Comments for Independent Music Advice http://www.independentmusicadvice.com Who Needs A Record Label? Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on How To Make A Mixtape, The Ultimate Guide Part 2 by Independent Music Advice http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/06/how-to-make-a-mixtape-the-ultimate-guide-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Independent Music Advice Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:18:07 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=913#comment-321 Hi Lil Dizzy. As long as you're vocaling them it's not really that risky. There's a chance a producer may ask you not to use their beat, but the chance is very slim as it's pretty much standard practice (Especially if the type of music you make is hip hop or grime)? If you were planning to be selling the producer's beats without any vocals though I'd recommend against that. Good luck with the mixtape, if there's anything else you need advice on let me know. Hi Lil Dizzy. As long as you’re vocaling them it’s not really that risky. There’s a chance a producer may ask you not to use their beat, but the chance is very slim as it’s pretty much standard practice (Especially if the type of music you make is hip hop or grime)? If you were planning to be selling the producer’s beats without any vocals though I’d recommend against that. Good luck with the mixtape, if there’s anything else you need advice on let me know.

]]> Comment on How To Make A Mixtape, The Ultimate Guide Part 2 by Lil Dizzy http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/06/how-to-make-a-mixtape-the-ultimate-guide-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Lil Dizzy Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:36:47 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=913#comment-310 This stuff is great. Awesome info cuz I'm planning on puttin out a mixtape in late July. The part that i wanted to know about most had to do with using other people's beats and whatnot. Just to get it strait; it's acceptable but risky to SELL mixtapes with other artist's beats? This stuff is great. Awesome info cuz I’m planning on puttin out a mixtape in late July. The part that i wanted to know about most had to do with using other people’s beats and whatnot. Just to get it strait; it’s acceptable but risky to SELL mixtapes with other artist’s beats?

]]> Comment on Why All Musicians Need A “.com” Website by Independent Music Advice http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/05/why-all-musicians-need-a-%e2%80%9c-com%e2%80%9d-website/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Independent Music Advice Thu, 27 May 2010 10:57:25 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=742#comment-64 Hi Lee. You're right, your main aim should be to drive traffic to your website. You should ideally have a product to sell and a mailing list ready for when potential fans arrive at your website, but that's something I'll talk about in future posts. Hi Lee. You’re right, your main aim should be to drive traffic to your website. You should ideally have a product to sell and a mailing list ready for when potential fans arrive at your website, but that’s something I’ll talk about in future posts.

]]> Comment on Why All Musicians Need A “.com” Website by Lee Jarvis // US Music Jobs http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/05/why-all-musicians-need-a-%e2%80%9c-com%e2%80%9d-website/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Lee Jarvis // US Music Jobs Wed, 26 May 2010 17:40:17 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=742#comment-54 Good advice here for sure - artists need a 'home' on the web aside from the latest fad of social networking sites - they are important for discovery and sharing, but should ultimately drive traffic to your own site. Thanks for the post! Lee Jarvis // US Music Jobs Good advice here for sure – artists need a ‘home’ on the web aside from the latest fad of social networking sites – they are important for discovery and sharing, but should ultimately drive traffic to your own site.

Thanks for the post!

Lee Jarvis // US Music Jobs

]]> Comment on Who Are You Making Music For? And Who You SHOULD Be Making It For by Independent Music Advice http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/05/who-are-you-making-music-for-and-who-you-should-be-making-it-for/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Independent Music Advice Sun, 23 May 2010 09:36:37 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=721#comment-26 No problem Jess. It really is important to get feedback from the fans, without asking them it's hard to know 100% what they want. Sales, fans, and your on / offline presence can all rise if you find out what people want and provide. Good luck in your music career. No problem Jess. It really is important to get feedback from the fans, without asking them it’s hard to know 100% what they want. Sales, fans, and your on / offline presence can all rise if you find out what people want and provide. Good luck in your music career.

]]> Comment on Who Are You Making Music For? And Who You SHOULD Be Making It For by Jess @ ION http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/index.php/2010/05/who-are-you-making-music-for-and-who-you-should-be-making-it-for/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Jess @ ION Sun, 23 May 2010 00:12:55 +0000 http://www.independentmusicadvice.com/?p=721#comment-23 This is something I need to improve on, I haven’t really been engaging my audience for feedback though I know I need to. Thanks for the tips. This is something I need to improve on, I haven’t really been engaging my audience for feedback though I know I need to. Thanks for the tips.

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