Think 2 yourselves - Artist, is this internet posting making your CD sell?..or is it
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im no artist, but........
i dont think so, maybe 10-15% profit.......although, i think the 91 is a great place to start promoting. i would have never heard rappers such as lil c.s.,i-rocc, or silas, or a-wax, or kaoz. it's like, this place opens up alot of things that i would never even heard about, and i am damn glad that im apart of it. 91siccness rules.
p.s.- sometimes shit does get out of hand. But ya gotta take the good in, as well as the bad...
i dont think so, maybe 10-15% profit.......although, i think the 91 is a great place to start promoting. i would have never heard rappers such as lil c.s.,i-rocc, or silas, or a-wax, or kaoz. it's like, this place opens up alot of things that i would never even heard about, and i am damn glad that im apart of it. 91siccness rules.
p.s.- sometimes shit does get out of hand. But ya gotta take the good in, as well as the bad...
it depends on who you are..... cuz i know i have sold alot of cd's on the net, not just here, but everywhere..... it depends on who you are, and how you promote yaself....
but id say its worthy..... eventually its gonna come down to sales on the internet someday..... you can buy cd's from just about any store or rap web site..... if you hustle right, its very profitable
but id say its worthy..... eventually its gonna come down to sales on the internet someday..... you can buy cd's from just about any store or rap web site..... if you hustle right, its very profitable
IT BRINgS OTHAS TO RECOgNIZE YOU EXIST, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO MONITOR WHAT SALES CAME CAUSE YOU PROMOTED ON THE INTERNET, UNLESS YOU HAVE A SITE AND YOU SOLD FROM THERE. REgARDLESS, AIN'T NO TELLIN' INTEgRILY.
THE BEST WAY IS TO HAVE STREET TEAMS AND HAVE YOUR PRODUCT ON STOK. OTHA THAN THAT, I DON'T SEE SALES BUBBLIN'.
THE BEST WAY IS TO HAVE STREET TEAMS AND HAVE YOUR PRODUCT ON STOK. OTHA THAN THAT, I DON'T SEE SALES BUBBLIN'.
It definitely lets artists network with other artists, as well as other industry people, which can be really helpful for upcoming artists. Artists can learn on what is happening in the music industry and because this site has both artists and listeners, they can get constructive feedback on how to improve themselves. Its also a means of building awareness, but it shouldn't be the only way. An artist should use many different channels to themselves known. Basically, I don't think its a total waste of time, but like greedygreg209 said only 10-15% of artists make a profit, so I think an artists has to utilize every channel of exposure as they can. Here is an exerpt from a 40-page essay that I wrote for one of my classes on the music industry which shows how almost impossible it is for an artist to be successful:
"Over the last five years, there was an average of approximately 36,000 new releases per year (RIAA “New Releases Figures”). Last year, 31,704 new releases were introduced to the market (a five-year low), but only 6,455 were released by major labels (Tindle). Of these 31,704 new realeases, 72% sold less than 1,000 units. In addition, on average, less than 10% of new releases will make a profit (RIAA “The Cost of a CD”). Furthermore, only 61 of these releases sold in excess of 1,000,000 units, but these 61 accounted for 38% of total new release sales (Tindle). New releases represented 294.8 million (56%) of the 526 million total unit sales in the U.S."
"Over the last five years, there was an average of approximately 36,000 new releases per year (RIAA “New Releases Figures”). Last year, 31,704 new releases were introduced to the market (a five-year low), but only 6,455 were released by major labels (Tindle). Of these 31,704 new realeases, 72% sold less than 1,000 units. In addition, on average, less than 10% of new releases will make a profit (RIAA “The Cost of a CD”). Furthermore, only 61 of these releases sold in excess of 1,000,000 units, but these 61 accounted for 38% of total new release sales (Tindle). New releases represented 294.8 million (56%) of the 526 million total unit sales in the U.S."
It gets on my nerves when everyone makes like 3 posts about their god damn CD's. actually turns me aways from wanting to get their CD. I can name a lot of people on this site that does this. and then all their internet buddies jump onto the thread saying to buy the album and this and that. let the album speak for itself
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Any sale you get on here is worth the time posting. Posting here is free so how could it be a waste of time if you pocket money from it?
Let's say you get off 30 cd's here at $10 a piece. That ain't big numbers, but that's $300 in your pocket without havin' to do much. Why wouldn't you post here as an artist?
