Another Way To Get Your Barcode

I’ve given numerous lectures on the importance of having your own registered barcode for digital sales and physical sales. I’ve also told all my fellow indie artists how to purchase one. If your new to the site and have now idea what I’m talking about read the following post to catch up Got [...]

Get Your Own Web Page

Sorry I’ve been away guys, I’ve been busy working on the new upcoming website HotIndieMusic.com. Speaking of websites how is yours coming?
We’re reviewing a number of indie artists right now and when we visit their MySpace pages most of the time their music does not play. Luckily for these indie artists we have [...]

Responding To Readers’ Comments

Question #1
Jerry
http://myspace.com/bigjezza
This is a great article and answered most, if not all of my questions. This is assuming of course that iTunes and Rhapsody also allows singles and submits info to Neilsen SoundScan?
Thx.
From Got Barcodes? Got Registered, 2008/07/09 at 12:39 AM

My Response to Jerry
jamilleluney
Hey Jerry, great question. I’m answering here and [...]

Choosing a Digital Music Distributor

There are so many companies indie artists can pick from when it comes to choosing a digital music distributor. Some of the more popular music distributors include CDBaby, TuneCore and SongCast. Notice I did not say itunes. Why? itunes is an online store not an online distributor.
A distributor is a company [...]

Viral Music Sales Via Widgets

I told you indie music artist to get creative when it comes to selling your music online. You can’t get more creative than this. Artists tend to be independent and as a result they assume they have to do everything themselves. This is how you have a nervous breakdown, you can’t do [...]

Indie Artists Make Your Ringback Tones Not Just Ringtones

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that 62% or China’s digital music sales are in the format of ringback tones (click here to read IFPI report). Ringback tones are not the same as ringtones. Ringbacks are what you hear in your ear piece right after you call somebody (the ring) until [...]

Think International Not Just Local

Sometimes it is hard to think beyond life’s daily worries. Human nature is to become parochial or near sighted while coping with the stresses of bills and income. As a result we forget to look at the bigger picture and outside of our own community. Independent recording artists cannot afford to do [...]

Cell Phone Technology Shaping The Music Industry

Apple understands the importance of the music industry. For years macs have been have been the standard computer of the entertainment world and recording studios, leading them to create their ipod. From the ipod they have now created the iphone, allowing users to download music whenever they want without a computer.
Apple understands music [...]

Indie Music Artists Get Your Music Videos on T.V!!

On June 27, 2008 The New York Times confirmed that Google introduced the Google Media Server, a program “that can help get content from the Internet onto televisions” (Hansel, Saul. Google Plays With Your Living Room New York Times). Other companies have developed similar software, but Google allows you to pass video [...]

How To Get a Record Deal

For starters you want a distribution deal like Ludacris, not a record deal. With a record deal you loose most of your song rights and don’t get any royalties, but with a distribution deal you own most of your publishing and make money even when you’re not working (royalty checks). But hey, who [...]