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Episode 040 – Day 57 – A Note and a Delay

Posted on December 27, 2007
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Topics for this episode

Episode 40, The note, Where’s the CD?, what’s coming up for With A Voice Like This, ‘I’m a Freakin’ Genius’ and Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

Podcasts that played my music this week

The Welsford Road Project – Dec 23, The Welsford Road Project No. 34 – Deck the Halls
Mike’s Hot Dish – Dec 23, Mike’s Hotdish 24 – Merry Christmas – Deck the Halls and We Three Kings
Special Selection – Dec 24, ss_007 – Excerpt of We Three Kings
Aspire – Dec 25, Episode 52 – The Wassail Song

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Episode 039 – Day 53 – Weekend Wrap Up

Posted on December 23, 2007
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Updated graphics for With A Voice Like This Christmas EP

This episode’s topics

The reasons for changes to the EP art, Podcast play and marketing by design, recap of the week and Comments from the Podcast Gallery.
I have

• Had all 6 songs on the EP played on different podcasts
• The graphics for the CD completed
• The graphics uploaded to BuyMusicDirect.com
• 5 Podcasts that played my music 6 times in the past two days
• The final graphics for the cover and label of the CD
• CD Artwork
• The six songs I’m putting out as an EP
• A good idea on where I’m headed with the ‘value add’ as it pertains to the CD and how I will price it

Podcasts that have played my music this week

• Yarnspinners Tales – Dec 16, Traditional Christmas 2007 – A Round for the Holidays
• Journey Inside My Mind – Dec 21, JIMM 099 – Running the Gamut – The Wassail Song
• Top of the Podsafes – Dec 21, Volume 105 – Christmas Angel
• Sundown Lounge Podcast – Dec 21, Sundown Lounge 124 – Deck The Halls
• Mike’s Hot Dish – Dec 21, Mike’s Hotdish 23 – Christmas Special 03 – Christmas Angel
• Girls Night In – Dec 20, Episode 014 – Christmas Angel
• The Acapodcast – Dec 20, Acapodcast #41 Christmas Special – The Wassail Song & We Three Kings

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Episode 038 – Day 51 – A Double Scoop in a Waffle Cone

Posted on December 21, 2007
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The CD Artwork as uploaded to SellMusicDirect.com

Walking through the graphics for the EP, talking about uploading to the BuyMusicDirect.com site, Talking about the 5 shows that played my songs 6 times in the past two days, Stories from performance experience, Comments from the Podcast Gallery.

I have

• The graphics for the CD completed
• The graphics uploaded to BuyMusicDirect.com
• 5 Podcasts that played my music 6 times in the past two days

Podcasts that have played my music this week

Top of the Podsafes – Dec 21, Volume 105 – Christmas Angel
Sundown Lounge Podcast – Dec 21, Sundown Lounge 124 – Deck The Halls
Mike’s Hot Dish – Dec 21, Mike’s Hotdish 23 – Christmas Special 03 – Christmas Angel
Girls Night In – Dec 20, Episode 014 – Christmas Angel
The Acapodcast – Dec 20, Acapodcast #41 Christmas Special – The Wassail Song & We Three Kings

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At the end of the show I spoke briefly about what all the Pea Avatars on Twitter were about, supporting Susan Reynolds and her blogging about her experience with Breast Cancer. I talked about the sites that were most helpful and promised I’d post them. and here they are, take a look, it’s worth it.

Boobs on Ice – Susan Reynolds’ blog about her current experience with Breast Cancer
Frozen Pea Fund – A Blog raising funds for Breast Cancer Research starting today
Frozen Pea Friday – a Flickr Group of ‘PEAvatars” in support of Susan Reynolds

Episode 037 – Day 48 – The Mind of a Graphic Artist

Posted on December 18, 2007
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This episode I talk with Kim Fenolio, Graphic Artist, Podcaster and New Media Maven.

Here’s more of the EP art that I’ll discuss with Kim.

I discuss with Kim all the different aspects of the Graphics for the EP, resolutions, DPI vs LPI, What goes where on the inserts, Bar codes and where they will be placed, Why ornaments, What is an EP?, Order of songs on the EP, questions from the Podcast Gallery and as always, Comments from the Podcast Gallery. Don’t forget to check out Kim’s Graphic Arts Website at KimFenolio.com.

I have

• The final graphics for the cover and label of the CD

As a special side note from the show, Inside Home Recording is a Website/Podcast I just found that I wish I had found about three months ago. I’ve only had the opportunity to skim it, but it looks to be full of great information for anyone doing recording at home, whether it’s music or a podcast, take a look, I know I will.

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Episode 036 – Day 47 – Pre-Release and a Cover

Posted on December 17, 2007
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This episode’s topics:

Here’s a JPEG of the CD cover I talk about…

Releasing a 6 song CD, pricing the CD, ‘Value Add’ concept, Graphics for the CD, How I work with the Graphic Artist. By the way, the Graphic Artist is none other than Kim Fenolio, take a look at her Graphic Arts website.

I have

• CD Artwork
• The six songs I’m putting out as a mini-CD (for lack of a better term)
• A good idea on where I’m headed with the ‘value add’ as it pertains to the CD and how I will price it

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