Re: What does it mean to you, to "release a record"?

["Krispen Hartung" <info@krispenhartung.com>]

I produce a physical CD (through Kunaki.com), send it to CD Baby so that I 
can get it digitally distributed, post the CD info on my various websites, 
and then send an announcement to all my friends, collegues, and music 
distribution lists. That's it.  I don't do any promotion other than this, 
and I don't really care about reviews or whether I sell CDs.  I mainly 
create CDs for two reasons: 1) to document my work in physical format 
(that 
physical record of my work, as a stand alone item is important to me), and 
2) so that I can give CDs away, or sell them at performances.  All this 
aside, I continue to sell CDs from Kunaki, CD Baby, at performances, and 
via 
CD Baby's digital distribution. Not thousands of dollars a year, of 
course, 
but a few hundred, based on virtually no effort.

Kris
www.krispenhartung.com


----- Original Message ----- 



In the digital age, what is your standard procedure, as an independent 
artist, to “release an album”? Where do you send it for review? What 
kind of 
promo kit do you put together? Do you bother having it physically 
duplicated? Etc?

It’s been over ten years since I released a record for myself, and a lot 
has 
changed. I feel a bit like a dinosaur. And 2009 looks like I'm going to 
have 
several discs to put out!

-George