It's the end of the month and time for our review of the past posts. Again I'm about a month behind so I've included the posts from August and September. My favorite of them all is: Are You Using Viral Marketing? Are Your Fans Lip Dubbing?
Nashville Feed Episode 9 - SOLID Member Mixer and Chris Neese of Buzz Management
During the SOLID Nashville new member mixer I brought along the recorder and was able to grab a conversation with Chris Neese of Buzz Management.
Nashville Feed Episode 8 - A Conversation with Marcus Whitney & Dave Delaney of BarCamp Nashville
On Tuesday I attended the my first BarCamp Meet-Up at the 12th South Tap room. I really didn't know what to expect. So I recorded a down and dirty podcast about the event. It was a good discussion about what worked, what didn't and where BarCamp Nashville going.
Music Marketing: FaceBook for an Artist - Introduction Compare and Contrast with MySpace
Artists need to expand beyond MySpace, because today’s MySpace is tomorrow’s Friendster.
How to Find New Music with iLike & French Maids?
I'm always on the prowl looking for new music and heard of iLike but never saw it presented like this.
Is MySpace Over? Done? Stick a Fork In It?
MySpace claims over a 110 million active users and growing. It still is the premier online community for music BUT has it’s time passed? Every month a new social network comes online that caters to a more niche demographic and more improved with web 2.0 (wikipedia) goodies.
Music Link-Fest. Stuff to Read Cause We Say
News from around the internet pertaining to the music industry. This post: Social networking, ringtones, internet fundraising for an artist and the end of the music model.
Blog About Being An Artist or Musician. Communicate with Your Fans!
On a consistent basis I try to get my point across to artists that the new world of music marketing is direct communication with your fan base.
The Right and Wrong Ways to Handle Illegal Downloads
Franz Ferdinand takes an opposite way to handle downloads and piracy by encouraging it. They are open and talk about it direct with their fans via FranzFerdinand.co.uk. While I tend to swing one way on free downloading as it can be good but can cause trouble in other aspects.
Damn, I Think They're Getting It. Dierks Bentley and User Generated Video
Viral marketing in Nashville? You don't say?
BarCamp Nashville: Are You Creating Community?
Over the weekend there was an event held in Nashville called BarCamp. It was a free one day conference described as: We will bring together entrepreneurs, technology visionaries, digital creators, music revolutionaries and marketing gurus under one roof for twelve hours of education, innovation and recreation.
Is Radio Screwed?
While web radio was fighting the new and some would say crippling performance fees terrestrial radio stayed quiet. Well, now the labels are setting their sights on the rest of radio.
Are You Using Viral Marketing? Are Your Fans Lip Dubbing?
The viral video is the one that I think is the easiest and most effective of all. Inexpensive video recorders, editing tools and video hosting sites opens up plenty of opportunities for you and your fans to explore video.
End of Small Record Store? Yes and No.
Yes it is the end and no because everything changes. Basically I found the following article last week via The New York Sun that I found a little deceptive: Mom-and-Pop Music Stores Slump in iPod Age
The Stupid Idea of Spiral Frog Ad Supported Music Downloads
I’m one that likes the idea of the Music Industry trying new ways to sell music and music related content. BUT the following is not one of them.
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I list the Weekend "It" Lists to give you an idea of the local music scene in Nashville. Every Friday we have a new "It" list for your weekend pleasure.
Weekend "It" List: Mucklewain and More!
Weekend "It" List: Hedwig, Emmylou, Lovenoise and More!
Weekend "It" List: Labor Day Edition
Mini Review: The Black Crowes at the Ryman
Jamie saw them at the Ryman on August 29.
The Black Crowes are one of my all time favorite bands. In fact I can still remember riding in my mother's car listening to 103 KDF hearing "Remedy" for the first time...I think I was 14.
Weekend "It" List: Weekend of Tribute Bands Edition
Fast and High Energy from The Janissary at the Basement
Weekend "It" List: Too Many Good Things to Choose from Edition
Weekend "It" List: Attack of the Killer Tomato Edition
Six Years Ago. The Memory. The Images.
Where were you on this day 6 years ago? I think almost everyone can remember, I do. It was sureal. Exclusive images from NYC the day of September 11, 2001.
BarCamp Nashville: Video & a Mini-BarCamp?
A released video of the 2007 BarCamp Nashville. Check out all the fun!
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MySpace: The Movie
The name speaks for its self.
The Big Lebowski - F_cking Short Version
If you haven't seen this you need too.
Stomp!
Step dance shows have ridden hip-hop culture to recognizable popularity. Unfortunately, due to the voluntary racial segregation of both supporting organizations and potential spectators, many people have not yet experienced this rhythmic expression.
The 11th Hour, Depressing but Inspiring
The 11th Hour documentary produced and narrated by Leonardo DeCaprio is a depressing downward roller coaster that inspires at the end. That’s if you didn’t commit suicide from depressing facts for the first two thirds of the movie.
iPod Touch an iPhone without the Phone (Oh I got screwed out of $200 too)
So today Apple releases the new iPod touch along with updating the rest of the iPods. They haven’t got it quite right yet for me to upgrade.
Labor Day and "The 11th Hour" for our Planet
Preview of the the movie.
Benn wrote a 3 part series about Tunica:
AT&T, You Rotten Bastards!
AT&T has taken it upon themselves to begin censoring the Internet. At this point, AT&T will still allow one to cuss and show some skin. It is merely political dissent that they are removing.
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Episode 11
Web 2.0 and the Music Business
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