IAM060 – Consultant, A&R Man Journalist Helps Support Heavy Metal Artists [EXPLICIT]

Matt Bacon is a consultant, A&R man, and journalist specializing in the world of heavy metal. Having worked with everyone from glam rock icon Phil Collen of Def Leppard to black metal titans Enslaved by way of legendary thrashers Exhorder as well as labels including Prophecy Productions and Ripple Music, he has dedicated his life to helping young bands develop.

Having started his blog at the age of 14, he views his career in artist development as a hobby that got out of hand. In 2015 he formed Dropout Media to better support the artists he loves. They sit here now, years later with countless tours booked, records released, and deals signed, and loving every minute of it.

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Website: http://dropoutmedia.net/ebooks/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbacon666/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dropoutmedia666/

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Intro 0:02

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview?

If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of.

This is the I AM CEO Podcast.

Gresham Harkless 0:27

Hello, hello, hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO Podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Matt Bacon of Dropout Media.

Matt, it is awesome to have you on the show.

Matt Bacon 0:37

Thank you so much for having me here. This is pretty great.

Gresham Harkless 0:40

Awesome, well, what I wanted to do was read a little bit more about Matt so you can learn a little bit more about him and all the awesome things that he's doing.

Matt Bacon is a consultant, A&R man, and journalist specializing in the world of heavy metal having worked with everyone from glam rock icon Phil Collen of Def Leppard to black metal titans Enslaved by way of legendary thrashers, Exhorder, as well as labels including Prophecy Productions and Ripple Music.

He has dedicated his life to helping young bands develop having started his blog at the age of 14, he views his career and artists development as a hobby that got out of hand. In 2015 he formed Dropout Media to better support the artists he loves. They sit here now years later, with countless tours booked, records released, and deals signed and he's loving every minute of it.

Matt, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?

Matt Bacon 1:32

Presumably.

Gresham Harkless 1:33

Awesome. Well, the first question I have is if you can expound a little bit more upon your bio, and tell us a little bit more about your CEO story, and what led you to start your business.