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908SSP
09-07-2009, 03:37 PM
A friend of mine has finished his third solo album of instrumental guitar music which I think is great music and it sounds great as well. Where would he go to sell that music? He wants a place where the music can be easily down loaded and where proceeds from the sale of the music is shared between the web site and the artist not where the artist ends up owing the distributor.
PosterBoy
09-07-2009, 03:44 PM
I think most people use CDbaby, they get it on Itunes too
908SSP
09-07-2009, 07:47 PM
Does Myspace do a decent job?
kingblud
09-07-2009, 08:00 PM
check out Tunecore.com they can get it on itunes, you retain ownership, etc.
T.Wesley
09-08-2009, 07:06 AM
CDBaby

They're the best, easiest, and ... did I already say best?

--chiba
trickness
09-08-2009, 08:06 AM
forget Myspace. Tunecore and this:

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/09/nimbit-mystore-facebook-commerce.html#more
rob2001
09-08-2009, 08:08 AM
Thread marked for future reference.:aok
Bryan T
09-08-2009, 09:28 AM
A friend of mine has finished his third solo album of instrumental guitar music which I think is great music and it sounds great as well. Where would he go to sell that music?

Has he contacted any of the labels that have an acoustic focus?

http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/
http://www.candyrat.com/
http://www.favorednations.com/FNA_allartists.html

In my mind, they would help with marketing, distribution, and licensing.


CD Baby is great, though all of the promotion will be on him. Playing shows and doing YouTube videos will be good ways to drive sales.

Bryan
ImmortalSix
09-08-2009, 09:29 AM
Seems like iTunes lets any geek with 10 songs sell on there
908SSP
09-08-2009, 09:34 AM
forget Myspace. Tunecore and this:

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/09/nimbit-mystore-facebook-commerce.html#more


This being connected to Facebook might be a good thing to get the word out. CDbaby charges no up front only commission which is nice.
straticus
09-08-2009, 11:04 AM
Another vote for Tunecore.
freedom's door
09-08-2009, 02:00 PM
CD Baby

guitar 9 is a great guitar based site, but i don't think they sell downloads, just physical CD's
908SSP
09-08-2009, 05:32 PM
Has anybody actually had any experience either selling or buying from any of these sites?
freedom's door
09-08-2009, 07:36 PM
Has anybody actually had any experience either selling or buying from any of these sites?

I sell my CD's on both of the places i mentioned, i've also bought from them, and i would highly recommend both.
908SSP
09-09-2009, 09:38 AM
I am kinda surprised but kinda not that so few people have had any experience selling their music. When my friends stuff is available I'll let you all know. There is some amazing talent out there going unheard. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Bryan T
09-09-2009, 09:53 AM
Has anybody actually had any experience either selling or buying from any of these sites?

I sell through CD Baby, which places it on iTunes, as well as a lot of other digital services (Rhapsody, iTunes UK, etc.). They also stock physical CDs. They pay promptly and their accounting is transparent.

As I said in my previous post, promotion will be on your friend. CDBaby aren't going to help promote his album, other than possibly making it one of their weekly (monthly?) features.

Personally, I find the promotion to be a burden. It takes a lot of time and often seems futile, especially when you are selling music that is less mainstream. If your buddy can find someone to help out in that department (like a label), then he'd be better off.