The Music Industry Blueprint Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 216: How Council Band is Doing ALL The Right Things! Aug 25, 2020

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In this episode, Rick interviews Council Band. These guys have built up an audience of over 250,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and they share how. They will also share the exact strategy on how to reach out to new fans through social media including the exact script they use.

The value in this episode is PRICELESS.

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www.councilband.com

Episode 215: How To Tell If What You Are Doing With Instagram Is Working... Aug 18, 2020

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We post, and we post, but how do we know if what we are doing is working. In today's episode, Rick walks you through what he does with his IG account to see what is and isn't working. You can see a video version of this podcast on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/rickbarkermusic Learn more about Rick at www.rickbarker.com

Episode 214: Interview with Scotty Willbanks of Luke Bryan's Band Created This Amazing Project Aug 10, 2020

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In this episode, Rick talks with Scotty Willbanks who is the keyboard player for Luke Bryan. With so many musician's and road guys out of work because of COVID, he wrote this song that some major superstars played on including Brad Paisley, Steve Warner and Jonathan Cain of Journey.

All proceeds benefit Music Cares

You can see the video and listen to the song here: www.quarantineallstars.com

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Episode 213: To Me, This is Artist Development... Aug 04, 2020

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In this episode, Rick talks about what Artist Development truly means, what to focus on and what to avoid.

He will also share one of the most ridiculous emails he has received lately.

Resources mentioned:

www.singingsuccess.com

www.beatacademy.com

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Episode 212: Behind The Spotify Playlists: Your Questions Answered... Jul 28, 2020

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In this episode, Rick dives into a recent Spotify Blog Article. You can read the entire article here: https://artists.spotify.com/blog/behind-the-playlists-your-questions-answered-by-our-playlist-editors

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Episode 211: Interview with JR Schumann from Sirius XM The Highway Jul 20, 2020

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Every Artist wants their song on the radio. In this episode, I share a portion of an hour-long conversation with Program Director JR Schumann of Sirius XM The Highway. If you would like to hear the entire episode click here https://rickbarker.com/JR

This is relevant no matter what genre of music...

Episode 210: What To Post on Social Media? Jul 13, 2020

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I get asked every day "What should I post on Social Media?" Today we discuss that in detail and also for the first time I am doing a joint Podcast at YouTube Video.

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Free Social Media Presentation www.socialmediaformusic.com

Management Presentation www.managemymusiccareer.com

Episode 209: What Are You Doing Now, To Protect Your Future? Jul 06, 2020

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Are you making the necessary changes to handle adversity in your business? It is not too late, to shift your focus.

The work you out in now will absolutely change the game for you...

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Episode 208: Stop Whining! I Really Don't Care... Jun 29, 2020

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I cannot help "Whiners." No one can. So stop it already. Look for solutions they are out there.

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