The Jazz Spotlight Podcast: Music Business With a Touch of Jazz

Star trumpeter Duane Eubanks discusses his career, his musical influences, the latest album "Things of That Particular Nature" and talks about what it means to be a musician in 2015 and the importance of the business side of a music career.

2ndLine CEO & Co-Founder Stephen Backer talks about how musicians can grow their fanbase and monetize by repurposing their videos.

Bandzoogle CEO David Dufresne talks about musicians can build an incredible website for their band.

Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR explains why musicians need a newsletter and how to launch and maintain a successful email list

Los Angeles-based music industry expert, drummer and best-selling author Bobby Borg talks about music marketing for the DIY musician

Dreampop singer and keyboardist Shannon Curtis discusses the house concert tour in which she make $25K and her best-selling book based on that experience.

Mary Jaksch of A-List Blogging talks about how artists can grow their fanbase with a blog and make money with webinars

Go Girls Music's founder Madalyn Sklar talks about smart Twitter marketing, tools to become a Twitter rockstar and her course "Twitter Smarter"

Concert Window CEO & Co-Founder Dan Gurney discusses how artists can play a successful and profitable online concert

Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman talks about Instagram Marketing, from how to craft a killer bio to the tools you can use to boost your promotion efforts.

Graham Cochrane of the Recording Revolution discusses how to set up a home recording studio, the #1 rule of home recording, must-have plugins and much more!

Kickstarter Community Manager of Music Hayley Rosenblum talks about Amanda Palmer's and other successful crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter.

Symphonic Distribution President Jorge Brea talks about the different types of music royalties and shares some YouTube monetization tips.

The Music Spring host Lee Safar discusses music entrepreneurship, the importance of networking and why musicians should think like small business owners.

Bloodhound Gang drummer and BandApp founder Adam Perry talks about how musicians can easily build a cool music app and grow their fanbase with it

Mobile Roadie co-founder and CEO Michael Schneider talks about how to build a killer app for bands, the must-have features and how to grow a fanbase with it

Cortney Harding, Muzooka's Director of Media Strategies and host of the Upward Spiral Podcast, talks about how to connect with influencers in the music industry even if you have ZERO contacts.

Indie On The Move co-founder Kyle Weber talks about how to plan a tour, get in touch with promoters, how to promote upcoming tour dates and monetize.

Legendary vibraphonist and 7-time Grammy winner Gary Burton is today's guest of the Jazz Spotlight! He discusses his career, his book "Learning to Listen" and gives some advice for young musicians

Web Designer Ross Barber talks about the must-have features of a musician's website, online mistakes to avoid, what to think about when hiring a freelance web developer and how to network in the music industry

Jazz recording artist, stage, film and tv actor Nicolas Bearde talks about his career and give some tips to for performers and recording artists

Music industry expert Andrew Hall talks about the must-have online tools for independent musicians. Plenty of cool resources in this podcast episode!

CD Baby Marketing Director and Grammy-nominated artist Kevin Breuner talks about album release strategies, music distribution and the DIY Musician Podcast

Reno Di Matteo, founder of the Paris-Based agency Anteprima Productions, discusses gig planning, artist management and networking

Hollywood-based singer-songwriter and music biz writer Ari Herstand talks about how to write a press release, get press coverage and promote upcoming gigs.

Sophia Lovett of Voodookiss Creative talks about how to build a brand and how to connect with your perfect person

James Wasem of Gigee.me talks about how you can stream your gigs online, build a fan base and monetize by selling tickets and merchandise.

Nextbop editor-in-chief and DownBeat Magazine writer Anthony Dean-Harris talks about what to pitch for an album review

Dave Stapleton takes us behind the scenes of London-based record label Edition Records! He talks about how it was founded, what he would do differently if he was to start another label and much more

This episode is the 2nd part of my talk with Andrew Read of Jazz in Europe.com Today, Andrew Read discusses MFM Media and crowdfunding for musicians, shares social media promotion tips and talks about the jazz label Dot Time Records

Andrew Read takes us behind the scenes of the popular website Jazz in Europe.com and gives advice to those who are either running or are about to launch a jazz music site.

Music industry expert and best-selling author Dave Kusek talks about music business, his new project New Artist Model and latest book Hack the Music Business: Build Your Own Career

Contemporary and smooth jazz star Brian Culbertson talks about his career, his latest EP "Breathe", the Napa Valley Jazz Gateway and his 20th anniversary gig at Yoshi's Oakland

Bandzoogle's Dave Cool talks about different ways independent musicians can make money

Popular singer Cyrille Aimée discusses influential jazz vocalists, vocal competitions and her latest album "It's A Good Day"

Iconic singer and Grammy Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater talks about jazz greats, performing with her daughter China Moses, upcoming projects and much more!

Australian jazz singer Nicola Milan talks about the Gig Matrix and "The Thing to Understand to Get More Gigs"

British jazz promoter Tony Dudley-Evans gives out some of the tips he shared during his talk "How to Get Gigs" at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Legendary bassist Dave Holland talks about his career, Miles Davis, PRISM, social media and his record label.

Star performer and piano player Jamie Cullum talks about performing, his jazz influences, favorite music apps and gives advice to young pianists.

José James is the guest of the 20th episode of the show! He talks about his favorite city & club, his latest record "While You Were Sleeping" and gives advice to young artists

Critically-acclaimed singer Zara McFarlane talks about her album "If You Knew Her", the jazz vocalists every singer should listen to & more.

Pierre Chrétien discusses the Souljazz Orchestra, being on the road and gives advice to young artists who would like to tour

Popular New York pianist Marc Cary talks about his Marc Cary Focus Trio, growing up in Washington and gives advice to young artists.

Star guitarist Kevin Eubanks talks about growing up in Philly, playing in New York, The Tonight Show and gives advice to young musicians

Donna M. is the founder of the popular jazz website Elements of Jazz.com. She joins us to discuss Elements of Jazz, how she was invited to the Grammy Awards and how she leverages Twitter.

BBC Jazz Award nominee Oliver Weindling talks about the founding of the jazz record label Babel Label and London's popular music venue Vortex Jazz Club.

Booking & touring expert Jeri Goldstein, who's also the author of award-winning book "How to Be Your Own Booking Agent", talks about effective booking and tour planning

Artistpreneur Steve Palfreyman and I talk about how to build and grow an active online audience for your music. Whether you are starting out and need to build one or you want to grow your existing fan base, this episode has plenty of value for you

Steve Nixon of FreeJazzLessons.com talks about how he went from being a jazz pianist to online business owner

In this episode, you'll hear about the "10-Step Strategy for an (Almost) Automatic Online Music Promotion Funnel".