Dave Kusek is the latest WeSpin Recipes guest, and he's here to share his passion for coaching indie musicians. The founder and former CEO of Berklee Online, today Dave is focused on helping artists develop successful careers through his New Artist Model online music business school: http://wespin.co/nam

On the show, we talk about the program, how crazy and fascinating it is to be an artist these days, the need to understand what you're good at, building a team around your craft, time management, and why you may not want to chase the next shiny thing online.

Listen to the show to also hear the tough truth about building a band (don't rush into firing your drummer after hearing it, but think about what Dave says carefully), and to learn how to "sell" yourself to other business professionals.

TIME-SENSITIVE! If you are listening to the show or reading this post before December 6th, you can still sign up for a special Master Class for free as part of Dave's Ticket to Music Success Training. Sign up at https://newartistmodel.mykajabi.com/a/2582/SCjyzs2E

NOTE: The podcast was renamed from WeSpin Recipes to Music Growth Talks.

MGT81: Dave Kusek's Ticket To Music Success

Same podcast, brand new name. Listen to this short episode to find out more! And subscribe at our new website at http://musicgrowthtalks.com

Music Growth Talks

WeSpin Recipes is now Music Growth Talks!

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt95-jon-skinner/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Jon Skinner, the founder and CEO of Music Gateway, is back to the Music Growth Talks podcast to talk about the latest platform developments, such as Sync Portal and Demo Space, as well as their just launched Kickstarter campaign aimed to fuel the October release of Music Gateway 2.0.

The new version of the platform, which connects musicians and industry professionals, is promised to have a load of new tools for artists, including the mobile app.

And the crowdfunding campaign is quite interesting, with the rewards including experiences such as a creative writing weekend on a yacht in Mallorca, various branded gear, or masterclasses on music business and sync licensing, and more. Find out the details and support the campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creative-music-film/music-gateway-empowering-creatives-everywhere

SUBSCRIBE

MGT95: Kickstarting Music Gateway 2.0 – Jon Skinner

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt96-mike-goudreau/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Mike Goudreau, also known as Boppin Bluesman, picked up his first guitar at age 14 and hasn't stopped playing since. A full-time and prolific musician, Mike has made music licensing a key source of his income. Since 2007, Mike's songs have been heard on hundreds of network TV shows and feature films such as Bloodline (Netflix), NCIS Los Angeles (CBS), Life In Pieces (CBS), Gotham (FOX) , "Passengers" (2016), to name just a few.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Mike Goudreau shares what he's learnt during the 10 years of hard music licensing work. We talk about non-exclusive vs. exclusive deals, finding good licensing companies, reaching out to music supervisors directly, creating a catalogue that doesn't get old, and much more.

Listen to the episode to also learn a few file and meta management tips, and the kind of an "exclusive" licensing deal you don't want to get into.

MGT96: The Price Of Success In Music Licensing – Mike Goudreau

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt98-joyce-kettering/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast.

Joyce Kettering is an experienced full-time musician, and the person to go to if you want to learn about music licensing. In 2016 alone Joyce composed, produced and placed over 50 of her tracks.

Naturally, as someone who wants to learn more about music licensing, I talked to Joyce! As the result we've got this Music Growth Talks episode, and here are just some of the topics it covers: how to earn consistently through music licensing, what kind of income to expect, how much time it takes to submit your music to directories, how to research keywords for your songs so they get discovered, what kinds of deals and companies to avoid, how not to undervalue your music, where and how to find good stock music libraries, and so on. There is a lot to take in from this show.

Listen to it in full to see how you can start with music licensing, no matter where you are in your music career, and to hear Joyce's answer to the the question, "What kind of music should you write for licensing?"

BONUS: Joyce generously decided to give away her "30 Day Licensing Challenge" course she mentions in the show to the Music Growth Talks listeners, for free! Head over to https://sso.teachable.com/secure/103893/checkout/confirmation?product_id=377601 and apply the TALKABOUTMUSICGROWTH coupon code to get the course at no charge.

