Dumb & Dumbest

Matt and Curtis get deep with Ben Umanov of Metalsucks on whether or not where you are from matters. Read the original article here: https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/01/28/does-location-matter-for-your-bands-chances-of-making-it/ While you're at it follow Vince on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinceNeilstein Like Metalsucks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metalsux/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Listen to yesterdays exclusive group chat where we took musicians questions and answered them using our shared expertise. Lot's of value in this one! Our free Music Marketing group on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/816220685560621 Matt: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Baconsbits_ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/dropoutmedia666 Curtis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dewarpr IG: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/cdewarpr Keefy: Web www.ghostcultmag.com TW: https://twitter.com/GhostCultMag IG: https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultmag/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzTxH7blGBAOL9bCTtP9Alw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Curtis and Matt get into their favorite struggle, that of miscommunication! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

This was a really fun one. Matt goes deep with longtime friend and mentor Gunnar Sauermann. Check out some of the projects they work on together at Prophecy! https://en.prophecy.de/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt sits down with the one and only Trevor Swenson of Dynamic Talent and gets deep on the nature of the music business and what's next in the industry. Find out more about his company: https://www.dynamictalentint.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis share a funny anecdote and talk about the importance of clarity in communication. Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt sits down with friend of the show, Ula Gehret of Clandestine Music and has an insightful conversation about how life might pan out for metal bands after COVID... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We were honored today with the presence of veteran product manager Marc Schapiro on the podcast today! We dig into his unique story and get to unveil some of the weirder twists and turns in his music business career in this interesting podcast episode! See more of Marc's projects firsthand! Ipecac - www.ipecac.com Cooking Vinyl - www.cookingvinyl.com Kscope - https://kscopemusic.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep on metal blog life with the one and only Billy Goate of Doomed and Stoned! Find Doomed & Stoned Around The Web! https://doomedandstoned.com/ https://doomedandstoned.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DoomedStoned/ https://twitter.com/DoomedandStoned https://www.instagram.com/doomed.and.stoned/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We go in depth on "Where Good Ideas Come From" by Steve Johnson! Matt almost cries because this conversation is like his 16 year old dream come true. Find Jesse Cannon around the web! His IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessecannon/ His studios IG: https://www.instagram.com/foundsoundationbklyn/ His educational Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Musformation Find Eyal Levi around the web! Follow Eyal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyalleviurmaudio/?hl=en Find his various businesses around the internet! https://urm.academy https://urm.academy/category/podcast/ http://riffhard.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis talk how to grow your email list! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt sits down with artist manager Ryan Katz of LiquidSound Agency and get deep on artist management, COVID and so much more! Find him and his band, Audience of Rain around the web! www.liquidsoundagency.com www.facebook.com/audienceofrain https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jVMgeZjWBDDXP4uleUcPO?si=jhWiTx6yQ1qX630mQRIpOw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-music/id1455418580 https://youtube.com/channel/UCBR14r7u6iRQ1Kn4oM7pbKg https://youtu.be/Yd9IyYnpBcY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

The gang talk mindset! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis get deep on mailing lists, why you need one and how to grow em! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get into 'tough guy-isms.' Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis get deep on the value of cover songs! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Stefan Mersch goes deep into ad wizardry with catalog ads - this is some god tier stuff! Find Stefan's Band Sun Voyager Around The Web! https://www.facebook.com/sunvoyagerband/ https://www.instagram.com/sunvoyager/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fttdCcRYj8Wrlg4pucIh9?si=QV7LKeoKStCyQFjLPmJ8tw https://sun-voyager.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep on the importance of Matt's favorite thing - humility. Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Lindsay Schoolcraft coaches us on integral marketing! This one is a blast! Website: www.lindsayschoolcraft.com IG: http://www.instagram.com/lindzriot Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindzriot FB: http://www.facebook.com/schoolcraftofficial Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/schoolcraftofficial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

This is literally Matt's biggest income driver. We dig into the why and how! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We've done it before. We'll do it again. More content ideas for you to post. Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Seriously. Don't do it. Just say no. Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We're back! Now time to talk about grinding through the holidaze! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

It was a delight to sit with Patrick Davidson of Metal 4 Africa and talk about African metal! He kindly added some links for you to check out! Arka'n, from Togo https://www.facebook.com/arkanasrafokor https://youtu.be/x6Nl0A_nVxU Dividing The Element, from Zimbabwe https://www.facebook.com/DividingTheElement https://youtu.be/1QlX35eLwB8 Skinflint, from Botswana https://www.facebook.com/SKINFLINTMETAL https://youtu.be/hPe4aizlz9U Vulvodynia, From Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.facebook.com/vulvodyniaslam https://youtu.be/Ei2uvoF0o4U Mind Assault, from Cape Town, South Africa https://www.facebook.com/mindassault https://youtu.be/LWPIDBIHJqA Otherwise, find them at metal4africa.com or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metal4africa --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis get deeper into the world of making sales for your band! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We sit down with our old friend Niko Mixas to talk DIY metal, scene life and much more! Find him around the web! https://www.instagram.com/greekbastard_photos/ https://mosaradoom.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mosaradoom https://www.facebook.com/metalunderground https://www.instagram.com/mosaraband/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis break down some basic sales concepts to get you moving units! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Curtis and Matt get into why you don't slow down, the flywheel effect and so much more weirdness. Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis get deep on consistency and more! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We have a great sit down with our friend Justin Roth about what it was like getting signed to Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records and dig into the elements that fueled his success. Find them around the web! warcurse.com Facebook.com/warcursemetal https://youtu.be/njESqO-LBS4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We go deep in an intimate and frank interview with Tom De Wit as he shares some of his observations on the music biz as well as his health struggles. Find him around the web! https://www.tdwmusic.com/shop/ https://www.facebook.com/tdwmusic/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We are honored to have Lindsay Schoolcraft back on the show to talk mindset! Website: www.lindsayschoolcraft.com IG: http://www.instagram.com/lindzriot Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindzriot FB: http://www.facebook.com/schoolcraftofficial Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/schoolcraftofficial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

