This week’s episode #226 we bring back the War Stories from the Music Front segment. Jay shares the story about one of his clients when they were pitching their latest release to a major retailer and the importance of being prepared when the ti

Ep. 184 Reviews, Artists You Have to Ask for Them & Give Them on The Music Biz Weekly with Loren Weisman

Mar 27th, 2015 19m 11s

This week’s episode 184 Reviews, Artists You Have to Ask for Them & Give Them. If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. Please follow us on SoundCloud. If you are interested in s

Ep. 182 So You Think You Will Get an Endorsement at The NAMM Show?

Mar 13th, 2015 28m 48s

This week’s episode 182 So You Think You Will Get an Endorsement at The NAMM Show? If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. If you are interested in speaking with Michael about w

Ep. 13 How to Budget for a Tour. Plan, Calculate & Problem Solve In Advance on War Stories from the Music Front

Jan 8th, 2015 18m 2s

How to Budget for a Tour. Plan, Calculate & Problem Solve In Advance. Episode 13 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 13 of war stories talks about how to budget for a tour today. From the gas to

Ep. 12 Changing Domain Names & Changing Facebook Page Names Midstream. Bad!

Nov 8th, 2014 28m 37s

Changing Domain Names & Changing Facebook Page names midstream. Bad! Episode 12 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 12 of war stories discusses a pretty big problem that has shown its ugly head

Videos you don't want seen. Marking the private videos correctly – War Stories from the Music Front

Jul 30th, 2014 19m 1s

Videos you don’t want seen. Marking the private videos correctly. Episode 11 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Videos you don’t want seen. Marking the private videos correctly Episode 11 of War Storie

Choosing a band name in 2014. Make yourself easier to be found. War Stories from the Music Front

Jul 15th, 2014 15m 29s

Choosing a band name in 2014. Make yourself easier to be found. Episode 10 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 10 of war stories looks at what you should be thinking about when choosing a band n

How to book gigs that lead to more return shows. – Long term Planning on War Stories

Jun 13th, 2014 12m 30s

How to book gigs that lead to more return shows. – Long term Planning. Episode 9 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. How to book gigs that lead to more gig – Long term Gigs & Planning Episode 9 of War S

War Stories from the Music Front — The Success of VIP Ticket Packages

May 27th, 2014 18m 55s

The Success of VIP Ticket Packages. Episode 8 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 8 of war stories talks about success. Every story doesn’t have to come from the ashes of mistakes. Some things c

Kickstarter Campaigns – Why crowdfunding doesn't work most of the time on War Stories

Apr 26th, 2014 17m 25s

Kickstarter Campaigns – Why crowdfunding doesn’t work most of the time. Episode 7 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 7 of War Stories focuses on kickstarter campaigns and many of the mistakes t