Show notes for Episode #3:
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Also in this episode, I discuss the five things you must believe cultivate your DIY music attitude, including:
1. The business has been lying to you. Major label artists are not getting rich off of record sales. Radio is fake. Don’t belive the lies they’re propogating!
2. Giving up all your musical rights for a bad business deal is the worst thing you can do as a music business person. I walk through Steve Albini’s article where he shows how you can sell tons of records and be broke.
3. You do not need corporate sponsorship (or permission) to secure musical freedom. Ready, fire, aim!
4. The direct-to-fan model is the primary path to success. Work to find your own audience. Connect with them. Find out where they are, what they want…give it to them.
5. You can do more than you think is possible. Don’t fear the massive task list. Learn to delegate to your bandmates, friends, and fans.
Resources discussed in this episode:
- Before the Music Dies (the movie)
- The problem with music by Steve Albini (the article)
- Brian Hartzog’s Indie Artist Manifesto (my manifesto)
- Bob Baker
- Ariel Hyatt
- Tim Sweeney: Guide to Releasing Independent Records
- What is indie? by Dave Cool–Get the movie free here
- Jonathan Coulton
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