It was our honor to sit down with our longtime friend Jon Asher of Asher Media Relations yesterday and go deep on music PR. Check it out! Find him around the web! https://ashermediarelations.com https://twitter.com/ashermedia https://www.facebook.com/AsherMediaRelations https://www.instagram.com/ashermedia/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep with Jessie May on personal finance in DIY! Find her around the web and buy the book! https://www.metalheadmoney.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Money-Hacks-Metalheads-Old-Millennials-ebook/dp/B08GBCGVXS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep with our friend Wyatt of Rifflord on TikTok Find them around the web! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJxexqH6/ https://www.facebook.com/rifflordusa/ https://rifflord.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9YYzQH1K8 https://www.instagram.com/rifflord/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Our friend Brad gets deep on music marketing! Check it out! Find Brad around the web! https://www.instagram.com/bradseed/ https://twitter.com/BradSeed https://www.facebook.com/Bradley-Zorgdrager-115495769999691/ Banger TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/BangerFilmsInc Exclaim!: https://exclaim.ca/ Brand of Sacrifice: https://www.instagram.com/brandofsacrificemetal/ https://www.facebook.com/brandofsacrificemetal/ https://twitter.com/BOSdeathmetal --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Join Eyal and Matt on a winding hour long conversation about DIY, black metal and more! Follow Eyal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyalleviurmaudio/?hl=en Find his various businesses around the internet! https://urm.academy https://urm.academy/category/podcast/ http://riffhard.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get into musical obscura, running a blog and more with Nik Cameron of Glacially Musical! Check out the blog: http://glaciallymusical.blogspot.com/ Find Glacially Musical on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlaciallyMusical/ Follow Nik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glacially_musical/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

A beginners guide to TikTok for all of us trying to understand this brand new platform! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bit --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt is thrilled to host Stefan Mersch of Sun Voyager on the show to unveil the magic of SEO! This one goes deep! Find Stefan's Band Sun Voyager Around The Web! https://www.facebook.com/sunvoyagerband/ https://www.instagram.com/sunvoyager/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fttdCcRYj8Wrlg4pucIh9?si=QV7LKeoKStCyQFjLPmJ8tw https://sun-voyager.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Our friend Gaia comes on the show and talks about her experience with a scam label! Find her and her music around the web! https://m.facebook.com/gaiaguardamusic/ https://gaiaguarda.bandcamp.com/album/anatomy-of-fear https://twitter.com/guardagaia?s=21 https://instagram.com/gaiaguarda?igshid=mfute0dhww6g --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Sometimes people claim they've been scammed - but in actuality they didn't communicate properly! We get into the how and why! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis explore how you can figure out who is a scammer by looking at past actions! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep into why you shouldn't be buying likes or plays or anything similar and why it works against you! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We sit down with Laura of Inferno Doll to talk about the importance of mailing lists! This is a must listen! Find her around the web! https://theinfernodoll.bandcamp.com/ https://instagram.com/theinfernodoll?igshid=p38u6tb7q13p https://m.facebook.com/theinfernodoll/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Ever get an offer from a label that seems too good to be true? Well let's show you why it's shady! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

If a guy from a country you can’t place on a map hits you up for a tour, or free records, or to be your label… maybe think again! We get into why! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt and Curtis get deep into scams and how to identify them. This is a big source of lost money in the music biz! Follow Curtis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dewarpr77/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

It was a delight to sit down with Tyler of Monolithic Productions and talk about his work as a producer, his techniques and so much more! Find Monolithic Around The Web! https://www.instagram.com/monolithicproductions https://www.monolithicproductions.com https://www.facebook.com/monolithicproductions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

Matt is thrilled to host Stefan Mersch of Sun Voyager on the show to talk audience segments, targeting and more! Find Sun Voyager Around The Web! https://www.facebook.com/sunvoyagerband/ https://www.instagram.com/sunvoyager/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fttdCcRYj8Wrlg4pucIh9?si=QV7LKeoKStCyQFjLPmJ8tw https://sun-voyager.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support

We get deep with Ben Voß formerly A&R at Sony and now of Music Step and Circular Wave. We get deep into a huge variety of topics and unveil some of the madness of this industry! Find him on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/benjamin-voß-b009ba68 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dumbanddumbest/support