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RELEASE AND DISTRIBUTE YOUR ALBUM WITHOUT A RECORD LABEL

by Dimitry, 15/06/2009 14:07:26, Lessons articles, read 3568 times

RELEASE AND DISTRIBUTE YOUR ALBUM WITHOUT A RECORD LABEL

Nowadays this is 1 of the most actual and used path.

Those artists who decide to be selfproduced are always more and selfreleased and self distributed.

Actually I really raccomend that but just if you are really enough committed in that.

- What do I mean with that?

Well there are really a lot of stuff to do working on a record before to release that, releasing that and above all after that process.

I can say that there are actually 3 main ways of distributing your own record:

1 – Sell at Gigs

2 – Sell on the web

3 – Sell in the stores

1 - Sell at Gigs - This is actually the best way in my opinion and above all if you play a lot of shows or tours..

That is working a lot because of many reasons directly connected to the way that your show impress and involve the fans attending the show

Obviousely you have to remind the crowd that your album and merchandise is on sale at the merch table, 3, 4 and even more times during the show.

To do that for everyshow you must:

- Set up a merchandise corner and a merchandise table.

- Have somebody standing there and selling the stuff during all the show, before and after that.

- Have cds, t-shirts and other little stuff on sale.

2 – Sell on the web –

Well... This is a very interesting point.

There are hundreds of websites on which you can put your record on sale.

I’ll mention some here:

www.reverbnation.com

On these websites you just have to pay a small fee to put your record on sale and those companies keep a small percentage of incomes from the sells.

I DECIDE TO OPEN MY OWN STORE ON MY WEBSITE (www.demetrioscopelliti.it) TO SELL MY MUSIC AND MY BAND’S ALBUMS, SOON THIS DISTRIBUTION WILL BE OPEN TO OTHER ARTISTS.

THAT WILL BE A REALLY BIG STEP FOWARD ; I’LL SPEAK ABOUT THAT DEEPLY IN ANOTHER TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES ANYWAY.

3 - Sell in the stores –

Even if it sounds a little “Oldfashioned” and in same ways it is; it’s still working.

You can have an agreement with some distribution companies or you can deal directly with the stores owners.

In the 1^st and 2^nd case (sell at gigs and sell in the stores) you need to open your little company to pay taxes and be regular worker according to the law of your country and you need keep track of all the sells.

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SUBJECT, I HAVE A LOT OF MUSICIANS WHO ASK ME SOME TRICKS ABOUT HOW TO SELL AND DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN MUSIC.

If you think you need some more deep advices about this subject please write me at this address:

gitartimer@hotmail.com

Look foward to hearing from you soon.

Have a nice day.

DIMITRY

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Autumn 2024

Hi Folks.

Finally « Infinity », first full length album of duo « Scopelliti/Davidsen » is released.

You can stream it from all the main music services on the Internet and you can download it from Bandcamp.

The music can be defined as the perfect mix between "Modern Classical Music" and "Instrumental Prog Metal".

The album has been produced, engineered and mixed/mastered by yours truly.

Also it won't take long until my next solo album will be released, in fact it has already been written and recorded this summer (actually the writing process started 2 years ago, even though a couple of tracks were written in 2020.

It will be released in 2025 for sure.

We're getting ready for the autumn/winter tours.

I'll be playing at the famous "Guitar Summit 2024" with my mate Laurent Bernadac on Sep 29.

Other artists on the bill: Tosin Abasi, Nick Johnston, Phil X, Matteo Mancuso, Tom Quayle, Nita Strauss, and more...

Two weeks later I will be flying to China for "Music China 2024" playing for Inspiria Guitars and Hotone Audio (performance time schedule coming soon).

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