"Roger W. Norman" wrote in message
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"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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The real point being that using the internet for the SOLE purpose of
selling
product is probably a bad idea.
Gonna have to disagree with you there, in my case (with my own music) I'm
using the internet exclusively - all my sales have been via the web, and at
least half have been from countries other than the US. Also, in my case, I
don't gig, don't have a band that I play with, etc., so that's a little bit
different scenario, too, but there you have it. Have I sold a ton? No, I've
still got a couple hundred left from the 1,000 I originally ordered, and a
couple hundred have gone out as promos - it's been available since July of
'02, so you can do the math on the rest. I think if you're someone like
me - doing niche music for one, and not attempting to earn a living at it,
for another - the web is the way to go... I've more than broken even, and
am nearly (fingers crossed, LOL!) done with my 2nd CD. Roger, I remember
you mentioning that you've heard some of my stuff before, but for anyone
else who wants to see what I'm talking about, you can go here if you want
to check it out:
http://www.saqqararecords.com/html/N...son%20Home.htm
On the OTHER hand, for more mainstream bands like this...
http://www.saqqararecords.com/html/Abinormal%20Home.htm
....your position is right on; they gig, sell CD's at their gigs, and as we
try to get them shopped to someone who can take them to the next level,
they use the web to promote themselves & keep in touch with their fans. In
fact, I think they do a pretty good job of it, and if anyone reading this
thread would like to see a good example of that, you can link to their
website from the navbar at the left side of the page on the previous link,
or you can go there directly... he
http://www.abinormal.com
Now, we just released the Abinormal CD, and judging from the pace of sales,
these guys will sell more of their CD's at their gigs in a few months than
I've sold of mine since it's release; so, depending on what you're trying
to accomplish, there's a place for the web as a sales tool alone, and a
place for it as mainly a promotional tool, IMO.
Just two little small-time success stories... in any event, you still have
to have a label with some clout that can generate enough noise to get you
into the realm of the big-time success stories, however (again, IMO).
--
Neil Henderson
Saqqara Records
http://www.saqqararecords.com
So the web, even though it is a world
wide situation, can reasonably help support a group/artist if one is able
and willing to perform and has music worth the effort of the fans.
In the case of the original point of the thread, it's such an esoteric
concept to think that a composer/arranger would be able to perform live
that
it's almost negligable. But for artists looking to work their way out of
the proverbial regional basement, a decent website with full contact
information and numerous other ways to encourage fans to pursue the act,
well, it's an open field.
--
Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio
In article
writes:
One assumes that if you're at a concert listening to the band, you
can
determine whether you want to support the band through a $15
purchase.
Obviously the point is that one simply can't make music and put it up
on
the
net and make money.
But the chances of a total unknown putting music up on a web site and
making a living selling it are very tiny, no matter how good the music
is. But even the relatively small effort to send promo copies to
appropriate publishers who will give it a mention can help.
--
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