Congrats! You’re On The Inside.
Welcome to the Music Marketing Insider Circle! Please watch the introductory video below to get up to speed.
In short, the Insider Circle was created to kick things up a notch and take Music Marketing Manifesto to the next level.
While Music Marketing Manifesto teaches you the fundamentals of marketing, driving traffic, and creating a sales funnel, the Insider Circle will be teach you additional ADVANCED strategies, and keep you on the cutting edge of this rapidly changing industry.
I hope to make this your one-stop-shop for music marketing intelligence, training, and networking.
But always remember, there are no magic bullets out there people. Every artist is different and results will vary significantly. By following the strategies discussed in the Insider Circle you are not guaranteed any specific income or results.
That being said, everything discussed here is the REAL DEAL, and this stuff really does work. So get to it!
I’ll see you in the forum!
– John
Hi, I’m a singer/songwriter and producer and general DIYer from Dublin, Ireland. I released my first album in 2008 along with my nice looking website. On the marketing side I follow Seth Godin’s blog on marketing, joined Internet business mastery for a while and was considering some of Eben Pagan and his friends marketing stuff. But I found MMM and MMIC and really excited and interested to see how all that stuff can work for music as opposed to other products.
You can check out http://www.endareilly.com to see how I do things wrong!! Looking forward to fixing that with your help.
Hi Enda,
Thanks for checking out MMM and the MMIC. Really happy to have you hear. It’s cool to hear that you are already somewhat familiar with online marketing. That should put you way ahead of the curve. Let me know if there is ever anything I can help with.
Thanks John,
Things that have held me back in the past are like what you mention at the end of the MMM manual, in that I would be questioning paying for Aweber etc. when the price of the product I have is relatively low and I’m fairly niche but annoyingly variable genre in what I do. But the traffic generating ideas you have are heartening and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in.
I have some questions which I’ll start forum posts about if that’s ok to see what you and others think?
Enda
Hi Enda,
Cool, glad to have you here. Definitely start a thread and we will see how we can help.
HI There
I am an African born guitarist/singer songwriter. Just released my debut album last year and super excited about your product and being part of this epic journey of learning and doing. I appreciate you making the monthly cost so affordable, thank you so much. Thank you for releasing this info for the greater good of fellow muso’s.
Kind Regards
Cynthia
Hi Cynthia,
This is Steve from MMM support. John wanted me to make sure I replied to your comment while he is away.
Thanks a lot for the kind words. I’m sure John appreciates them too! We are really glad to have you as a member here. Congrats on your debut release and hopefully your next record will have much success as well.
We are definitely here to help, so get in touch if you ever have any questions.
Thanks again for your comment.
Just signed up. Thank you for providing this service! I’m excited to get started. I apologize for the lack of an avatar, but I am uneasy about certain terms of service. I’m very excited to join this forum. I put out an album in 2010 and have another in the mixing process. Can’t wait to learn about the onine business. Thanks for doing this!!
Thanks Filip. Love the enthusiasm. Happy to have you here and hope to catch you in the forum.
Hi John,
It’s good to be aboard the music marketing manifesto train. I feel like I’m back in school again and I’m looking forward to putting your strategies into practice.
Much Respect,
Eric
That’s awesome Eric. Great to have you here. Catch you in the forum.
Hi John, and all you music lovers and artist.
My name is David Feanny, I’m originally from Jamaica but now reside in Britain, UK. I’ve been a songwriter/musician since I was 10 years, formed several bands, landed a contract with the Youth Sector of my Government and went on to be a full-time musician for a few years. In 1989 I left the preforming side of music to do Recording and Live Sound Engineering. I continued song writing for a few bands, but in 2005 wrote a song for my youngest son (Adam) who was 8 years at the time, which won him a national children’s award. The single released led to us working on what should have been his debut album in 2006. Unfortunately, the album was never released because the persons responsible for marketing did absolutely nothing. We are now thinking about working on another project and this is the reason why I’ve signed up to MMM 2.0 and the Inner Circle to learn all about marketing your own music and Brand. I like the synergy that’s felt here and the good-will coming from all. Looking forward to learning from everyone. Lets make some noise!:-)
Sounds good David, Great to have you hear. Catch you in the forum.
