if you're in an unsigned band... - Progressive Rock Music Forum

...check out this site.

http://www.sellaband.com/

"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin

I'm not really planning to make music my full-time occupation. But if I would change my mind, I'd do it something like this:

I have friends who have offered me studio time to record a proffessional-sounding album for a very low fee. People would be albe to download decent quality mp3 versions (192 kbps) of the recordings from an official website, or order the album directly from me. Album art would be handled by me and a friend (painting is another talent of mine). Small-scale printing would be pretty easy: As the recording process would cost me almost nothing I could use the money saved to buy CDs, and equipment to print artwork onto them. No record companies or distributors in between, resulting in a substantially lower price. I would handle promotion through online communities such as MySpace and this forum. I wouldn't mind people spreading my music through illegal download sites/systems. It's great promotion.

I wouldn't be opting for world fame, so this method would probably be sufficient.

In short, I would never need to use that site or any one like it. It might be useful for some, but it seems a little risky anyways. I never trust websites to 100% (a healthy policy), especially not those who offer to help one earn money/fame. You never know. It might be a trap, or the company might go bust or something, which would lead to your investments being lost. $50 000 is a lot of money, and I wouldn't take any chances.

Edited by Philéas - September 12 2006 at 11:46

I see one tiny flaw in this plan "All you need is 5,000 people who believe in you."

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kirklott Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 623	Topic: if you're in an unsigned band... Posted: September 12 2006 at 10:30
	...check out this site. http://www.sellaband.com/
	"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin

Empathy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 30 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1864	Posted: September 12 2006 at 10:51
	Thanks, I've already checked this out. I can record a pretty pro-sounding record for FAR less than $50,000. Why would I then give away what I worked so hard on for free, for the promise of a 3-way split on some advertising revenue on a web page that essentially doesn't offer anything different from MySpace (as far as I can see, at least)? Plus, MySpace already has a HUGE existing userbase. Edited by Empathy - September 12 2006 at 11:04
	Pure Brilliance:

Philéas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 14 2006 Status: Offline Points: 6419	Posted: September 12 2006 at 11:44
	I'm not really planning to make music my full-time occupation. But if I would change my mind, I'd do it something like this: I have friends who have offered me studio time to record a proffessional-sounding album for a very low fee. People would be albe to download decent quality mp3 versions (192 kbps) of the recordings from an official website, or order the album directly from me. Album art would be handled by me and a friend (painting is another talent of mine). Small-scale printing would be pretty easy: As the recording process would cost me almost nothing I could use the money saved to buy CDs, and equipment to print artwork onto them. No record companies or distributors in between, resulting in a substantially lower price. I would handle promotion through online communities such as MySpace and this forum. I wouldn't mind people spreading my music through illegal download sites/systems. It's great promotion. I wouldn't be opting for world fame, so this method would probably be sufficient. In short, I would never need to use that site or any one like it. It might be useful for some, but it seems a little risky anyways. I never trust websites to 100% (a healthy policy), especially not those who offer to help one earn money/fame. You never know. It might be a trap, or the company might go bust or something, which would lead to your investments being lost. $50 000 is a lot of money, and I wouldn't take any chances. Edited by Philéas - September 12 2006 at 11:46

TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: September 12 2006 at 15:31
	Why would you put this in the Prog Lounge?????


chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Posted: September 12 2006 at 16:30
	I see one tiny flaw in this plan "All you need is 5,000 people who believe in you."