Independent Artist Issues in Music Business

Independent Artist - New York Services

2010-02-26T04:28:00.000-08:00

EMAIL BLAST SERVICES

We offer an array of services for artists or labels looking to promote their material.These packages were created by our staff with our clients best interest in mind.Reach over 100,000 industry insiders, guaranteed radio spins and much more for as low as $35

Our basic plans were developed for clients with smaller budgets or those who are not yet ready to commit to one of our more comprehensive packages.

Basic packages

Beginners plan $35

Client will receive:

One week email blast support

(Song will be sent twice within 7 days to our email list )

Song will be submitted for The A&R Report mixtape

(For more info please visit http://trackbuzzer.com/presents

Jango.com account with 350 play credit.(250 FOR EXISTING ACCOUNTS)

(Internet radio station with over 7 million listeners that gives users a opportunity to be heard
by masses and also a chance to begin earning income every time song is played.
for more info please visit http://www.airplay.jango.com/music+promotion/how_it_works

Silver plan $100 save 28%

Client will receive:

four week email blast support

(Song will be sent twice per week for four weeks to our email list )

Press Release

(A press release will be sent out to top music and social site creating instant buzz )

Song will be submitted for The A&R Report mixtape

(For more info please visit http://trackbuzzer.com/presents

Jango.com account with 350 play credit.(250 FOR EXISTING ACCOUNTS)

Song review

(Client will receive a written song review by one our renowned DJs.)

MIXTAPE E-BLAST $350 save 50%

(SEND UP TO 20 SONGS to over 100,000 contacts)
This plan is for artists and labels looking to send an Eblast of a whole mixtape or Compilation album.

One week email blast support

(Song will be sent twice within 7 days to our email list )

Press Release

(A press release will be sent out to top music and social site creating instant buzz )

Song will be submitted for The A&R Report mixtape

(For more info please visit http://trackbuzzer.com/presents

Jango.com account with 350 play credit. (250 FOR EXISTING ACCOUNTS)

(Internet radio station with over 7 million listeners that gives users a opportunity to be heard
by masses and also a chance to begin earning income every time song is played.

For more info please visit http://www.airplay.jango.com/music+promotion/how_it_works

Independent Artist - New York Music Consultant

2010-02-26T04:17:00.000-08:00

MUSIC CONSULTANT

With over 15 years of music industry experience, our staff can advise Independent artists and labels with the marketing and promotions needed to jump start a project. Lets us help you maximize the awareness of your next release with high concentration in selective areas such as

Social Networking site (Twitter, facebook, myspace, etc)
Email marketing (over 100,000 contacts. DJs, Record Execs, Magazines, Radio personalities, Music and Blog sites and more)
Internet marketing (banner and text ads)
Radio plays (traditional and internet)
Digital retail distribution for album or songs
Mixtape circuit
Music websites and blogs
Press releases

At Track buzzer we understand each client’s need is unique so we prepare strategies that are customized for each particular project. Let us guide you. For more info on our consulting service please contact us at
info@trackbuzzer.com

Independent Artist - New York the A&R Report

2010-02-26T04:10:00.000-08:00

A&R REPORT

The A&R Report is a mixtape series hosted by DJ Finesse, DJ Hpnotiq, DJ Love Dinero, DJ Onpoint and guest artists and producers. This mixtape series is used for promotional use only and is distributed through our network of 10,000+ music stores, creating more exposure for our clients.

The purpose of this mixtape series is to provide artists an outlet to be heard and to serve as a starting point for A&Rs and record exec’s looking for new acts to sign and for fans just looking for new music to listen to.

Any client who uses our services is automatically entered into our mixtape song que where our team carefully listens and selects the best of the best to appear on the following mixtape.

Over 20,000 copies of each series are printed and sent to our network of stores to be handed out for free. With the co sign of some of new york’s influential Djs, Independent Artist who are featured on this series have an opportunity to showcase their talent and create a buzz for themselves.

Independent Artist - Talking with the Man

2010-01-25T04:36:00.000-08:00

Trackbuzzer Booking shows is tough. Even tougher is being sure to get all the details at a venue before you play. Some venues will only give you one chance to play there and if you ruin that opportunity by not getting all the information before show time you really have no one to blame but yourself.

The most important issue is finding out if the venue is 21 and over. Some bars do allow underage people in for shows and some do not. Some places allow underage band members into the show, but they have to leave immediately following the group’s set. I have seen shows where the band has gotten completely set up and then had to leave because the bar owner found out that the group was underage. The band, the owner, and the fans were all extremely unhappy. This situation is easily avoided with proper communication.