David, I’m here for the same reason. My son is a budding rapper aInd he just completed his first album, but in all honesty I don’t have a clue as to what to do now. And so here I’m here.
Respect!
Hi John – there’s must be a reason: sometimes I forget whether it’s inside-circle/ or insider-circle.html. or when I’m going to MMM 2.0 to remember the the /member/ page. It would seem to be logical to have an entry clik from the MMM home page to these pages for foggy memories like mine. you’re really savvy on these details, so I’m curious why getting into the IC or Member pages requires a memory! 🙂 thanks, oj
Hey OJ,
It’s actually a bit of an issue on my end. The problem is that they are two different products and because some people are members of one but not members of the other I don’t have a way of creating one members area for both because the system has no way of figuring out who is a past customer of one of the other products and who isn’t. If that makes any sense.
I have a plan for somewhat of a solution, I just need to find a spare sec to execute it. But I hear ya, and I understand that it’s a bit confusing. I’ll try to get to it soon.
thanks John – you grabbed the essence from my inarticulate question – I was gonna clarify I was interested in whether this “glitch” (I knew there was a good reason for it) was for ” technical” reasons or “marketing concept” reasons – your answer of “both” identifies why you are making such an important contribution to us in the forum: your program explains both the concepts and technical challenges and how-tos that address them both that we all will come across some day – this process would be quite daunting without your help, so not only is it how-to helpful it is chock full of Inspiration! Technical problems, especially for Aetheticians can really put a damper on creativity. You are laying out at least A Path to Solution for virtually all the technical/conceptual problems we are encountering, and making it seem almost ez.
btw – the “practical” reason I wrote was, I was at the sports club trying to access your site on an Itouch during my workout, and the Touch would always add “.html” to “insider-circle” which landed me on the sales page. I never could access the log in page from the Touch, even when I got the address right. So for those Touch users, a fix may come in handy someday.
Also, I am trying to come up with a plan that addresses several of my active interests (Art, Dance, Psy-Phi) using the Web, so I’m interested conceptually and technically how one multi-tasks/cross links web sites. I’ll have more questions along this line as I learn more, I’m sure.
Hi OJ,
Glad I could help.
I have no idea why your touch would add html, it’s probably just in your cache. You should be able to clear it. But I’ll try to get a log in link up soon on the home page of the site.
Regarding your last question/point… you might look into creating a blog about those topics which you monetize with adsense and list building. You could promote multiple products to your list, including of course your own music. Just a thought.
Bless up one and all!
I’m your reggae man, back against the wall,
no gun on my hip, just here for a tip,
cos I can’t take another slip, no not another fall.
Hi ya John thanks for throwin me the ball 🙂
Thanks Don, you are officially the first member to leave a comment that rhymed… nice 🙂
Welcome and I hope to catch you in the forum.
John
Hi!
I’m a alternative-country and folk musician living in Austria and I’m happy to be part of this community! Let’s get famous! 😉
Hey Marc, happy to have you here as well. Sounds like a plan 🙂
Hey all,
My name is Dana Carmel. I am a singer/songwriter and I currently live in San Francisco although I am from the east coast and go back there often (east coast shows anyone?;)
I just finished my first full length album and am really proud of it. I want as many people to hear it as possible. I set up a squeeze page (www.danacarmelmusic.com) but I have yet to switch to Aweber. I am using FanBridge currently. Do you guys see a huge difference?
Does anyone know if you can switch your fans over without making them confirm?
Anyway, good to be here and hope I learn some new stuff. I feel like I am on the computer way too much though!
-Dana
Hey Dana, welcome. Your question about switching to Aweber is a common one and you might want to post in the forum so others can pipe in, but yes, you can switch people IF they confirmed their opt in. But you need to write Aweber support to do it. They will need to confirm that everyone opted in. When I did it years ago I needed to let them login to my old autoresoonder to see that it was actually the case. If you can’t prove it then you will need to have people confirm again, and you will lose a lot of people. But in theory they should mostly be people who weren’t that interested any way. Still, it’s a brutal process.
