Thoughts from a working kindie (kids-and-family) musician and TV host that can help you move your career forward whether you're established or new to the scene. The vision for the show is a combination of solo episodes and interview episodes to share ideas, both proven and new. Take these ideas and make them your own!
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Robert Drake on Kindiecomm 2016
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Kindiecomm co-host Robert Drake fills us in on how Kindiecomm 2016 is different from the previous 2 years, tells us about some of the event's special guests and offers a few tips on networking without "networking."Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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BamDing-Chris Seth Jackson on Booking
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Musician, author and software developer Chris Seth Jackson shares how his online gig booking service, BamDing, will help you build up your gig schedule while freeing you up to grow your kindie music business. Go to http://www.bamding.com/kindie for a special risk-free offer to begin booking gigs.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Mista Cookie Jar on Collaboration
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Mista Cookie Jar has appeared on dozens of other kindie artists' records, co-produced videos and created bold new forms of family entertainment with his fellow community members he's come to know both online and in person. His work often inspires me to free myself to think more flexibly about how different genres can be combined to create unique li…
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Jason Didner on Artist Community
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In this episode I address the issues and questions that were raised in conversation with Tor Hyams about the value of artist community, sharing some real-life success stories that come from involvement in artist community. I temper my support of community time with setting realistic expectations of what you will give your community of fellow artist…
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Tor Hyams and a Career Success Gut Check
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Grammy-nominated producer and major festival promoter Tor Hyams offers you ways to take stock in your career in children's music, plan your path forward and evaluate what it might take for your music or media project to develop to a point where the biggest players in the industry like Disney, PBS or Nickelodeon might perceive real value to them in …
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Alphabet Rockers-Launching a Big Project
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Sponsored by KindieComm (http://www.kindiecomm.com), this episode features Kaitlin and Tommy from the Alphabet Rockers, talking about their big project, a new web TV series and how you as a children's artist might take on that big project you had in mind.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Robert Drake on KindieComm 2015
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KindieComm co-organizer Robert Drake walks us through what to expect and look forward to at this year's conference for children's music professionals. I share some of my fun memories from the 2014 inaugural KindieComm.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Groovy David on Relocating and Community
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David Brownstein (a.k.a. Groovy David) talks about what relocating means for a kids' entertainment career, how he participates in the overall kindie community with his podcast, and how artists can enhance their local scene.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Tom Jackson on Improving Your Live Show
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Live Music Producer Tom Jackson fine-tunes his stellar live performance advice to fit the needs of the kids-and-family music setting and shares how you can increase your revenue from live performance while also helping children around the world meet their basic needs. If you think your live show is pretty good, spend some time getting to know Tom's…
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Professionalism in Kindie-Steve Pullara
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Steve Pullara, leader of the Cool Beans Band, offers kids-and-family artists some of his keys to credibility and longevity in the field; he's been entertaining families for over 30 years and now offers a folk album "Another Happy Sole" intended for the adults who grew up listening to him.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Resonate wtih Your Audience - Jeff Bogle
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Jeff Bogle from Out with the Kids, Huffington Post Parents, Cooper & Kid, PBS Kids and Red Tricycle shares his perspective on how artists can stand out and cut through the background noise of the hundreds of pitches he receives and become an interesting, newsworthy story he can write about. It takes more than describing your music to have a remarka…
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Billy Grisack-Anatomy of a Merch Table
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In this episode I ask Mr. Billy (a.k.a. The Music Marketing Mind) about best practices for kids-and-family artists selling merchandise at their performances as part of earning a livelihood in children's music. Learn more about Billy's music marketing consulting services at http://www.musicmarketingmind.com…
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Liz Buchanan-Children's Music Network
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Children's Music Network (http://www.cmnonline.org) Board Member Liz Buchanan talks about the work this organization does to connect children's musicians with teachers, parents, and each other. She also tells us all about the upcoming CMN conference, the very helpful workshops being offered and why everyone should bring their instruments to the con…
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Suzi Shelton on Live Online Performing
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Highly accomplished kids-and-family music artist Suzi Shelton offers her best practices and benefits of giving monthly live, online performances to help fill the needs of busy families and give kids the kinds of special moments she herself remembers from her favorite TV show as a kid.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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04-Miss Nina on Mailing Lists and Videos
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Brooklyn, NY based children's musician "Miss Nina" Stone shares two main keys to her career success in children's music: her e-mail list and the weekly YouTube videos she makes for her new, existing and future fans. The way she uses e-mail and videos together, each helps the other grow.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Joanie Leeds on Knowing Your Worth-Ep 03
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Joanie Leeds, creator of People Magazine's Best Children's Album of 2013, continues her dialogue with the children's entertainment community about the importance of knowing the worth of your performances and sticking to that belief when negotiating with talent buyers.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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Make Kindie Happen Episode 02
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Kindie Gut Check - I discuss a key trait that will help you weather the tough times that can fill you with doubt about your pursuit of kids and family music as a career. I also address listener comments about whether to label yourself kindie - or anything at all for that matter. I conclude by helping you prepare for adversity and develop or rejuven…
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Make Kindie Happen Episode 01
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Kindie artist and TV host Jason Didner kicks off his behind-the-scenes kindie podcast intended for musicians, journalists producers and everyone who wants to build or further a career based on this exciting and fun form of children's music.Kirjoittanut Jason Didner
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