One of the most crucial things you need to do is be a band that puts itself in a position to be respected and understood. One of the pitfalls of this is that bands and artists ride clichés too much. Dumb and Dumbest Podcast number #116 is streaming now and its all about Getting Taken Seriously and Avoiding Clichés! Dumb and Dumbest hosts Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions)and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) offers The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro! Continue reading
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Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #114: The Next Marketing Challenge
Dumb and Dumbest hosts Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions)and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) offer The Music Marketing Challenge, a low cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro! Dumb and Dumbest Podcast number #114 is streaming now! Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #113: Ryan Williams of Metal Blade Records
Ryan Williams is a man of many hats, having been a former working musician, record producer, and working for the legendary Metal Blade Records. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast, number #113 is streaming and it’s an interview with Ryan Williams of Metal Blade Records. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Make sure to check the links below to enter Matt and Curtis’s “Marketing Challenge” and help your band learn to rule. Today is also the final day for Curtis sale on PR services, so hit him up! Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #112: Instagram and YouTube Marketing with Steve Reis of Does It Doom
YouTuber Steve Reis has built up a great platform of doing guitar lessons, song playthroughs, how to’s, and gear run downs on social media. He even made his own doom metal pedal! The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast, number #112 is streaming and it’s all about YouTube Marketing with Steve Reis of Does It Doom! Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Make sure to check the links below to enter Matt and Curtis’s “Marketing Challenge” and help your band learn to rule! Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #111: Nik Cameron of Glacially Musical
Nik Cameron runs one of the most unique and interest review sites on the web. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast, number #111 is streaming and it’s an interview with Nik Cameron of Glacially Musical. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Make sure to check the links below to enter Matt and Curtis’s “Marketing Challenge” and help your band learn to rule! Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #110: Clayton Michaels of Indy Metal Vault, Oinari Media and Akashic Envoy Records
Clayton Michaels is a man wearing many hats, running a cool metal website, his own PR company and, recently he just launched a label. He has a great take on the scene and a lot of information to share. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast, number #110 is streaming and it’s an interview with Clayton Michaels of Indy Metal Vault, Oinari Media and Akashic Envoy Records. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #109: Getting Grim with The Necrosexual
Forging a unique personality is a crucial way to get people to pay attention to you, whether you are an artist, a journalist or both! The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming and it’s all about Getting Grim with the Necrosexual. Necrosexual is busy in is evil lair (his mom’s basement) writing reviews interviewing artists and putting the finishing touches on his new album due this spring, The Gory Hole Overture in F#. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #108: Why Good Content is the Most Important
As great as your music can possibly be and a vital an artist as you think you will become if you don’t spend time on making consistent, high-quality content you have lost the script. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming and it’s all about Why Good Content is the Most Important. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #107: Not Spending Enough Money
The flip side to wasting money on frivolous things as a band in 2019 like billboards and radio airplay for underground bands, is not allocation funds to the absolutely necessary things you need to succeed. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming and it’s all about Not Spending Enough Money. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Continue reading
Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #106: Spending Money Wisely
When it comes to spending money on your music career, it’s not enough to have the cash to spend, but the wherewithal to spend shrewdly and with a sound strategy. The new Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming and it’s all about Spending Money Wisely. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Continue reading