I’m a 38+ year industry veteran, but KNOW that you can NEVER be informed enough, or networked ENOUGH to stay UP on all the opportunities & techniques in this business! My team at INDIEPOWER stays on the razors edge of what’s available & I welcome to help those & learn from ALL the MASTERS involved! Hang on folks, this ROCKET RIDE is taking off! Jay CEO INDIEPOWER.com
Welcome Jay, love the enthusiasm. Hope to catch you in the forum. Thanks for being a part of the Insider Circle.
Hello, Jason from country punk band Brother Howe (www.brotherhowe.net) signing in. We are getting ready to release a new album and I’m hoping to get some good tips for internet marketing of it. I bought Music Marketing Manifesto 1.0 and hope to get some insights into how things have possibly changed since then. Thanks!
Welcome Jason, thanks for signing up. The fundamental process is more or less the same but a lot of the traffic techniques have changed. I’ve also become infinitely more sophisticated as an online marketer since MMM 1.0 and that experience is now passed on to you guys. Thanks again and hope to see you in the forum.
Hi,
My name is Oliver Lemke; my brother Julian and I are the founding (and at present, only) members of an alternative group called The Disparities. Our favorite artists include The Posies, Radiohead, and a lot of late seventies British bands like Joy Division, Gang of Four, Wire, etc. Not saying we sound like any of them, but they’ve given us our musical inspiration. We live in Austin, TX and have been doing home recordings, open mics and occasional live shows for several years now. We’re hoping to establish a career for ourselves, and looking forward to communicating with, and perhaps working with, all of you guys on this site.
Welcome Oliver. Glad to have you. catch you the Forum.
Hey everyone, my name is Erik DiNardo and I’m a singer/songwriter/guitarist living in Los Angeles. I’m originally from Boston, went to Berklee College of Music and soon after moved to LA to finalize a record deal with a major label. Turns out the deal wasn’t really what we hoped for and we passed on it (best decision I’ve ever made). In the meantime I took a job at an online coupon site called Savings.com which at the time was a startup to learn about the online marketing world. 3 years later I now head up all of our Online Marketing and have my own team. I love my job (I use my vacation time to go on tour) but music is still my passion and it’s time to move on and make it my career and #1 job. Musically I have 2 full lengths albums out (released in 2008 and 2011 both independently) recording them with producers who’ve done Jason Mraz, One Republic, and Colbie Caillat’s albums, yet I am still looking for a way to get myself out there and into the mix.
I’m extremely excited to put all of your hard work into action and I look forward to meeting you all in the forums. I really do believe that you are your own best asset and I’m tired of waiting around for others to do the work that I want to get done. This is definitely the kick in the butt I needed…I’m sure some of you agree.
All the best and I can’t wait to meet you all,
Erik
Welcome Erik. Looking forward to seeing you in the forum. There are a growing number of us in the forum that are musicians as well as professional marketers. Happy to have another one. Thanks.
Welcome Erik! Meet you in the forum!
Isabelle
Thanks Isabelle, looking forward to meeting you as well!
Hi Everyone !
My name is :Deborah Magone. http://www.deborahmagone.com I’m a blues rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, teacher (&Mom:) from Rochester , New York . My newest release ” Alternate Realities” has been submitted to the 54th GRAMMY Awards for ” new artist ” consideration .
I’m here to learn the business side of this industry & loving the excitement & the thirst for knowledge here. I’m looking forward to being part of this group & Thank You John for sharing Your knowledge & experience !
DEBORAH MAGONE
” ALTERNATE REALITIES ”
Rock & Kick Your Ass Blues
deborahmagone.com
Thanks Deborah. Really glad to have you here. Hope to see you in the forum.
Hey John, very much looking forward to learning even more about making a living in an industry that I am extremely passionate about. I want to thank you for providing a sense of purpose and hope for musicians such as myself. I think that a lot of people can attest to the fact that it sometimes seems like your just beating your head against a brick wall trying to break into the music industry and you can start to feel very powerless and start to seriously second guess yourself and your abilities. This program has if nothing else, provided the feeling you are indeed in control of your own destiny.
