Summary: Understanding the terms that people use when working a song at radio is important to understanding how to get your song on radio in the first place! Your 'promoter' may set up a meeting with a 'music director' because your latest 'spinburner' has put you on the 'futures.' WHAAAA?? Amber, India and Roo help walk you through the 'best case scenario' process of submitting your song to radio and define all the terms you may encounter along the way. A great primer for the indie musician who feels that radio may be their next step! Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at the Dale Speaking offices. We help bring indie and established acts to radio, and spread the word online, as well as develop their careers in today's ever-changing music business. This podcast gives away some of our best information for free, and serves as the 'radio show' the broadcast the ideas, observations and insights we discover every day working with Canadian and International artists. If you enjoy the show, please give us an iTunes rating and review! It will help our show be reached by a wider audience and spread more info about the Canadian music industry! PART ONE: This Week In Music History looks at some cool moments in the history of the music industry, day by day. This week the Rolling Stones are back (again), Roo get's the 'morbid' pick, and a familiar name is back to cheer India up! Courtesy of http://thisdayinmusic.com This Week On The Charts has Amber looking at the Billboard Top Canadian Albums charts! We also pose the question: do album sales effect radio charting?? The Podcast report looks at the amazing 'Planet Money' podcast, and specifically their recent episode, 'Top of the Charts' which examines the Top 3 of the American Top 40 last week and how they made their way to the top! Find it here: http://n.pr/112smLn INTERMISSION We revisit Chad Brownlee's first single, 'The Best That I Can (Superhero)' after hearing about his CCMA nomination for Male Artist of the Year! PART TWO: From approaching a radio promoter to reading the charts, Amber and India (with a little help from Roo) define the various terms that come up along the way and help give a better understanding about the process of working your song to radio! For the indie artist, or the established musician, this is a great primer on the language of the industry! THE MUSIC: BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL: Chad Brownlee - 'The Best That I Can (Superhero)' (Feature) Web: http://chadbrownlee.com Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artists! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com (please include the Episode Number in the subject line!)
