- Paperback: 149 pages
- Publisher: Tsa Books (March 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0965131602
- ISBN-13: 978-0965131605
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #725,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Ask any major label A&R rep and they'll tell you: the best way to develop your music career is to release your own record. What they won't tell you is how to make your release a success by getting your record played on major college and commercial radio stations, reviewed in key music publications, and stocked in national chain and independent record stores.
That's why you need Tim Sweeney's Guide To Releasing Independent Records. Packed with hundreds of money-saving tips, helpful hints, and never-before-revealed secret strategies used by industry insiders, this informative guide will teach how you to set up your own independent record label; make a great-sounding record without spending a lot of money; get quality distribution into major retail chains and indie record stores; design a winning promotional strategy for your release; convince college and commercial radio stations to play your record, and use the exposure generated by your release to bring! yourself to the attenetion of a larger label.
About the Author
Tim Sweeney is an independent music consultant and one of the music industry's most respected expects in the areas of artist development, record promotion, distribution, and retail marketing. He has worked with over one thousand major label and independent artists (including some of the most successfull of all time) in virtually every musical format. In addition, he is the private consultant to the industry's leading Presidents and CEO's.
Since 1996, his free music business workshops (that he presents around the United States at his own expense), have been attended by more than 10,000 artists, musicians, songwriters and music industry professionals each year.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good But not Always Practical,
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This review is from: Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records (Paperback)
While Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records is incrdibly insightful and helpful, at times I think he directs his suggestions more towards bands than singer-songwriters or indie artists. Also, I found that a lot of the expenses or investments he encourages, for example buying t-shirts and GIVING them away for FREE, don't really pay off, & aren't practical for most day-job struggling individuals. Definitely, these suggestions aren't for musicians on a budget. He attempts to suggest how to get the cash(loan or family), but he doesn't take into account that most singer-songwriters never really reap the profit from their expenditures (that or it takes a LONG time)... thus have to be careful.However, he really knows his stuff, & I got a lot of things out of his book. Good stuff.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Introduction,
By DJ Eurok (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records (Paperback)
This is the book you should read before you quit your day job and embrace the life of a record label owner. The advice is solid, well written and practical. It's a little old now (not much on-line marketting info) and its kinda rock oriented (not that it matters much). If you haven't put out a succesful release yet you need this book. Its a good guide for those just starting out. I wish I had read it 5 years a go
3.0 out of 5 stars
Barely adequate,
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This review is from: Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records (Paperback)
I'm not sorry I bought this. It had some good information on recording and promoting a CD through traditional means, although there's not much on the Internet.What's here is geared toward a major manufacturing and promotional commitment to radio and bricks and mortal (store) sales. So, it tends to be more useful for pop and rock acts that have money to play with. My genre, jazz, is not quite as popular and I didn't have a bankroll to blow trying a blanket submission and promotional campaign. I did get some useful ideas, certainly enough to justify the purchase. However, the Indie Bible is better.
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