While I am currently in the process of deciding if I am actually at the right professional level to really take advantage of the program, I am excited about the prospect.
Hey Trinity. Thanks for becoming part of the Insider Circle. I can definitely remember the days of banging my head against the wall. Not so much fun. No one here is gonna tell you it’s easy, but you really can take control of your career and make it profitable. Hopefully we can be the help you need. catch you in the forum.
Hi John,
Looking forward to learning more for the marketing of my bands music. I’m presently going through the paces of the music marketing manifesto. Everything is moving along.
My band is Progressive blues band from Canada, 12 Bar Blues. I’m the singer / guitarist / producer and songwriter. My goal is getting the band to a higher level of sales and visibility. We now have two albums out and presently working on a third due out by print 2012.
Erik
Welcome Erik. Let me know if I can ever help with anything. Hope to see you in teh forum.
Hello, all! I am an indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in Alberta, Canada. I front a rock band called Heroincredible, which has released one full-length album and one EP on our own label, Pink Radio Records. At this moment I am gearing up to release my first solo album, Thought Experiment, at the end of November. I want to do all that I can to make the most out of this release, in both physical and digital sales. I am excited to be part of a cutting-edge music marketing community and looking forward to taking my career to the next level.
Peace, love and pancakes,
Vanessa Cardui
Welcome Vanessa, glad to have you here and thanks for signing up. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know. Hope to see you in the forum.
Hi!
I’m a saxophone player/keyboardist from Sweden living in Brighton, UK. I have 2 jazz/world music bands on CD Baby: Nybakat! and Lele Lele. Currently I’m recording the last bits on the debut album of Maria McAteer and I’ve been looking for ways to promote it when it’s done (beginning of next year). Hopefully I’ll find some good info here and perhaps some people to trade services with.
Hey Bjorn, thanks for joining the MMIC. Be sure to say hey to Charley Langer. He’s also a sax player who is a member of the Insider Circle and he’s doing quite well with his marketing. You can find him in the forum.
Yòòòò!!
I’m SirJo (aka Sergio Cocchi), I produce/sing/play/write music and songs in a hybrid style that has Soul-funk-pop-rock in it…and a touch of …jazz too 🙂 Yep, maybe a bit harder to market it, but I love variety!
Currently producing 2nd Founda(c)tion album, I’m willing to learn how this biz game works, to have my music putting a smile on lots of faces, without the need of a big corporation. GREAT CHALLENGE, but I really believe it is the way to go!! 🙂
Glad to be here, Hi everybody!!
SirJo
http://www.sergiococchi.com
http://www.foundactionmusic.com
Glad to have you Sergio. Hope to catch you in the forum and be sure to let me know if there is anything I can help with along the way.
Hello John,
I am a singer/songwriter and vocal coach. I’ve been wearing both hats for many years. I love both sides of the work. Aside from my own artist web site, I have quite a large website devoted to teaching singers how to sing better. My niche market has lately become singers who are over forty (singingafterforty). I am thinking about making this into a membership web site. When I saw “membership site” as one of your tutorials – I decided to join your group. I really look forward to learning from you and the many others who are involved. – Barbara Lewis.
Sounds good Barbara, I think you could do well with that. Especially if you already have the following. While this stuff is geared to musicians, it certainly translates to just about any product. Let me know if I can help with anything. Catch you in the forum.
Hi all music friends, my name is Serge, from Wrexham in the UK.
I have just joined, because I became so discouraged with the decline in music sales and the pirating that everyone under the age of 30 seems to do, that I decided to become a proper registered company/business. Help I need is in getting into schools and producing school albums. Also, writing music to help companies sell their products and promote themselves. So, MARKETING, is my biggest challenge, and I believe I am in the right place for this! Need advice in getting more likes on fb for example. Nice to meet you all, Serge.
Hey Sergio,
Glad to have you. If you have questions about likes you should post a thread in the forum. This is a popular topic. See you there.
Peace John, I am a hip-hop artist that has had a label deal, some licensing and have done some touring. I just released a mixtape and am workng on my third album with some of hip hops most notable producers. I am ready to take my career to the next level. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to learning a lot.