Subscibe

MGT98: How To Start Licensing Your Music – Joyce Kettering

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt100-philip-kaplan/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Philip Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur whose first widely known project was the Fucked Company blog, mocking failed startups after the dot-com bubble in 2000. Philip has since founded numerous successful companies, including AdBrite, TinyLetter (now acquired by MailChimp), a social networking website for musicians Fandalism, and DistroKid,  an independent digital music distribution platform.

On this Music Growth Talks podcast, recorded a week before Andrew moderated a fireside chat with Philip Kaplan at the Slush Music conference in Helsinki, the DistroKid founder explained how the service was different from other distributors, and how they're managing to release around 1,200 albums each day with just 8 people in the team.

Listen to the episode to learn how much time it actually takes for your music to appear on digital music platforms, what "Leave a Legacy" feature is and what it has to do with your mortality, and how Philip got endorsements from the founders of his two biggest competitors.

BONUS! At the end of the conversation, Philip generously created a discount link for our listeners, giving 20% off your first year membership. Claim it by signing up at https://distrokid.com/vip/musicgrowth

Photo credit: Markus Ketola, Slush Music (http://music.slush.org/)

MGT100: Making Music Distribution Simple – Philip Kaplan (DistroKid)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2018/podcast/mgt104-ariel-hyatt/  for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

🔓Get your free physical copy of Ariel's "Crowdstart" book at http://bit.ly/crowdstartMGT

Ariel Hyatt is one of the world's leading music marketing experts, and has been running the Brooklyn-based Cyber PR for over 20 years. Ariel has worked with hundreds of creatives and entrepreneurs, spoken at more than 75 conferences in 12 countries, and written four books about social media.

On this Music Growth Talks episode Ariel exclusively revealed a free giveaway of her latest book, "Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful and Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign." Follow this link http://bit.ly/crowdstartMGT, fill out the form, pay for shipment, and Ariel's team will send you a paperback copy of the book, which retails for $14.99. The shipping is $7.99 within the US and $34.95 elsewhere, but if you're outside of the States you can contact the Cyber PR team and ask for a digital copy, which will come at $5.99 though.

And be sure to listen to this podcast in full, as it's packed with advice and insights on growing as an artist, one baby step at a time. Ariel talks about the importance of starting your marketing with a story, shares how they approach promotional plans (or "Total Tuneups" as they call it) at Cyber PR, explains the different types of fans and how to identify your core audience, and sets some realistic expectations about crowdfunding campaigns.

MGT104: Baby Steps Towards A Successful Music Career – Ariel Hyatt

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2018/podcast/mgt105-asaii/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Sony Theakanath is the CEO and Founder of Asaii (https://asaiitech.com), an automated machine learning lead generation A&R platform serving record labels, Fortune 500, booking and promoting agencies. Coming from Apple, Facebook, Uber, Salesforce, and Yelp, Asaii's team has built a product which focuses on in-depth analysis and prediction, instead of simply aggregating data across multiple sources.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Sony talked about their Discover and Track products, currently in private beta, and explained how exactly their clients use Asaii. He also shared tips for musicians aiming to be noticed by record labels and industry influencers who use data to discover talent.

Listen to the episode in full to hear a new reason (in case you haven't had enough) not to buy fake followers and listens, and a lot more.

MGT105: The AI Tool Label A&R Use To Sign Artists – Sony Theakanath (Asaii)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2018/podcast/mgt113-tomsarig/ for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Tom Sarig is a music business veteran of over two decades, who has helped a number of acclaimed music artists sell millions of records, either as their manager or as a label A&R, in genres ranging from electronic to rock, pop, and hip hop. Prior to launching the AntiFragile Music label, Tom has run Esther Creative Group, where he's managed the careers of artists such as Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music, Rickie Lee Jones, CAKE, Against Me!, Blonde Redhead, and many others. For the 11 years prior to starting ECG, Tom served as a Grammy-winning Senior A&R executive at various major labels including Universal Records, Arista Records, MCA Records, A&M Records, and TVT Records, working with the likes of The Roots, Nine Inch Nails, Erykah Badu, Blink-182, Annie Lennox, Mos Def, Imogen Heap, DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, and so many others. Tom has also produced several feature films, having served as Film Producer for two acclaimed features, Red Shirley and Lou Reed’s “Berlin”, and as a Producer for MTV’s annual television special on his Shortlist Music Prize.

