September 28, 2007

As you know, both SNOCAP and CD Baby have worked very hard over the last few months to enable you, as a CD Baby artist, to sell your music directly to your fans on MySpace by using the SNOCAP MyStore. These experiences have shown us that SNOCAP works best when used directly by artists without the extra support of CD Baby. By managing your own account with SNOCAP, you can upload your music and make it available for sale within minutes, change and manage the content in your SNOCAP MyStore, and set your own prices for the tracks and albums, among other things.

Because of this, and CD Baby's philosophy that when you can do something on your own, you should be able to do so, we have decided it makes better sense for you to sign-up directly with SNOCAP if you want to use the SNOCAP MyStore.

To use or continue using the SNOCAP MyStore to sell your music on MySpace, you must create a direct account with SNOCAP. I personally hope you decide to do so, and the whole process will take you less than 60 seconds. Here is all you need to do...

Labels: CD Baby, self-released musicians, Snocap

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"Right now, when you are done recording a track, the first thing the band does is to load it onto an iPod and give it a listen," said Alan Douches, who has worked with Fleetwood Mac and others. "Years ago, we might have checked the sound of a track on a Walkman, but no one believed that was the best it could sound. Today, young artists think MP3s are a high-quality medium and the iPod is state-of-the-art sound."

September 10, 2007

September 07, 2007

Representatives from cutting edge technology companies and musicians will discuss the new wave of digital DIY technologies and services that are empowering musicians, removing the middle man, and bringing artists and fans closer together.

September 05, 2007

Total number of albums in CD Baby: 194,385

How many of those have ever sold a CD: 170,379

Percentage of artists who have sold a CD: 87%

Total number of albums in Digital Distribution: 129,014

How many of those have ever earned digital income: 123,168

Percentage of Digital Distribution artists who have earned digital income: 95%

How many artists sold a CD from January to June 2007: 101,648

How many artists had a CD sold in July 2007: 35,701

How many received payments in July 2007: 21,764

How many received two weekly payments in July 2007: 3245

How many received three weekly payments in July 2007: 1282

How many received four weekly payments in July 2007: 513

Here are the scary ones:

How many artists account for 25% of our total sales volume? 280 = 0.1%

How many artists account for 50% of our total sales volume? 1879 = 1%

How many artists account for 90% of our total sales volume? 23,504 = 12%