[Discuss] The MB RECORDS members album releases thread

[James]

I'm glad you're doing it FD. You were my first choice.

[Unchained Ballad]

Originally Posted by James

I'm glad you're doing it FD. You were my first choice.

Finally go that name change, eh? Good for you

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

A more general comment: I always see newcomers getting rebuffed here for "self-promotion," which is supposedly against the rules until you have "proven" you are planning to stick around. Won't this album idea be creating the very blatant self-promotion that MB ostensibly rejects?

I would say there's a big and very obvious difference between someone like yourself, who is an active member of the site, posting things they wrote, and someone whose fifteenth post is "hey guys, check out my band's myspace page."

[James]

Originally Posted by Unchained Ballad

Finally go that name change, eh? Good for you

Thanks, it looks awesome.

[VEGANGELICA]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I would say there's a big and very obvious difference between someone like yourself, who is an active member of the site, posting things they wrote, and someone whose fifteenth post is "hey guys, check out my band's myspace page."

Maybe, Janszoon. Perhaps I'm just a little bit more subtle. And like to write long posts as camouflage.

I do feel, though, that it would be good to clarify just who can submit songs to the compilations so that it's all out in the open. Some newcomers won't realize they shouldn't submit music to a community compilation, and why, unless this is stated.

I can't fault people for being excited about their music and wanting to share it, but I do understand that MB doesn't want people to just use the site to promote their work. It probably makes some members here feel used, and that doesn't feel good.

[Stone Birds]

if you want i know how to get it on amazon.com, in fact i know a lot of awesome music business websites.
adn then by using this one site to get it on amazon i'll have a upc so i can use a different site (without spending the $15 upc setup fee) to get it on itunes as well

the sites are:
Createspace.com
Distrophonix.com

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by Stone Birds

if you want i know how to get it on amazon.com, in fact i know a lot of awesome music business websites.
adn then by using this one site to get it on amazon i'll have a upc so i can use a different site (without spending the $15 upc setup fee) to get it on itunes as well

the sites are:
Createspace.com
Distrophonix.com

We're not really trying to "release" in that sense. This is meant to be strictly an MB thing. Thanks for the suggestions though.




Ok, so far here's a revised version of the idea, based on what's been proposed:

• Members release original music as compilation album, EP & LP length releases as planned. These releases are coordinated between ESTABLISHED members before hand in an album planning stage that allows members to get a general idea for a theme and to establish participants & submission numbers.
• Albums can be compilation albums, solo albums, remix albums & collaboration albums. EP and LP releases can be negotiated in the same way, and serve the needs of the artists. Single releases are not allowed.
• General deadlines should be implemented for planned releases involving multiple people.
• If an individual wishes to release a solo album/EP/LP, it can be submitted and released at any time and will be showcased, but the artist must be a contributing member and the submitting party WILL meet that criteria. Spammy noobs will simply waste their time and be rejected.
• Any member can submit album art, but it may be a good idea have a dedicated person to manage the submissions and be artistically minded enough to filter them and submit a final to the album producer for inclusion in the file. I'm not that artistic person, so if we can work out an art-director unanimously, that would be Le Tits.
• Mastering will not be intrusive in any musical way. For the reason of meshing well with the rest of the songs on the album, sonic characteristics and song order are the only thing in that realm that may be affected, subject to the artists' approval.
• Releases will be presented as compressed archives, akin to the members comp, with an accurate track-list and no volume meta-data included in the files (as it shouldn't be necessary after general mastering), and available to our members to download and comment on in the subsequent album release thread.

If you guys have anything to add or subtract to/from the above, please let me know.

[+81]

I like Stone Birds idea. If it isn't a hassle, I would mind throwing my stuff up on itunes for free.

Otherwise things are looking good to me.

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by +81

I like Stone Birds idea. If it isn't a hassle, I would mind throwing my stuff up on itunes for free.

Otherwise things are looking good to me.

Well, no one can stop people from submitting their own music to iTunes, but it's a different story when an album contains multiple artists.
If those artists agree to do that and do it on their own accord, go for it.

[+81]

I realize that. Just saying if there was agreement about it...