Tag Archives: indie label
Why They Call It ‘Music Business’
© 2010 Vinny Ribas We’ve all heard the saying, ‘They call it music BUSINESS for a reason.’ Yet I often get asked what that really means. So, to illustrate the point, I am going to try to compare building your career as an independent musician to building a traditional type of brick and mortar business.…
Planning To Be Famous
© 2010 Vinny Ribas Let’s say you and your band members pooled your money and spent $1,000 on a really cool music video. And low and behold, it went viral on YouTube and was seen by 1,00,000 people in a week! Then David Letterman decided to air it on his show, reaching countless millions more. Now, because…
Where Did All Of My Fans Go?
© 2010 Vinny Ribas These days the music market is more fickle and ever changing than ever. Your fans have an uncountable number of choices regarding the music they want to listen to and ultimately buy. And they themselves are changing. They grow up, take on different roles in life, find new interests etc. As…
You Are The Label
© 2009 Vinny Ribas For many years, the top of the mountain for any recording artist was a major label record deal. And for some, it still is. However, many others are finding that the independent road suits them better, and for various reasons. For some it is the idea of controlling all of their…