Thanks Soul, happy to have you here. Let me know if you have any questions along the way and be sure to take part in the forum.
Hi to everybody,
I’m an Italian jazz bass player. I’ve done with my trio my first CD that is indeed my first serious project. I’d like to see it growing.
Welcome Allesandro. Thanks for joining the MMIC. I’m sure we can help you with your goals. See you in the forum.
Hi Allesandro-what part of Italy are you from? I know a whole crew of musicians based near Sirmione.
Hey everyone!
I am a guitarist, singer, songwriter, home recordist and leader for The Silas Dogan Band. We are a Southern Rock / Red Dirt group. It’s like Dickey Betts, Waylon Jennings and The Marshall Tucker Band all showed up to the same Jam session.
I’m looking forward to making some friends here and learning how to market our music!
Welcome Dave, glad to have you. Hope to catch you in the Forum.
Hi John and Everyone,
Great to be here. I am an award winning pianist/singer/songwriter. I’ve worked with Eddie Van Halen and opened for Alanis Morisette. I am finishing my 9th Cd! Yeah!
Thank you in advance. Looking forward to it! RICH
http://www.richwyman.com
Hey Rich,
Happy to have you here. I look forward to catching up in the forum.
Hi, I’m Daniel guitarist/producer/composer for a couple of metal bands in Colombia. We’re working on our new record right now and I think these ideas from John could come in very handy for us.
Great to be here!
/Daniel
Hey Daniel,
Thanks for joining the MMIC. Let me know if there is anything I can help with and I hope to see you in the forum.
mic check.
Hi, John. I’m very excited about this resource and I’m looking forward to some hard work and great information for you.
David.
Lol. From you.
Hey David,
Thanks so much for signing up. Great to have you. Let me know if i can ever help with anything. Catch you in the forum.
Hi John hope you are well,
It’s that girl Katy from the UK still here I have a question am setting up a better website which will have e-mail capture on it, now why do we set up a squeeze page too surely the website is the main capture page confused where to send traffic too I noticed Charley Langer has both could you shed a little light on this?
I am sure you have touched upon this point before though could you reiterate it for me.
Thanks
Kat
Hi Kat,
The reason we use a squeeze page is because a squeeze page converts MUCH better than a website that simply has a lead capture form on it. My conversions on my blogs run around 5% whereas my squeeze pages convert anywhere from 15 – 85% depending on the traffic source. So if you are spending time or money on deliberately driving traffic you want to get the most bang for your buck. After all, the marketing doesn’t take place until AFTER they are on your list.
With that said, there is still a place for a content site. That is where you send people AFTER they sign up for your list. I recommend a blog as it’s a great place to send your fans and the platform allows you to take advantage of the many social media plugins out there.
That all make sense?
PS, you might want to post questions like this in the forum. You’ll get a whole host of answers from other members as well.
Hello John!
Last year, in November I decided to record my first CD. I had no place to go to record it, so I did it in my appartment… I did ask my neighbours… Loll. Well, that said, It took me 8 months to compose it, record it with 18 musicians (find time through the busy schedules of everyone), mix it and master it. I do have the CD in my hands now. I’ve had it for two months and I sold about 100 copies so far. A distribution company refused to distribute my CD because they were “working” on their Christmas sales. Well, I think that is pretty good news! I’m now here with you and your people to get things moving! I’m an action woman, so I’ll listen to every single lesson you post and I’ll apply it to see what works best for me!
Thank you very much for all of your good work and for sharing it with serious musicians.
Isabelle
Thanks Isabelle, really happy to have you here. I think you’ll find some good company in the forum. See you there.
Hi John, I just finished listening to your interview with Charley Langer. It was inspiring and gives me hope. Although I am working hard to get on board with being more saavy in the computer/internet/business world of music. I’m not there yet and it can feel daunting at times. We have a new album coming out at the first of the year so my aim is to get some of these things in place. I’ve been paying for the Insider Circle but haven’t interacted because I don’t receive emails when people post. I forget to check in on my own to see who has posted what. You mentioned in an email to update my profile to receive but I am not sure what or how to do that.
