Ukunquma kwiDemo noma i-Promo
Case One - Ufuna Irekhoda Rekhoda Ukwenza
Uma umgomo wakho usayinelalebula, khona-ke idemo ihlelekile. Ama-demos avumela amalebula ukuzwa umculo wakho bese ubona ukuthi ungubani.
Idemo yakho ingaba ngokomzimba (i-CD yangempela yokuthumela) noma idijithali, kuye ngokuthi izintandokazi zelebula osondelayo. Lokho kusho, i-demo ngeke isayinwe kwilebuli enkulu - noma cishe ayikho. Idemo yakho ingahle iphele ezandleni zomuntu we-A & R enelebula elikhulu elingakusiza ukuba ungeze unyawo lwakho emnyango, kodwa awuyikurekhoda i-demo , uyibeke iphakheji, thumela i-demo yakho kulebula futhi "thola". Okokuqala, ngeke bamukele i-demo yakho ngezizathu ezingokomthetho - kungenzeka ukuthi ungabafaka icala lokukhipha izingoma zakho esikhathini esizayo. Amalebula we-Indie yiwo angama-accessibilityable, nama-demos.
Kungani Ungabhalisi Futhi Uthumele I-albhamu?
Lokhu kungenzeka, kodwa akuyona into ehle ngoba iyabiza. I-demo ingabhalwa okungenani kakhulu kunokurekhodwa okulungiselelwe ukukhishwa, futhi kuyindlela engabizi, elula yokuphishekela umgomo wakho wokuthola ukurekhoda kwerekhodi. (Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi i-demo yakho kufanele iqoshwe ngokucophelela, kodwa amalebula aqonde ukuthi yiziphi izintandokazi futhi angalindeli ukuthi zizokhululwa.)
Uma unezinto ezimbalwa ezilandelayo futhi ucabanga ukuthi ungathengisa amanye ama-albhamu, ukutshala imali ekurekhodweni ngaphambi kokuthi ugobe isivumelwano senza umqondo ozwakalayo, kodwa lokhu kungaba yindawo yokubamba-22 edinga ukuphathwa ngokucophelela. Uma uthola izibuyekezo eziningi ku-albhamu yakho ekhishwe ngokwayo futhi uthengise amakhophi amaningi, amalebula azocabangela ngokusayina njengoba amathuba okuphromotha asevele asetshenzisiwe phezulu, futhi abalandeli abaningi sebevele bathenga.
Ngisho noma ilebula ifuna ukusebenza nawe, uzodinga i-albhamu entsha. Uma usanda kuqalisa futhi ufuna ngempela ukusekelwa kwelebuli, i-demo kungcono utshalomali olungcono. Ulwazi olungaphezulu mayelana ne-demos luyatholakala lapha:
- Indlela Yokuthumela I-Demo Kulebuli Erekhodiwe
- I-Demo ayi-Demo
- I-Demo Dos
- Ingabe Ngidinga i-Demo eqoshiwe efanele?
Icala Lwesibili - Ufuna Ukuzikhulula Ukurekhoda
Uma unqume ukuthi ube ilebula lakho lokuqopha, khona-ke idemo akuyona into oyidingayo. Ngemuva kwakho konke, uyilele ilebula - uzisayine! Uma uzothengisa i-albhamu, izindlela zokurekhoda kwekhwalithi zibucayi, okungeyona indaba nge-demos. Ungakwazi ukurekhoda ekhaya eshibhile uma unolwazi, kepha kuzodingeka ukuthi ukhiphe irekhodi "lokukhishwa kwekhwalithi".
Ngisho noma ungenayo ukusatshalaliswa noma uhlela ukusebenzisa i-albhamu yakho ukuthola ama-gigs noma ucindezela ngaphambi kosuku lokukhululwa olusemthethweni, usengakwazi ukweqa idemo uma nje ushadile nomkhiqizo ophelile. Okudingayo ngempela kulesi sigaba ukukhushulwa - lokhu kumane kuyikhophi ye-albhamu yakho eqediwe njengoba izozwakala uma ikhishwa. (Ku-demo, izingoma zingase zisebenze ngokuqhubekayo.) Nansi ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nama-albhamu wokuzikhulula:
Kukhona ezinye izinkolelo zama-demos nama-promos, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umdlalo wakho wokuphela uwuphi. Zombili zingasetshenziswa ukuzama ukuthola ama-gigs, thola imenenja, i-agent kanye nomgqugquzeli. Funda kabanzi lapha:
Ilebula ngokumelene Self Release - Izinzuzo kanye Cons
Kukhona izinzuzo zokuba kulebula njengoba ngisho nelebula elincane lizosakazwa, ubudlelwano nabamaphephandaba, amanethiwekhi nabagqugquzeli kanye nolwazi. Amalebula athatha futhi omunye umthwalo wezezimali ebhentshini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi ukwenza ukugijima ekukhululeni irekhodi lakho kudinga imali, ukubekezela, ukuzimisela kanye nokusebenza kanzima. Ngokushintshanisa, uzoba esihlalweni somshayeli uma kuziwa kumculo wakho. Kodwa-ke, kuyilapho amalebula amaningi e-indie engaqhubeki njengobushiqela, uzodinga ukuyeka okuthile kokulawula.