| It's the end of the music industry as we know | | | | Step one, start a record label. It's very |
| it. You no longer have to depend on someone | | | | easy and affordable to start a record label. |
| who doesn't get your music to discover you | | | | Plus, there are many reasons to start your |
| and make you a success. If you're into | | | | own record label like; filing taxes at the |
| rocking a la Alternative, we are excited for | | | | business level, getting tax breaks that |
| you! Alternative Music is one of the leading | | | | businesses are allowed by the government, |
| genres taking the Internet by storm. | | | | becomming a member of RIAA and many more |
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| Today, with digital technology, the only | | | | Step two, build your personal studio. Again |
| thing that is holding you back from | | | | this is a very easy and inexpensive step to |
| experiencing a life of infecting your fans | | | | take to succeed in the music biz. Some |
| with your music is you. With the Internet | | | | advantages of owning a personal recording |
| anyone can get their music out into | | | | studio is that you can; take your time to |
| cyberspace, get some recognition and make | | | | develop your sound, you can make changes that |
| some money. | | | | will improve your songs without having to pay |
| | | | thousands of dollars to a professional studio |
| - Will you become rich? - | | | | and you can master your music in minutes. |
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| Getting rich is a possibility in the digital | | | | Step three, learn where and how to promote |
| market place. The Artic Monkeys sold 360,000 | | | | your music. Back in the day you needed to |
| copies in one week by using the internet to | | | | get your music heard on the radio or on a |
| market their music. If you do the math, if | | | | video channel to get enough exposure to make |
| they charged, $10 per CD, times 360,000 | | | | any money selling your music. Today if you |
| that's 3,600,000 - three million six hundred | | | | can read this article, you can promote your |
| thousand dollars! Getting rich is a | | | | music over the internet and expose your music |
| possibility in the digital age. | | | | to millions of people. |
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| Let's face it. Every artist and musician | | | | Step four, build your fan base. Building a |
| could use a little more money. It doesn't | | | | fan base used to require you to get massive |
| matter what genre you're in. You know that | | | | exposure on TV or radio and then enbark on |
| having a little extra money could help you. | | | | endless tours to promote your CD. After all |
| It doesn't matter why you sing or play. You | | | | at work and investment, you'd be doing well |
| could use a some extra money, to make | | | | to have a fan base of a couple thousand fans. |
| whatever you're doing today even better | | | | Today you can promote your music on many of |
| tomorrow. | | | | the Peer to Peer sites sprouting up like; |
| | | | myspace, msnspaces, isound and many more and |
| Alternative rockers are often frustrated with | | | | reach millions. Plus you can build a fan base |
| lack of mainstream media attention. | | | | of hundreds of thousands. If you need proof |
| Alternative rockers usually feel insulted and | | | | of this fact just go to and check out the top |
| abused by corporate record labels. | | | | artist and see how many friends (fans) the |
| Alternative rockers know that there are many | | | | top artist have. |
| people in the world who appreciate their kind | | | | |
| of music. Using internet submission sites | | | | Step Five, convert your fans into customers. |
| allow the alternative rocker to connect with | | | | Having many fans who don't purchase your |
| fans on-line and off-line. | | | | music is honestly a waste of time. Fans do |
| | | | fill the ego, but if they don't purchase your |
| In the past, artists and bands needed a | | | | music, they aren't filling your bank account. |
| record company to pay for everything (studio | | | | Without making money in the music biz, you |
| time, CD dulication, promotion etc.). Today, | | | | won't get respect or the recognition that |
| it's up to the alternative rocker to get his | | | | matters. You'll have to learn the steps to |
| or her music heard. The Good thing is that it | | | | getting fans buying massive amounts of your |
| doesn't cost a lot of money to make your | | | | music to really succeed in the music biz. |
| music dreams come true. All you have to do | | | | |
| is follow these steps to succeed in the music | | | | The good thing is all the steps above are |
| biz. | | | | easy to do but there can be lots work |
| | | | involved if you don't take the correct steps. |