{"id":25456,"date":"2020-06-02T00:15:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T00:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/?p=25456"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:47:22","slug":"real-talk-sending-demos-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/real-talk-sending-demos-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Music Demos Still a Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a new musician trying to build a career in music, you must wonder if sending music demos still work.<\/p>\n

The answer is YES!<\/p>\n

You still need to send demos in 2020 and beyond. Yes, even if there’s an abundance of content and everyone is doing digital, even if you think you can do everything on your own, and even if you heard from well-meaning folks that it’s just a total waste of time.<\/p>\n

HOWEVER, in order for your music demo really work, you have to do a dozen more things, and trust me, they’re not so easy. You have to operate like a signed label!<\/p>\n

BUT WHY NEED A LABEL WHEN YOU’RE ALREADY\u00a0DOING GREAT? Well, the labels have the money to invest in marketing and\u00a0distribution so that your $1M will become $50M. That’s basically the answer. They can do everything faster, too, because they can pull the strings of industry folks. These people are like mafia and you know it. You can’t do this yourself.<\/p>\n

But record labels are tough to crack. You have to be in the top 1% for them to even notice you but don’t let that get you down…IT IS POSSIBLE to get a record deal.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some truths you have to know to manage your expectations and adjust your strategy:<\/p>\n

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