by J Bluevibe on October 18, 2008
Just wanted to thank everybody who came along to the EP launch this week and all the DJ’s involved on the night. I’ll be posting some of the sets from the night over the next few weeks so register for the newsletter to grab em when they’re online. You’ll also go in the draw to win a Vestax handytrax turntabe and vinyl pack which I’ll be putting together from my collection.
The EP’s now available from Conch records and Amplifier in glorious CD format plus you can download it from a list of online stores. I used Tunecore to distribute to the major international stores and DRM for the local outlets and have been really happy with the speed and ease of the whole process.
Get it while it’s hot!
You can also grab the 2 Bluevibe studio remixes from the EP for free when you sign up as a fan on Reverbnation .
This life volume.1 at Amplifier.co.nz
This life volume.1at Amazon.com
This life volume.1at emusic.com
This life volume.1 at Voeveo.com
This life volume.1at Digirama.co.nz
And finally the full EP will be available through itunes in the next few weeks.
by J Bluevibe on April 24, 2008
Some would say that the CD is already dead as a means of delivering music but I think the final nails are being driven in to the coffin by some innovative ways of selling digital downloads. A month ago I read a great review of a company called Discrevolt who sell customised cards which have a code on them which can be used to download files. These files can contain music, artwork, anything associated with the album or EP your selling. I thought it was a great idea (although they don’t currently sell the cards in to New Zealand) and could be used with any product you wanted to sell to your fans. So the question is what do your fans buy that could have this download code added to it?
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by J Bluevibe on April 2, 2008
It’s a topic that I’m doing some research on at the moment because I’ve got a few projects on the go which I’d like to release and a digital only release might be a good way to go for several reasons:
- I don’t have the financial support of a label to help me get my tracks on to CD or vinyl
- The current state of the CD buying market in New Zealand for my genre of music is limited
- I like the idea of just getting the tracks out as quickly as possible without all the hassle involved in a physical production process
Steven Corn from Music Marketing.com just posted an interesting article on digital only releases which outlines the pro’s and con’s of this type of release. His main point seems to be that there are 100,000 new tracks uploaded to music download sites each month and you need to differentiate yourself in this type of flooded market. He also points out that the chance of making money on a batch of 500 CD’s is not actually that difficult and you could more easily make a good profit from CD sales than through a digital only release.
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by J Bluevibe on February 23, 2008
When I’m not writing music I’m usually reading about how to promote and make some money out of it. There are a huge number of sites dedicated to the music industry and discussions about “industry models” and the future of the industry which most people don’t really care about because they’re steeped in speculation and theory. Here’s a few links to some of my favourite E-books which are based a little more in fact than theory.
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by J Bluevibe on January 14, 2008
I think it’s no secret that I like remix’s, or should I say I like producing remix’s. There are quite a few reasons for this:
- they’re always a great source of inspiration and fresh musical ideas
- I always learn a lot from doing a remix, about production techniques and programming as well as about who I am as an artist and my musical direction and focus.
- they can be a great source of network and collaboration contacts, I’ve met some amazing artists through doing remix’s and continue to keep in touch and work with most of the artists I’ve done remix swaps with. [click to continue...]
by J Bluevibe on December 29, 2007
SampleSwap.org
SampleSwap is one of the oldest collections of samples available on the web and is an excellent resource for all types of sounds for your tracks. The classic breaks alone are well worth downloading as they are high quality version of many classic breaks and beats. The whole site has been recently updated to make it easier to preview and download the samples plus you can now buy a DVD with over 4GB of samples from the site.
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