Do You Have Problems Distributing Your Music?

I'd love to "talk shop" and lament the issues we have.. Some would call this a "bitch fest", but it's frustration.

Here's one example. I went on a music site. Prog-rock, with a specific category like a "Share Your Album" type of thing. Great! So I put my stuff up, and while a few commented nicely, I saw that my thread had 2,200 views, so they clicked on it knowing what they were getting into (especially if you knew my title), but I only amassed 62 views out of the 2,200.

And then further inspection, my YouTube stats showed me that 40% of viewers have stopped within 30 seconds! Only 3.6% actually finished it.

It's really hard to get anywhere in any business if you are never given a chance... I think I was only successful overseas now simply because I was a strange face speaking a strange accent (American), which was the way I got in through the doors. And by "successful", I don't mean financially.

When I hear about established musicians having problems in the modern day, it only adds to the discouragement. Especially in my studio -- I'm sick of pressing buttons, or spending hours, and then thinking it's either not on par with my best stuff, OR, it doesn't sound different enough from the previous 4 CDs. I think my well has gone dry, so I have other options but to spend all my time distributing, and after sending 30 e-mails to music agencies and not receiving a single response, I don't know if I should proceed. I keep telling myself to give up. Even when I'm playing good an whatever instrument, I stop and think, "I should record this", instead of the joy of playing. I miss playing in a band, but that's been even more impossible for so many reasons many go through.