Hi Deborah,
Glad to hear that you liked the interview.
There is a video in the right hand side bar that shows you some of the ins and outs of the forum. It shows you how to subscribe to a post so you get email alerts when someone replies to a thread you are watching: https://www.mmmanifesto.com/insider-circle/forum-quick-start-tutorial
You can also just click on profile (upper right hand corner within the forum) and then click on “personal options. From there you can tick the option which will automatically subscribe you to any thread that you comment on. You also should see a little box beneath the profile link that tells you how many new posts there are. You can click on each one you haven’t read and get up to speed each time you enter the forum.
Ok, great to be here. I am looking forward to learning, following directions (not easy for me) and moving ahead so to market my next CD in the most effective way possible. Great! Thanks John, lgs
Thanks Lisa, welcome and happy to have you hear.
John
Hey, John –
I am the chief monkey in charge of StoneAge Thriller, an Indie Pop band from Seattle (http://www.StoneAgeThriller.com). We’ve been working on a second CD of original music, and have been collaborating with other artists in the area to share marketing ideas and resources. In fact, they are the ones that referred me to your site, although I think they just discovered it themselves, and may not be members (yet).
I’m looking forward to checking out your ideas!
Cheers! Tony C.
Thanks Anthony, and welcome. I used to live in Seattle myself. First and Bell, way back when Bell Town was cool and the Frontier Room still smelled like stale beer, greasy hash browns, and vomit. Ahhh, those were the days.
Let me know if I can ever help with anything along the way. Hope to see you in the forum.
Hi Guys,
My name is Jim and I have been reading and listening to John’s material for a week or so now and I really enjoy it. I am a singer songerwriter and am finishing my recordings and will have my first full length ablum out in the new year. The material falls into pop country I would say http://www.facebook.com/JamesMichaelSongs
I am interest in how I can make the most impact and get a return on my music. And this seems like the perfect place to ask questions 🙂
Look forward to talking with people here and getting more ideas.
Thanks again
jim
Welcome Jim, you’re in the right place. Happy to have you and I look forward to seeing you in the forum. Be sure to also watch the “sales funnel” video in the library. That gives you a good overview of the process we are discussing here.
Hi, I’m Helene. I’m a classical singer and I have a website ( http://Artsong-project.com ) where I feature art songs by unknown composers. Love the idea of your forum and Circle. I’m curious to see how much of the material I can “translate” into the classical business; but on the other hand; I would love it if I could also reach people who wouldn’t normally hear classical stuff as well.
Hi Helene, and welcome to the MMIC. It’s funny, almost everyone who is in a specialized niche seems to think that this process will be harder for them. The reality is that the more specialized your niche is the easier this will work. It all starts with tapping into a target audience. Because classical is so specific, the prospects you go after will be much more likely to be interested in what you’re doing. As apposed to rock for example, which can be a very varied group. Long story short, there should be a lot you can learn here which will apply to your music. I look forward to seeing you in the forum.
Be sure to also watch the “sales funnel” video in the library. That gives you a good overview of the process we are focused on here.
My name is Stockbridge Spence… and I have a band called, “The Ancient City Slickers” We have been together for 10 years performing our “Big Fun Music” to audiences in retirement homes, assistant living venues and a large assortment of ” warehouses for the dying”. We are a feature act at the Florida Folk Festival and usually have little trouble gathering an audience in our concerts and festivals.
While what we do is welcome for those who don’t otherwise get to see live entertainment, the need to spread our wings and explore new possibilities has caused me to search for help in accomplishing the goal. I ran across your promotion and decided here was a good place to start. I look forward to studying the topics I’ve seen outlined . Thank you for your efforts.
Thanks and welcome. Sounds like you guys are doing something interesting. Make sure to head over to the forum and post a few things. I think the fact that you have a niche audience makes your approach really interesting.
I have a band called “The Ancient City Slickers” . We have been together for 10 years and looking to move into newer and and more rewarding pastures. We need help with productive marketing, more exposure through touring and increased sales of our CD’s.
