Free the MP3
Tuesday 15 May 2007
Free the MP3
Whilst on the net tonight, I made an important discovery: the vast number of free MP3 sites dedicated to the distribution of Indie/Alternative music.
Some sites I located include
http://www.mp3.com/alternative-indie/genre/302/summary.html
http://www.peoplesound.com/music/alternative/indie
http://www.altsounds.com/
http://www.indie-mp3.com/
http://mp3hugger.com/
What spurs this?
To answer the the question, I flash back to a conversation I recently had with someone I work with, who also happens to be a member of a little known alternative band called Avalon Drive. He spoke of the disasters they had experienced trying to work with an independent label, and ultimately having to do much of what would normally be considered the record labels job themselves (such as getting the records recorded and made, and actually put into stores – just a small part of the process). As a result much of the investment made in their situation (in terms of time and cash) was via them, and due to their relatively small status within the Australian music industry, they stood to gain very little financially wise at the end of the entire process.
Which I guess begs the question; is it actually worth trying to sell records these days if you’re an alternative artist? If you’re in it for the music, your working a day job anyway, and your more doing it for the enjoyment of playing to a few like-minded individuals (which tends to be the motive for alternative bands) then perhaps giving away your music is the perfect alternative (pardon the pun). The Internet in this instance seems to be the emerging and ideal platform of choice for this.
Free the MP3
Whilst on the net tonight, I made an important discovery: the vast number of free MP3 sites dedicated to the distribution of Indie/Alternative music.
Some sites I located include
http://www.mp3.com/alternative-indie/genre/302/summary.html
http://www.peoplesound.com/music/alternative/indie
http://www.altsounds.com/
http://www.indie-mp3.com/
http://mp3hugger.com/
What spurs this?
To answer the the question, I flash back to a conversation I recently had with someone I work with, who also happens to be a member of a little known alternative band called Avalon Drive. He spoke of the disasters they had experienced trying to work with an independent label, and ultimately having to do much of what would normally be considered the record labels job themselves (such as getting the records recorded and made, and actually put into stores – just a small part of the process). As a result much of the investment made in their situation (in terms of time and cash) was via them, and due to their relatively small status within the Australian music industry, they stood to gain very little financially wise at the end of the entire process.
Which I guess begs the question; is it actually worth trying to sell records these days if you’re an alternative artist? If you’re in it for the music, your working a day job anyway, and your more doing it for the enjoyment of playing to a few like-minded individuals (which tends to be the motive for alternative bands) then perhaps giving away your music is the perfect alternative (pardon the pun). The Internet in this instance seems to be the emerging and ideal platform of choice for this.
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