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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: blanketarms on 27 Jan 2006, 10:07

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: blanketarms on 27 Jan 2006, 10:07

but i've got a record and i need to sell it.
i've got only thirty copies, but a really small DIY label put it out taking a risk on me, and now i'm afraid no one's gonna buy it cos it's really obscure stuff.
**i'm not asking anyone on here to buy my music**
i'm just curious if anyone on here has any DIY music projects of their own.
and how they sell their music to folks other than their friends.
i mean, im sure i'll sell a few copies at shows, but this album was written for a childhood friend who had a baby - its an album full of baby songs. weird, cute, creepy stuff.
i'm not sure how to market on the internerd.
anyone think they can help?
(i feel mega lame and uber-n00b.)

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Thrillho on 27 Jan 2006, 10:30

*shrug* My band sells self-produced albums (as in no production, recorded live and put out how it is) for a pound each to anyone who will have them. We don't sell many, but a dozen records is plenty to me.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Kai on 27 Jan 2006, 18:21

Well, it's nice to put up samples of stuff; people don't generally just take a wild chance on something they've never heard, especially if it's not a big name. Some sort of website in general. A lot of small groups use Purevolume and Myspace. Then whore it out like crazy. (I think myspace is better for this part of the job).

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: blanketarms on 27 Jan 2006, 18:26

Quote from: Kai

Well, it's nice to put up samples of stuff; people don't generally just take a wild chance on something they've never heard, especially if it's not a big name. Some sort of website in general. A lot of small groups use Purevolume and Myspace. Then whore it out like crazy. (I think myspace is better for this part of the job).

yeh, i have a myspace. i just hate it. especially since newscorp acquired it.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Jan 2006, 14:40

Quote from: Kai

Well, it's nice to put up samples of stuff; people don't generally just take a wild chance on something they've never heard, especially if it's not a big name. Some sort of website in general. A lot of small groups use Purevolume and Myspace. Then whore it out like crazy. (I think myspace is better for this part of the job).

I prefer purevolume. Myspace is a place for emokids to whore themselves. Purevolume is just the music.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Kai on 28 Jan 2006, 14:49

While yes, myspace has more annoying fuckwads on it than PV, it also has a generally easier way to whore yourself out. I'd reccomend both.


Besides, it's not like the bands on Purevolume are any better. :D





Speaking of which, the worst band I've ever seen on PV that took themselves fully seriously? Hollywood Undead. www.purevolume.com/HollywoodUndead.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Radiowar on 29 Jan 2006, 14:00

I sell albums through Lulu.com and I have a soundclick...I've sold 2 so far which isn't bad since my only means of promotion is through internet forums.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: TheoristB on 29 Jan 2006, 17:39

we sell our disks at shows.  We play lots of shows.  Between 5 and ten a month.  You wont sell many online without amazing promotion.  So yeah, play shows.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Kai on 29 Jan 2006, 18:58

That's actually probably the best advice you could get. Play like crazy. Put on a good show. And people will purchase.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: almost thursday on 30 Jan 2006, 04:43

man, if you wanna promote yr music a great way to do it is to do a split with somebody else that's in the exact same situation as you. that way, all his freidns will have no choice but to listen to yr material, and all yr friends will be forced to listen to his. and if any of them like it enough, they really won't mind acquiring the earleir material too. also, like everybody else says, shows.

Title: i know, i know, i know, this is INCREDIBLY lame
Post by: Chingyul on 30 Jan 2006, 23:15

You can give cd baby a try

www.cdbaby.net