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War Stories from the Music Front

by Michael Brandvold

War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman is a video music business and marketing series that goes to war with the worst case scenarios and front line disasters in a humorous and informative way to help artists, managers and labels from making the same mistakes down the road.

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 184 Reviews, Artists You Have to Ask for Them & Give Them on The Music Biz W

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8OF3HylCoE This week's episode 184 Reviews, Artists You Have to Ask for Them & Give Them. If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. Please follow us on SoundCloud. If you are interested in speaking...

  2. Ep. 182 So You Think You Will Get an Endorsement at The NAMM Show?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSjCiiP5XXI This week's episode 182 So You Think You Will Get an Endorsement at The NAMM Show? If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he…

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  3. Ep. 13 How to Budget for a Tour. Plan, Calculate & Problem Solve In Advance on W

    How to Budget for a Tour. Plan, Calculate & Problem Solve In Advance. Episode 13 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 13 of war stories talks about how to budget for a tour today. From the gas to the food, the shelter to the gear and everywhere in...

  4. Ep. 12 Changing Domain Names & Changing Facebook Page Names Midstream. Bad!

    Changing Domain Names & Changing Facebook Page names midstream. Bad! Episode 12 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 12 of war stories discusses a pretty big problem that has shown its ugly head in cases both with the smallest and biggest artists:...

  5. Videos you don't want seen. Marking the private videos correctly – War Stories f

    Videos you don't want seen. Marking the private videos correctly. Episode 11 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Videos you don't want seen. Marking the private videos correctly Episode 11 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and…

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  6. Choosing a band name in 2014. Make yourself easier to be found. War Stories from

    Choosing a band name in 2014. Make yourself easier to be found. Episode 10 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 10 of war stories looks at what you should be thinking about when choosing a band name. From the SEO aspects to making it easier to be...

  7. How to book gigs that lead to more return shows. – Long term Planning on War Sto

    How to book gigs that lead to more return shows. - Long term Planning. Episode 9 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. How to book gigs that lead to more gig - Long term Gigs & Planning Episode 9 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold…

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  8. War Stories from the Music Front — The Success of VIP Ticket Packages

    The Success of VIP Ticket Packages. Episode 8 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 8 of war stories talks about success. Every story doesn't have to come from the ashes of mistakes. Some things can come from taking the chances and doing it right…

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  9. Kickstarter Campaigns – Why crowdfunding doesn't work most of the time on War St

    Kickstarter Campaigns - Why crowdfunding doesn't work most of the time. Episode 7 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 7 of War Stories focuses on kickstarter campaigns and many of the mistakes that are made with crowdfunding. When it comes to…

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  10. Email Lists, Domain Names, Logos, etc… Who has ownership of you? War Stories fro

    Email Lists, Domain Names, Logos, etc... Who has ownership of you?. Episode 6 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 6 of war stories stared around who owns what when it comes to email lists, but we went on to discuss who has ownership of what when…

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  11. Marketing Your Music Effectively and In the Most Professional Order.

    Marketing Your Music Effectively and In the Most Professional Order. Episode 5 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 5 of war stories looks at how bands are marketing and spending as well as in what order. While it is obvious that marketing your…

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  12. Real Record Labels or Fake Music Labels? Due Diligence & Fact Checking

    Real Record Labels or Fake Music Labels? Due Diligence & Fact Checking. Episode 4 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Episode 4 of war stories asks the questions and shares the war stories of those that thought they were signing with real record labels…

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  13. Paying Attention to SEO – Optimization and getting it done for free. On War Sto

    Paying Attention to SEO - Optimization and getting it done for free. Episode 3 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. In Episode three of War Stories from the Music Front, we dig a little deeper in to the wonderful world of SEO and the ways that when you...

  14. Internal Band Agreements – A Music Industry Must for Anyone in the Biz on War St

    Internal Band Agreements - A music industry must for anyone in the biz. Episode 2 of War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. In Episode two of War Stories from the Music Front, we dig in to the internal band agreements that are more often than not, overlooked,...

  15. Ep. 1 Learn HTML in 30 Minutes?

    Learn HTML in 30 Minutes? It's Not as Easy as you think. War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman. Can someone really teach you how to Learn HTML in 30 Minutes? Could you get some of the basics down? Maybe, but would you be able to execute, write code and be as...

About this show

War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman is a video music business and marketing series that goes to war with the worst case scenarios and front line disasters in a humorous and informative way to help artists, managers and labels from making the same mistakes down the road.

Hosted by

Michael Brandvold

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does War Stories from the Music Front have?

War Stories from the Music Front has 16 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on February 12, 2016.

What is War Stories from the Music Front about?

War Stories from the Music Front with Michael Brandvold and Loren Weisman is a video music business and marketing series that goes to war with the worst case scenarios and front line disasters in a humorous and informative way to help artists, managers and labels from making the same mistakes down...

How often does War Stories from the Music Front release new episodes?

War Stories from the Music Front publishes about every 51 days, based on its 16 episodes since January 2014.

Who hosts War Stories from the Music Front?

War Stories from the Music Front is created and hosted by Michael Brandvold.
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