and how u will promote it ? is it will easy to let pp will come for it when want to buy a music CD.
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The sale of CDs online is very competitive, with many companies able to undercut high street prices considerably. It will also be a very tough market to promote yourself in, because many of the big names are very well established.\n\nIn terms of the website domain name, you either need to go for someothing descriptive (eg DirectCD.com) or unusual and memorable (eg yahoo.com)\n\nIn terms of promotion, you need to look at what you are planning on doing and seeing how that compares to your competitors. Why should someone buy from you and not them? Once you have estalished this angle you can then think about promoting yourself using this - for example "The cheapest CDs on the web" or "Specialist Suppliers of 80's Hard Rock Cds" etc.\n\nGiven the nature of your competition, you will probably have to be prepared to undertake extensive marketing either across the general media or specialist publications if you are planning on having a specialist angle.
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Play as many shows as possible, get a following.  Labels want to sign someone who can sell CDs so make sure you have a crowd to sell them to.  Get your name out there with websites and merch.  Send one-sheets and press kits to labels that cater to your genre.
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I believe sales of the hard product are declining i don't believe its down to the rise in downloading because people have been doing that for years back when people used tapes in the millions its simply down to the record companies and the artists putting out a substandard product.\n\nImprove the music improve sales.\n\nI only buy cds of artists i REALLY like which is not that many so it'll be rare if i buy 4 albums a year and this coming from someone who used to get all the new releases without question.
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Yes. Here is a website of a friend of mines business. This is where I buy my equiptment and most of my karaoke music from. He has an awesome system that can do exactly what you want.
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Start by not asking how to illegally copy music from the provider on the provider's Answers page.\n\nJust a start.
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Remember, you are playing for the audience. Try to just stand there a few moments to feel the room vibe, it will tell you what type of music they are in the mood for. Always introduce yourself. Play as many songs as you feel comfortable doing. Often you can see/feel you are losing the audience....that's when to stop. If you hear a lot of 'more's' then you know you are on target. I believe it is unwise to play anything other than originals at this type of venue. Most folks are there to hear something other than what they can play on the local jukebox. A paid gig is something all together different....covers are a necessary evil, but you can sneak a couple of originals in there and see how people react to them. You might also want to consider giving away your Cd's especially if they are 'home-made'. This will get a 'buzz' going for you locally, and people will listen to your CD because what the heck...it was free!! Wait till your paid gigs to sell Cd's. UPDATE:  I know the conventional idea is "play for yourself" and forget about what people think.....well....if you intend on a career in music, you had better care what people think. Music is a business, and like any business, there are financial considerations. When you become a 'household name", then you can do whatever you like, because THAT'S what people will expect from you. I know this is a very long answer to your simple question, but I wish someone had given me this advice when I was first starting out.
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I think its the Artist with approval from the record lable. If you were an artist why whoud you not want your music on i tunes? So if the record label thinks is gonna sell they approach i-tunes and if the people over at i-tunes like it they buy it from the record lable and when the song gets dowloaded the charge is split between all the 3 parties involved...i dont know the percentages though.
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NO WAY!  The first year Napster was in existence, there were record sales in CD's.  I thing the effect of downloading has caused artists to make better records.  No more buying a record for one good song.  The public is tired of it.  That's all I have to say about that.
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get yourself an agent, make a demo record, write letters to producers, record companies, etc. if you can get a demo tape and give it out and tell people, they will listen. its all about p.r.!
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Burn cd's and take them to ure local radio station, if they get air tyme, the promoters will contact you.
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send the demos to labels have him make a page on purevolume or myspace and promote his music there are labels that look at all types of music on those sites
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A simple but time consuming way is to burn it to a CD and them import the MP3, but you generally lose the ID tags when you do so, unless you're burning a full CD.  But for singles it can be a pain in the ass.
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No, not if it's the radio. It's a different matter if you're playing a  CD because then you need a Public Performance Licence (PPL) but radio broadcasts are treated as public domain material and the station will have it's own PPL.
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Your first step will be to contact the various record companies.  Once you've done that, you'll need to find out who the distributor is in your area.\nThen, you'll need to contact the distributor and let them know what your station format is going to be so they can start sending you music.  You'll also need to furnish them - probably at the company level as opposed to the distributor - with your call letters or provide documentation from your faculty supervisor verifying that you're going to either have a carrier current station (won't be broadcast outside the building) or on the web.  If you're webcasting, you might have a bit more difficulty and will almost definitely have to provide verified documentation and aren't just someone trying to get free cds.  \nGood Luck
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Bravo for you! Makes me happy to see you offering this stuff...but you should tell the people how....tell them to contact you or something for info...
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If it is 'pleasant' and 'repetitive' then it will 'catch' on to you, therefore being 'catchy'....  :-)  Songs are bait.  We are fish.  If we are caught by the bait, then we'll 'bite', meaning we'll purchase the bait and hopefully like that enough to get the whole can-of-worms (the whole cd)...  ;-)
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iTunes, Napster, or Music Match.  All fast reliable and legal.  All music is at some level copy written material.  The band saying it is free doesn't make it so.  They have to jump thru a lot of hoops to give up all their rights so always take care getting music "for free".