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Break Into Da Hip Hop Game Articles
Welcome to Lyrical Basement - This information was provided from Rap Cointelpro
This site includes information on pressing, distribution, street teams, foreign licensing, overseas distribution, artist development, flow of product, retail and radio, artist imaging and more...
We offer free industry articles to educate artists / producers / music managers on all the works into the music industry so you can make your next step a better step. We take hip hop articles if you are a writer and you can email us at music@lyricalbasement.com.
We offer the information and the tools to get your music empire moving. We suggest reading the articles and also purchasing a list of industry contacts from record labels to managers and much more. Over 20,000 contacts here
Remember, if you don't own your own shit, you're just a sharecropper...
There are 2 main reasons why people put out their own records:
1) to make money (usually between $7 and $8 a CD)
2) to get the attention of a major label to get a record deal
Regardless of what your reasoning is, you need to do it right. You need to give structure to chaos, and create a clear plan for success that anyone with ambition and proper financing can apply. Running a label isn't difficult, it just takes understanding, experience, organization, and timing--most of all proper timing. It's your money and your future, so why not do it right?
The process of releasing records varies depending upon timing, the music, the viability of individual marketplaces, and the sales climate. This web site will arm you with some of the most vital knowledge that exists. It is your road map to success. Regardless of why you are putting out your own record, here is a site that offers information on:
- getting radio play
- how to market your release
- where to press up your CDs
- how to get it into stores
- choosing a lawyer
- copyrighting your music
- owning your own masters (masters and publishing are thee valuable assets of your product)
- finding a distributor
- selling outside the US
- how to set up a promotional tour
- how to get a bar code
- what BDS and SoundScan are and why you want and need them
- avoiding costly mistakes
- getting people to buy your CDs
and much, much more....
We also suggest purchasing a full list of industry contacts. Know who to send your demos to and get the email and phone numbers to record labels, distributors, clubs, venues, radio stations and much more here
For ease of use, I have separated the website into five major areas, so you can approach each section one at a time. Those 5 areas are:
COME CORRECT
SETTING UP RELEASE
FINDING DISTRIBUTION
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE
LYRICAL BASEMENT
Hope you find this helpful! And if not, well hell, it's free!! |