AntiFragile Music was established as "a reaction against some of the established big labels who are not doing enough for artists anymore." On this Music Growth Talks episode, Tom Sarig explained how their approach to working with artists is different, mentioned how he discovers new talent, shared an interesting artist success story, and outlined terms of a typical AntiFragile's record deal. We also talked about the impact which placements in popular Apple and Spotify playlists have on the label, and how those placements alone never "break" an artist – it's the job of an artist's team to develop them, and turn passive listeners into fans.

Listen to the show in full to learn what Tom is looking for in a music act besides the music, hear his excellent content marketing advice, and a lot more.

MGT113: The Rediscovered Power Of An Indie Label – Tom Sarig (AntiFragile Music)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt145-nat-jay for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Nat Jay is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has a vast experience in sync licensing: getting her music placed in movies and TV shows. She recently released a 10-song album which saw her make a shift from folk-pop to electro-pop while working with a new producer.

In this Music Growth Talks episode, Nat talks about how signing with a one-stop licensing company has lessened the burden of doing everything all by herself. She goes into detail about how the sync licensing industry works for both established and emerging artists.

Nat not only shares her story, but also gives valuable insights into the industry for anyone planning to take on the journey of sync placements.

What you will learn from this episode:

Transitioning to a new music genre.
What is a one-stop music company? What are the benefits of being a one-stop artist?
How has the sync placement industry changed over the years?
Who is a music supervisor, what’s their job, and where do you find them?
Tips on how to approach music supervisors at conferences. Building a friendship wins over pushing your music.
What to do and not to do when choosing a sync licensing agent or doing it yourself.
The importance of an artist getting interested in the business aspect of their music career.

MGT145: Making It as a Sync Licensing Artist – Nat Jay

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt146-five-vectors for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Andres Lauer is a former UMG exec who is now a co-founder of Five Vectors, alongside an esports/gaming expert Wasae Imran. They are building a technology that will enable independent artists and labels to engage with gaming communities in their native environment.

In this episode of Music Growth Talks, Andres shares how music impacts people’s identity in the social space like gaming and how they’re using that to market artists’ music. He then explains how Five Vectors is going to create a new music interaction layer for gamers, while presenting new revenue opportunities for independent artists.

Andres talks about the scale of the gaming industry, describes the importance of understanding gamers and what type of music they may be best responding to (it’s not only EDM!), and looks into the future of music.

MGT146: New Revenue Opportunities for Artists in the Gaming Industry – Andres Lauer (Five Vectors)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt147-viberate for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Vasja Veber is a co-founder of Viberate, the biggest live music network designed to bring artists, promoters and fans together. It makes performing acts’ life easier by giving them a better version of an EPK, or even a traditional website. Viberate features over a million profiles of musicians, venues, events and festivals and employs over 100 people all over the world, with the majority in their offices located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

In this episode of Music Growth Talks, Vasja shares how he launched the project with a fellow music manager Matej Gregorcic and a world-famous techno producer, UMEK, originally as a simple website that measured DJs’ social media metrics. Vasja shows what Viberate does today, how they keep artists’ profiles up-to-date, and reveals plans to make the platform the world’s biggest marketplace for underrepresented artists to be found by promoters.

Listen on in full for an in-depth explanation of how Viberate gets information on live events and how you can use the app to research venues to perform at.

