As of April 3, 2008 iTunes has officially become the top US music retailer beating out Walmart for top position. According to Apple sources, the data was taken from an independent research company called NDP Group. This is very impressive for the independent musician front because selling music online is thriving and continuing to grow. iTunes has over 50 million customers and their catalog of music spans the globe and includes over six million songs. As an independent artist, you must showcase your music and take advantage of Apple’s popularity. Selling music on iTunes can provide you the attention and … Continue reading
Tunecore is a music distribution service that offers distribution to online retailers such as iTunes for a flat fee. This arrangement also allows you to keep 100% of the money that you earned. The cost is $0.99 per store per album, $0.99 per track, and $19.98 per album per year storage and maintenance. This price is awesome. Test the marketability of your tracks and upload your projects. Tunecore this week delivered 468 albums to iTunes and $143,844.34 was earned in music sales.
I would like to thank everyone for stopping by. The purpose of this blog is to discuss issues that are important for independent musicians regarding distribution and music success. My name is Mario Mendoza and am an independent musician as well as partner in an indie label based out of Los Angeles called Fried Roots. Finding distribution was an obstacle for us initially because we didn’t know where to look. Along with my business partner, Sundy Macalinao, we bounced out several ideas and options on a whiteboard and began the search. I am learning daily from speaking with fellow artists that there are several ways to find … Continue reading
