Beginners guide how to make it in the music industry

Beginners Guide “How To Make It Into The Music Industry”
BEGINNERS GUIDE
“HOW TO MAKE IT INTO THE MUSIC
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1. LEARN TO WRITE A SONG
With the digital technology age we live in, it has become much easier for music to
be made without professional studio’s and equipment, no longer do you need
special skills, you don’t even need to be able to play an instrument, we live in a
time where everybody and their sister can and does make music.
Which brings me to the point of songs, because you made some music doesn’t
mean you got a hit that record companies will be rushing to take from you, you’ve
probably heard record labels saying “we don’t know what where looking for, but
will recognize it when we hear it”, which doesn’t help you as the artist(s).
The truth of the matter is that 95% of music out there is taken originally from
some other talented and gifted musician, in fact it is recycled ideas. Challenge
yourself; you need to write your own material! Talent scouts in this business hear
hundreds of mediocre songs every week; you need to make your song(s) stand
out from the rest.
With a well written song it will pass the test of time, you may not even sing the
song yourself, but it can still be a song that is in demand for years. If someone re-
sings your song you will collect royalties on this which can’t be a bad thing, so the
key is to have good original lyrics.
One of the most difficult tasks in song writing – is getting started! But it’s also one
of the most important, because if you start well you’ll have less trouble down the
line. If you get past this point, the song tends to dictate where it wants to go; you
just have to keep it on the right path.
Start your song with a title that appeals to you. Make sure it’s a title that rings true
to your ears.

2.NEVER STOP PRACTICING YOUR INSTRUMENT
One of the curious developments of the late 70’s was the increase of garage bands,
punk rock bands, and do it yourself bands, who just picked up an instrument or
started to sing with some friends, and 6 months later recorded a record and began
playing live gigs.
Some new great music and directions in music came out of that situation. But
now years down the line the novelty of making amateurish music has lost it shine.
The music that is the corner stone of the music industry you will find is often
played by musician with a passion and respect for the old masters of Rhythm &
Blues, Jazz, Folk Legends, and Rock, along with the songwriters or whatever
inspired these musicians to take this path, you don’t need to just play or sing you
need to have the passion to always want to improve, you need to challenge
yourself at all times to become a better and greater musician, never give up
learning, fine tune your skills and then demand more from yourself.
Go to as many gigs as you can, listen with eyes open and see what other musician
are doing and how they are doing it, and see if you can improve or create
something new, your music can become our music, and go out to a wider
audience.
Think, can I do it better? Yes you can, but you must never give up learning more,
take lessons in your instrument or singing to improve your chances, no matter
what your development level you can still find your unique style, keep practicing
to become perfect, go beyond your limitations, who knows you may discover
something new about yourself.
In the business of music, if we hear something new, original and available to the
public we can invest in you with more security.

2. DESIGN SOME DECENT LOOKING PROMOTIONAL
MATERIAL
Well as you guessed, you are going to need some promotional material: bios, fact
sheets, cover letters, photos this is important that your audience knows
something about you and your music, it might give DJ’s some insight into what
material you’ve done in the past and what’s on the horizon for the future.
My advice to help musician’s promote their careers would be to make your
promotion material as informative as possible, include past press releases, or
bio’s, and write ups you may have had in the past and organize into a
professionally written bio.
Do research with your possible targets as to how your promotion material is to be
delivered; with the rise in internet technology you will find a lot of DJ’s and record
companies prefer to have promotional material sent via email. It’s important your
product looks visually good, if not it could get lost among the rest of promo
material they receive on a weekly basis.
Make sure you don’t forget a reaction form, you need to know what these DJ’s and
record companies are thinking about you and your music.

3. PLAY LIVE AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN
The problems you can get with a lot of musician’s hoping to carve a career within
the music industry is lack of patience, not willing to work hard enough, wanting
money and fame, not tomorrow but now.
You can normally tell the difference between a musician who’s in it for the money,
and a musician who’s in it for the music. The musician who is dedicated to
his/her musical career will play every live gig that is available to them, focusing
on the fact that it’s a long term project and not just for today. You may not get
paid today for your live gig but tomorrow it may be different, it could be the gig
that makes you get noticed, thus taking you on to the next level of where you want
to be. Some musician’s are in the music business for years without getting that
break that gives them stardom, but they have never given up, never lost focus
even after setbacks and disappointments.
On the other side you have the musician who wants it now, sometimes turning
down gigs because of lack of money being paid, or in some case no money being
paid. You have to remember that Rome was not built in a day.

