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All of us reading this forum can put our music up for sale at iTunes.
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Anyway, in summary, becoming a 'success' today depends much more on YOU than the MAN.




I agree that all of us could put our songs on Itunes for sale, but I submit that they'd still get lost in the sea of other songs found at the same place.

And although sheer excellence is still up to the individual, plenty of hits were produced by people of average musical ability.

The example you gave of the young guy who is achieving success without a recording contract still contains the common denominator of promotion. The only difference is that he wears enough hats to promote his own work without paying a third party promoter.

If you want your songs to gain success through popularity, you need SOME way to make the world aware that your songs exist... whether through paid advertising, a recording contract or a huge amount of self-promotion

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