The Dance Music Makers Podcast

Its getting so hard to be seen on social media these days-- without paying to promote your posts. Having your own website and email list is a great way to side-step the pitfalls of social media. Mind you, interacting with fans on Facebook, Twitter, etc. is very valuable, but nothing beats having individual email addresses of your fans so you can reach them directly; one-to-one. Resources mentioned in this episode: Email Providers -- Mailchimp: www.mailchimp.com Aweber: www.aweber.com Autopilot: www.autopilothq.com Webhosting -- Bluehost: www.bluehost.com/track/leviwhalen/

Kickstarter is an amazing way to get your career moving, and help you pay for expenses related to the production of your music. Once your Kickstarter is fully funded, you will have a list of people who you know support your music and will most likely keep supporting in the future.

In this episode I chat with Monoverse (Santos Torres) and Sam Matla about their latest collaboration released via Always Alive Recordings, "Collider." We go into detail on that and a few other topics, and generally have a good time. Read the rest of the show notes here: http://dancemusicmakers.com/episode8

Jacob Henry is the co-owner of the Silk Music label collective and A&R of Silk Royal Records. On behalf of his label, he also hosts a weekly radio show & Podcast, "Silk Royal Showcase," and compiles an annual compilation of the same name. Read the rest of the show notes here: http://dancemusicmakers.com/episode7 Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dance-music-makers-podcast/id1014305096?mt=2

Read the show notes here: http://dancemusicmakers.com/episode-6-five-ways-to-use-periscope-to-build-your-following/ Read my blog post: https://leviwhalen.com/periscope Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes and please leave a review if you would. It helps more people to find the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dance-music-makers-podcast/id1014305096?mt=2 Also if you would like to suggest a topic or artist for interview on the show, head over to http://dancemusicmakers.com/suggest/

Nicholas Di Lorenzo is a mixing and mastering engineer from Melbourne, Australia. He works primarily with EDM artists around the globe. You can read the rest of the show notes here: http://dancemusicmakers.com/episode5 Contribute to the discussion on this episode by joining our community Facebook group at: http://dancemusicmakers.com/community Want to suggest a topic or guest? Visit http://dancemusicmakers.com/suggest/

Big thanks to the guys from Dance Music Northwest! Read the show notes: http://dancemusicmakers.com/episode-4-supporting-the-local-scene-with-dance-music-northwest/

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