January 2011
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Plans and Aspirations
Here we are, first week of the new decade under our collective belts and so far the new release, “do they still make lighthouses?” has been selling like hot cakes (at last count i saw that five copies were sold!) Heh, while I’m not making plans on quitting my day job just yet (ehh, that’s not even my plan… more on this later) there are a few things afoot around the...
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Transparency
with the release of the new record, i wanted to take a second and just break down the actual income each sale generates. the TL;DR version is: hardly any.
should also state that any money that is made goes straight into getting the vinyl pressed (which is looking like around the $3,000 USD mark)
(figures are in USD, per unit sold)
Amazon CD: $1.65 Amazon MP3: $0.60 iTunes: $0.70 eMusic: $0.28...
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Who To Tell?
so with the release of “do they still make lighthouses?” the “fun” part begins. how to get the word out, and who to tell (reviews, promotional outlets etc.). this is the part of the game i am, well, let me just say that i’m “all thumbs” at.
want to help? i could sure use it. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. yeah i just don’t have any...
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Out Now
“Do They Still Make Lighthouses?” is now out for mass consumption. Choices, you have them. If you are so compelled, you may purchase a copy from the following outlets:
Bandcamp: http://skyflyingby.bandcamp.com
iTunes (north america, uk/europe, japan, australia/new zealand): http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=407925097
Amazon (CD):...