Trevor Baron

Do you need an artist website? Your music is out for sale, and people are already streaming it, yet you feel something is missing? Probably an “artist” website. Alright, so I may have guessed wrong, but we should address this topic anyway. Artist websites are a great way to promote your music; where people can […]

I wrote a similar file organization post for my company’s Up-Temp Publishing blog. At least in my workflow, the number of files used to complete one printed score and the number of files used to release an album is close. Both publishing print music and releasing albums go through stages, and right or wrong, I […]

Making an album is both a significant undertaking and a fascinating project. So what are the steps for completing and submitting an album? In this short blog post, we’ll go through the process I and many others follow when creating and releasing our albums. It is not the only process, so research and develop an […]

So now you have your very own record label, your recordings are in online music retailers and streaming services; you’ve done some promotion, some advertising, now what? Perhaps, your record label needs a website—a permanent home on the internet. Is this step essential? Perhaps not, but there can be some benefits.   Having a suitable place […]

Distributing your recordings is simple with today’s technology and resources; many companies distribute your music to all the primary online music retailers and streaming services. Once you have your single or album ready for distribution, search out a company like CDBaby or Distrokid to distribute your album to online music retailers and streaming services, and […]

I’m not writing this post as a how-to start a record label; I’m writing this to provide some thoughts to help you research as you move forward with this idea. This post is also not meant as professional legal or accounting advice; always seek out qualified professionals for those tasks.  Starting your label is relatively […]

It seems the function of a record label has changed over the years. So many record labels, and each is slightly different.  Before modern technology, making an album was much more expensive and out of reach for most musicians. So if you wanted to record an album, a company (record label) would give you the […]