On November 1st, I will be launching a new online seminar for urban artists (it’s open to everyone, just urban focused). Today I wanted to share with you a little teaser video from one of the panelists, Conrad Dimanche, former A&R at Bad Boy Records and star of Diddy’s Making the Band, he is now ...…
Today we are talking with Juan Cross of SongClash.com, a new community all about empowering fans to find new music through competitions. The site is starting to take off with over 400 indie musicians all over the world and has even been featured over at CSS Elite as one of the Best of the Best CSS ...…
Last week I ran a story on the Kottonmouth Kings and their Pre-Launch strategy. I reached out to the man behind Suburban Noize Records, Brad “Daddy X” to talk about their relationship with their fans as well as how they determine their price points and the power of engagement. Below is what he had to ...…
Looking at the music industry today and the new artists that are breaking through, there is really only one consistent theme that surrounds them all – they have been featured before they inked the deal on Crazed Hits. I have been reading Alex’s site really since it went online in Feb ’08 and over the ...…
Last week I got to catch up with one of my favorite voices in social media, Tamar Weinberg. I met Tamar at IZEA Fest in Orlando back in 2008. We ended up at lunch sitting together in a large group and ended up talking about blogging, Digg and how Twitter was blowing up. Tamar is ...…
It’s always helpful knowing how musicians view the music industry and how they use their understanding to prosper. I was given the opportunity to interview the English duo, Georgia Wonder, on their musical pursuits and tricks of the trade. They had insightful things to offer: Interview Zach: Georgia Wonder’s social networking is evident in their ...…
Today we have an exciting interview with Meghan McCormick of YouTube Tunes. She resides in the D.C. metro area where she’s a web content editor and social media strategist for the U.S. Army. Meghan is always up for grabbing coffee to chat about society, music, social media, technology or brainstorming words that rhyme with “purple.†...…
This week we are helping out a great cause here in the state of Florida as well as a huge festival for indie bands – the Harvest Of Hope Festival in St. Augustine, FL. Earlier this week Zach brought you some great information with Phil Kellerman, the President of the Harvest of Hope Foundation. Today ...…
