How to sell your music

Dorio Vanti · 02-01-2014, 05:17 PM

Hello, I hope this is the place for this topic , if not please to be excused by the moderators.

It is clear that music is selled on internet and it's illegal distribution. The point is how and where we can sell it properly? What are the steps? Do we have to sell our music on our own or we have to look for Record Label for that? What do those of you who have gone down this road offer for people like us who still go on it?

TWT Music · 02-03-2014, 10:56 PM

Hey, send me a message when you get a chance so we can talk more. I have produced and released a number of albums and singles to date. You do no need to be on a label to sell your own music. I have been selling my own music independently with the help of various distributors. I could def help you with this. I also do artist promotion.

DoesntReallyMatter · 02-23-2014, 04:41 PM

Rule #1: Make good music.

imSpine · 02-27-2014, 01:34 PM

Try to upload them to itunes?

Marcø · 03-27-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DoesntReallyMatter

Rule #1: Make good music.

Of course, in general if you are heavily sponsored, you can sell music alone and have a significant feedback (iTunes, bandcamp, Zimbalam, etc ...) this is the case of artists who have the ability to not depend on any label.
Leaning on a label (depending on which) has the advantages that you have a greater range of plays, a distribution in general perform all the work.
The disadvantages are that the royalties (in general) should be 50/50, and (depending on the contract you have, the license agreement, exclusive contract, etc...) you are sometimes forced and influenced by the label.
In my opinion there are a lot of amazing label (Indie label, not major, it's impossible to access) that work really well and in your interest.

ngen · 03-31-2014, 01:51 AM

You do not need a record label. To sell music on your own you ideally need your own website and to market your product which can cost a lot of money depending on how far you want to expand. Unfortunately in this modern day in age you will only maybe get (if your lucky) $1 dollar per song which will not usually cover costs for your marketing. However if you to sell merchandise as well, where fans can buy, say a t-shirt for $35 which only costs $5 to make, you will earn a profit of $30 which will help pay for your marketing and in turn produce more sales of your music. Hope this helps.

Xurtio · 04-07-2014, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TWT Music

Hey, send me a message when you get a chance so we can talk more. I have produced and released a number of albums and singles to date. You do no need to be on a label to sell your own music. I have been selling my own music independently with the help of various distributors. I could def help you with this. I also do artist promotion.

Would you consider making a thread in the artist's corner?

TiersenYann · 04-16-2014, 06:28 AM

There seem to be a quite a lot of options, I'm writing a paper on this at the moment. iTunes, Spotify, YouTube (There's also businesses out there specialising in reclaiming licensing royalties from YouTube), a host of aggregator websites and sneaky ways of getting your music out there. I think the trick is getting your music out the correct niche and in the correct places!

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Dorio Vanti Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Montpellier Posts: 3	How to sell your music Hello, I hope this is the place for this topic , if not please to be excused by the moderators. It is clear that music is selled on internet and it's illegal distribution. The point is how and where we can sell it properly? What are the steps? Do we have to sell our music on our own or we have to look for Record Label for that? What do those of you who have gone down this road offer for people like us who still go on it?

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TWT Music Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 5	Hey, send me a message when you get a chance so we can talk more. I have produced and released a number of albums and singles to date. You do no need to be on a label to sell your own music. I have been selling my own music independently with the help of various distributors. I could def help you with this. I also do artist promotion.

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DoesntReallyMatter "The Messiah Complex" Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 169	Rule #1: Make good music.

02-27-2014, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
imSpine Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 8	Try to upload them to itunes?

03-31-2014, 01:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
ngen Groupie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 7	You do not need a record label. To sell music on your own you ideally need your own website and to market your product which can cost a lot of money depending on how far you want to expand. Unfortunately in this modern day in age you will only maybe get (if your lucky) $1 dollar per song which will not usually cover costs for your marketing. However if you to sell merchandise as well, where fans can buy, say a t-shirt for $35 which only costs $5 to make, you will earn a profit of $30 which will help pay for your marketing and in turn produce more sales of your music. Hope this helps.

04-16-2014, 06:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
TiersenYann Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 21	There seem to be a quite a lot of options, I'm writing a paper on this at the moment. iTunes, Spotify, YouTube (There's also businesses out there specialising in reclaiming licensing royalties from YouTube), a host of aggregator websites and sneaky ways of getting your music out there. I think the trick is getting your music out the correct niche and in the correct places!