Our music is called , “Big Fun Music” …we use kazoos, washboard, slide whistles, banjos, guitar,” cacophonium” and a washtub base. Our playlists include country, bluegrass, ballads, ( which are not always to be taken seriously) and novelty tunes. We haven’t been using original tunes because most of the songs we do are from the 1920’s/30’s and most folks today have never heard them before . We have been described as a cross between,” jugband and slick , well organized chaos. It may not be music, but it’s in the neighborhood ” It’s time to take our show out of town.
Hi John,
Hey John & Company,
I was excited to join up and now I feel like a kid in a candy store (after reading all the other great comments left here).
I’m a bassist/song writer/lyricist that performed mainly original ‘heavy rock’ tunes in a band called Omega A.D. – but I had to put that on the shelf when my second child was born and have been studying online marketing since 2007. This lead to working with a multi-million dollar/year web publishing and gaining even more marketing insights on how to make money online.
I have a site called http://www.indiebandalliance.com where I’ve been sharing what I’ve learned with musicians so that they can create the self-sustaining music career that I wish I had.
MMIC has the makings of being of immense value to everyone here. I know of nobody else who has excelled at both the ‘old school’ record deal approach as well as the ‘new school’ indie online marketing approach like John. Thanks for getting this community off the ground! I’ll add in my 2 cents anytime I think I have something worthwhile to add and think it’ll be awesome to have the chance to hang with others who are interested in both music and marketing!
Thanks so much Mike. It’s great to have you here.
John
Hey Guys,
Just interested in what’s going on here. I’ve been self-releasing cds with a few bands over the years and am always interested to learn more. Once I get the vibe of the site I’ll be posting info about what I’m up.
I’m looking forward to checking this out!
Welcome Steve. Looking forward to seeing you around in the forum.
Hi John, I am responding to your email of 8/15/11. One question I have is how does an indie artist get their music on the front page of iTunes for download?
Hi Deborah,
Why don’t you post this question in the forum. This would make a good thread and the forum is a better place for advice oriented comments.
Hi John
I wasn’t quite sure where to post this question so here goes and please let me know if there is a forum/better spot to post…We would like to do a weekly video on our site which leads up to the release of our first single. Can u are anyone in the group recommend video equipment required/program which can look professional and affordable?
Thanks very much!
Dawn King
Hi Dawn,
The forum would be the best place for this question, however you canceled your account in July. You would need to reinstate your account to get access to the forum.
Hello everyone. We are PYRX. Our sound is a mixture of Reggae/Hip-Hop and Party Rock. We are from Chico CA & we have been named HIGHTIMES BEST NEW ARTIST 2008 – by HIGHTIMES MAGAZINE. I know that was a while ago, but since then we have been touring and recording. so our hands have been very full.
We look forward to all the experience John has to share with us and we look forward to a constructive and professional relationship with all performers involved in the MMIC.
Thanks PYRX and welcome to the MMIC. Happy to have you hear and let me know if i can help with anything along the way. Hope to see you in the forum.
John
Hello Everyone,
My name is Brandon Lepere from New Hampshire. I sing/song write country music. I am looking forward to networking, learning and implementing new marketing ideas to reach my goals. Thanks a lot John!
Best.
Brandon
http://www.BrandonLepereMusic.com
Hey Brandon, welcome. Thanks for signing up and be sure to let me know if there is ever anything I can do to help.
Hi John, and Everyone!
Been a while since I’ve been able to get the time to get things moving for myself, but here I am! Thanks for the instructions, John! I hope to milk as much knowledge as is available from your course and ‘Insiders Circle’ so that I can finally get OUT of this 9-5 daily grind that I’ve been locked into! Looking forward to telling my boss “I QUIT!!!” REAL soon!!!
Huby/Mytch
Sounds good Huby,
Thanks for signing up and be sure to let me know if i can help with anything.
Hey all- it’s Mikey from Denver Colorado.
Just joined the Insider Circle, and I’m excited to dig in.
I play in the acoustic-rock band Ironwood Rain
as well as writing my own music and soundtracks.
check out my band:
http://www.IronwoodRain.com
and my music blog:
http://mikeyzmusic.blogspot.com
Looking forward to getting into this material, and helping each other achieve the dream of making a living doing what we love!
