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Great Music vs Great Marketing (what's more important?)
Season 1, Ep. 40
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In this week's episode of My .4 Cents Matt Bacon, Stevie Red McMinn, Andrew Southworth and Dustin Boyer talk about if great music beats great marketing, and the continued drama behind Chaotic Good Projects and their marketing of Geese. The episode also features an interview between Matt Bacon and Kyle Weber of Indie on the Move where they talk about how indie artists can plan shows and tours.
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