4. COUGH UP THE MONEY TO REGISTER YOUR SONGS
WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE
So you’ve made your song(s) but it doesn’t stop there, you need to protect your
interests, you want to get paid for performing your song(s) and need to take the
correct steps going forward
You have taken the time to learn as much as you can about your skills, so why
shouldn’t you be the one to benefit. If you had a great invention I’m sure you
would take the necessary step to protect your invention, you would probably
apply for a patent, well the same rule will apply with your music. You have
numerous places to find out more on this subject, do a search on the internet,
your local library, or even a bookstore for the relevant information on copyrights;
you need to learn as much as you can about this subject, you don’t want to miss
out on any royalties.

5. LEARN WHAT MANAGERS DO BY DOING
MANAGEMENT FOR YOURSELF
Much can be learned from doing your own management, learn by taking on the
job of securing gigs, promotion, and publicity, planning tours, arranging rehearsal
venues, deal with all the day to day problems that may arise, communicate with
A&R Reps, label and publishing personnel.
But sometimes this work load can take you away from what you might do best,
making music, it’s at this stage you may have to consider appointing a proven
manager to do this work for you.
To find the right manager may be difficult, as managers that do this for a living
will normal only take on clients that will generate income
One of the most important jobs of a manager is to secure a recording and
publishing contract for their clients; they will have the contacts and skills that is
required of a manager to succeed in the music business.
Make your choice after careful consideration, as it is the manager that will be
representing you in any music business deals that you may do in the future.

6. GET ACQUAINTED WITH ANY LABELS OR
PUBLISHING COMPANIES YOU MAY BE
INTERESTED IN
You may have a few record labels or companies interested in your music, well this
is normal and could be good for you, but tread on the path of caution, not
everything that glitters is gold so be careful what you wish for. We’ve all heard
good and bad stories about the music industry so you have to do thorough
research on the companies or individuals concerned.
Some musicians get so excited when they know labels or record companies are
interested in giving them a contract or a publishing company offers to sign them.
Take time to learn a few things about any potential contract being offered, what is
their track record like in the music industry, are they familiar with your genre of
music, how long have they been doing business, these and other questions could
be crucial and must be asked before you proceed with any contract signing.

7. TAKE ADVICE ONLY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TALKED THE TALK AND WALKED THE WALK
Well as I’m sure you are aware that everyone has an opinion on business, the
music business is no different, and we all think we know the best way forward,
but do we?
It’s all well and good you listening to advice from people, but it is far better to
listen to someone that has been there and done it, and with a proven record of
success. This has the benefit that mistakes they may have made you can avoid
these by talking to them first, and deciding if what they say will affect you in any
way.
But as a rule the best business comes from the experience of building your own
career, learning from your label, record company, or publisher, and by your own
mistakes, remember opinions are only regarded at this stage as feedback.

8. DON’T USE JUST ANY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL
ADVICE
Now that negotiation are under way with the label or record company, or
publishing company wanting to offer you a contract you so much desire, it’s time
to get an attorney or lawyer to act on your behalf.
It should be pointed out that when all is said and done, the negotiation usual tend
to be left to the attorney or lawyer to sort out the finer details, the musician is
never present at this stage.
The musician’s attorney or lawyer and the label or record company, or publisher’s
attorney or lawyer will meet, talk over the phone, email, text, or use fax to make
their offer and counter offer until they reach an acceptable conclusion. So my
advice to you would be to use someone that specialises in music matters with a
proven record in this business is a must, and absolute necessity for any serious
musician who wishes to fight the good fight in the legal arena.

9. EDUCATE YOURSELF LEARN ABOUT THE MUSIC
BUSINESS
You’ve all heard musician moaning that they have been ripped off by their label,
record companies, or publishing company, but is it the case? Well it would greatly
benefit you if you were to educate yourself about the music business before
diving into the contracts etc. Understanding common issue’s can be of great
benefit, but in most case the information you require is not far away.
There are dozens if not hundreds of books that can be obtained quite easily which
will cover topics such as copyrights, contracts, standard business, business of
music, the choices are endless.
You will also find that you may have a seminar or workshop near you.
You also have a lot of information on the internet that can be very helpful to you
and your career.

SELL YOUR MUSIC
So, you’re a budding independent music producer, solo artist or part of a group that
has been making the music for the masses, but don’t know what step to take in order
that you can have your music selling on CD and in stores, well read on and I will let
you know the best way to achieve your goals.
What’s the point of making all this music, but still can’t get the deal with a record
company to enable you to move to the next level and have your music selling in
stores.

