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How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Music (free download)
Sep0101:48 PM
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How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Music
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Here's a free download of the slideshow that accompanied last night's Music Marketing Webinar that Michael Brandvold and I presented on behalf of The Music Biz Weekly Podcast.
Did you miss the live webinar?
Download the 84 minute hands-on video tutorial here for only $9.99.
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Music Marketing Webinar: How To Use Twitter To Promote Your Music
Aug0803:24 PM
Filed in: Indie Advice
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)
$49 USD
Michael Brandvold & Brian Thompson, hosts of The Music Biz Weekly Podcast are proud to announce the first of their new Live Webinar Sessions where we'll be teaching music marketing techniques and hands-on instruction for artists to grow their audience and get their music heard.
This Music Biz Weekly Webinar is titled:
"How to Easily use Twitter to Promote Your Music"
We'll be covering the following topics:
- How to setup and customize your Twitter profile
- How to get more followers targeted to your unique musical style
- How to monitor what is being said about you online
- How to talk and engage with your fans
- How to create and find new opportunities in the music industry
Additional topics could be added as time permits.
Our goal is to make sure you leave this webinar with hands-on action items which you can put into use immediately. We'll have also have an open question period at the end of the session.
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New DIY Resource: Thorny Bleeder Trending Topics
Aug0801:17 PM
Filed in: Music News
There's also plenty of you that haven't subscribed to my daily newsletter, The DIY Daily. That makes me sad too. But hey, you can still sign up any time you want for free right here.
My goal is to provide as much valuable content as possible for you on a daily basis regarding music marketing, social media, DIY tips, indie advice, digital music news and entrepreneurial motivation. So if you're not following either of the above resources, you're missing out on some serious shit that can help your career.
But that's ok, I have a new solution for you!
And it's thanks to a new website called Twylah. Every day this new page of mine auto-magically updates itself based on the popularity of the web links that I tweet out every single day.
If I send out a news story that no one cares about, you won't see it. If it's super popular, it'll be front and centre so you don't miss it. This new webpage an amazing summary of all my Twitter posts… and you don't even have to be a Twitter user to enjoy it.
Check it out below and add this site to your daily online reading:
http://www.twylah.com/thornybleeder
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The Music Biz Weekly Twitter Hashtag Event
Jul1811:08 AM
Filed in: Indie Advice
Join Michael Brandvold and Brian Thompson from The Music Biz Weekly podcast this Wednesday July 20th at 5pm PST for their first Twitter Hashtag Event. Michael and Brian will be available to discuss the podcast, questions about past topics, past guests, ideas for future topics and guests. To join this twitter event log into Twitter and do a Search for the hashtag #mbwp and you will be able to follow all the discussions. If you have a question just tweet it with the hashtag #mbwp and it is automatically part of the event.
The Music Biz Weekly podcast has quickly grown to become a must-listen podcast for anyone interested in the music business and music marketing.
Sue Ennis, a teacher at Shoreline Community College near Seattle, recently made the podcast required listening and discussion for her music business class. Sue is also a well respected songwriter, her songs include such rock hits as Straight On, Even It Up and Dog and Butterfly. She has co-written over 65 songs for the rock band Heart.
Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter here and Michael on Twitter here. Join the discussion and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Episode 13: The Music Biz Weekly Podcast - Apple's iCloud
Jun0911:59 AM
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Check out this week's podcast as Brian and Michael discuss the big news that come out from Apple this week. Not only did they announce their much anticipated iCloud, but they also surprised people with their iTunes Match service. On top of that, they also announced the latest versions of both their mobile and computer operating systems, iOS 5 and Mac OSX Lion. Both of which solidify Apple's place at the industry leader and innovator.
For more info on the full set of iCloud features, click here. For more information on iTunes in the Cloud, click here.
Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter here and Michael on Twitter here.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Thanks for listening,
~ Brian Thompson
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For more info on the full set of iCloud features, click here. For more information on iTunes in the Cloud, click here.
Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter here and Michael on Twitter here.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Thanks for listening,
~ Brian Thompson
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20,000 Tweets By The Sea
May3102:40 PM
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This is a special broadcast in celebration of my 20,000th tweet!
I'm a nerd, I know.
But seriously though, I've had so much amazing success on Twitter that I felt I just had to do something special for this momentous little occasion.
So this is it. No cake. No presents. Just one big huge Thank-You to all of my amazing friends on Twitter! You guys rule. Seriously.
If you're wondering what the website is that you can vote on, that I mentioned in the video, here it is: http://urbancultureconference.com
And lastly... if you're wondering what that wicked blues tune is that's playing in the background, it's Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin' Bastards, "She Ain't You", featuring none other than the legendary Luther Dickinson on slide! Visit Ross online here: http://www.rossneilsen.com
Thanks for watching... peace!
Brian
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Brian Thompson: Most Influential Twitter User in Vancouver?
May3112:03 PM
Filed in: Music News
Whoa.
Most of the nominations have been collecting votes for the past month, so I've got some massive catching up to do! It's a fan-voting process, one vote per person, and luckily there's no sign up or registration required.
If you follow me on Twitter and like the shit I post and share, it'd be wicked to have your support.
Let's show everyone how awesome the Thorny Bleeder community is!
Vote Here
Click on "Misc" then on "Twitter User"
PS - Thorny Bleeder is also nominated as Best Music Blog! So we'd love to have your vote for that category too :)
Follow Brian On Twitter Here!
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Storify: Making Stories From The Social Web
Feb0309:59 AM
Filed in: Indie Advice
Every time I see a new social media tool, utility, service, app or website I just have to try it out. You never know which one's going to be the next big thing and you can't really trust all of the hype, reviews and press releases that flood the blogs. So whenever I see one that catches my eye I immediately sign up, dive in, and just try things out for myself.
This approach has led to some pretty spectacular tools in my social media arsenal. There are tools I can't live without such as Evernote and Instapaper, and then there's great Twitter management tools like Tweepi, Klout, and Twitter Grader, and of course there's always a plethora of new music sites which offer great potential, with my most recent favourite being Viinyl.
I was on a popular news site not too long ago when I noticed...
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Thorny Tweeters
Jun1607:05 PM
Filed in: Music News
So, who out there is on Twitter? Are you? If so, make sure you follow our entire collective of Thorny Bleeder artists!
There's lots of conversations going on each and every day with all of our artists... and they'd love to connect with you! Reach out, say hello, and click 'follow'!
If you're only watching this blog page and our Facebook pages, you're missing out on lots of cool conversations, exclusive pics and videos, contests, and stuff that only happens on Twitter. Don't have an account? Sign up and see what all the buzz is about!
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One Tweet Is All It Takes
Oct2710:22 AM
Filed in: Music News
Check this out, One Tweet Is All It Takes!
http://twitter.com/thornybleeder/status/5205607250
Give us two seconds of your time and we'll reward you with a free gift of music! Share the music with your friends and spread the love...
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Art Of Dying Embraces Twitter
May2502:18 PM
Filed in: Music News
To many, Twitter is an over-hyped social media site that just doesn't seem to make sense. I suppose its simplicity is confusing. So, what can be done with a tiny little 140 character posting? Well for starters, you can jump on over to the Thorny Bleeder Twitter page to see some examples of what we're doing with it, or you can also check out what Art Of Dying is doing with their Twitter page for something a little different.
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How To Get The Most Out Of The Bleeder Blog
Mar2708:18 AM
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You're not getting the most out of The Bleeder Blog if you haven't done these two things yet...
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Twitter Music Promotion and Marketing Guide
Mar1110:44 AM
Filed in: Indie Advice
Are you on Twitter yet? Is your band?
It can be confusing at first, regardless of how simple it may appear to be.Click To Read More...
The Power Of Blogging
Jan1909:30 AM
Filed in: Music News
I'm a huge supporter of blogging for the independent musician. There's a zillion articles on the internet espousing the benefits of blogging for artists, fans, and businesses.
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