Artist Insider 15:5 – Jennifer Blair – 25 million albums | August 15, 2006
Insider: Jennifer Blair
This is out last free segment with Jennifer. She tells of how she continues to improve her craft and what she expects in the future.
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- Would you recommend someone straight out of college start as an independent promoter?
- What is the difference between “Promotions” and “Marketing”?
- Does anyone work independent artists to primary markets?
- Who is an example who has started on that secondary level and made it big?
- What should an artist be prepared to do if they become popular?
- What if a song is a bust?
- Have you heard royalty rates for songwriters related to how well they do?
- What do you expect in the future?
- What does a label do and why do you not “need” one now?
- Have you read any good books recently?
- What should we have asked you that we did not?
- Anything else our listeners could learn more from?
Running time: 12 minutes 34 seconds
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Artist Insider 15:4 – Jennifer Blair – Who is this person? | August 14, 2006
Insider: Jennifer Blair
Ever heard of Clearchannel; you will today. Making friends and free swag are also talked about.
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- What are different spins “levels”?
- Would you contact XZY Clearchannel Station?
- Are there music programmers who are not music people?
- What do you talk to non-music people about?
- Do you visit stations in person?
- What is the Country Radio Seminar?
- Do you receive lots of swag?
- As a promoter, do you get a lot of freebies?
- What are the important qualities to be a good song plugged?
- How many singles at a time can you effectively work?
- What is a call like when you are promoting 13 singles?
- What did you say about the Dixie Chicks in that instance?
- How are you getting new clients?
- What does a song breaking wide open look like? What happens?
Tomorrow is our last day with Jennifer and it will include more recommendations, storied, and predictions.
Running time: 12 minutes 07 seconds
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Artist Insider 15:3 – Jennifer Blair – Break a Leg | August 11, 2006
Insider: Jennifer Blair
The common theme of networking comes up today, as does more about how Jennifer promotes songs to radio programmers.
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- What are you paid to do?
- Do you set up personal appearances?
- How should someone contact you?
- What do you do first with a perspective client?
- How are you compensated for your work?
- How are other promoters paid?
- What information do you report back to your clients?
- Are you working the larger markets?
- Why is it hard to get into the chart reporting stations?
- How do you better your education?
- How important is networking in this business?
- What are your hours in the day?
- What is a phone call like to a radio station programmer?
- Do you keep call logs?
Enjoy your weekend, Monday we will be back with more about the current state of music radio.
Running time: 11 minutes 37 seconds
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Artist Insider 15:2 – Jennifer Blair – Battle of Rutledge Hill | August 10, 2006
Insider: Jennifer Blair
This segment covers a lot of the basics of music radio stations and how they work from the point of view of a promoter.
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- What is a promoter’s relationship like with (enter role here)?
- Who are “Regionals”?
- How does a Radio Station determine if a song is good or not?
- Do you ever have people call into a station and ask for a song?
- How do ratings work?
- Why did you have to know excel when you worked at your last job?
- What does the term “spin” mean?
- Is there a central database that helps calculate spins?
- How much of ratings is really fluff?
- Billboard’s Top 10, number of spins, or statistical audience impressions?
- Do you work with independent artists?
Segment 15.3 gets into the actual work of a Radio Promoter.
Running time: 11 minutes 20 seconds
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Artist Insider 15:1 – Jennifer Blair – Promotions | August 9, 2006
Insider: Jennifer Blair
Jennifer is a song promoter, she helps promote songs to radio programmers. This is a good interview for anyone who has wondered “Why is this song on the radio?”
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- What kind of plugging do you do?
- What markets do you work in?
- What does a promoter do?
- Do you find yourself being a salesman?
- What did you major in at Belmont?
- What area was your minor?
- What was your plan while you were in college?
- What was your second gig?
- What is NASI?
- What does NASI do?
- After NASI?
- What is your day like as a promoter?
- Did programmers ever really shoot you down?
- How do you promote stuff you don’t like?
- What do promoters threaten radio programmers with?
Tomorrow more time in radio land.
Running time: 11 minutes 30 seconds
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Artist Insider 14:5 – Jeremy Cowart – Backup | August 1, 2006
Insider: Jeremy Cowart
Yesterday was focused on the reason for the Africa trip, today is focused on the logistics of major international trips and some closing thoughts.
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- Did you know you would be doing a book while on the trip?
- Logistically, how did it work to travel and take about 5,000 images?
- How much hard drive did you take up?
- Any advice for anyone who wants to be a traveling photographer?
- Do you carry a lot of insurance on your equipment?
- Did you rely on battery power?
- What is your favorite thing about the project?
- Who do the proceeds from the sell of Hope in the Dark go to?
- Who do you look to for inspiration?
- Do you take classes or lessons?
- Where do you expect to be in the future?
Tomorrow we sit down with an expert in getting songs on the radio.
Running time: 11 minutes 33 seconds
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Artist Insider 14:4 – Jeremy Cowart – Hope in the Dark | July 31, 2006
Insider: Jeremy Cowart
This is a very special segment to both Jeremy and us at Artist Insider. There is a very important story told in this segment, so we let it run. We encourage you to learn more about the issues facing the people in Africa.
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- What is Jeremy Cowart passionate about?
- How did your passion for Africa develop?
- Did you visit any refugee camps?
- Who should people contact to get involved or go there?
- When and where do the images for the book come from?
Make sure you check out Hope in the Dark. Tomorrow Jeremy will tell of the logistical side of being a traveling photographer. One more note, Hope in the Dark is not to line Jeremy’s pocket, rather it is to help several non-profits who are dedicated to helping the people of Africa.
Running time: 15 minutes 25 seconds
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Artist Insider 14:3 – Jeremy Cowart – Four Guys | July 28, 2006
Insider: Jeremy Cowart
It is odd when you wake up expecting to see a post you had prepped the previous night and it is not here. Well, this segment is all about photography & Flickr.
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- What is the range of a photo shoot cost?
- People are paid to shoot at a location?
- What is your draw to different textures?
- Who owns the pictures?
- What is Flickr?
- How many years have you done Flickr or how many photos have you added?
- Is Flickr creating a standard?
- Are you worried about people using your stuff on Flickr?
After this weekend we will have a very special segment with Jeremy.
Running time: 11 minutes 47 seconds
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Artist Insider 14:2 – Jeremy Cowart – Camera Phone | July 27, 2006
Insider: Jeremy Cowart
Today the discussion in about Jeremy’s time at Pixelgraser and early in his Photography career.
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- How did you charge your clients?
- Did you have a written agreement with your clients?
- After pixelgraser, what was next? What were the steps?
- Are you all digital camera now?
- What type of camera do you use now?
- How do you prep for a shoot?
Tomorrow is mostly about photography.
Running time: 10 minutes 44 seconds
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Artist Insider 14:1 – Jeremy Cowart – Punched | July 26, 2006
Insider: Jeremy Cowart
Jeremy is mostly known for the great pictures he captures of bands, within the music industry. Today we begin with how be first expressed creative talents and his progression to being a web designer.
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- Where are you from & how did you get started?
- What drew you into the art world?
- Are you musically inclined?
- What was your mindset early on, career wise?
- How is the inspiration for creation different with different medians of art?
- Self motivation in important?
- What were the steps to moving from corporate to your own company?
- What did you learn when you started your company? Did you have a mentor?
- Where did you find clients?
Tomorrow we hear about the transition to photography and lessons learned.
Running time: 10 minutes 57 seconds
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