Where should I start, what should I be doing, how can I have it looking like those
CD’s I see in the store, how can I get it in the stores, these are a few of the questions
you might be asking yourself.
This report is designed to help you overcome what may seem a daunting task, of
getting your music on a CD that can sell in stores.
Over the past decade and more we have seen the rise of digital music, what I mean by
this is the recording of music has moved away from Analogue recording as we know
it; this is not to say Analogue is dead in the water as this is not the case, it is still used
and preferred by some.
But there’s no getting away from the fact that digital is now the preferred choice for
many as you may or not already know.
With the rise of the digital revolution, we no longer need to be experienced musicians
to make music digitally, or require the big recording studio’s with heavy financial
costs, in fact it has opened the door to all those that wish to use it.
You can record almost anywhere within reason with the use of a decent computer,
along with a good software package of your choice. With your computer you are not
limited to where you can use it, you could be at home tonight, at a friend’s tomorrow
or even on holiday somewhere, you can still make the beats.
Anyway less of the chit chat and let me explain to you in brief terms what you can do
to get your music on CD and in the stores.
Having over 25 years experience in music distribution I always keep getting asked,
what’s the best way to get my music production out in stores without major backing,
or being signed by a record company. I cannot tell you everything I know, it might
OK, so you decided on making a music production but not sure what to do know.
Well your first step should be to have your completed music recording(s) mixed,
reason being I’m sure you want your recording to sound as you intended, this is
something that you can possibly do yourself if you are competent enough with mixing
music recordings. You would need the correct software package for this and you will
find there are dozens to choose from; it would be a good idea to do some research on
which package is best for you.
Another option would be for you to use a professional studio that is use to doing this
type of work, if you think you’re not competent to do it yourself, I would let the
professional do it for you.

Once you have your music recordings mixed you will need to have your music
recordings mastered, the same process applies as with having your music recording
mixed.
Your music recordings needs to be mastered in order for it to be acceptable for
manufacturing process, once it has gone for manufacturing you will not be able to
change anything. It would require you to supply a new master, which I’m sure you
don’t.
So there you have it, you now have your music recording(s) mixed and mastered and
ready for production.
You now need to think of presentation; how you want your artwork to look. You want
You will have to get a design of some kind made which will represent your music; the
key is presentation. You have to think would you pick it up, a CD in a store just by
seeing it on a shelf without listening to it?
There are various options open to you, but the main thing is that it looks good or
stands out among the rest of CD’s on the shelf.
There are dozens of artwork packages available for creating CD artwork, ranging
from the basic to the professional package for doing all sorts of artwork and graphic
designs; but you may not want to do this yourself. You can always let the professional
graphic designer do it for you, in which case you should be at hand to direct your
graphic designer as to what sort of job you want done. You should have in mind the
way it should look, and make sure it’s what you want and not what your graphic
designer wants, make sure you are happy with the finished product.
There are a few things you need to include in your artwork, but by looking at other
CD’s you should get an idea of how it needs to be presented.
You will need to ensure that you have your; Music Track(s) details and any necessary
credits in place as well as any contact details which you use i.e. Tel No:, Email, Web
Address.
You will also need a registered Barcode or UPC No: as this could save you money in
the long term. A Barcode or UPC No: can be obtained online or through a good
graphic designer or print shop,
You will need to have your Barcode or UPC embedded into your artwork. You will
also need a catalogue number which should be on the CD artwork and the onbody
disc.

Small note, if you send your CD to a distributor/wholesaler without a Barcode or UPC
you will be charged per CD for this service, so best to do this at the artwork design
stage if not, the Barcode or UPC will have to be stuck to outside of CD case.
This was the case I experienced and ended up having to pay for Barcode or UPC
being stuck on my product, would have been cheaper if I got the barcode embedded
This brings me to the manufacturing process which is pretty straight forward.
Firstly you have to decide how many CD’s you want for your first production run, it
may be a case that it is only for promotion first time round, but you should by now
know your requirements.
In my experience CD pressing plants have a minimum amount you can press which is
usually somewhere between 500 -1000 units, you may find some manufacturers will
do less so it’s just a ball park figure.
So unless you have pre-orders, I would be on the side of caution regarding this and do
the minimum unless you require more.
Upon manufacturing your CD you will have to get artwork templates which pressing
plant should supply you with before you send in your job, reason being the templates
will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Once you have obtained your templates
you will need to pass it to your graphic designer if that was your choice for doing
your artwork, the graphic designer will need to insert your artwork into templates
obtained from manufacturer, also it will include CD onbody disc, bleed area for
trimming the finished artwork and any other information you may need.
Once you supply the manufacturer with all job parts and info, you should get a
delivery date when the job will be completed. This should take between 1-3 weeks
depending on how busy the manufacturer is at time of taking your job, you should get
your CD back all packaged with shrink wrapping and ready to sell.
Now down to the distribution of your CD, well as you can imagine you have various
outlets available you will have to do some research. You have places like Amazon,
CD Baby, Super D, HMV to name a few which will distribute your CD, which brings
me back to Barcodes or UPC. You can sell to major outlets but without a Barcode or
UPC you will be charged per CD to have these placed on your product which isn’t a
bad thing if you are only selling a small quantity, but if you have a hit and are selling
a lot of units this will eat into your profit, you don’t want to be paying for Barcode or
CD’s with a Barcode or UPC for a fraction if you embed this at the artwork stage.
When selling to a distributor, you must remember you will get paid less than the
actual selling price in store, the reason being the distributor will want to make
something i.e. money.