Hey Mike,
Welcome and thanks for signing up. I hope to see you over in the forum.
Let me know if there is ever anything i can help with.
Hey all,
I’m Kevin Quinn, lead singer/songwriter from the indie-folk band/duo Boho Chapeau. Returning to my roots as an artist after a 20 year hiatus of writing songs for television. I’m both dumbfounded and fascinated by the paradigm shift in the music biz… and I’m excited about the future for two reasons…
1. I believe theres an audience for just about anything… and
2. I have faith that you John… can in fact teach this old dog some new tricks to help me find and connect with mine!
Love the MMM! MMIC was an easy sell to me! Thanks man…
Thanks so much Kevin,
I’m here to help. Just let me know what you need that is not in the training and I’ll be happy to see what I can do. Looking forward to seeing you in the forum.
Sir. Waldo Weathers here/ Da Pope of Funk with Da Knights of Da Pope
Yes, very long name, But it is what it is! LOL
I am here for ton’s of info on touring, I think I am a little to old for a deal, but it’s money out here to be made and I want to get my cut of it and have people happy and dancing forgetting about all the bad things going on in the world, We all need a little joy, I want to let people know that Funk is Alive and on the ONE! Being a X-Member (15 years) with James Brown, I have learn a lot of what not to do and what to do, but you can never know it all! And I need help and John I hope you can give it to me!
Keep on the One!
Hey Sir. Waldo Weathers,
Sorry for the slow response. For some reason I only got the comment notification today.
It’s an honor to have someone who played with James Brown here. I hope to see you in the forum. I’m sure you’d have a lot of wisdom to share.
Thanks so much for joining the MMIC and let me know if there is anything I can do to help along the way.
Ola Amigos,
I am a Folk/Blues/Country/Rock Singer-Songwriter out of Vancouver. Really enjoyed setting up all the elements taught in MMM. Just sort of getting going on this whole thing but I definitely believe this is a good system. It also helps I think to see things through this lens, the course has widened my perspective and made me take all the elements of my music much more seriously than I did when I was a mere “arteest”.
Looking forward to the insider circle! Thanks for opening it up again John… I had a feeling you would ;).
Matt Lowen
http://www.mattlowenmusic.com
Thanks Matt,
Sorry for the slow response. For some reason I only got the comment notification today.
Thanks for joining and let me know if there is anything I can do to help along the way.
Hi I’ve currently just released my 2nd album and have just (today) being talking to a very well known producer/engineer who has offered to do a remix of one of my tracks in a studio infinitely better equipped than my own. I’m just wondering about the best way to go about getting a little extra publicity – I even thought about giving away a download of my album for a short time in return for listeners just telling me what their favourite track is which in turn means that they will be influencing my choice of next single and also seeing if I could get some local press coverage. Just actually getting it out there would be quite beneficial to me and then I could hopefully do a launch gig when the new remixed single is available. Any suggestions appreciated
thanks Trev
Hey Trevor,
Welcome and thanks for joining the MMIC. You’re in luck in that this first month has been dedicated to publicity. Check out the training module and then head on over to the interviews section. I’ve got another interview on using press releases that I should be publishing in the next few days. If you have questions about driving traffic and the sales funnel in general, let us know over in the Mastermind forum and we’ll all be happy to help.
There is a recent video in the “library” on building your sales funnel that you might want to check out as well.
Hi
I’m Alan Robson, drummer with band Tramp Juice from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. I’m currently studying Music Production at Newcastle College. I’m recording my band with a view to releasing an album later this year and hopefully pick up some marketing tips here.
Hey Alan,
Somehow I missed your comment until just now. Thanks for signing up and let me know if there is ever anything I can do to help.
John
I am a guitarist/producer/songwriter. The music vibes from “Neo” Blues to Funk Rock. Your course will provide the path to move this music. This is my first original music project, and i am in the process of polishing the disc. The information that you are providing is the next step, as i am taking this music from the studio to the stage. Thank you for bringing me into the 21st music century. I look forward to the journey.
Thanks Donald,
I really appreciate you signing up to The MMIC. Let me know if there is ever anything I can do along the way.
All the best.