RTP-area local music and culture

[skillet.gilmore AT gmail.com]

making and mailing cd's to folks that haven't requested them is a
waste of money, resources and time. 99.9% of all those cd's will wind
up in the trash. put together an EPK (electronic press kit) with a
bio, any reviews you have and links to your songs online. hell, just
use myspace. then hit up people in the indie bible (although i
personally don't believe in any books of that sort) and if they
request a press pack you can send it to them. print enough cd's to
actually sell and x amount that you can use for promotional purposes.
think of cd's as product for sale and let the introweb do the rest.

sg







On Feb 25, 1:49 pm, Baby Messy <bil... AT baggins.con> wrote:
> It's been about 3/4 of a year since I had my first CD done. I've learned
> a lot of lessons that will come in handy next time.
>
> I was thrilled. THRILLED when that UPS man showed up with my 1000 discs.
> All pretty. I think I still have maybe 400 left and I've pollinated
> pretty well.
>
> The next release, I was thinking of what I've learned since the first one:
>
> 1. The songs that I thought were killer, the songs I put first on the
> CD, were actually not the strongest songs. Ouch! The first song, Jesus,
> has confounded some, angered others, and frankly left most people
> nonplussed.
>
> 2. The reproduction and mailing of the CD has been the most expensive
> part of the process. $1400 (Oasis, love 'em) + mailing about 12 a week
> for three months to people in the Indie Bible. (I stopped after getting
> too few results and almost no reviews---google my name). This is not to
> admit failure but to perhaps try not fit the profile of an insane person
> so closely.
>
> 3. I have a slab of music that I worked on for a while and have in
> perpetuity to share with my children and theirs. Is that enough? It was
> once, but if it isn't, what else do I want?
>
> I plan on getting the next one mastered at the Kitchen just like I did
> DTBWM, but how should I minimize my costs? Can I have, say, 300 printed
> up and do the rest digitally?  What strategies can I use?
>
> Do I need a physical CD at all?