Carry out some research on prices you will be charged for their service, and any
hidden clauses you may not know about, as some distributors will charge a storage fee
for the privilege of having your stock in their warehouse. If your CD is not a good
seller it could be expensive in the long term having your CD’s sitting in a warehouse
with not many sales.
This brings me to promoting your CD track(s)
It is possible you may want to do a test with the market to find out if you have a
possible hit or something that will sell enough units to make the project worth your
while and to proceed with.
You may want to do a promotional DJ mail out and see what reaction you get from
DJ’s that cover your genre of music. This can be a good gauge as to whether there
will be a buzz on your music, and it could indicate on how it will fair in the open
market.
Make a good press release package, present it well and attach a reaction form with
your mail out so the recipient can give a fair assessment and honest opinion of your
music.
If you have music that will be for mainstream go to places that will play that sort of
music, get to know the DJ’s they can make or break your project. If you have them on
side you are in the right direction.
You can use the social networking sites to promote your music Twitter, Facebook,
Myspace, Tublar are a few of the most popular sites at the moment, but this changes
all the time.
Make a video if possible which can easily be placed on youtube or similar video site,
use the blogs site if you can and any of the music channels on TV. This will help as
they are always looking for new material for their sites.
You have music magazines and newspapers which you can put adverts and articles in,
the possibilities are wide.
Why not ask your family and friends what they think of your music, get as many
opinions as possible. Also, if you can get any time on local or major radio stations
then do so, not forgetting you have 1000’s of internet radio stations. If you can get
details for them this is also another option.
Do you have a website? You should if you are serious about your music, you can use
email to send out promo’s digitally, with this method I have used, shorten track(s) to
avoid piracy.

The whole point is that you need as many people as possible hearing your music, it’s
no use having distribution if no one knows about it, the more interest you can get the
better your chance of it being a success.
You have to remember that your distributor will not advertise your product unless you
are signed to them in some sort of way.
Well that’s the guide for getting your music out there in the wide open market without
aid of the major companies.

DIGITAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS, THE BASICS.
This report is designed to help you overcome what may seem a daunting task getting
to know the basics about Digital Music Download’s.
Ok, so you’ve heard this term in music use Digital Download, and often wondered
Well read on my friend I will let you know what I know, it may help ease some
concerns you may have that someone has told you about it, to which you still could
not understand the concept.
What do I know about music; well I’ve currently been in the music distribution
business for over 25 years and seen the changes in attitudes towards the music
business. I have seen cassette disappear over the years, mini disc (who remembers
mini disc) came but did not stick around too long, the slow decline of vinyl’s but it
still seems to be hanging around by its boot straps. I’ve also seen the rise of CD’s
which still has its place in the market, but the new kid on the block it seems is digital
music downloads.
Over the past 10 years and more we have seen the rise in digital music, what I mean
by this is the recording of music has moved away from Analogue as we know it. No
longer is the audio cassette, phonographic disc (vinyl record) the preferred choice for
listening to music as we know it, we have moved on in leaps and bounds to the digital
revolution.
We no longer have to be an expert musician or sound engineer to make music, or
require the recording studio along with the big overhead cost of producing your music
tracks.
Digital recording has opened the door to all those that want to use it. You can record
music almost anywhere within reason, with a good computer and the correct

