Author: Marion Isobel
Vinyl Manufacturing: Vinyl is too wonderful of a medium to die
Why should an indie band put their album on vinyl? It’s the coolest format.not everyone can have access to it.if you don’t want your music to go everywhere,it’s one way of having control over your product. Will vinyl ever die? “No. Absolutely not. It’s too wonderful of a medium.” says Thomas Bernich, owner of a […]
Why Vinyl Never Goes Out of Style
custom cassette tapes, then CDs, and now almost everything is digital-but still my dad’s love for vinyl never faded. When the CDs came, I asked him why he still sticks with vinyl pressing records near you. He said, “They’re more than just a storage device for music to me. It’s an artform in itself unlike […]
Featured CD Packaging Designer: Sam Hayles aka DOSEprod
Sam Hayles is an independent art-director and graphic designer currently living in Scotland. He has been designing for 15 years and worked as a freelance designer since 2005 under the name ‘DOSE-productions‘ (DOSEprod). A lot of his works are music and art related, (working with musicians, bands and artists he can relate to). His core […]
CD Manufacturing: Making an Album on a Budget
CD Manufacturing. Some musicians are concerned more on spending less because they have no funds left and would sacrifice the quality of the music or the packaging just to get things done. Those are the cheap ones. The frugal and wise musicians try to fit their budget as best as they could without compromising quality. […]
Indie Musicians: Promotion for Indies
Press Release Let a publicist or a writer create a press statement for your band and your new album then submit it to radio stations, newspapers, magazines, blogs, tv shows, and what have you that might entertain music press releases. It would also help if you already know a journalist since he would surely plug […]
Indie Musicians: How to Find a Distributor
You should condition yourself that finding a distributor will not happen fast. It’s a lot like applying for your dream job. Even if you do your best with the press kit and everything else, you should also bear in mind that these people get a LOT of letter and packages in their office everyday thus […]
Indie Music Promotion: Nothing still beats the good ol' E-mail
eMarketer.com in December of 2009, email was still the medium that people most used to share. And I do not question their findings. Personally, I pay more attention to promotion and marketing that I find in my e-mail than in the overcrowded social networking sites. I automatically delete those I receive on facebook and I […]
Indie Musician: 5 Tips for New Musicians
Indie musicians are sprouting every second in every corner of the world so in order for a musician to become established, he should not only possess great talent but he should also be wise and charming at the same time. If you are an indie band, here are some very sound tips that will help […]