As a writer for this blog, I get so excited when I come across a new “grassrootsy” resource for musicians. Storenvy has dubbed itself “the social store community.” Not only do they provide a platform for independent artists and creators to sell their merchandise, but they do it free of charge, they integrate social networks [...]
THE ARTIST: Caleb Pogyor (Pittsburgh, PA) THE QUESTION: I was just wondering if Bandcamp has been good to you in terms of fairness and profit. Is it worth signing up and selling a $5 record? I’m releasing my new album on October 25th and was trying to find a good site to sell through. THE ANSWER: [...]
Today’s Ask Grassrootsy question… THE BAND: Laura Harrison THE QUESTION: Hi Grassrootsy, I was hoping you may know the answer to this. My only motivation, at the moment, for selling my CD through CdBaby is because of Soundscan. I want the sales reported to Soundscan. Is there any way that Paypal can do that? I went to [...]
Not able to post anything thorough today, but i want to make you all aware of something a friend passed on a few days ago. It’s a new band management tool called Bandize. It’ll be introduced at this years South By Southwest and it’s extremely appropriate for the readers of Grassrootsy. Here’s a great introduction: [...]
I first really got into Bandcamp when Pittsburgh Indie band, Colonizing the Cosmos, launched a digital release of their brand new album The First Frontier. Just when you think there are too many online digital music websites, another pops up. But Bandcamp is unique for several reasons. Here’s why you’ll love it and why it [...]
A couple independent artists are releasing CD’s next month and have some great self promotion to go along with it. So I thought I’d highlight the efforts of a full time independent artist named TJ Cornwall. Hopefully this information will help a few of you who might be putting out new projects or just need some good marketing ideas from a [...]
Be sure to read the first two posts in this series 1.) Starting from Scratch: What it takes to Release a CD 2.) Alternatives – CD Packaging, Production, & Distribution So once you’ve got the recording, artwork, and packaging done, its time to decide on ways to get your music out there. We talked a [...]
Ok, perhaps this posting will only be relevant if you have a CD… If you’re like most independent artists, you’re either working with Discmakers or Oasis to mass produce your CD and line up digital distribution via iTunes, Napster, PayPlay…etc. Discmakers tends to be the most popular and the avenue I’m most familiar with. Dismakers [...]
