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082 – Filming, Faux Pas and a Winner

Recorded 19 December 2008

4-AM

  • An update on the filming we did for the Royko.tv folks
  • A performance faux pas while caroling at a Trade show
  • Tales of the road – yes, OF the road, this week’s weather travels

News You can Use

  • And the winner is… LaSal won the autographed copy of With A Voice LIke This Christmas. I drew her name from my caroling top hat (I thought it was only appropriate) from all the entries in the contest. Congratulations to you LaSal
  • A brief overview about the RIAA new plans as written in the Wall Street Journal article, Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits

I Have
Three podcasts that played my Christmas music. They are:

Thank you to the show hosts who played my music and to the Podsafe Music Network which gives musicians a place to showcase their music.

Remember, it’s not too late to buy the EP for the holidays, it’s available via download from CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.com, among others. Share the holiday spirit with those around with some new holiday music.

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078 – I wrote a Press Release and More

Recorded 20 November 2008

At Any Rate
Well, this was all about the Press Release. Here’s the wavlt-press-release-19-11-08 in PDF format, and here’s what it looks like live Chicago Area Podcaster And Musician Celebrates Anniversary With Release Of A Holiday CD [UPDATE: post has expired and doesn’t exist on the website any longer].

News You Can Use
Here’s the information about any and everything on performing.

  • Contest information, you can find the EP on Amazon.com and there’s a mystery place you can find the
  • The next caroling gig – it’s on Black Friday at 6:00AM! Check the calendar.
  • 4-AM in A White Christmas Holiday Revue in Egg Harbor, WI

4-AM
I play some clips that I’ve gotten done this week and see what you think of them:

  • No Time
  • Follow Me

One More Thing
I’ve decided to lower the price of the With A Voice Like This Christmas because of the way the digital distribution works and I felt it was the only way to be equitable with everyone involved, especially CD Baby. This presented an opportunity for me with the person who  immediately bought my CD at the higher price and what I decided to do about that.

Next week’s show will be recorded on Tuesday, November 25 because of the Holiday. Join me then live.
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074 – CD Baby is your digital friend

Recorded 23 October 2008

Well, it’s that time to be thinking about getting the Christmas CD out there for public consumption and I needed a new home for it. imagine my surprise when looking at CD Baby again and finding that they’re really into digital distribution. Maybe I didn’t look closely enough or maybe they’re doing more than they used to, but it’s there and the full range of offerings is the topic of this episode.

Topics included:

  • Why I went with CD Baby instead of a pre-order through my own site
  • What CD Baby offers with Digital Distribution and its payout
  • The comparison of selling the physical CD
  • The list of the digital partners with CD Baby
  • Turnaround for the digital partners
  • Bar codes and ISRC codes for digital distribution
  • Great customer service turnaround

Comments From The Podcast Gallery
instead of comments, this is an assignment for you, the Podcast Gallery. Since the digital partners don’t notify CD Baby when they have released my music, I’m asking the Podcast Gallery to let me know if they see my music on a download site. Write me here or call me on the Podcast Gallery voicemail line at 630.492.0487.

And while you’re checking out iTunes for my music, go ahead and subscribe to the show and leave a review.

Links
CD Baby.com – the website to sell your indie music CD the buyer’s side
CD Baby.net – Musician member site

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