Podcasting
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Hi I'm starting a new podcast to run alongside the blog and feature bands I have mentioned in the previous month.
I was wondering if anyone has any tips or opinions on what makes a good podcast eg, length, amount of talking between the songs, how much information you want etc. I was thinking I'd play 4 or 5 tracks
As podcast involves for expenditure than regular blogging I'm also auctioning off a 30-second add slot for the site on ebay
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for length i'd say stick to 45 minutes or less (30 would be about ideal) if you're doing a weekly one.
i'm looking into starting one here soon as well (hopefully), or at least trying one out -
I've been planning a podcast for a while, but haven't put the time into licensing the music yet. I'd think 45 minutes or less would be ideal, I'm looking forward to your podcast, Mike.
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what exactly all does licensing entail in terms of podcasts? i've seen a lot of different opinions/ideas on the matter, but nothing concrete.
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i'd be interested in hearing 30 - 45 mins.. i also like to hear the names of the artists, etc between each song or at least every few songs.. since you don't get the tagging, it's nice to hear about what you're actually listening to.
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What I'm going to do with licensing is only play tracks that artists make avaiable for download. I have also emailed an independant record company that send me promos occassionally for a request to play a single that they are released - they were more than happy to allow it.
podsafe music is the best place to find podcast - safe music but the best acts on there get a lot of love and some of the others struggle.
It'll be a monthly podcast so I think 30 minutes will be about right. 7 or 8 tracks maybe - I'll try and get through a few genre's and keep the music varied. -
brandon, actually you can include chapters and bookmarks that include the artist and track info as well, but agreed, announcing the tracks is nice, even if it's every few songs.
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I'd love to see what Take Your Medicine and Largehearted Boy put together. I think it could definitely be very good.
I've never really caught on to the podcasting craze as most content out there was either too poorly done to bother downloading and putting it on my iPod or included "news" that I've already read somewhere else.
The unrelenting focus of MP3 blogs on music is what really appeals to me. -
I'm not really much of a podcast listener myself, the only music podcast I listen to is the excellent Indie Interviews. Still, people keep asking me if I plan to produce one, and I think the experience in itself will be rewarding.
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nyub.net is the music podcast I will really make time for to listen to
Dailysonic.com is an excellent podcast too
the main thing I find is I just don't have time to listen to them and I don't really like listening to them on the move -
I was wondering if anyone has any tips or opinions on what makes a good podcast eg, length, amount of talking between the songs, how much information you want etc. I was thinking I'd play 4 or 5 tracks
Do what comes natural to you and take it from there. I started mine thinking I would play four or five songs a week but I realized picking those four or five songs tougher than picking 10 to 15. I susbcribe to and listen to around 20 music podcasts a week and each of them range in time, how much the hosts talk and the music they play.
So do not go into it thinking there is a right or wrong way to do it.
If you are worried about legal issues, contact the band, label, or PR agency about permission to include the song. People who ask to send me demos, albums, whatever know that what they send me will appear some where, whether it be my website, podcast, or on an album review website somewhere. Make this clear so that you will not have to pull your podcast or have any problems with your hosting comany.
Also, think about bandwidth and what you can afford to use. -
I'm only playing tracks that anyone can freely download / I have permission for - It'll probably save a lot of hassle that way and it'll probably be a good thing to make the indie labels aware i'm promoting their music.
Thanks for the advice m&m - it's really helpful and appreciated. -
We don't say anything on our podcast...and we're not sure if that's good or not. The biggest problem with it is not knowing the song that's playing, but the upside is not having to listen to me ramble and for a thirty minute set of music, talking would seem to really break it up in a wierd way.
Does anyone know how (if there's a way) to tag a show so that the tracklist or even the song that's being played will show up in the iTunes window or on an iPod?
I think podcasts are great. I listen to them all day at work, I subscribe to a bunch and load my iPod up every morning...if I listen to Woxy or other internet radio, it slows my whole office network down. I enjoy M&M's podcast, Indie Interviews, ,www.beatsinspace.net (Tim Sweeney's WNYU show...less indie, more electro), and a bunch of others... -
I'm definitely not yr target market, podcast people, since I only listen to two or three and none are musical, but i definitely have zero interest in a music podcast without any talk. i'm much more interested by peoples' thoughts on a given song than by what their selection of songs is, in most cases.
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I agree. I can make a playlist myself from new stuff found on various blogs. Tell me something about the artists, songs, how you heard of them. I don't think you need to make it a certain exact amount of time either.. pick some songs you like and let it roll.
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That's interesting...I've always found the talking/editorializing to kind of get in the way of music... But you def. have a valid point about a non-talking podcast not being worth it if there's no voice when everyone's own playlists are being updated constantly anyways...
I guess my only defense is the whole "mood" of the show. I think, for my tastes, I enjoy hearing what songs people pair with others. How hearing a song in one context could make it sound completely different than hearing it in another. But I guess I'll find out if there's an audience for that...or I'll start chatting it up. -
For the donewaiting.com podcast, the only thing we don't play is music that is associated with the RIAA..
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yeh i agree with you sean and brandon - on a lot of podcasts I don't often pay that much attention to music that isn't really discussed - often skipping to the talking bits to see whether it's worth listening to the next track so I'm thinking the podcast won't just be a downloadable playlist but more like an actual show.
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sounds like something i would listen to, then
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i agree w/ everyone that the only real draw to listening to a podcast is to hear some unique perspective on the songs. garrison (indie interviews.com) and i have done two podcasts so far for texasgigs.com, so we're really just feeling the whole podcast thing out, but we've decided that in the future we will:
a. keep it at or under 30 minutes
b. use only free and legal mp3s from band/label websites
c. only select songs we both agree on and have constructed some sort of informed, positive opinion about
this whole point may be moot, however, because i think like 10 people have listened to it. ah well. -
well, i still haven't gotten into listening to podcasts yet for some reason, but Chris - is your new one something different than what i find when i go to your site, or are you highlighting stuff that you've put on GvB? guess i could listen and answer my own question...
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