My .4 Cents

Spotify NEW AI Remix Feature and the END of Instagram Repost Pages

On this week's episode of My .4 Cents Dustin Boyer, Ryan Schutte, Andrew Southworth and Matt Bacon talk about Spotify & UMG's new AI remix / cover feature and the death of repost pages on Instagram. The episode also features an interview with Jadd Shickler (Blues Funeral Recordings, Magnetic Eye Records) talking about what record labels are looking for, the role of the label in 2026 and what it takes to build a scene. Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ [https://andrewsouthworth.com/] https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth [https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth] Follow Jesse Cannon  @jessecannon jessecannon.com Follow Dustin Boyer  @dustintheindustryplant  Follow MattBacon @bacons.bits   dropoutmedia.net [http://dropoutmedia.net] sapphireeye.net [http://sapphireeye.net]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What Meta Ad Campaigns ACTUALLY Work For Music Marketing?

This week on My Point 4 Cents Matt Bacon and Andrew Southworth talk all about running Meta ads for music marketing. Including effective cheap ads, what content works best and the different types of campaigns that work for music. The episode also features an interview with Rom Villarica (AZKAL), the founder of Flowstage, a site and app that makes it easy for music artists to create content for social media and ads at scale. Become A Member To Get All Of Our Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpveuOJ074aUY09YfIQHz0Q/join Find My .4 Cents On Your Favorite Podcast App And Subscribe Here https://beacons.ai/mypoint4cents Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ [https://andrewsouthworth.com/] https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth [https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth] Follow Jesse Cannon  @jessecannon jessecannon.com Follow Dustin Boyer  @dustintheindustryplant  Follow MattBacon @bacons.bits   dropoutmedia.net [http://dropoutmedia.net] sapphireeye.net [http://sapphireeye.net]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Millennial vs Gen Z Music Marketing

This week on My .4 Cents Matt Bacon, Izzy Guti, Dustin Boyer and Andrew Southworth talk about millennial vs gen z marketing and CharliXCX's new song rollout, Megan Trainor's branding switch and blue dot fever. The episode also features an interview with Mark Jourdian of Good Harbor who runs a management company working with artists like boygenius, Father John Misty, Mitski and more. Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ [https://andrewsouthworth.com/] https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth [https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth] Follow Jesse Cannon  @jessecannon jessecannon.com Follow Dustin Boyer  @dustintheindustryplant  Follow MattBacon @bacons.bits   dropoutmedia.net [http://dropoutmedia.net] sapphireeye.net [http://sapphireeye.net]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Spotify's NEW Artist Verification System

In this week's episode Andrew Southworth, Dustin Boyer and Grayson Flatness talk about Spotify's new artist verification system (and it's problems), as well as Grayson's 360 artist creative agency NBHD. The episode also features an interview with Simon and Luke of Chapters Music, who have produced music for Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Gabbie Hanna, Carpenters and many more. Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ [https://andrewsouthworth.com/] https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth [https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth] Follow Jesse Cannon  @jessecannon jessecannon.com Follow Dustin Boyer  @dustintheindustryplant  Follow MattBacon @bacons.bits   dropoutmedia.net [http://dropoutmedia.net] sapphireeye.net [http://sapphireeye.net]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Great Music vs Great Marketing (what's more important?)

In this week's episode of My .4 Cents Matt Bacon, Stevie Red McMinn, Andrew Southworth and Dustin Boyer talk about if great music beats great marketing, and the continued drama behind Chaotic Good Projects and their marketing of Geese. The episode also features an interview between Matt Bacon and Kyle Weber of Indie on the Move where they talk about how indie artists can plan shows and tours. Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ [https://andrewsouthworth.com/] https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth [https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth] Follow Jesse Cannon  @jessecannon jessecannon.com Follow Dustin Boyer  @dustintheindustryplant  Follow MattBacon @bacons.bits   dropoutmedia.net [http://dropoutmedia.net] sapphireeye.net [http://sapphireeye.net]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.