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» How To Present Your Demo | Insider Music Business — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:24:49 +0000

[...] Dubber of NewMusicStrategies.com has a really good post up discussing your demo and how to present it. Here are some of the key points that I have picked up (and agree [...]

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By: david

david — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:12:53 +0000

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I have three songs, I would love that you were the person to heard my music and could be a guide for me and this way of creating music I need your help , as I have mentioned before this country they don¨t promote this kind of music I hope that you pay attention to me. Thank you for your time, and I wish I could hear from you soon.

M .DAVID BREO

BOGOTA COLOMBIA

By: Julien

Julien — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:06:56 +0000

+1 Matt . I’ve the same use for Demo CD…

By: Rich Dale

Rich Dale — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:37:48 +0000

I find it best to make contact with your target and find out what they want – CD or Mp3. It can be a good way to break the ice and demonstrate that you want to make the person’s life easier. I include my bandcamp URL in my signature so they can have a quick listen and decide whether to engage with me further. This has actually lead to some meaningful and useful relationships with people out in there and has saved me a lot of time and postage costs!

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OzBlog::music & more » Blog Archive » Demo on CD or mp3? — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:12:39 +0000

[...] Demo on CD or mp3? [...]

By: Matt Rodela

Matt Rodela — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:12:31 +0000

I’m personally not averse to using the “demo CD” description. I think a promo CD descibes a CD that’s purpose is to promote a full-length CD or some other professional-grade recording. In contrast I think a demo is the early attempts of a new artist looking to show a selective few people what he or she can do. I don’t mind calling my song and CD “demos” because that’s what they are, raw demonstrations of my songs.

By: Joe Kirk

Joe Kirk — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:05:48 +0000

Andrew,

I’m a big fan of your writing. Your ebook is required reading for anyone I work with. While I agree with most of this post, I have two slight disagreements.

I was one of the four partners at Paste Magazine for several years. We got about 18,000 discs a year while I was there. And I have been personally handed more discs than I can count. And, like with you, I get more every day.

1) I disagree with your take on jewel cases. I strongly recommend jewel case with tray artwork. The reason is simple. Anyone in the music business, and reviewers in particular, has two stacks of CDs on their desk. One is for stuff we MIGHT listen to and one is for stuff we WILL listen to. When I hear about an artist that seems familiar, I scan the MIGHT stack and move the disc to the WILL stack if I find it. The point is that I scan the SIDE of the stack, not the cover. I would actually have to pick up the stack and work through it to look at the covers. It is much easier and faster to just scan the side looking for the artist name. Anything other than a jewel case with a printed tray card will not be seen in a quick scan of the side.

Everyone in the industry I know who gets more than a few hundred CDs a year works pretty much like this. I’ve watched reviewers on the phone with a publicist, running their finger down the side of a stack on their desk, only to proclaim that they don’t have a copy of the disc, even though they might actually have it.

2) I’ve thrown away a lot of CDs at places like SXSW because I didn’t have room in my luggage for the flight home. But I don’t think getting rid of the jewel case is the answer. Instead of giving me a disc when I’m standing in a club or a coffee shop or whatever, ask for my card and tell me you’ll send me a CD later. Then mark the envelope “requested material” so it gets past the intern and goes straight to my desk. When I open the envelope, it will be the only disc in my hand and I’ll be sitting in front of my laptop if I decide I want to hear it then. If not, I’ll at least put it in my MIGHT stack instead of throwing it away before I get back to my desk. (From there, see point 1.)

Keep up the good work Andrew.

Joe Kirk
NoiseTrade

By: Harrison

Harrison — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:14:19 +0000

:-) This advice could easily compel me to write some songs with lines such as Good Manners Cost Nothing, There’s No Substitute For Hard Work or even the marketeers favourite, Swap The Blunderbuss For Shotgun! I have a further question though, which I’d appreciate pointers on please which builds on this and the previous post. Is the world of youtube links built on parallel etiquette? In other words, if you’ve a promo video, how does getting the word out about that possibly differ from the advice above?

By: Steve Woodward

Steve Woodward — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:38:53 +0000

I’d suggest Bandcamp too – looks about perfect for this sort of thing:

http://bandcamp.mu/