Let's say you get off 30 cd's here at $10 a piece. That ain't big numbers, but that's $300 in your pocket without havin' to do much. Why wouldn't you post here as an artist?
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Posting on boards like thes help overseas customers like myself alot. I have ordered every disc Tact out had for sale and am in the process of doing the same with Dutch because of the internet. Admittedly I had tales from the sicc and have an F.E disc and a Kee disc so I know before ordering what to expect from more than just word of mouth but would not have access to everything they had if it werent for the internet.
In fact nothing drops on the shelves here other than Jay-Z and gangstarr, shit like that, so every disc I get I buy over the internet. I was introduced to friscostreetshow and cduniverse over forums like this one and have placed orders through both but they never have everything at any one place. With the addition of sactownradio.com which I also discovered on forums like these I know have a very good idea what a disc will be like before I get it which helps alot because I sometimes miss out on great shit because I dont know what the artist sounds like until I hear him somewhere.
All in all places like this one have helped me by putting me onto different services like sactownradio or friscostreetshow or by liasing with the artists themselves and buying their product. Alot of the discs I have bought I may not have been able to attain elsewhere. Keep Networking. As Doxx said its a free service and if you move 30 copies that you may not have moved without networking then its 300 more dollars in your pocket. On top of that alot of discs I hear about I buy through places like friscostreetshow.com like that new Arsen disc I will be picking up. He may not realise that he moved one by networking but If I didnt see the tracklisting and hear about it on here, when I saw it for sale at friscostreesthow.com I wouldnt have known what it was. Cheers.....
In fact nothing drops on the shelves here other than Jay-Z and gangstarr, shit like that, so every disc I get I buy over the internet. I was introduced to friscostreetshow and cduniverse over forums like this one and have placed orders through both but they never have everything at any one place. With the addition of sactownradio.com which I also discovered on forums like these I know have a very good idea what a disc will be like before I get it which helps alot because I sometimes miss out on great shit because I dont know what the artist sounds like until I hear him somewhere.
All in all places like this one have helped me by putting me onto different services like sactownradio or friscostreetshow or by liasing with the artists themselves and buying their product. Alot of the discs I have bought I may not have been able to attain elsewhere. Keep Networking. As Doxx said its a free service and if you move 30 copies that you may not have moved without networking then its 300 more dollars in your pocket. On top of that alot of discs I hear about I buy through places like friscostreetshow.com like that new Arsen disc I will be picking up. He may not realise that he moved one by networking but If I didnt see the tracklisting and hear about it on here, when I saw it for sale at friscostreesthow.com I wouldnt have known what it was. Cheers.....
well im so fuckin surprised in how many people responded so quick to our music ive only been here for a week and im getting order request. my label resides in chicago,i can say we are chicago's #1 independent rap label only cause of sites like this that help out the people that help them selves. hope this site never goes comercial and starts charging niggas for tryin to chew on sumthang. im here to network and make things happen so thank you and you for making this possible!!
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ceo of under investigation records
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here our mp3.link so yall can kno what we on:
DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE VERSION OF EMCE SOL FULL EXPOSURE ALBUM AT http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/503/emce_sol.html ONE OF THE HOTTEST ALBUM THAT DROPPED IN 2002. ONLY TILL JAN 15 SO GET THE DOWNLOADING!!!
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/510/da_burn.html THATS THE LINK TO M.F.U. middle fingas up! SINGLES OFF THE NEW ALBUM DEVIL'S ADVOCATE DROPING LATE FEB 2003. IT FEATURES THE U.I.FAMILY AND HAS BEEN TESTED AT CLUB'S ALREADY AND ITS A DEFINITE NEK BREAKA . YA KNO WHA I MEAN!
sal "dj poor "bustamante
ceo of under investigation records
cel:773/719/4107
studio:773/282/1870
under investigation records
attn: dj poor
p.o.box 346105
chicago,il 60634
AT FIRST I WANTED TO USE THE SICCNESS AS A MARKETING TOOL ( still do ) BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FOUND I LIKED THE COMMUNITY . I ATTENDED THE SICCNESS BBQ AND MET ALOT OF MEMBERS THAT POST HERE. NOW I STILL PROMOTE MY MUSIC HERE BUT I POST CUZ ITS INTERSTING AND PASSES TIME . AND NETWORKING WITH OTHERS ON THE SICCNESS WAS AND IS STILL VERY SUCESSFUL . THE SICCNESS HAS MADE ME AN EXTRA 10,000 MAYBE EVEN 12,000