Be sure to also check if the venue expects a certain amount of money from you. You will not want to play the show if you cannot cover the cost to play with the admission. If you cannot fill the seats (or standing space as the case may be) you probably should not be playing a show anyway. Another scenario is that the owner may want a percentage of whatever is taken in at the door. Not as bad as having to pay the guarantee (not necessarily), but another factor to carefully consider.

Do not forget the obvious questions. What kind of sound equipment will be provided? Will there be a PA or will the band be responsible for sound? It would be very embarrassing to show up without necessary equipment. Also check what time you and whoever else may be playing start and how long each have to play. If you keep the owner happy then you will be able to come back and play another show.

Each venue has its own rules. Independent Artist Be sure to talk thoroughly with the owner so all, if any, finer aspects of the rules will be covered. This may seem overly cautious, but better to be fully informed instead of being made to pay because of not bringing in enough people or damaging equipment or anything else. While it may be excessive, getting the agreement written out will be a sure way to clear up any misunderstanding after the fact.

Independent Artist - Marketing of Music

2010-01-25T04:24:00.000-08:00

To start a music business is not an easy task. It needs hard work, determination, long hours and significant amount of capital to invest. It however, consists of some exciting challenges as well. There are lots of aspects of music business like acting as an agent, hot new music group, promotion of new music album etc. You should have ideas of all facets of music business so that you can get help in achieving your target. If it becomes successful, then you do get rewarded but at the same time it also involves quite a bit of risk.

There are various challenges as well as opportunities in the music industry. A confident business person having interest in music can take benefit from those chances and challenges. It helps in developing the most successful music business even in the difficult environment. For this business you must have confidence and power of standing and have the willingness to accept some disappointments and challenges.

The key things in order to have successful music business in any genre like hip hop, rock music or pop, are to have an attractive business plan, trusted partners, and available financers and investors. If you have good partners or investors then it helps in reaching the top of the music business.

It is essential that you have good knowledge of scenario of business because it is obvious that no one will be interested to invest money in the music business without having proper knowledge. You should have good business plans because the plans are the ways of achieving the goals and calculating the financial requirements and prospects.

If you are trying to introduce your hip hop music, rock band or pop music business through internet then you should consider some tips for marketing you these kind business. Marketing you music through internet is the best way to be noticed by many people all over the world because there are lots of people who uses internet or online music every day. There are a handful of options available for online marketing of your music. Websites like MySpace and YouTube besides Blogs and Podcasts are a few to mention.

Blogs are decent options to market your music as you get the choice of linking your audios (in your web page) through the blog.

Podcasts are also a good option because you can very easily create one for your own self. There are literally hundreds of visitors in here who constantly are on a look out for new music.

Websites like MySpace and YouTube are also quiet popular options through which you can easily market your music.

Independent Artist Website- Issues in Music Business

2010-01-25T03:55:00.000-08:00

Creativity has never been everybody’s cup of tea and so has been establishing in the art industry. It always required a thick mantle to survive and the music industry is no exception. The best survival trick is to be able to deal properly with the disappointments, take lessons and keep moving in order to achieve your goal, without getting swayed away.

Few of the issues and concerns in the music industry are as follows:

Demo disappointment – It’s, indeed, one of the most common problem with every second struggler in the music industry. So what do you do when you just don’t get any response on your demo? You might choose to get frustrated on realizing that there is no one interested in your stuff or your demo is not at all worthy enough. Or you might decide to take a positive approach and believe that it takes time to get the right sample to the right person. A more pragmatic approach would be to figure out petty tribulations that might be there in your demo and make conscious efforts to put them right. There is a lot of information and guideline available on the net on how to improve you demo. The other activities advised to handle such a situation are:

· Continue playing shows so that your profile keeps building up continuously.

· Aggressively pursue the press coverage of your shows.

· Stay updated on your internet marketing tools like your blog, Myspace etc.

· Maintain upgraded information in your promotion package about your latest activities.

Non-availability of Distribution – after reaching the stage when you decide to release your own record, getting distributors for your first release becomes the biggest problem, given, the fact that every distributor eyes on established brands and labels which can pull huge loads of advertisement money at their offices. The solution is simply to take care of a few things in your record which can help make the distributor(s) believe that the stuff is going to work in the market:

You should show up a decent list of releases of different artists so that the risk gets shared evenly.

A proposal having a schedule of your future releases to assure the distributors that you plan to stay, at least, for a while.

Catch hold of a distributor who keeps, in general, all labels so that the supply (when your music is in demand) is easily met with.

Do efforts by promoting your music not only through the press but also by visiting music stores etc.

These steps can, in principle, improve the market status of your music and provide you the leverage that you have been striving for quiet long.