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Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
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soundcharts.com recently laid out four trends that they see as the future of the music business, including the effect of A.I., the consumption of music, the convergence of music with other media, and how the financial aspect will detach from the artistic side. On today's call we will analyze these points and ask the critical questions to find out if soundcharts is right!
Topics Discussed:
The article: https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-industry-trends
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
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It seems that rockers and movies are like chocolate and peanut butter. Whether they are appearing as themselves or showing up in some bit part it's always a lot of fun for rock fans to be surprised by the appearance of one of their favorite musicians. On this week's show we count down 10 or so outrageous rock star appearances in movies that delighted fans. Featured Loudini Artists: Reign of Z The Redlines Flying Joes
Reference:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/rock-n-role-50-rock-star-cameos
https://www.thethings.com/rock-star-movie-cameos-ranked/
Topics Discussed:
Ace Ventura: Cannibal Corpse
Private Parts: Ozzy
Trick or Treat: Ozzy
Air Heads: Lemmy
Two & Half Men: Eddie Van Halen
Singles: Cornell, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains
Big Lebowski: Flea
Hook: Phil Collins, David Crosby, Jimmy Buffet
Get Him to the Greek: Lars Ulric
Life of Brian: George Harrison
HIgh Fidelity: Bruce Springsteen
The Wedding Singer: Billy Idol
Back to the Future: Huey Lewis
Pick of Destiny: Dave Grohl
Trading Places: Bo Diddley
Crossroads: Steve Vai
Walk Hard: Jack White
Rockstar: Mile Kennedy
Dracula: Tom Waits
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
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Even though it's called "D.I.Y" that doesn't mean that you will LITERALLY be doing everything yourself. Doing everything yourself is a fast track to burnt out. On today's call we will discuss the importance of surrounding yourself a with good team who can help you reach your music business goals
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Topics Discussed:
Are you ready to have a team?
Don't hire until
Try it yourself if possible before hiring
Be prepared to give detailed instructions and to be involved
Reliability
How to use Fiverr.com etc...
Creative Team
Producer
Band
Artist
Video Editor
Business Team
Traditional
Non Traditional ...aka Team for the NEW Music Business
Marketing people...
copywriter
list management... segmentation etc..
social media management,
business & marketing mentors and coaches,
merchandise fulfillment
Additional Reference:
https://newartistmodel.com/build-team-music-success/
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
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Considered one of the most ground breaking and important, if not THE most important album of the 1990's, Radiohead's Ok Computer was a revelation to the grunge generation. On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we will get to the bottom of what makes this record so monumental and uncover some little known fact about it as well. Featured Loudini Artists: We Came From Space Bad Actress Sold Below7 Lou Lombardi
Check out the podcast here https://youtu.be/CJD-zOsHAik
Topics Discussed:
Songs
Production
Performance
Response
Tracks Ranked:
Airbag
Paranoid Android
Subterianian Homesick Alien
Exit Music for a Film
Let Down
Fitter Happier
Electioneering
Climbing Up the Walls
No Surprises
Lucky
The Tourist
Where it fits historically
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1997.html
For you musical types; check out Rick Beato's video "Why I love Radiohead" https://youtu.be/TdPaYlcY23g
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Godrich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Computer
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
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It can be hard to know what to email your fans. You don't want each email to be some sales pitch. You want to keep them engaged and entertained but you also don't want to push them away. On today's call we give you some solid tactics for using email effectively while avoiding email pit falls
Check out the podcast here https://youtu.be/BVnMiobHArQ
Topics Discussed:
Make sure necessary emails are in place i.e. your funnel
"Seinfeld" experience... story telling
"red ocean"... your niche... have already heard that message but it's diluted
"blue ocean"... your message gets through
Create an emotional a supportive connection
watch what your 'competition" is doing and notify it to make it more relevant to your fans
tell a story
communicate that feeling of your music
structure of an email... serialize
talk about the story of your music... the lyrics... the music... why you wrote etc... interesting facts etc...
Seasonal topics... x’mas etc...
Brownie locks marketing calendar https://www.brownielocks.com
News in your niche... other bands musicians etc...
