BYOband.

heres my perspective as one who once did marketing and once taught it in a previous era...
its the same old challenge ie connecting buyer and seller.
in the case of the music biz...

1..the biz is screwed up big time....cos..
2..there dont seem to be pathways to let the world know about unknown people who are writing great songs.
(eg gifted people on these very forums.)
3..the market is flooded with new songs because now technology has emancipated creators...who...in the past couldnt afford big studios or renting time.
4..lots of consumers of music arent bothered with visiting sites where us unknowns post our songs.>>>>this is a BIGGIE imho.
5..per the old uk saying (like a milk bottle)...
'cream and junk float to the top'.
eg sometimes i listen to the top artists/songs of the week and find very few songs that get me cranked up.
what bugs me (forget about me..) is the great innovative songs and obviously very gifted talent on these forums by comparison that the world doesnt know about.

and these are just some of many perspectives.
frankly i just dont think one can rely on paid or free music distribution
services...due to point 4...the wider publics ennui and often their personal challenges in life and how busy they might be.

so what to do ??

i reconciled myself to the following a looong time ago.

1..to just have lots of fun with songs...ie its in my blood.
and do my very best with each song and hope that IF others DO hear a song they get some smiles from it.
2..do i really want mansions and a zillion bucks in the bank and the negatives of having personal security teams and being carefull where i go ??...no thanks.
i prefer a peacefull life with my lovely wife who 'doesnt envy people cleaning big mansions'...lmao.
ok so i'm not rich...just one of the overtaxed middle classes...lol.
3..even the millionaires/trillionaires/zillionaires have a certain life span like rest of us. so best bet..every day as Dr PG says aptly HAVE FUN.

as an ex marketeer if one wants the world to know about ones songs i feel one needs to go to the 'gatekeepers'....and not rely just on third party distribution.
eg...radio stations (if one can find ones open to new artists)..
and media/people who write about new artists...and maybe contact tv talent shows that are popular etc etc.
the old saw 'it took me 20 years to become an overnight success' is sometimes true.

BYB i truly wish you succes...i really do.
but dont let the crazyness of the music biz get to you.
cos ive seen people get very tired from it.

apologies if the above wasnt of any help...its just my perspectives.
but dont rely on distributors i would suggest.
in many respects pg has a similar challenge ie 'reaching a wider audience of buyers' for its products.

HAPPINESS ALWAYS.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 06/07/25 07:51 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)