Joe Bonamasa is not your average musican. He’s a a phenominal guitarist. He has filled the hole that many felt with the loss of Stevie Ray Vaughn (while nobody can completely fill it, Joe provides the “how is he doing that?” type of playing that I felt with Stevie). He records, tours, records, tours. He ...…
My friend Paul Colligan has been diving into the deep end of the pool at YouTube for a few years and has a great video that shows some of the statistics and analytics you can get from YouTube videos. He shows you how you can tell when people start to tune out (which means you ...…
This video shows what can happen with a good catchy hook and talent. You can purchase the song Love Is the Thing – Single – The 88 in iTunes. In the video is shows them using the Alesis Pro Track (which allows you to plug two XLR microphones into your Phone). The Pro track goes ...…
I wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much your website course has helped improve our website. We are a niche jazz group that has found a lot more fans all over the world thanks to our new and improved website. When we released our latest CD last spring, I redesigned ...…
I just asked Uncle Google how larger a cover image should be. He said 850 X 315 (px). I tried it and it works.…
If you’ve listened to this podcast over the years you know I’m a big fan of Bob Baker (the Godfather of Music Marketing). Bob could fart and I would buy it. Seriously. Now he has teamed up with Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder (and the Music Biz Weekly podcast) and Brian always has good stuff. ...…
There is a show on TV called Shark Tank that allows entrepreneurs to come pitch ideas for their products, services, etc, and very rich people can give them money (or not). This band was offered 200,000 to give 50% of ALL of their income. To me, I don’t think that’s a good deal. That money ...…
While I am typically not fond of the person who says, “I told you so,” but I need a blog post so I can look back in 5-10 years (if not sooner) and go, “I told you so.” I’ve been writing and preaching to get your own website for years. Yet people still list their ...…
Everybody has a story. When you have a good one, you need to tell it to everyone you know, and put it in as many different formats as people will consume it. In the case of “United Breaks Guitars” the video that showed the power of one voice (and the cost of bad customer service). ...…
As songwriters, we often provide the stories of how a song came to be. Lionel Richie provides a play by play to his new album on spotify. He explains how he contacted each person who performed with him as he took his hits from the past and added some country flavor to see if they ...…