How often... depends on what you have to say
Remember the more people on your list the money you will spend
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
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This week on the Loudini Rock and Roll Circus we discuss 10 movies where the sound track is performed by one band or artist Featured Loudini Artists:
Lou Lombardi's Strangelove Dead Man's Whiskey Shadows of the Cloud
Topics Discussed:
Non-Biopic
Toto: Dune
Queen: Flash Gordan and Highlander
Goblin: Suspiria
Simon and Garfunkel: The Graduate
Daft Punk: Tron Legacy
Arcade Fire: Her
The Beatles (sort of) Across The Universe, Yesterday, Hard Days Night etc..
Bee Gees: Saturday Night Fever
Richard Thompson: Grissly Man
Dust Brothers: Fight Club
Fastway: Trick or Treat
AC/DC: Maximum Overdrive
Tom Petty: She's The One
Eddie and Cruisers: John Cafferty
Joan Jett: Light of Day
Purple Rain: Prince
Prince: Batman
Biopic:
Rocketman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Walk Hard
Ray
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
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On this week's podcast we pick up where we left off talking about scams with more of a focus on marketing mistakes and traps that many musician's fall into including what to pay for and when and what services to buy and which ones you need to avoid
Topics Discussed:
Buying fans
Bots
When do I start paying?
know who you are and where you are going
Understand Aesthetic ... graphic artist
Auto play services... don't be number hungry
Invest in courses but not TOO MANY!
Additional Reference:
https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/avoid-music-industry-scams/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/in-the-wild-west-of-today_b_3461872
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
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With the world re opening you will most likely find yourself out there once again dealing with sleazy promoters, hack producers, and pay to play among other scams. However, while there are a lot of scammers out there waiting to take advantage of musicians, not EVERYTHING is a scam. On today's podcast, we will help you sort through the barrage of musician's services out there and get to the bottom of what's a scam and what’s a legitimate service.
Topics Discussed:
Get your priorities straight
What do you actually want?
Publicist... can connect you but is not a total solution
Web services... check other artists in your niche
A website cannot guaranty you a result in it's self
Working with marketing services...learn marketing concepts YOURSELF
Gig services... pay to play etc...
Licensing services
Additional Reference:
https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/avoid-music-industry-scams/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/in-the-wild-west-of-today_b_3461872
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLEQ2Ye8Yvw
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
GO HERE: http://LouLombardiRocks.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today. This is the place to hang out with the coolest fans and musicians ever collected, in one place online!
Check out the podcast here https://youtu.be/TQtADCjjLz8
Lots of bands over the years have impressed us with their ability to create moving vocal harmonies. For the most part, bands that relied on great harmonies usually didn't rock all that hard. On this week's show, we count down 10 bands that not only have great vocal harmonies but that also rock... HARD! Featured Loudini Artists:
Lou Lombardi's Strangelove SOLD Dark Avenue HEIST 2-11
Topics Discussed:
Defining Vocal Harmony
Kings X
Alice in Chains
Strapping Young Lad/Devon Townsend
Aerosmith
Extreme
Van Halen
Queen
Lacuna Coil
Kansas
The Band
Yes
Def Leppard
Boston
Heart
Faith No More (Easy)
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
GO HERE: http://LouLombardiRocks.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today. This is the place to hang out with the coolest fans and musicians ever collected, in one place online!
As the 1980's were winding down and hair metal seemed to be all the rage, two Super Groups emerged that seemed to break the mold. Damn Yankees and Mr. Big played versions of melodic hard rock with less focus on image and more focus on songwriting and musicianship. On this week's show we pit these two master's of melodic yet hard driving rock against each other. Who will be the victor? Tune in to this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus and find out! Featured Loudini Artists: Lou Lombardi's Strangelove Shadows of the Cloud Dead Man's Whiskey
Check out the podcast here https://youtu.be/M4RKbD7T6ak
Also on this week's show we welcome our guest host Chris Thunderwolf Dodson from wolfscustoms.online
Topics Discussed:
Damn Yankees
Origins....line up
Mr. Big
Origins... line up and line up changes