On Internet How to Sell the Music to worldwide audience If You Will be a Musician
Now it is easier than before to sell the music through worldwide audience. I will be a musician since childhood, and while education and then working for a living of my dream of becoming a guitar player, but I have never given up hope. Indeed, I have spent the last couple of years in writing and recording the eclectic mix of songs. The next step was to find the way to get them heard, which is where the social media came.
Where to sell the Music on Online
MySpace is of musical backwater on these days, despite Justin Timber lake's intervention, it is still a place to post songs and updates for the audience who loves music.with stronger and better sense of community though SoundCloud. I began uploading the instrumentals and songs to Soundcloud several years ago, but paid account to get more comprehensive statistics as well as pretty much unlimited space for audio files.
Followers will commonly fellow musicians with all the other social networks, you get more out of them the more you put in follow others, listen to their music and leave comments. There is also the option to add “buy” links to other services through which your listeners, audience, fans, even, might pay to download a track.
The option I came across was ReverbNation. It is very similar to SoundCloud you can create your own profile and start adding your music, you can set the price to download or make it free . you can either take all the profits after the site’s commission, or opt to share with a charity of your choice. I give a proportion of every sale to the Fender Music Foundation.
It will be my experience, but Reverberation seems a lot quieter in terms of community than SoundCloud and I get a steady stream of profile views, for few people to listen. Moreover, ReverbNation messages users frequently offers of music promotion, which seem to be rely on one paid for a “press pack” up-front.
Next site appeared on my radar was Band Camp, which lets you to upload the songs and artwork and set a price for each. The big advantage is that fans have the option to show their true devotion and pay more than the asking price if they really like a track or album. I had some success with marketing on BandCamp, again I do not think I am ready to give up the day job just yet.
Selling the Music on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play
In the music download world the iTunes, Google Play, Amazon MP3 and Spotify are the primary paid outlets and the most well-known among the down loaders. Getting songs and music album on to these music sites generally requires proper music management and a record label but there are other ways to get listed.
The music distribution likes of platforms like CDBaby and Tune-core take fee and will act as a proxy for record label to get music on iTunes and other online music stores. The music uploads will appear in stores through out the world. These services like Audiam also have a partnership with YouTube whenever your music is used on YouTube videos and you are paid a share from revenue.
On the other hand charges are almost negligible annual fee, does not take the profits and never allows you to upload as many songs as you like each year. It takes a few days for your tracks to propagate iTunes, Google, Amazon, Spotify etc. but it is a simple process.
In addition to that there is loudr.fm site which is similar to DistroKid for getting songs on iTunes, Amazon, but with one important difference it lets you upload and sell “cover” versions of other people songs by taking care of the licensing and royalties for the song writer. The service charges takes a relatively large cut of from any profits from the download stores.
Now it is easier than before to sell the music through worldwide audience. I will be a musician since childhood, and while education and then working for a living of my dream of becoming a guitar player, but I have never given up hope. Indeed, I have spent the last couple of years in writing and recording the eclectic mix of songs. The next step was to find the way to get them heard, which is where the social media came.
MySpace is of musical backwater on these days, despite Justin Timber lake's intervention, it is still a place to post songs and updates for the audience who loves music.with stronger and better sense of community though SoundCloud. I began uploading the instrumentals and songs to Soundcloud several years ago, but paid account to get more comprehensive statistics as well as pretty much unlimited space for audio files.
Followers will commonly fellow musicians with all the other social networks, you get more out of them the more you put in follow others, listen to their music and leave comments. There is also the option to add “buy” links to other services through which your listeners, audience, fans, even, might pay to download a track.
The option I came across was ReverbNation. It is very similar to SoundCloud you can create your own profile and start adding your music, you can set the price to download or make it free . you can either take all the profits after the site’s commission, or opt to share with a charity of your choice. I give a proportion of every sale to the Fender Music Foundation.
It will be my experience, but Reverberation seems a lot quieter in terms of community than SoundCloud and I get a steady stream of profile views, for few people to listen. Moreover, ReverbNation messages users frequently offers of music promotion, which seem to be rely on one paid for a “press pack” up-front.
Next site appeared on my radar was Band Camp, which lets you to upload the songs and artwork and set a price for each. The big advantage is that fans have the option to show their true devotion and pay more than the asking price if they really like a track or album. I had some success with marketing on BandCamp, again I do not think I am ready to give up the day job just yet.
Selling the Music on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play
In the music download world the iTunes, Google Play, Amazon MP3 and Spotify are the primary paid outlets and the most well-known among the down loaders. Getting songs and music album on to these music sites generally requires proper music management and a record label but there are other ways to get listed.
The music distribution likes of platforms like CDBaby and Tune-core take fee and will act as a proxy for record label to get music on iTunes and other online music stores. The music uploads will appear in stores through out the world. These services like Audiam also have a partnership with YouTube whenever your music is used on YouTube videos and you are paid a share from revenue.
On the other hand charges are almost negligible annual fee, does not take the profits and never allows you to upload as many songs as you like each year. It takes a few days for your tracks to propagate iTunes, Google, Amazon, Spotify etc. but it is a simple process.
In addition to that there is loudr.fm site which is similar to DistroKid for getting songs on iTunes, Amazon, but with one important difference it lets you upload and sell “cover” versions of other people songs by taking care of the licensing and royalties for the song writer. The service charges takes a relatively large cut of from any profits from the download stores.
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