How To Sell Songs

Music is one of the most popular commodities sold online. Back in 2008, Apple has issued a statement that over 5 billion songs have been downloaded over iTunes. This figure has definitely escalated over the years. An indie artist or label like you would definitely want to be part of this statistics! JMD Distribution is your partner in selling your songs, making sure your songs are accessible and available to your fans anytime, anywhere!

Here are the top ‘places’ to sell music online, and JMD Distribution guarantees your presence in these digital music distribution channels:

Online Retailers
iTunes is top of mind in this field. But it is equally important to get to as many retailers as possible. Amazon, Napster, and the like, are key industry players that have their own clout of loyal customers. JMD Distribution has a reach of over 750 retailers, in over 100 countries.

Streaming Sites
Apart from purchasing and downloading music online, consumers have now another option to consume music – streaming. This is the evolution of radio, an alternative means of selling your songs and also an avenue for music promotion. Instead of listening to songs that other people program and play, music fans can now personalize their radio station – they listen to music that they want to listen to. For a certain fee, fans can now create their own online playlists – they choose the line-up of songs, the artists, the genre of music that they want to hear. Among the popular music streaming sites are Spotify, Last-FM, Pandora Radio, Yahoo music, among others.

Mobile Retailers
Gone are the days when mobile phones were solely used for calling and texting. Listening to music while on-the-go has been one of the prime uses for a mobile phone. JMD’s digital music distribution also covers mobile music retailers / partners. Yes, people now use their cellphones to download music from mobile network providers and through mobile apps. We make sure they find you in relevant mobile carriers such as Nokia Music, Samsung’s Music Hub, and more.

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HOW JMD DISTRIBUTION HELPS MUSIC PROMOTION

Music distribution deals are normally structured to sell music, manage, report, and turnover income to the artist. Yet JMD Distribution renders service beyond selling music online. We’re going full circle with a music promotion scheme to give artists a start-up music promotion platform that could drive efforts and set the momentum to sell albums or sell music online.

JMD Distribution provides the following music promotion services:

EPKS – Electronic Press Kits
A salesman needs a business card. A job applicant needs a resume. In the same manner, an artist /musician / band needs an artist profile. In music industry circles, artist profiles are called press kits, and now in this digital day and age, an Electronic Press Kit or EPK would always come in handy. An EPK is every musician’s business card or resume. The bottomline is to SELL MUSIC. It is a vital promotional tool that could help sell music online.

If an artist is signed to a music distribution deal, an EPK is one of the resource materials used by music distribution aggregators to pitch to online music stores such as iTunes, Amazon, among others. For concert and event promoters/organizers, club and show venue booking agents, an artists’ EPK could make or break a potential gig or event booking. And for music fans seeking more information about an artist, an EPK could establish that connection that could eventually build-up to a fan base.

Press Release Write Up and Distribution
Music distribution starts with an artist or band worth promoting. But it continues to flourish when it’s based on a well-written and brilliantly packaged Press Release. Music distribution cannot work without it – it’s the first piece of reference that launches the careers of unknown music artists. A press release is the blueprint for every music distribution and music promotion activity. Once you know what to put in a press release, music distribution starts working which gives way to music promotion and ultimately, selling your music online.

Blog Review Feature

Blogging is an indie artists’ extra weapon for online music promotion and boost selling music online. Online music promotion spells the difference between being an unknown music artist and a popular artist that sells music online. One of the ways to achieve this is through blogging. JMD Distribution could kick-off the blogging habit in you by providing a blog review feature about your songs in our music blog site. We further complement this music promotion effort with a streaming playlist and a link to your iTunes page as a call-to-action to sell music online.