The "New Recording Industry" Where is it heading?

As many of you know, the record industry has seen some significant changes in recent years.  Traditional record labels have taken a huge hit as a result of illegal downloads and file-sharing.  Many would say  the music industry as we have known it for the the last 50 years is about to see a dramatic shift.  A shift away from huge record labels playing the role of  "middle man" and keeping an "unfairly" high percentage of the profits and a shift towards putting the control back where it belongs, with the artist and the listener.  Imagine paying half as much as you used to for a CD or download while the artist receives 4 times what they do today with conventional records sales.  We think that sounds pretty cool and so do a lot of other people - musicians, and listeners alike.    

Though there have been many recent innovations in self-marketing via the internet and dozens of great emerging websites aimed at helping artists sell their own music, the fact remains, no one in the industry is 100% certain of the direction the industry is headed.  But we do know that it's changing rapidly and so It's our goal to stay well informed and to aggressively peruse new and exciting ways to help our clients stay on the cutting edge when it comes to marketing their material.  We're musicians too, after all, so we are passionate about supporting an industry which is both fair for the artist and consumer,  and which fosters a strong sense of musical integrity.  It's time for us to redefine the music industry!  

So what does this all mean for Demo My Song and you?  

In our quest to find the best ways to market music in "tomorrows" music industry, we have found what we feel may be the best service yet for artists to sell their music online.  It's called SongSlide - an online music store in which the buyer can actually bid on how much they want to pay for songs they wish to purchase.  With this service you can download tracks for as little .59 cents which is a great alternative for those who are constantly tempted to download music illegally in lieu of having to pay a dollar or more through services like itunes.  However, if you choose to, you can pay as much as $9.00 per song, $8.00 of which would go directly to the artist. 

We thought they were on to something so, in September 2007, we partnered up with SongSlide and are now offering to help all of our clients by posting their songs as well as a bio and photograph on the SongSlide website.  Now clients can get a great song demo and just weeks later, their song can be online and for sale with one of the most exciting new services in the market.  This optional service is 100% free to our clients so we hope you take advantage of it.  If you get a chance, be sure the check out the SongSlide website:  

Do you know something we don't?  Tell us about new and exciting marketing services that you've heard about!