David Hooper chats about the music industry and podcasting

David Hooper has been in Podcasting for 15 years and is the author of the tome - "Build a Big Podcast." At first he was on the radio and podcasting was his secondary thing until Dave Jackson really turned him onto it. Before taking up podcasting, as a radio guy he saw people in Podcasting as super nerds. Then he started and it turned out to be enjoyable. We have a super informal and wide-ranging chat about the music industry and podcasting.   In this Episode:  Podcasting Music Business Gene Simmons Born in Nashville  Music industry Similarities of Podcasting to Music Industry Where will Podcasting go? Comparison of Radio and Podcasting Problem about Podcasting: good news was “easier than ever to get in the Podcasting” and bad news, “easier than ever to get in the Podcasting”  Validating your rate in Podcasting Difference of between people from Music World and people from Podcasting Dozen books of David Hustle or deliberate practice: how to succeed? One most important thing you can see a new show doing to succeed?   Quotes from this Episode:  “Same way in Podcasting you can be a superstar in smaller markets.” – David Hooper “I just assumed everybody knew who’s possible to make a living with your ideas, creativity, put you on a show and people come to it.” – David Hooper  “Bringing you own personality, the things that you have learned along the way but not being afraid to have an opinion and share it. I think if you are bringing that into your Podcast, it don’t have to be an act just has to be you; that is going to help you to attract people.” – David Hooper  David's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidhooper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MUSICMARKETING Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhooper1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigpodcast1/ And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp  Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp Join the Facebook group:  fb.com/groups/unstructured