The most effective way to use Music Xray. Many users overlook the feedback loops that provides insights in what to improve... it may not be your music, it may just be your submissions strategy.
We'll peek behind the curtain and show everyone how Music Xray works from the perspective of the MIP (music industry professional). See how Song to Opportunity matching works from their perspective and see how each professional can leverage the collective filtering power of all the other professionals.
How to use Music Xray to submit your music for licensing.
1. Music Biz Weekly Presents:
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How To Use Music Xray to
Get Your Music Licensed
presented by Mike McReady
Co-hosts:
Michael Brandvold - @michaelsb
Brian Thompson - @thornybleeder
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Finding Opportunities on
Music Xray
• Browse (music industry
professional (MIP) profile vs.
dropboxes.
• Use Song 2 Opportunity
Matching (S2O)
• Use opportunity
recommendations
Michael Brandvold @michaelsb and Brian Thompson @thornybleeder 2
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Making your tracks
searchable
•How MIPs use Music Xray’s search features.
•How to optimize your songs for search
•How to get priority displays in search
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How MIPs leverage the
collective filtering power of
their peers
• Ratings - how they work.
• How MIPs use the
collective ratings
• What to do when you get
low ratings / high ratings
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Using Music Xray to get
better
• When to seek feedback and
help from MIPs
• How to engage and receive
useful feedback from MIPs.
• How to convert your
contact with MIPs into
valuable relationships
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The four
must-do’s
•Upload your entire catalog (it’s free and you get S2O
alerts)
•Subscribe to weekly opportunity feed / newsletter.
•Make your tracks searchable
•Use Music Xray’s invite buttons & affiliate code to offset
your costs
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Three things to keep in mind
•Music Xray’s not perfect but it is
always improving
•There are two types of
musicians who use Music Xray.
Those who get deals and those
who don’t. What’s the difference.
•Each MIP has their own style
and individual business practices.
One size does not fit all.
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Video Is Available
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Only $6.50 for the entire webinar, on demand
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Thank You!
Micheal Brandvold - Michael Brandvold Marketing
www.MichaelBrandvold.com
Twitter - @michaelsb
Email - me@mikebrandvold.com
Brian Thompson - Thorny Bleeder
www.ThornyBleeder.com
Twitter - @thornybleeder.com
Email - brian@thornybleeder.com
Mike McReady - Music Xray
www.MusicXray.com
Twitter - @musicxray
Email - mike@musicxray.com
Michael Brandvold @michaelsb and Brian Thompson @thornybleeder
Notes de l'éditeur
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Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n