equipment, software and a little knowledge at a much lower cost than using a
professional recording studio
With the rise in digital music we now have a generation that has grown not knowing
what a turntable is, or what it does, do you? I know I own a couple of turntables from
when I use to DJ as a hobby but the funny thing is I’ve not switched it on in over a
year….shame on me I should be keeping vinyl alive. For now CD’s still have a place
in the market place, but for how long? Will it go the way of cassette recording, vinyl
recordings; the recoding of music will remain the same but how we deliver music may
not. People want things now not yesterday; they want it delivered instead of going to
their local store which will not be open 24 hours a day. In the comfort of your home
you can browse on the internet any time so you have yourself a 24 hours store at your
fingertip.
So the question is what is a music download? It is simply a music track that you can
obtain via the internet which can be played on an electronic device made for purpose.
A digital music download would usually be delivered in a MP3 or DRM format which
will enable you to play it on your device, the more popular of these two music formats
is MP3.
They come in different bit rates, the commonly used bit rate is 128, 160,192, and 256,
the higher the bit rate used the larger the file will be and the more space you will need
on your hard drive.
The MP3 technology was originally developed by the German company Fraunhofer-
Gesellshaft who now licenses the patent rights to the audio compression technology.
The inventors named on the technology MP3 are Bernard Grill, Karl-Heinz
Brandenburg, Thomas Sporer, Bernd Kurten, and Ernst Eberlain. This team of
experts began researching high quality low bit rate audio coding, a project named
Eureka project EU147, Digital Audio Broadcasting.
MP3 stand for MPEG audio layer III which is the standard for audio compression,
which makes any audio file smaller with little or no sound quality loss. You have
other MPEG formats which are also used for video, but MP3 is just for audio.
All developers of MP3 encoders or decoder players now have to pay a licensing fee to
Fraunhofer.
The first company to distribute this format was a company called SubPop, but Napster
was the first major file sharing tool and popularized file sharing to the wider world.
DRM as it is called stands for Digital Rights Management that are used by hardware
manufacturers, copyright holders, publishers and individuals that wish to limit the use
of digital content and devices after sales. This is to stop the use of digital that are not
desired or intended by the content provider, it is copyright protection to prevent piracy

or obtaining unauthorized use to content, what does this mean? It means that it may
not be able play in your device or computer like you would a MP3 track
The MP3 you obtain will be able to play on most up to date audio players; it will play
on devices such as your computer, mobile phone, home DVD player and MP3 player,
you will also be able to play it on some games consoles such as PSP hand held
systems, and some car stereo’s can now play these files. Maybe you are lucky enough
to have a stereo that you can attach your device to, manufactures are now making it
easier for you to play on most devices. So you may be able to plug your iPod or USB
memory stick in your car stereo and away you go, the modern Smart TV’s also have
facilities to play audio including MP3.
As a general rule it is quite easy to obtain a MP3 track(s), you have various outlets
where these are readily available, most you will be required to purchase but you have
websites that offer free music, with the latter you will probably be limited to what you
can actually obtain, they may not be the latest track(s) but if you pay for your music
you will have the benefit of knowing that it is legal and the artist(s) producer will get
some sort of royalty payment for their product.
The most popular site for obtaining music downloads is, iTunes, Amazon, Emusic,
Spotify, HMV and Napster just to name a few, as there are now hundreds if not
thousands of download sites available to you, all varying in contents and price.
To buy music downloads you will need to do it on a computer online, or you can use
your mobile phone if you have a current up to day model which allows this. What
this can mean for you is no more walking down to your local store and waiting for
service, bearing in mind some stores don’t even want to play the music for you, unlike
downloads where you usually have the opportunity to preview the track(s) you want
before you make your purchase and albeit at your own pace. Could you imagine
going to your local store at 1a.m in the morn
The buying process is straight forward, if you have bought something online before
you should have, no problem. Once you have downloaded your digital music you can
transfer them to your device for which it is to be played on.
But you want to know how you can play music downloads, well this depends on what
device you have. For computers you will find most operating system come with built
in audio/video players, but you don’t have to settle for this if you don’t want to as you
have numerous audio playing software available, and the good news is most can be
obtained free or for a small fee. You have Apple iTunes, Windows Media Player, Real
Player, Winamp, Roxio Creator these should be suitable for PC, and you have Apple
iTunes, VideoLAN VLC media player, Roxio Toast these should be suitable for MAC;
you also have VideoLAN VLC media player, XMMS, Amarok these should be
suitable for LINUX, these are just a few. I’m sure if you do some research you will
probably find more which I have not mentioned.

