I’m not telling you to give your music away for free. But I am telling you it’s free anyway. So, rather than fight this battle, figure out a better way to sell it and innovative revenue streams. Maybe the music comes with a physical product, like a t-shirt. Or a code for a guaranteed seat. Don’t throw your money at charlatans without your best interests at heart, sit down and have a conference amongst your team. How can you best develop, how can you best proceed on your lonesome. Are you willing to risk for reward? That’s the game. And if you’re not getting the reward, you’re not entitled to complain. All that means is you’re not marketing well enough, or your music isn’t good enough. Either you haven’t reached the target audience, or those people don’t like it. The key is getting them to taste and accepting the results. You must get down in the pit with your public, not try to find fat cat investors to inject some cash so you can live for a year in exchange for almost all your rights.
