Comments for Kevin Breuner

Comment on “How to Destroy Your Music Career” by Billy Bob Thornton by Young Hollywood Atlanta

Young Hollywood Atlanta — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:46:30 +0000

I really just think maybe, he was just upset at the fact that the interviewer brought up his acting career. And from there I think that’s when he decided to be an ass about things. Its kinda like he was trying to be a smart ass. Either way, I felt extremely bad for the interviewer but he handled himself very while. And he didn’t allow Billy Bob to shake him up with his antics.

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by KevinB

KevinB — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:27:40 +0000

Dave,

Thanks for checking out A Fiction! We haven’t been driving much traffic to the Bandcamp page, but for some artists it’s a useful tool. Glad you liked the video! Hopefully I’ll have more posted soon.

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Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by Dave Tate

Dave Tate — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:29:58 +0000

I picked up a copy of “A Fiction” a while ago on Bandcamp and I’m Loving it. Thanks! How has the Bandcamp platform been working for your band? Thanks for this video. Those casual fans give you a chance, by signing your email list, buying your music etc., to turn them into true fans with great music and content as you say.

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by KevinB

KevinB — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:39:05 +0000

I think it’s a matter of realizing that in order to build a group of die hard fans, you’re going to need a larger group of casual fans. Converting those casual fans is the key. MySpace friends don’t count for either of those.

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by KevinB

KevinB — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:37:39 +0000

You are welcome!

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by KevinB

KevinB — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:37:27 +0000

Tucker,

You are right, but the problem is not with the idea of getting 1,000 true fans. The problem is that people use the theory to say it should be easy to make a living with music. Just get 1,000 true fans. How hard is that?

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by Tucker

Tucker — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:42:34 +0000

This should have been titled The Problem Within The 1000 True Fans Theory. The problem isn’t a flaw it’s a problem that needs to be solved, like a puzzle – How to get those 1000. It’s gonna be different for each artist or group and that’s what the 100+ CDBaby podcasts are all trying help with.

Thanks for the great thoughts. I’m excited to engage in vidcast #3

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by Steve Grossman

Steve Grossman — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:09:26 +0000

Well said Kevin. You’re right about the math. Thanks for providing the backstory/details to your readers/viewers.

Comment on The Problem With The 1,000 True Fans Theory by Jason

Jason — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:06:39 +0000

Interesting thoughts Kevin. I definitely would agree with you. Our first band fell into the MySpace illusion of friend blasting and expecting to create real fans that way. The reality is that you have 50k + “friends” and very little engagement/interest. Kind of a huge let down. This time around with our new band (Me the Passenger), we are simply letting the music speak for itself and if people like it, they’ll share it with their friends and look for us out there on the interwebs. So far we have 70 fb “likes” and a decent amount of engagement based on that ratio. Our direction to appease the Cheshire Cat: Make great music, be good to our fans, be consistent and patient.