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Music Distribution Companies For the Independent Music Artist

Author: Marius van Dyk

Online music distribution has come a long way since the early days of the web. In this article I briefly introduce you to music distribution companies and the services they offer you as an independent music artist.

Digital music distribution over the web now makes it possible to get your music into the main online music retailers and marketplaces such as...

  • iTunes
  • Rhapsody
  • Napster
  • MusicNet
  • eMusic
  • Sony Connect
  • GroupieTunes / imvu / SonicTap
  • Amazon MP3
  • Lala.com
  • ShockHound
  • Amie Street
  • LimeWire Store

Now, you don't want to try and submit to each of these stores individually and for this reason I suggest you make use of the services offered by web music distribution companies.

These services will get your music into the main online music retailers marketplaces for a fee and/or a commission. This saves you a lot of hassle and time because it streamlines the process of digital music distribution for you.

TuneCore, ReverbNation, Nimbit and CD Baby are a few examples of web music distribution companies you can choose between. These companies all offer music distribution for independent artists with slight differences in how they charge and operate.

I recommend Tunecore to the independent artists I work with as I've found it to be a reliable service at a good price, and it has a great team of people behind it. It has never been easier to get your music distributed at a low cost than right now so when you are ready I suggest you take a look at the services I mentioned in this article.

Remember however that having music on iTunes doesn't mean you'll sell music on iTunes, in other words...

...just because you can make your music available doesn't mean people will find it and buy. You have to direct people to your music and ask them to buy through your promotion efforts on your web site and social network profiles such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook.

Be sure to check out the links to further articles in my bio below should you want to find out more about how to get your music distributed through the main online music retailers such as iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/music-distribution-companies-for-the-independent-music-artist-1028878.html

About the Author
Marius van Dyk is a renegade musician, producer, entrepreneur and independent music and web business helper-elf.

He's also the creator of http://www.renegadeproducer.com which offers a big-picture view of all the aspects the independent music artist needs to consider in music and in business.

You can find more information about how to distribute your music online here...
http://www.renegadeproducer.com/sell-music-on-itunes.html

Feel free to use this article in your E-Zine or web site, as long as you keep the content as is, include this bio and keep all links live.