The downside is that if you are used to buying CD’s or records, you will be familiar
with the fact you have your CD’s or records in the hand which you can read credits,
sleeve notes etc.
With a Digital music download you will probably just have an image/picture on your
computer or mobile phone along with the track listing, or other music player device
but I see this as a small price to pay, it is more important that you have the music to
listen to, after all you can’t play a picture, or can yo
But let’s not forget this is the future of things to come, I mean I’ve been around music
for as long as I can remember and to my surprise, I was given an ultimation some
years back, “don’t bring home no more records, if you or your records” and you can
guess what happened next, yes that’s right I didn’t bring any more records home, I
brought CD’s instead.
You see I have thousands of 7” records, thousands of 12” records, thousands of LP’s
and the problem I now face is they take up far too much space. I can walk around the
few LP downloads in my pocket, on my mobile phone or iPod, but try fitting a LP
vinyl in your pocket, you better have large pockets.
So you see Digital music download has its place just like the rest of music, it’s easily
stored you can have thousands of music tracks on a device that fits snuggly in the
palm of your hand, pocket or bag.
A digital music download can be up to ten times smaller than a average audio CD thus
enabling as many as 180 tracks for the same disk space of a audio CD making it easy
to store, if you had a choice 2000 CD’s on a shelf or 2000 music download tracks on
your computer, what would you prefer?
Some of you may or may not have made music in the past and thought about selling
as a digital download; well this is now achievable with the rise of digitally
downloadable music. There are now hundreds if not thousands of outlets that now
accommodate digital music, with the services now being streamlined it is a lot easier
for you to get your music on download and out in the open market, and at a fraction of
the cost of manufacturing on CD or Vinyl format.
What would be required to get your music as digital download is your choice of
download site, as you have so many to choose from now you would have to do your
research as terms and condition vary from site to site.
You have download sites such as iTunes, Amazon, Emusic to name a few, you also
have some of the bigger company’s but you may find that you need a catalogue of
music, so the small companies will accommodate the independent labels.
You have some that will want an upfront one off fee, some will want a monthly fee,
and others will not charge you for this but take a percentage of your sales. You may

find some that will pay you monthly whereas some will pay quarterly, but you can
decide.
You will need to supply an artwork cover and fill out any necessary copyright
information, then you should be ok to submit to download site, but the same rule of
thumb applies as with any music you release. You must promote your music, you
need to get noticed in the competitive world of music, if no one knows about it you
make your job harder you need to be heard.

Reasons Why A Band Needs A
Website
If you are in a band and serious about making it big in the music industry, having your own
website is a great move towards being noticed. With your own website this will allow you to tailor
it specifically to your requirement and to represent each individual in the band; which will be
easier for your fans to access by just typing in one web address.
Make sure the website is done to a high standard, and looks good visually. There is nothing worse
than your fans or potential fans going onto your website and being disappointed with the quality.
You can do blogs on your website where your fans can interact with you, and you can also give the
fans the option to sign up for a newsletter. You want your fans to feel connected to your band.

Here are our top 5 reasons why your band needs a website.
Build An Email List
A lot of bands don’t have a mailing list, which they should; it helps to keep your fans posted with
upcoming gigs and any products you have coming out.
By creating a mailing list this will ensure your fans get all the information from one source, rather
than having to go to several different sites.
You can give away a free download of a track or one of your live videos; this will give your fans an
incentive to sign up to your mailing list.
Online Store
An online store is important so fans can get your CD’s, posters, t-shirts, or any other merchandise
you have to sell. This also makes it easier for your fans to purchase your products than having to
search through various sites.
Online Press Kit
Having an online press kit is essential so you can tell venue hosts managers or booking agents to
look at your profile on the website. Your press kit should include photographs by a professional
photographer, music files, a written biography of your band, press clippings and videos of your
band performing.

Credibility and Professionalism
Having a website shows credibility and professionalism. It is important for your fans to check out
what
you do on your website.
Having An Edge
Having your own website gives you an edge over other bands that do not have a website; it gives
the fans easy access to know what you are doing and builds up the reputation of the band.

Your Guide To Getting Your Music On Different Online Sites
There are actually a lot of ways that you can get your music on different online
sites, yet there is a need for you to know the details more so that it will be a
successful transfer. You should know that if you will be successful in transferring
your music to online sites, you will have the chance to get royalties. But you have
to remember that when you become successful in doing so that will be the time
that you’ll get it successful. More to that, you should always remember that when
you try to transfer your music to iTunes there will be no fee required at all. All you
need to do is to comply a specific process then everything will go into place. There
are no restrictions at all whether how many times you post music on iTunes, for
as long as you want you can definitely do so. The first thing you should do is just to
fill in the application provided by iTunes then your application will then be
reviewed. You should know that this step is actually done by all, all artists who
wish to add their music on iTunes will undergo the same process. The review of
application is often made for the purpose of upholding the name they have
established and even if it is open to all they often see to it that only those who are
able to comply with their standards will have the chance to take a slot.
Most of the things will actually depend on the persistence of applications
received, if there are a lot of applications being passed then it may take some time
before you will receive any feedback for your application. However, you shouldn’t
be afraid whether you’ll receive a reply or not because they will just contact you
at the email address that you have provided in your application. They will also tell
you the whether your application is approved or not. After you will receive such
confirmation, you can then upload your music to Apple website as what have
been stated on the email you have received. Through the link, you can now have
an easy access for the download of your music. You can also choose your own
cover with the corresponding price, and of course there should be a brief
description on what your music is. This will help a lot of people understand what
the music you are giving is all about.
It is a fact that if we can’t get our feet on the right things to do, then chances are
we will never get to the bottom of it. If you won’t be able to get the right step then
there will be a chance that you’ll get nothing out of it. That is why following the
steps would be very vital.
Understanding The Industry Of Selling Your Own Music on
iTunes and other Online Sites

