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Having your own music on the iTunes music store.
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PlacidTubs
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:27 PM
 
Is really exciting. The next best thing to seeing your CD in a real record store. Anyone else here done this and got a similar feeling?
     
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:36 PM
 
Gotta put a link, man.
     
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:38 PM
 
Well I didn't want to make it look like I was just plugging my music, I just wanted share my excitement, but if your curious you can check it out here.
     
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:46 PM
 
Nice work. Are you the vocalist? Musician? Composer? All the above?

Congratulations!
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:52 PM
 
Thanks. I'm not the vocalist, but I co-write and play lead guitar, as well as in charge of the electronics.

The way iTunes and similar services is changing the music industry is amazing. I know obviously the big difference is marketing, but it's nice to think that anyone can put there music up here and be competing head-to-head with the 'big boys'. The technological music revolution is awesome!
     
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Mar 5, 2008, 12:34 AM
 
How did you get on? Through CD Baby?

Sounds excellent!
     
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Mar 5, 2008, 07:06 AM
 
We used TuneCore: Welcome. It's a similar service but we preferred it because you pay them a small set yearly payment rather than a percentage of your sales.
     
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Mar 5, 2008, 10:37 PM
 
that's some good tunes you got there
From the one, and Only Travis Reynolds. You stay classy San Diego
     
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Mar 6, 2008, 12:13 AM
 
I've got 4 CDs on itunes now. 1 from a former project and 3 from my current occupation.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...t?id=136824891
Just in time for summer!

and

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...ist?id=5095445

On the top link, I played (& recorded) all the parts. 2nd link, I played percussion and did all of the recording.

Hope you like some of it.

Kent
     
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Mar 6, 2008, 09:52 AM
 
SeSawaya, How did you get them on iTunes?

Can anyone guess that I might be looking to get some music on iTunes soon?
     
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Mar 6, 2008, 09:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by PlacidTubs View Post
We used TuneCore: Welcome. It's a similar service but we preferred it because you pay them a small set yearly payment rather than a percentage of your sales.
Looks like the cost is $20 per album per year, and an additional $1 for each song on the album as a one-time fee? So putting up a 10-song CD will cost $30 for the first year, and then $20 each additional year?

I suppose artists get around 60 cents of each song sold?
     
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Mar 6, 2008, 10:00 AM
 
Originally Posted by funkboy View Post
I suppose artists get around 60 cents of each song sold?
70 cents.
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Mar 6, 2008, 10:25 AM
 
Yeah i got my bands albums on itunes...

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...36668&s=143444

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...38337&s=143444

here you go......... dont laugh at the album covers please
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Mar 6, 2008, 10:45 AM
 
Originally Posted by richwig83 View Post
Yeah i got my bands albums on itunes...

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...36668&s=143444

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...38337&s=143444

here you go......... dont laugh at the album covers please
I am laughing at your album covers.

(To be more accurate, I'm laughing at the one with you standing in the middle of the road and the thought of you guys rushing the drum kit out when there's a break in the traffic. )
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Mar 6, 2008, 10:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by Doofy View Post
I am laughing at your album covers.

(To be more accurate, I'm laughing at the one with you standing in the middle of the road and the thought of you guys rushing the drum kit out when there's a break in the traffic. )
Haha... " it seemed like a good idea at the time...."
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Mar 8, 2008, 01:23 AM
 
Originally Posted by funkboy View Post
SeSawaya, How did you get them on iTunes?

Can anyone guess that I might be looking to get some music on iTunes soon?
CDbaby. Was using them anyway and it was free.
Love getting nice size "checks" from Apple. Theres about 50 some other downloadable sources my stuff is on but since iTunes IS the market, 95% of my income comes from them.

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