BTB Ep 86: Gamifying Your Music Promotion; Shawnee Kilgore on hypercreation; Star Trek Trailer

Hi Podcast listeners! Thanks for downloading.In the first segment, Ryan discusses a recent article in Synchblog by Bas Grasmayer called "How Musicians Gamify Their Fanbases." Ryan uses the article to have a broader discussion about internal motivation and how musicians can use video game psychology to incentivize their fan bases to help promote the musician's career. You can check out Grasmayer's article at http://www.synchblog.com/projecting-trends-how-musicians-gamify-their-fanbases/In the second segment, Shawnee Kilgore stops by for an interview. Shawnee is a folk americana artist who recently released an EP, "Back to Eden," in which she collaborated with Hollywood writer/director/producer Joss Whedon. Shawnee talks to Ryan about collaborating with Whedon and how she was able to write a new song for a week for over three years. Check out Shawnee's awesome music by visiting www.shawneekilgore.com.In the final segment, Ryan talks about Obasi Shaw, a Harvard student who just graduated after submitting a groundbreaking hip hop album as his senior thesis--receiving high honors. Ryan also gives his thoughts on the recent Star Trek Discovery trailer and what he thinks it means for the future of the Star Trek franchise.Thank you all very much for listening! Rate/review/subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. Like Break the Business on Facebook. Follow Ryan @ryankair and Dave @metaldave85. And tell a friend about the show! And visit www.breakthebusiness.com to get a copy of Ryan's Book "Break the Business: Declaring Your Independence and Achieving True Success in the Music Industry." And be sure to get a copy of the audiobook when it comes out on June 2nd! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.