Attention the Independent Artist
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For musicians that want to use Twitter in order to promote your albums and shows, here’s one very important tip that often gets overlooked: stick with it!
Picture this– an album is finished– YOUR album– you’ve been recording in the studio for months, wrestling each note into its right place, sweating over every detail; in short, you’ve created a masterpiece and it’s ready for the world!
Ten cardboard boxes arrive in the mail containing a thousand shrink-wrapped CDs. You’re feeling pretty proud. All those precious hours writing, practicing, scrimping & saving, recording…
All for NOTHING!!!
… unless, of course, you can get other folks to take an interest in your music and actually LISTEN. But how?
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Guest post by Bob Baker, www.TheBuzzFactor.comBy Chris R. at CD Baby
Don’t feed the sharks. Be a majority stakeholder in your own career!In the “olden days,” musicians only had to worry about 10% of their careers. It was a simpler formula for success– get good, get discovered, get signed; that was about all you COULD do. A few gatekeepers controlled ALL the outlets for production, distribution, and promotion. You had to impress one of these gatekeepers and sign your life away in order to present your music to the world. Even then, you were a carefully managed product, from your style to your sound to your artwork. Sure, someone else was worrying about this stuff FOR YOU, but they held the reins tight and kept most or all of the profit.
Over the last decade, the music industry has done a complete 180. Now 90% of your career is in your hands, and you have all the tools you need to make it happen (from affordable recording and video production technology, to simple physical and digital distribution solutions, to easy social media/blog/marketing solutions).
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In his music business career, David Sherbow has managed and booked major regional and national Rock, R&B, and Hip Hop artists, owned and operated a Rock-n-Roll booking agency, and put out over 25 releases. The list below is an except from one of his articles explaining revenue streams for rappers and musicians in general.
1. Publishing
2. Digital Sales (Individual Or By Combination)
3. Merchandise (Clothes, USB Packs, Posters, etc.)
4. Live Performances
5. Sponsorships and Endorsements
6. Advertising
7. Fan Clubs
8. Selling Fan Created Products Like Videos And Mashups
9. YouTube Subscription Channel
10. Artist Programmed Internet Radio Station
11. Financial Contributions of Support (Tip Jar or Direct Donations)
12. Artist Fan Exclusives
14. Affiliate Sales For Other Artists and Sites
15. Artist Specific Custom Products
16. Music Teaching (Lessons and Workshops)
17. Music Employment (Get A Job In The Music Business)
18. Music Production (Produce Records For Other Artists)
19. Any Job Available To Survive And Keep Making Music
20. Helping Other Artists
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