16 October 2007
Madonna signed up with LiveNation, the concert promtions company. This sounds the death knoll for The Major Labels, this marks the end of an era. I have been thinking for a while that Indie labels should follow this route right away. Today I was talking with a friend who runs a label. He puts out good releases by some very prominent names, but he just barely breaks even. The best indie labels are run by people who really are into ... more...
11 October 2007
http://myspace.com http://virb.com http://imeem.com http://reverbnation.com http://music.download.com http://shoutlife.com more...
28 December 2005
Independent labels account for more than 18 percent of album sales this year--their biggest share of the market in at least five years, according to Nielsen SoundScan data. (If several big independent companies whose music is marketed by the major music labels distribution units are included, the figure exceeds 27 percent.) more...
5 December 2004
A zine is like an Magazine that haven't got advertising yet.... ;) more...
5 December 2004
Thinking of starting a label ? Want to put out lots of records this year, really make your mark ? Hey, maybe its YOU that's killing the scene, man. There's more music being created than at any time in human history. There is a huge glut of labels and release on the market. Everybody seems to have their own label, sometimes several. Small stores cannot risk ordering very much stuff or they will get stuck with immoveable back stock. Small ... more...
5 December 2004
http://www.yourrelease.com For record labels, a free distributed news service to announce releases. Based out of the UK. You can display the news feed on your own site too. See also: %Mpeg download sites))- give away tracks. its the new radio. more...
5 December 2004
Give away your tracks : Its the new radio. You will get more gigs if your music is in everybody's iPod. You will make more money from gigs than from selling records. Directory of download sites : http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/MP3/Downloads/ A good list of free download sites : http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/03/free-music-list-december-2005/ Companies that work with indie labels to get the music into iTunes, ringtones etc. http://tunecore.com Only $8-14 a year to get you on iTunes/Napster/etc. and you keep all the sales. [http://broadjam.com](http://affiliate.broadjam.net/signup?a_aid=67437ca7&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=3) Broadjam let's ... more...
5 December 2004
http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/News_and_Media/Magazines/ http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/journals.html http://www.harmonymusiclist.com/magazines/index.shtml Addicted to Noise http://www.soundcollector.com/ physically nice looking too. variety of musics. more...
