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# Michael Brandvold & How to Break Into the Music Business
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/michael-bnanvold-how-to-break-into-the-music-business/
- Published: 2017-10-30T12:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-30T12:45:00.000Z
- Description: I turned the tables this week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast and interviewed co-host Michael Brandvold. At the start of his career, Michael helped create Kiss' internet presence and first. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/10/michael-bnanvold-how-to-break-into-the-music-b
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Marketing, Podcasts, Andy Hull, Antibalas, Artist, Artists and repertoire, Bass Brothers, Billboard Magazine, Bloomberg L.P., Capitol Records, Hypebot, music industry, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![image from i.ytimg.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c92eea53970b-150wi "image from i.ytimg.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c92eea53970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)I turned the tables this week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast and interviewed co-host Michael Brandvold. At the start of his career, Michael helped create Kiss' internet presence and first VIP programs. In this interview, he shares lessons about how to break into the business, create new revenue streams for artists, the biggest mistakes he sees musicians making, some tips on what he sees moving the needle his clients and more. 

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