In this episode of This Week In Music, Singer-songwriter Kina Grannis and her manager Jonathan Kalter join Ian in the studio to offer insight into how Kina uses the Web to build a loyal fan base. She's one of the most subscribed-to artists on YouTube with more than 400 thousand subscribers and 70M total video views. She's used her popularity online to sell out shows around the world, from Largo here in LA to two shows at Highline Ballroom in NYC to around the world. 00:26 - "Valentine" by Kina Grannis 03:00 - How Kina got her start in music 05:45 - Kina describes writing and submitting "Message from your heart" and submitting it to Doritos "Crash The Super Bowl" contest. 08:00 - "Did you have another on-line presence prior to the Super Bowl ad?" 16:50 - Feeling an urgency to get an album out for your fans and deciding not to sign with Interscope. 23:08 - How does YouTube and other social media outlets come in to play in building your fan base? 29:40 - What tools are useful for artists online? 30:32 - Jonathan Kalter on walking away from a major label deal, and the excitement and struggles of doing so. 35:26 - Discussing adding the help of a team. 38:49 - How do we reach people that aren't online? 40:18 - Is there a trailblazer in front of you or are you blazing a trail? 41:25 - Are there any techniques that you would share that other artists could adopt? Теги:Ian RogersKina GrannisJonathan KalterDoritos SuperbowlValentineDIYDirect To FanTopspin
Kina Grannis put on a live streaming benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this past Saturday to kick off the start of her North American tour and to help raise money for LLS on behalf of her project Run Team Kina. Tweet us - www.twitter.com To donate or learn more about Run Team Kina: www.runteamkina.com For more on the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.lls.org To find out where Kina will be playing next, go to www.kinagrannis.com Like + Follow Kina www.youtube.com www.twitter.com www.facebook.com Subscribe: bit.ly Facebook: www.facebook.com/makermusicofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com Tumblr: makermusic.tumblr.com Special Guests during RUN TEAM KINA LIVE: DeStorm Power www.youtube.com Matt Scannell www.myspace.com AJ Rafael www.youtube.com Marié Digby www.mariedigbymusic.com Intro music by EOM www.twitter.com Special Thanks to: Jonathan Kalter The Redbury Hotel in Hollywood STAGE-IT "A front row seat to a backstage experience." www.stageit.com DP - Alana Fickes PA - Yev Belilovskiy Editor - Josh Ebner Editor - Grady Shon Producer - Alysia Russo MAKERMUSIC 2012 ---------- "Kina Grannis" kina grannis live concert interview "run team kina" "make it go" song acoustic YouTube artist "maker music" maker music "AJ Rafael" Destorm "Marie Digby" "Matt Scannell" ilajil benefit lss leukemia lymphoma hollywood tour "north america" presents Теги:Kina Granniskinagrannisliveconcertinterviewrun team kinamake it gosongacousticyoutubeartistmaker musicmakermusicAJ RafaelDestormMarie DigbyMatt Scannellilajilbenefitlssleukemialymphomahollywoodtournorth americapresentsyoutube Music Videos
Zachary Spicer performs at the Triad Theatre, March 20th '08. Accompanying him are: Jonathan Judge-Russo, Al Miro, Brandon Hughes, David Rey, Deven Anderson, Kyle Kirkpatrick, Leif Steinert, Nathaniel Taylor, Amy Lockwood. Теги:junglebookwannabelikeyoucircle08triadcabaret