Musicians Cooler

Making a Moment

June 5, 2010

Today I talk about “making a moment” which technically is a phrase I’ve heard Tom Jackson use (and from what I hear his DVDs are awesome). When you are on stage there will be times when the audience decides to have their own show. An example of this is at a Pearl Jam concert in [...]

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Bob Baker Book Secrets Work For Music Too! (REPOST)

September 27, 2009

Bob “the buzz Factor” Baker has done it again. First of all he is diversifying his audience. He is the Godfather of Music marketing, and now is taking the success he has experienced in books and teaching other authors how to be successful with his new book “55 Ways to Promote Your Book on the [...]

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Your Band’s Website SUCKS! Part I

March 1, 2009

Today I vistied a site that once again had me wanting to poke out my eyes. I went there looking for a descriptoin of what the band sounded like. Not only was the front page a train wreck, but there is no phone number, no email list, no audio. NO FRICKIN AUDIO! ARE YOU KIDDING [...]

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Building the Buzz

January 12, 2009

This show originates from www.musicianscooler.com Are You Releasing a CD  in 2009? Do you know what the following bands have in common? Heaven and Hell Ace Frehley U2 Prince They are all releasing CDs in 2009, and they alerted the media in late 2008. By letting your fans know you are working on a CD [...]

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Doug Ross Coming to the Cooler

August 16, 2008

Doug Ross has managed to make a living as a full time musician for over 20 years without getting famous or going broke. He has a business degree from the University of Maryland, but didn’t learn any money-saving secrets in college. Most of the best advice he’s gotten has come from reading up on basic [...]

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Does Your Gig Have Fireworks?

July 7, 2008

This show originates from www.musicianscooler.com Does your Gig Have Fireworks? I watched a fireworks display on the 4th of July (USA Birthday party). I noticed something that applies to gigs. They start with a big bang, and get people’s attention. They then get into some rhythm. The end “sets” with a flourish and leave people [...]

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Getting the Most Out of Free Downloads

June 16, 2008

Today we get a great idea about getting the most exposure from free downloads on your site. Getting the Most Out of Your Band’s Free Downloads If you’re worried about giving your music fore free, I would agree. Typically most people require a enail address and name (so sign up for the newsletter to get [...]

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Throw A Nickel Sale

May 19, 2008

This show originates from www.musicianscooler.com and this is show 197 SPONSOR Today’s show is brought to you by the Mevio SuperPanel, which is a way you listeners or viewers can get your voice heard and give YOUR suggestions on how to improve the Mevio network by taking exclusive surveys. Once you register for the SuperPanel [...]

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Unlock Your Music’s Potential with Bandit Newsletter

March 3, 2008

Get your own domain name for $6.95 using a Godaddy Promotional code cooler10 at www.goaddy.com Interesting TWIT.TV episode from Dave King and Slau (www.slau.net) get it at www.twit.tv/133 Paul From www.mesasand.com talk about the song pitching service TAXI at www.taxi.com where they will puitch your music for $5 a song pitched and $300 a year. [...]

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Don’t Get Taken – Take Control Author Tom Sabella

February 17, 2008

This show originates at www.musicianscooler.com and is sponsored by www.godaddy.com where you can use promotional code cooler10 to register your .com domain name for $6.95 You can also use cooler1 and cooler2 to see which coupon code saves you the most at Go Daddy. Today we have a conversation with Tom Sabella from www.page2management.com and author of [...]

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