You must have realized by now that as an indie musician, you practically have to do everything on your own-including publicity. You barely have time to practice your music and ha! You still have to contact that editor, that music blogger, that radio guy just for 2 minutes of fame. Do not complain, now. Yes, […]
Author: Marion Isobel
Indie Musicians: How to Get Gigs When Your Band is Still Unknown
There is a certain catch 22 in getting a gig when you’re band is still new. Booking agents won’t pay attention to you if you still haven’t played live even once, and you cannot get other gigs unless you have that first gig. It’s like applying for jobs which all require 2 years or more […]
Indie Musicians: 5 Self-Promotion Tips for New Musicians
So how do you start reaching out to people and promoting your music when only your 5 friends and their mothers know about your band? Here are some sound self-promotion tips for new musicians. Don’t worry; these tips would not make you appear desperate. Get Social thru Social networks. Yes, even if only 5 people […]
CD Packaging: Album Art with GUNS
Last week, I compiled album artwork with CIGARETTES. To match the macho bad-assness of the cigarettes, I compiled album art with guns for this week. Since I’m researching about everything music packaging almost everyday, I decided to compile covers with similar themes For example: CD covers with animals in it, with electronic organs, with robots, […]
CD Packaging: Album Art with Cigarettes
Smoking is a controversial thing for some, a normal thing for others. Some smoke to push their creative button, some smoke to relieve stress and frustration, some smoke to look cool, some smoke just because they have nothing to do with their hands, and of course…there are those who smoke because they cannot not smoke. […]
CD Manufacturing: Things to Prepare Before Calling Your CD Manufacturing Company
Whether this is your first or fourth time to visit a CD manufacturing company, there are some things that you should know and think about to make everything smoother and faster. You do not want to spend a lot of time with the CD manufacturing guys because you simply have other things to do. After […]
DVD Packaging: Dress Up Your DVD Case, Literally! (T-Shirt DVD Packaging)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Vest & T-Shirt Packaging) Saturday Night Fever: Jacket Series Grease Vest packaging Footloose T-shirt packaging Flashdance Sweat packaging My Name is Earl Checked shirt, Grease Leather Jacket Awesomeness overdose. ____________________________________________________________________________ Unified Manufacturing is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very affordable CD/DVD/USB replication, custom printing, promotional products, warehousing and fulfillment and many […]
DVD Replication: Things to Prepare, Things to Think About
A flawless Mastered DVD It is your main responsibility to check and re-check your mastered DVD for small flaws. Bear in mind that the DVD replication company will copy the master to perfection so you better be extra meticulous with your master. Because of this, it is advisable that you have your DVD mastered by […]
Music Packaging: Album Art with ROSES
CD designers. So if you want to design something with clouds in it, you might want to check our site if there’s a CLOUDS collection to see what other designers have done. This compilation would be helpful whether you want to stray from convention or you want to rip-off a design. For this week, I […]
Indie Record Label: Interview with C400 Recordings
Record label Name: C400-Recordings Owners: Analoge (Owner), Turtle-wax (Co-Owner) Hi Analoge! Thank you so much for allowing us to feature you and your record label on our blog. First off, Could you tell us something about yourself. You are very welcome, Unified. I am a producer/DJ/Studio Sound Engineer and I have been in the […]