Secret Answer To Music Biz Success? Start Indie

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?

Before "Lady GaGa" ( Born: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) took the world by storm in 2008, you could find her performing at Open Mic Nights at the age of 14. Check out the video (below) of the talented Teenager who would go on to become Lady GaGa.



Jump forward to 2009 and Lady GaGa topped a record breaking year for Digital Music Sales (according to Kings of A&R).

Lady GaGa, sold over 13 million Albums in 2009


Before Lady GaGa had armies of personnel to support her Music Biz Career, she rarely could afford the luxuries of publicists, make-up artists, or high paid lawyers. Say what you will about Lady GaGa, but she is living the dreams that she had as a child.

The Biggest Secrets To Selling More Music

The Secret to selling more music is simple. Just start somewhere. That somewhere can be determined by a where you live, like to hang out and  feel comfortable. Here are some ideas; your local Church (like Aretha Frankin and many others). How about the nearby Resturant? Or you can search for local Open Mic Nights. You never know who will be where, spotting great talent.

Are you a singer? Then go out and sing. Don't worry about what you don't have. Our Staff (at Today's Music Biz) get so frustrated when we hear someone sing masterfully, but have NOTHING recorded.

We hear people say, "I'm trying to get my album done - before start performing in public". Or, "I'm not going to put myself out there before I've got something to sell".  Our response, "that is a very lame excuse". You have to start somewhere. And your head is the starting point, but shouldn't be where your Music Biz Career ends up.

Inaction Has No Excuse 

Doing nothing is not acceptable. So, the easiest thing you can do is develop a plan. Lets call it "Your Indie Plan".

First, organize your strengths into manageable tasks. If you can sing make it your task, to go to places where you can showcase your talent. For example, the local Karoke Night is a good place to start.

Second, determine your objectives. What do you intend to accomplish? For example, if you're a Songwriter, a good objective is to meet all of the local Bands and network with them.

Third, adjust your plans as needed. This doesn't mean change your plan anytime things don't go as planned. Stick to the plan. for example, say you are in a Band. Your plan is to do an EP (Demo) and go on the road promote, sell and become rich and famous.

So, you get the Demo done and are now ready to hit the road and tour. All of a sudden, one of your Band Members can't go. What do you do? Stick to the plan, but adjust to compensate for the Band Member who can't go.

We've met so many people who are confused about what it takes to sell more music, to more fans, more often. Those who think that they need a Record Deal to succeed in Today's Music Biz, need to understand that everyone starts Indie. To sell more of your music find someplace to start and well, get started.

We encourage you to start anywhere. Success can only come when you forget that you don't have a lot of money or any high powered Star-Makers on your team.

Your dreams, are the start of what it takes to sell more music and succeed in Today's Music Biz. Action, is what it will take to go from Indie to rich and famous.

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Today's Music Biz Podcast tells you how to sell more music by helping your cause. 10 ways your music can change the world http://ping.fm/7ky5i

Jay Z Rihanna Bono Edge perform on Hope for Haiti Now

In this video Jay-Z says , "when the sky falls and the earth quakes, we gone put this back together we won't break." Rhianna and Bono (of U2) sing, "not gonna leave you stranded".

The people of Haiti need your help. Right now, the people of Haiti need water, medicine, food, and most importantly your support.

Go to HopeForHaitiNow.Org, to donate $10 to the Haitian Relief effort. Thank you!

Watching Hope for Haiti. Its so sad. Its good to see people in entertainment work together for a cause. great show. Bless Haiti

Awesome Voice Band App for the iPhone

A friend of ours at Phat Beat Productions shared this awesome new iPhone App called 'Voice Band'. This App cost only $2.99. What is impressive about Voice Band is that it takes your raw voice and converts it into music.

You can record Drums, guitars, bass, sax all in real-time and play them back instantly. Whatever is in your head can be converted into sound.

So even if you can't play a single note, you can with Voice Band! We are so excited about this new software, that we had to share it with you. We are not affiliated with Voice Band, we just think it ROCKS.

American Idol tonight..yeh!! That makes my Tuesday almost as good as a Friday.

Looking forward to the Best of the World Music Awards Tonight!

testing new app

Music Promotion: Why Every Artist Must Be Social Salespersons

 If you're an Artist, few things matter more than selling your music.  Fewer things are more frustrating than not selling your music. And nothing is worse than being unrecognized. 

So what is an artist to do to make sure that none of the above happens to them?  Become a Social Media Salesperson.  What is a Social Media Salesperson? Well, stick around and Today's Music Biz team will break it down for you.  Thanks for stopping by.

The Ugly Truth About Social Network Marketing

The ugly truth is, Social Network Marketing is a must for anyone in Today's Music Biz.Can you believe there are actually people who think that Social Media sites are a fad? Social Media sites connect with nearly a Billion people across the planet. 

There are an estimated 500 Million people on Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook.  In contrast, there are only about 200 Million people in the United States. What is the chance that there is a Fan out there for every conceivable Music Genre on the Planet?  I'd say chances are pretty good.

What is a Social Salesperson?

A Social Salesperson is the one responsible for creating connections.  The Music biz has always been about connections "who knows whom". Deals get done with people, and a Social Salesperson knows how to get deals done.

Social Salespersons are not spammers!  A true Social Salesperson is not interested in "pushing" a product into the market, they are more concerned with the people who make up the market.  For example, say you have 1,000 Twitter followers?  What are the "interests" of  your followers?

A Social Salesperson (generally) knows what the interests of their followers and Fans are.


A Social Salesperson defines the "Market" before they connect to it.  Many people believe that they can create a market for their offerings by simply telling people about it. That approach is like prospecting for gold in a trash dump. 

Sure, you could get lucky and strike gold, but really what are the chances of that happening? And would you really want search for gold in a trash heap? I hope not. On the other hand a Social Salesperson prospects for gold where it's more likely to be found.  Where is gold found in Today's Music Biz? On-line.

Myspace is self-described as "a place for friends".  Myspace is not called "a place to sell music". So why are at least 2 Million Music Artists on Myspace, trying to sell their music? Because there are an estimated 200 Million Myspace users.  And it just so happens that almost everyone likes some form of music.

A Social Salesperson realizes that to sell Music to even a fraction of the Myspace user community, the Social Salespeople have to first connect with them as friends.

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MySpace, MSN Push Possible Music Promotion Partnership

Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal Blog, "All things Digital" reported that MySpace and MSN Music are discussing a "possible" Music Promotion deal. 

What will this deal mean for Artist on MySpace? 
Well it could mean even greater reach for Artists currenly on MySpace. It certainly means that every Indie Artist should have a MySpace page.

Today's Music Biz discussed 7 MySpace Music Promotion Best Practices earlier this week.  The news of a possible partnership between the number #2 Music Website (MySpace) and the #6 Music Website (MSN) backs up our MySpace article perfectly.

Although the talks between MSN and MySpace are in the early stages, just the idea of this partnership provides MySpace.com with even credibility on the internet.



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