No matter what kind of music you plan to download on iTunes, it will not matter
at all. It may be Rhapsody, mellow drama, rock or any kind of music, for as long as
you are sure that it will be a hit. You should also see to it then that you have
uploaded the music very well because without this nothing will be possible with
your wish to upload your music. You should seek for the proper music
distribution site that will take care of your music as it is downloaded. You should
see it then that the format of your song will be in WAV because if not you will not
be successful in doing so. There are actually ways that you could convert your
music program to change CD tracks to WAV, in cases that it will really require you
to do so. You can get the conversion of the song to WAV files through a stereo that
has a 44.1 kHz sample rate and a 16 bit sample size. Visit a site designed to edit
and sell digital music.
You have to be sure actually that you will be able to follow the directions provided
by the site on how to upload music and important information such as the name
of the song and the artist as well. Try to add any graphic as well which will at least
be 1600 by 1600 in size and at least a 72 dpi resolution. However, you should
remember that the graphic is not really that necessary, yet it is important because
it will help you get the attention you want for your music. The site will actually
handle everything else to get the material on the retail sites and you don’t have to
worry no more when it comes to this. You can actually pay through PayPal or a
credit card, all you need to do is to choose from the options provided for you.
Despite that you have to make sure that it may take up to six weeks or more for
the sites to list new music which will definitely include yours, this will happen if
there are a lot of music in line.
You should know that having your music into the iTunes Music Store can be a vast
step to take but it will help you gain the necessary exposure you’ve always
wanted. After all there are a lot of listeners and avid fun of this store and you’ll
really get the market you’ve wanted. Just be sure that you get in control with all of
this than anyone else. Following the steps whole heartedly will not harm you at
any point you will look at it.
The Facts About Getting Your Music With iTunes
You have to be very meticulous on these steps because this will tell you whether
you are successful on your process or not. The first thing that you will do is to fill

out the online application form that will be provided by the site. You will then be
required to enter the name of the artist who has sung the song you will be
uploading. You also have to be sure that the address and the phone number of the
said artist will be provided because this will surely be needed on future purposes.
You need to be sure that you fill in all the required details for your own benefit.
Through this it will be that easy for all of us to search on the type of song you
truly want and download it. If you will just think about it thoroughly, you will
realize that things are a lot easier as it is made this way.
You will now feel like downloading your own choice of music is just a click away
and you will no longer find it that of a hassle to do so. After all you are not
required to do a lot of things just to be sure that the song gets in your phone in an
instant. Indeed, things are a lot easier to handle when things are connected with
the new technologies because things are always simplified. Aside from the fact
that you will be able to download music from iTunes, you will also have the chance
to sell your own music through this online service and you’ll definitely earn from
this. Some may actually not believe on this and they will often think that this is
impossible but you really can do so with iTunes.
If you want your music to be sold online, there is a need for you to secure an
approval before anything else will go in the process. In this modern world, we are
enjoying a lot of technologies and gadgets. We find great joy as we take advantage
of the new leisure that is given to us. One of the things that we enjoy is music and
we would really want to know how to upload your own set of music to iTunes and
in return we will be able to receive rewards after our music will be downloaded.
We have to be aware that these things you will allow us to enjoy without actually
causing us any stress. After all, this is what we mean about enjoyment and we
definitely will enjoy it as much as we can. Thus, you have to be sure that you take
things at hand so that you’ll truly enjoy such application.
Steps On Getting Your Music On iTunes
In everything we do, there are certain steps that we have to consider just to make
things right. It is a fact that if we can’t get our feet on the right things to do, then
chances are we will never get to the bottom of it. Nothing will surely happen as
you try to get your music on iTunes. It usually takes some important steps to
remember so that your download will be successful but you don’t have to worry

