Hip Hop Distribution is here to discuss issues relevant for indie musicians. Music distribution has become very easy to attain and earning a living as a musician is possible. The main obstacle for musicians is keeping consistent marketing plans during times of being understaffed or unorganized. Speaking from personal experience, nothing in this music industry comes easy. As an independent musician and label partner in Fried Roots, distribution was the initial obstacle. Fried Roots has used services for distribution such as Songcast and Tunecore to get our music with different major online retailers, and they work just great. Since iTunes … Continue reading
As an independent musician, you must take advantage of the free promotion arena. Ourstage is a great website that should be added to your music marketing plans. The sign up process for Ourstage is free and all you have to do is upload your original music. The concept here is unique. Once you submit your music, you categorize it according to your genre. Your song is now placed against another artist and independent fans vote on which song is better. The more fan votes you receive, the quicker you climb up the charts. To keep the integrity of the ranking … Continue reading
