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Before you even step into a recording studio, you must be prepared. But before you even start preparing, you must be sure you know exactly what you’re getting into and that you’re ready for it. The whole business of releasing an album takes a lot of preparedness- from skills, to money, to time as well […]
When you want to stand out, when you want to be talked about, you gotta have album release gimmicks. Don’t just make CDs in regular CD jewel case and digital downloads like the rest of the regular guys. No siree! You gotta be a little EXTRA! How? There are so many ways to get creative […]
There are so many ways to get creative with your CD disc art to give your album just a bit of oomph. Here are some of the most creative CD disc art designs we’ve found on the net. Tell us which one you like best.=) Oasis- Be Here Now Dave Matthews Band- Scenes […]
No matter how awesome we are, we still have blind spots and learning the most common mistakes indie musicians make can help us make better choices for our music career. TIME MANAGEMENT Not investing enough time into building your music career. Most musicians spend most of their time on music, but put very little effort […]
So you want to release a record without the help of any label? You want to be the captain of your ship where no one dictates what direction you should go or what “uniform” to wear. Every band is doing it nowadays so why can’t you, right? Of course! With determination and a hell lot […]
When you ask most printing companies for the best finish, more often than not, they’d tell you it’s AQ finish. What the heck is AQ and why is it such a popular choice of most printing houses? AQ finish or Aqueous Finish is a vegetable cellulose coating which is applied to paper right after the inks. It produces […]
If you’re looking for an elegant CD case or CD packaging for your wedding CD invite or promotional CD, nothing beats wooden CD cases when it comes to elegance. Great for wedding CDs, collector’s edition DVDs, and other special CDs or DVDs that would need a really special case. Presentation CD/DVD Case made in Cedar […]
“Who the fart are still buying CDs? It’s not 1993! Who would want the square-ish bulky thing with only 12-16 tracks when there’s the no-weight, no –mass (and some no-cost) Spotify? Let’s just skip the CD and go digital full-force.” Not the wisest decision, buddy. Apparently, many still buy the good ‘ole compact disc. Sure, […]
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]
If you have a band and it’s your first time to go on tour, first of all…congratulations! Now chop chop and make sure you have these merch ready for your tour: 1. CDs, of course! They say CD is dead but they’re still making lots of CDs. Think of one professional musician who hasn’t released […]