Destra - How To Independently Distribute Your First Album lyrics

Let’s face it: Trying to release
Your album through a
Record label is no small
Task these companies usually
Have to deal with dozens if
Not hundreds of artists
On a daily basis and chances are your
Submission may go unnoticed there’s also
The issue of labels
Taking a significant portion of
Your earnings and
Putting you into binding contracts
That may end up
Ruining your career before it even takes off

This leaves you with one option
Which is to distribute your
Album yourself many of
The world’s biggest artists took off this way
And some continue to operate independently
Even when offered deals most
Artists wouldn’t be
Able to resist the independence and
Feeling of freedom that
Comes with self-distribution
Aren’t to be taken for granted
But with it comes some work

Here’s what you need to know
About distributing your first
Album without the help of a record label

Promotion

Back in the days before
Social media and internet
Advertising was as massive as it is today
Artists found it difficult
Getting the word out any further
Than their local town their
Only options were word of
Mouth, the local paper
And perhaps a shout-out from the radio these
Days it’s a completely different story

It is so much easier to
Create everything you need to
Promote yourself to not only
A local audience but
Everyone around the world whether it
Be through social media
Campaigns, a blog, cross-promotion, or
The endless other options
Utilizing modern technology will
Help you promote
Your work efficiently when used correctly

The great thing about advertising
Online is that you can do it over and over
Again until you’ve found a method that
Works for you don’t just buy
Ad space on some shoddy
Website nobody visit's
Be smart about the way you
Promote yourself and you could develop a
Positive image along the way

Cost

Regardless of how you do it
You’ll likely end up incurring some
Costs along the way
The unfortunate reality is that
Record labels usually get
Better deals with manufacturers
Who press albums, as they can do bulk
Orders more easily if you want
To sell your work physically
Be prepared to pay a pretty penny or two

This depends on how you do it
Though records are expensive
And more difficult to sell cD’s
On the other hand
Still have a large market and
Sell faster simply find a
Good CD duplication service and see
What you can do

Distribution

Once you’ve gotten a few CD’s pressed
Find a way to get people interested
Perhaps contact a local music
Store and see if they’d be
Interested in selling your
CD’s on the low don’t forget to distribute
Your music online as it's the cheapest
And most effective way for any artist
To get started soundCloud, Deezer, Spotify
And YouTube are all great places to start

Conclusion

It may initially seem daunting
But distributing your first album is a fairly
Simple process once you find a way
That works for you just remember
That as long as your music is unique and
Offers something people want
It’ll sell one way or another