#329: Daniel DeFonce (Unique Leader Records, Continental Concerts)

Continental Concerts booking agent and Unique Leader Records
marketing guru Daniel DeFonce joins the show this week. Dan has a
whole lot of advice for bands, including his strategy on how to
book a tour for a band that has a lot of buzz behind them, the
importance of a band being self-sufficient in promoting, emerging
trends in social media (and some nostalgia on the switch from
MySpace to Facebook), and the importance of a band's visual
aesthetic and merchandising. He also shares his thoughts on a band
having a “uniform” on stage and how fans need to push themselves
harder to get out of their house and go to live events. Petar,
Brandon, and Sylvia discuss Insane Clown Posse's dirty snow-eating
tactic for defeating the coronavirus, Michael Bolton auditioning
for Black Sabbath, and Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell
returning to the studio for a solo record. Songs: Brand of
Sacrifice - “Charlotte," Signs of The Swarm - “Malformed
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