The Solo Album Podcast
This podcast is for you, the independent artist. Episodes will include commentary, interviews, and discussion of issues common to most independent artists. The first 20 episodes of this podcast are the spoken chapters of Brian Dobbs' DIY Guide for Serious Independent Recording Artists.
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January 30, 2012 - Why Do Artists Record Music?
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Why do artists record music?
Join Brian and Kevin in this discussion about what motivates artists to record their music. Discussion points include:
- The Existence Of Music
- Understanding Ideas Through Music
- Advice For Young Bands
- Functional Vs. Inspired Music
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January 24, 2011 - Is The CD Dead?
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Is the CD dead? Why is this question asked over and over again? What does it even mean?
Join Brian and David in this discussion about the tried and true Compact Disc. In this episode, we'll break this question down by discussing:
- Lossy Downloads
- High Fidelity Lossless Audio
- Speakers, Headphones And Earbuds
- (Anti)Social Habits
- Compression Formats
Intro/Outro music courtesy of Aardvark's latest album. The song is titled, "Terminus Obscura."
Background music from the Trance Tuesday Podcast.
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September 20, 2010 - Yes, Read These Books!
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In this episode you'll hear about a few books that come highly recommended from Brian here at The Solo Album.
Consider these books your homework assignment. Go ahead, start with one.
- All You Need To Know About The Music Business
- This Business Of Music
- The Anatomy Of Buzz
- Purple Cow
- Unleashing The Ideavirus
- The Dip
- Permission Marketing
- Tribes
- The Big Red Fez
- Head First: HTML With CSS And XHTML
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August 20, 2010 - Interview With Matt Brookins Of Odin's Court
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This episode is an interview I conducted with Matt Brookins, lead singer and guitarist of Odin's Court.
In this interview, Brookins shares his insights and experiences about the following:
- motivation and perseverance
- social media and networking
- how everything is paid for
- filming and headlining a show
- booking shows in other states
- signing with ProgRock Records
- benefits of a record label in 21st century
- ...and more!
http://www.odinscourtband.com/
The song at the end is titled, "Oceanica Toxica."
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July 16, 2010 - Chris Anderson and CD Baby: That's Right, I'm Picking A Fight
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In a March 2010 episode of the CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast, Chris Anderson was interviewed about his new book titled,"Free: The Future Of A Radical Price".
To listen to Mr. Anderson's interview with CD Baby, go here.
As you may already be aware, from my DIY Guide, I don't think highly of Chris Anderson (or CD Baby), so I decided to offer some feedback on the CD Baby Podcast message line.
What you'll hear in this episode of The Solo Album Podcast are clips from Mr. Anderson's interview, my phone call to CD Baby, and the responses from the CD Baby hosts themselves. Stay tuned until the end to hear some of my additional commentary.
Here are some links for some of the subjects that come up during the course of this episode.
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June 16, 2010 - Interview With Shane Lankford Of Orphan Project
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This episode is an interview I conducted with Shane Lankford, lead singer of Orphan Project.
In this interview, Lankford shares his insights and experiences about the following:
- production quality of studio recordings
- financial challenges
- expectations of independent labels
- hardships when booking live gigs
- ...and more!
http://www.myspace.com/orphanproject
The song at the end is titled, "Fallen."
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May 14, 2010 - Interview With Navid Rashid of Iris Divine
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This episode is an interview I conducted with Navid Rashid, lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter of Iris Divine.
In this interview, Rashid shares his insights and experiences about the following:
- challenges faced when recording music
- challenges faced when booking live gigs
- current 'real-world' realities
- face-to-face networking and working with other bands
- balancing band time vs. family time
- ...and more!
http://www.myspace.com/irisdivine
http://www.facebook.com/irisdivine
The song at the end is titled, "Unspoken Tragedy."
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March 31, 2010 - Interview With Pete Laramee
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This episode is an interview I conducted with guitar instrumentalist Pete Laramee.
In this interview, Laramee shares his insights and experiences about the following:
- the music business
- working with ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian
- home recording
- collaborating with musicians from other bands
- face-to-face networking
- advice for younger independent artists
- why failure is important
Pete Laramee - myspace.com/peterlaramee
Kurgan's Bane - kurgansbane.com
The song at the end is titled, "Running With Scissors." It features Michael Passen of Concrete Prophet on bass.
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January 31, 2010 - Interview With David "A'swepe" Lang
The DIY Guide For Serious Independent Artists By Brian Dobbs
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