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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 23, 2009 17:15:24 GMT
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Post by peterh on Oct 24, 2009 22:58:16 GMT
Digital distribution definately offers newcomers an easier way to get their product out. I have an aquiantance who's recording an album with his band and their debut will be solely digital with the exception of promotional cd's. It's simply to expensive and risky to put it out on a cd.. Tom is the singer and you can listen to a bit of their stuff on their website. |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 24, 2009 23:28:09 GMT
There are a lot of new acts putting out their first few singles solely on digital download right now. Testing the waters at minimal cost, as it were. And good luck to them!
It's getting close to the point, with modern technology, where all an artist needs is their computer and they can create whole albums which can be made available via digital download. There are a few doing that already, I think, and more are sure to follow.
I can't help thinking that this breaking of the monopoly of the music companies is a good thing. They tend to want to dictate what is popular far too much, IMO. Allowing people to market their own music cheaply is surely the best way to ensure true musical diversity.
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Post by Lews on Oct 27, 2009 14:37:47 GMT
A lot of people are putting out flash drive albums now.
Get a USB drive with a nice long album on it, maybe some music videos, interviews, etc, as well as some high quality artwork.
Pretty cheap for them to produce and distribute.
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