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Releasing Your Music

By john
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Releasing Your Music  

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  1. 1. On average, how often do you release a new song?

    • Once a month or more
      0
    • Between once a month and once every 3 months
      2
    • Between once every 3 months and once every 6 months
      0
    • Between once every 6 months and once a year
      0
    • Less than once a year
      1

  2. 2. Which method of release BEST suits your aproach?

    • No promotion
      1
    • No plan. Informal promo after release
      1
    • No plan. Informal promo before and after release
      0
    • Simple plan. Manual promo after release.
      0
    • Simple plan. Manual promo before and after release.
      0
    • Simple plan. Promo before and after release, manual and automation tools.
      1
    • Detailed plan. Manual promo after release.
      0
    • Detailed plan. Manual promo before and after release.
      0
    • Detailed plan. Promo before and after release, manual and automation tools.
      0

  3. 3. What is your average a promo budget?

    • $0
      2
    • Under $20
      1
    • $20 - $50
      0
    • $50 - $100
      0
    • $100 - $200
      0
    • More than $200
      0

  4. 4. Do you have your own music website? (Not an OMD)

    • Yes
      2
    • No
      1

  5. 5. Do you have your own web domain?

    • Yes
      2
    • No
      1

  6. 6. Do you have a mailing list?

    • Yes and I actively use it
      0
    • Yes, but I rarely use it
      2
    • No
      1
    • Not sure
      0

  7. 7. What Music Hosts do you use? (Click all that apply)

    • Soundcloud
      3
    • Reverbnation
      1
    • Bandzoogle
      0
    • Bandcamp
      1
    • Mixcloud
      0
    • Soundclick
      1
    • Other
      0

  8. 8. What OMD do you use? (Click all that apply)

    • CD Baby
      2
    • Distrokid
      1
    • Tunecore
      0
    • Amuse
      1
    • Ditto
      0
    • Record Union
      0
    • Spinn Up
      0
    • AWAL
      0
    • United Masters
      0
    • Level
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john

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So many indies struggle. Whether their music is good or not is almost immaterial.

 

So what do you do? Do you put as much effort, love and attention into releasing your music as you do creating it? If not... why the hell not?

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Roland Vega

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I never did promotion for my music, but now I'm taking this serious since I'm unemployed.

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Danidog

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45 minutes ago, john said:

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So many indies struggle. Whether their music is good or not is almost immaterial.

 

So what do you do? Do you put as much effort, love and attention into releasing your music as you do creating it? If not... why the hell not?

It is a different mindset from my "norm".

We had been a live band for decades and that coupled with working full time left no time for promoting (and we had no experience with it). Promoting back when consisted of carrying cd's to festivals and other gigs to sell.

It's a whole 'nother ball game now.

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john

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6 minutes ago, Danidog said:

It is a different mindset from my "norm".

We had been a live band for decades and that coupled with working full time left no time for promoting (and we had no experience with it). Promoting back when consisted of carrying cd's to festivals and other gigs to sell.

It's a whole 'nother ball game now.

 

yes and no. At least you did that promo, but established bands and those with knowledgable managers would go through a release process. Even for gigs and tours they had a promo process. 99% of bands added a song to their set, maybe got included in a free gig guide, mostly relied upon the venue promoters to do a shout out. Most had no press kit, no photo shoots, no marketing assets to speak of... but that stuff all existed.

 

Locally, there was a thin layer of bands who had that stuff together... most did minimal.

 

Now corresponding stuff as well as some extras are available. So the means have changed, the principles are the same..... jsut back in the day you probably had less awareness. As did we all.

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john

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4 hours ago, Roland Vega said:

I never did promotion for my music, but now I'm taking this serious since I'm unemployed.

 

Did Mahesh contact you about your press release?

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