I want to first thank Chris from Bandzoogle for approaching me to do an interview for them; anytime I get asked to do an interview I gain a new found confidence in what I preach and teach and it feels good to know that people are paying attention.

It’s taken years of hard work to be able to understand all the different facets of the digital music business (not to mention marketing online in general to back it all up), and every interview I do I get to introduce many musicians and industry professionals my perception of how to get your name out there and get people’s attention.

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One of the things that I really dig right now about giving away free music is the poker game between artists.

When Radiohead released In Rainbows, Nine Inch Nails seemingly perfected the pay-what-you-want-format with The Slip.

Now on the heels of Radiohead giving away the track “These Are My Twisted Words”, Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins will raise the bar with the very ambitious Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.

The revamped Pumpkins will let fans snag the 44 track ‘album’ for free. Corgan went on to state:

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If you’re a regular reader of evolvor, you may have noticed that blogging here has been VERY light over the past month or so. Why? Well, between us debuting our new project, Label 2.0, and it being summer, finding the time to keep you up to date has been little to none.

All that’s about to change very soon – make sure you sign up to the Label 2.0 newsletter as we have some MAJOR announcements coming your way that will change the face of evolvor and provide YOU with the best music and marketing industry resources online.

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If you’re not a regular Digg user then this probably went under your radar; Trent answers questions from the Digg community, including many about the future of the music biz. Check it out:

Checking my email this morning I got my monthly Dave Matthews Band email (which I normally don’t read – while I’m a fan, I’m not the kind who cares about every single Live Trax CD they put out.), and noticed they mentioned having a new website design completed, so I eagerly checked it out.

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