MGT147: A Powerful One-Sheet for Booking Shows You Didn’t Know You Had – Vasja Veber (Viberate)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt148-jammber for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Marcus Cobb is the CEO of Jammber, a company behind North America’s first self-serve, end-to-end royalty management platform called Jammber Splits. The app streamlines the process of metadata collection to help creatives receive proper credit and faster payment for their work. Jammber was founded in a Nashville's music tech accelerator, and has acquired over $5.5M in investor funding since 2013.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Marcus demonstrates how broken the current workflow is, with musicians often not being able to receive money owed to them, and describes the three key features of the Splits platform: tracking the creators working on a song and their ownership, automatically registering that song across North American agencies, and collecting royalties via Jammber Money.

Listen to the episode in full to see how easier it can be to agree on song shares via a mobile app, and to learn about Jammber’s other upcoming products.

MGT148: Don’t Enter a Recording Studio Without the Splits App – Marcus Cobb (Jammber)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt149-judah-holiday for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Judah Holiday is a Miami-based singer/songwriter who delivers a timeless breed of pop music. He just released his first album, Feelings in My Head, and is already working on his next two, while performing across the US.

In this episode of Music Growth talks, Judah talks about how his music calendar is planned out, shares the story of his drug addiction and how quitting has impacted his life’s mission and music career.  
Listen in to hear what advice Judah has for up-and-coming musicians who are confused about where to start and how they can turn their passion into a business.

“We don’t get penalized for our misses, but we get awarded for our wins.”

Key Points:

• Judah talks about the aggressive release strategy he chose to meet the obligations of his record label.
• Finding trustworthy people to be on his team.
• Judah explains his view on how technology has impacted putting out content.
• He explains how he first got addicted to prescription pills. The side effects of drug addiction and his turning point.
• How is Judah’s life after recovering from addiction?
• Why Judah believes he’s not in a safe place emotionally to fight for better mental health care for others.
• How did addiction affect his music creativity?
• There are many avenues of harm if you’re not careful: it’s not just drug addiction.
• Judah’s advice to anyone planning to succeed in the music industry.

MGT149: Beating Addiction to Find Success as a Musician – Judah Holiday

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt150-matt-bacon for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Matt Bacon is a consultant, A&R man, and journalist specializing in the world of heavy metal. The founder of Dropout Media, Matt has worked with the likes of Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Coven, Exhorder as well as labels including Prophecy Productions, Artoffact Records and Ripple Music. Matt has also been dedicated to helping and developing young bands, through his numerous educational resources, the daily Instagram #BaconsBits series, and his podcast, Dumb & Dumbest.

In this Music Growth Talks episode, Matt talks about his journey from an unemployed 19 year-old college dropout living in Brooklyn to an industry expert working with some of the biggest acts in the heavy metal world, and the methods he used to grow his career. In particular, we go over creating content at scale, and being “unreasonably” aggressive in your marketing to stand out.

Listen to the episode in full for Matt’s practical tips on understanding your community, making the “one to many” experience feel “one to one”, and being on as many channels as you like.

MGT150: The Unreasonable Way To Market Your Music – Matt Bacon

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt151-bas-grasmayer for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Bas Grasmayer is a digital strategist who has held various roles in music & tech over the last decade, most recently as Product Director at IDAGIO, a music streaming service dedicated to classical music. He’s the founder of the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE newsletter and the Music Tech Network community.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Bas talked about one of his latest ventures, MUSIC x GREEN. Designed to “create more visibility for organisations and initiatives that make the music industry less impactful on the climate and ecology”, MUSIC x GREEN makes it easy to browse through various projects which can make music greener, without “greenwashing.”

Listen to the episode in full for the examples of how others make performing greener, and to see if moving from CDs to streaming has actually reduced music’s carbon footprint (it may not be what you expect).

We also encourage you to subscribe to Bas’ most recent MUSIC x CORONA newsletter, for daily updates “for the music business on the coronavirus,” at musicxcorona.com.

MGT151: How To Make Music Greener – Bas Grasmayer

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt152-muyinza for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

This week’s Music Growth Talks guest – an artist, songwriter and producer Muyinza – shows how he has been using his creativity to overcome hard times and succeed in business.