because you can surely handle it. But even if the steps would come complicated,
you will definitely find a way to learn it because of the royalties that you will get
out of selling your music on iTunes. This is actually one of the reasons why people
want to try getting their music on iTunes. Aside from that, it gives them exposure
that will truly make your singing career a possibility.
The first thing that you should do to get your music on iTunes is to open your
internet browser and get in the Apple site because this is where you’ll start your
journey in getting you music on iTunes. The next thing that you will do is to click
on the iTunes tab which is located at the top of the browser window. From here
you can now look at the “Content Providers”, which is actually a link that will lead
you to the bottom of the browser which is underneath the “Partner with iTunes”
section. After that, you may now have seen the link where you can actually hit the
online application provided which is below the “Become a content provider”
section. You are then required to click the drop-down menu which is located at the
iTunes application. After that you have to select your chosen application, there
are certain choices but since you opt to download your music, you should choose
music. Then you will have to click the tab which says continue so that you can go
on with the process. Remember that you can’t continue with the process not until
you hit the button “Continue”. You have to be very meticulous on these steps
because this will tell you whether you are successful on your process or not.
The next thing that you will do is to fill out the online application form that will
be provided by the site. You will then be required to enter the name of the artist
who has sung the song you will be uploading. You also have to be sure that the
address and the phone number of the said artist will be provided because this will
surely be needed on future purposes. You need to be sure that you fill in all the
required details for your own benefit.
Learning How to Get Your Song on iTunes
In this modern world, we are enjoying a lot of technologies and gadgets. We find
great joy as we take advantage of the new leisure that is given to us. One of the
things that we enjoy is music and we would really want to know how to upload
your own set of music to iTunes and in return we will be able to receive rewards
after our music will be downloaded. We have to be aware that these things you

will allow us to enjoy without actually causing us any stress. After all, this is what
we mean about enjoyment and we definitely will enjoy it as much as we can.
However, before you trying to go on the details and the process on how to get you
songs on iTunes, you should try to understand on what iTunes store is all about
because this is the only way to make you understand what you are getting in.
iTunes store is actually known to be a digital music store which allows us to make
use of the advancement of internet and all of the other technologies we have. It
will allow people who have internet access to create an iTunes account. Through
this it will be that easy for all of us to search on the type of song you truly want
and download it. If you will just think about it thoroughly, you will realize that
things are a lot easier as it is made this way. You will now feel like downloading
your own choice of music is just a click away and you will no longer find it that of
a hassle to do so. After all you are not required to do a lot of things just to be sure
that the song gets in your phone in an instant. Indeed, things are a lot easier to
handle when things are connected with the new technologies because things are
always simplified. Aside from the fact that you will be able to download music
from iTunes, you will also have the chance to sell your own music through this
online service and you’ll definitely earn from this. Some may actually not believe
on this and they will often think that this is impossible but you really can do so
with iTunes.
If you want your music to be sold online, there is a need for you to secure an
approval before anything else will go in the process. This approval will then make
you a content provider on iTunes. As a content provider, you will now then be
allowed to upload contents to the iTunes store at any time of the day you want just
be sure that you follow the steps provided.
Learning How to Get a CD Distributed Without a Major Label
To Succeed
There are no restrictions at all whether how many times you post music on
iTunes, for as long as you want you can definitely do so. The first thing you should
do is just to fill in the application provided by iTunes then your application will
then be reviewed. You should know that this step is actually done by all, all artists
who wish to add their music on iTunes will undergo the same process. The review

of application is often made for the purpose of upholding the name they have
established and even if it is open to all they often see to it that only those who are
able to comply with their standards will have the chance to take a slot. Despite that
you have to make sure that it may take up to six weeks or more for the sites to list
new music which will definitely include yours, this will happen if there are a lot of
music in line.
You should know that having your music into the iTunes Music Store can be a vast
step to take but it will help you gain the necessary exposure you’ve always
wanted. After all there are a lot of listeners and avid fun of this store and you’ll
really get the market you’ve wanted. Just be sure that you get in control with all of
this than anyone else. Following the steps whole heartedly will not harm you at
any point you will look at it. In everything we do, there are certain steps that we
have to consider just to make things right. Most of the things will actually depend
on the persistence of applications received, if there are a lot of applications being
passed then it may take some time before you will receive any feedback for your
application.
You should seek for the proper music distribution site that will take care of your
music as it is downloaded. You should see it then that the format of your song will
be in WAV because if not you will not be successful in doing so. There are actually
ways that you could convert your music program to change CD tracks to WAV, in
cases that it will really require you to do so. You can get the conversion of the
song to WAV files through a stereo that has a 44.1 kHz sample rate and a 16 bit
sample size. Visit a site designed to edit and sell digital music. You have to be sure
actually that you will be able to follow the directions provided by the site on how
to upload music and important information such as the name of the song and the
artist as well.

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