The DIY Daily Podcast #125 - May 16, 2012
Today's Topic? The Ten Habits of Passionate People
This week's Featured Song of The Week is Army Of One, the lead single from the upcoming debut EP by Falling For Scarlet, from Vancouver, BC.
This podcast was brought to you by Music XRay.
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The Marketing Woes of Music Subscription Services Spotify, Rdio, Rhpasody, MOG & Deezer: The Rock Star Branding Podcast #16
Join Brian Thompson, Michael Brandvold and Steve Jones for a 15 min. discussion on the branding and marketing problems that music subscription services Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, MOG and Deezer face in trying to expose their services to the mainstream music listening public.
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The DIY Daily Podcast #124 - May 15, 2012
Today's Topics? 10 Things To Stop Caring About Today This week's Featured Song of The Week is Army Of One, the lead single from the upcoming debut EP by Falling For Scarlet, from Vancouver, BC.
This podcast was brought to you by our brand new sponsor, Music XRay.
Welcome aboard guys! If you want to submit your song to be my Featured Song Of The Week on this very podcast, send it to me via my Music XRay dropbox here.
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The DIY Daily Podcast #123 - May 14, 2012
Today's Topics?
The Art Of Listening + 9 Things No One Wants to Regret When They’re Older
This week's Featured Song of The Week is Army Of One, the lead single from the upcoming debut EP by Falling For Scarlet, from Vancouver, BC.
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The DIY Daily Podcast #122 - May 10, 2012
Today's Topic:
Today's Featured Song Of The Week is Warning Signs from the amazing Jessica Beach. Visit Jessica's website or say hello on Twitter.
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Martin Atkins Talks About The Kickstarter Campaign For His New Book Band:Smart - The Music Biz Weekly Podcast #58

Martin Atkins has been in a bunch of bands: Pigface, The Damage Manual, Killing Joke, and PiL and has also performed with Ministry and Nine Inch Nails. He's had a label, Invisible Records, for the last 20 years and wrote a popular book on the business of Touring called Tour:Smart. And now, Martin has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming new book titled Band:Smart.
Join hosts Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvold for a rollicking fun chat with Martin, filled with countless F-Bombs and even a chicken salad. Connect with Martin on Twitter @marteeeen.
And don't forget to...
Give a shit and buy a fuck: Martin Atkin’s new Kickstarter project for Band:Smart
Featured Track Of The Week: August Ruins
This week we're stoked to announce our brand new Featured Track Of The Week, as selected from the submissions we received on the opportunity we created on our Music XRay account. If you want to submit your song to be featured, create a profile on Music Xray and send it to us here.
The track you hear at the end of this week's podcast is Gone Forgotten, from the band August Ruins. From Pittsburgh, PA these guys combine the speed and melody of California punk with the technicality of modern metal... with explosive results. Check out August Ruins on Facebook here.
Welcome To Our New Sponsor: Bandzoogle
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The DIY Daily Podcast #121 - May 10, 2012
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Today's Featured Song Of The Week is Warning Signs from the amazing Jessica Beach. Visit Jessica's website or say hello on Twitter.
The Future Belongs To The Curious video I played you the audio from can be viewed below or at this link.
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The DIY Daily Podcast #120 - May 9, 2012
Today's Featured Song Of The Week is Warning Signs from the amazing Jessica Beach. Visit Jessica's website or say hello on Twitter.
If you want to book a one-on-one private consultation with Brian, click here for more info.
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How To Use ReverbNation To Promote Your Music: Webinar + Free Slideshow Download

Join Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvold from The Music Biz Weekly along with Hypebot for a 60 minute webinar into the world of ReverbNation, followed by a 30 minute Q&A.
This webinar was Recorded Live on May 8, 2012 and the video recording can now be purchased at the link below for only $5.
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The Importance Of An Artist Retaining Rights Ownership: The Rock Star Branding Podcast #15
Join Brian Thompson, Michael Brandvold and Steve Jones for a 12 min discussion on the importance of an artist retaining ownership of their brand, masters and copyright. We talk about DIY success story Headwater, label troubles for metal band All Shall Perish, and the shutting down of Roadrunner Records offices.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and:
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http://www.thediydaily.com
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New Videos Posted: Direct-to-Fan Music Marketing Tutorials

Direct to Fan is the practice of identifying people with an interest in your music, creating a relationship with those fans, promoting and marketing your music to them and going direct to them to finance your career by monetizing that relationship.
Direct-to-Fan is no longer an option — it’s a necessity.Click To Read More...
The DIY Daily Podcast #119 - May 8, 2012
Episode #3 of The Bleeder Blog Video Podcast is now posted on our YouTube Channel...
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The DIY Daily Podcast #118 - May 7, 2012
Today's Topic: 7 Reasons You’re Not Reaching Your Goals
Today's Featured Song Of The Week is Warning Signs from the amazing Jessica Beach. Visit Jessica's website or say hello on Twitter.
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The DIY Daily Podcast #117 - May 4, 2012
Today's Topic?
The Top 5 Motivation Poisons
The article I feature in today's episode can be found here: The Top 5 Motivation Poisons.
Today's Featured Song Of The Week is "Somebody's Girl" from Toronto's Olarocks.
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