Muyinza’s family emigrated from Uganda to Canada in the mid-90s. After losing his mother to cancer in 2001, Muyinza and his family relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. Living in a dangerous neighborhood, Muyinza stayed home a lot to make music.

Starting to work at 13 years old to pay for studio time, eventually he would go to college for music, release two full-length albums, move to LA, and win multiple awards. In 2014, Muyinza established a successful online business, which enabled him to focus on making music full-time.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Muyinza comments on what the creative community around him experiences during the current difficult times, and gives actionable tips on how you can create excellent content, engage with your fans, and grow your music career during the lockdown.

MGT152: Thriving as an Artist in the Face of Adversity – Muyinza

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt153-jonathan-stone for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Jonathan Stone is a highly regarded music-publishing professional and co-founder of Rocket Songs. Jonathan’s career highlights include executive positions at ATV Music, MCA Music, Quincy Jones Productions (where he handled A&R for the likes of Michael Jackson, Patty Austin, and James Ingram), and Windswept Pacific Music Publishing, a company that published the works of Bruno Mars, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, The Spice Girls, Snow Patrol, and many more.

On this Music Growth Talks episode Jonathan explains how Rocket Songs works for music artists who are looking for original songs to record, and for songwriters who want to “sell” their songs to other creators.

Listen to the conversation in full for Jonathan’s insights on exclusive vs. non-exclusive rights, how A-list artists find songwriters, and what areas of the music publishing world you may want to educate yourself about before signing up for Rocket Songs.

MGT153: The Original Songs Marketplace – Jonathan Stone (Rocket Songs)

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt154-portnoy-brothers for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

The Portnoy Brothers (also known as PORTNOY) is an Israeli duo, Israel & Mendy, who recently released their new album called No Complaints. They successfully raised over $30,000 in an IndieGoGo campaign to fund the record.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, The Portnoy Brothers reveal which tactics were most impactful for their crowdfunding success, share how they almost launched the campaign on PledgeMusic (right before the company ceased their operations), and give content and networking tips.

Listen to the episode in full to also learn about their recent single, an anthem for musicians struggling with the digital reality called “Spotified.”

MGT154: On Raising 30k Through A Crowdfunding Campaign – The Portnoy Brothers

⏯ Go to http://dottedmusic.com/2020/podcast/mgt155-jason-davis for the show notes and http://musicgrowthtalks.com to subscribe to the podcast. Become a patron to access a secret podcast feed with patron-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov

Jason Davis, described by The 700 Club as “a music mogul,” has been in the music industry for more than two decades as an award-winning songwriter, author, president of a record label, executive TV producer, and entertainment consultant. Davis has worked with numerous worldwide stars, including Boyz ll Men, Sugar Ray, P. Diddy, Alabama, Lonestar, Dolly Parton, among many others. He has secured record deals with CEOs of companies like Capitol Records, Sony, Interscope, Island / Def Jam, Epic, and more. 

Davis has also launched and runs several major companies, including One One 7, Radar Label Group (Jimmy Eat World, Plain White T's, Neon Trees, The Unlikely Candidates), Awaken Records (Austin French), and Care For Kids.

On this Music Growth Talks episode, Jason Davis talks about his approach to the development of up-and-coming artists, finding new talent (and why he only meets new artists in person), as well as what changed his whole approach to life and business—something he wrote two books about.

Listen to the episode in full to learn how they develop very particular artist skills at One One 7, and to hear Davis’ insights on what many people in the entertainment industries get wrong.

“The [artist’s] gift is always hidden, and it takes a lot of love and care to uncover it.” – Jason Davis

MGT155: Turning Artists Into Pearls – Jason Davis (One One 7)

A podcast for music artists, record labels, start-ups, and industry professionals. Hosted by Andrew Apanov, the founder of the Dotted Music (http://agency.dottedmusic.com) marketing agency and WeSpin.co musicians community. On each episode, the world's smartest representatives of the music business share tactics and strategies you can use to grow your own music brand. Become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/andrewapanov to access a secret feed with exclusive episodes.

Popular tracks by Music Growth Talks