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selling on beatport
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:58 pm
by dj dm
i kno theres afew on here sellin their tunes on beatport, i was wonderin how u go about gettin them on there?
also if anyones knows about sellin on juno, itunes or anywhere else any knowledge wud b appreciated
Bless
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:04 pm
by abZ
Juno and most stores you can just sign up, they will send a contract and what not. Beatport is tricky to get on. You have to have good tunes and a clear business plan. I got on via distro but just because you have distro doesn't mean you will get accepted.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:09 pm
by prisoner
i dont think beatport is even accepting new labels at this point (unless you're an already established label)
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:12 pm
by abZ
prisoner wrote:i dont think beatport is even accepting new labels at this point (unless you're an already established label)
I got accepted, I have only been in business for 6 months, hardly established.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:12 pm
by dj dm
cheers guys, maybe ill leave beatport out dunt sound like ill have a chance. any idea how well dubstep does on download sites?
Bless
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:17 pm
by hd4000
abZ wrote: I got on via distro but just because you have distro doesn't mean you will get accepted.
i believe this is the key point.you need an agrigator (*aka a middle man distro)to even get in at all.at least thats what they told us.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:34 pm
by abZ
hd4000 wrote:abZ wrote: I got on via distro but just because you have distro doesn't mean you will get accepted.
i believe this is the key point.you need an agrigator (*aka a middle man distro)to even get in at all.at least thats what they told us.
It definitely doesn't hurt. I think because of the sheer amount of content they have to work with it is much easier for them to deal with a distributor. My distro uses a system called FUGA which I briefly read about. Juno recently sent me a note basically saying they would rather work with my distro than me because of that
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:40 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
juno is doing very well at the moment
excellent site...get your tunes on there i'd say
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:54 pm
by dj dm
put an application in 4 juno, worth a shot.
so is gettin a distro gonna b pretty much unavoidable to sell properly? (no idea how 2 get distro) guessin big sites like itunes r gonna prefer one
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:58 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
DJ DM wrote:put an application in 4 juno, worth a shot.
so is gettin a distro gonna b pretty much unavoidable to sell properly? (no idea how 2 get distro) guessin big sites like itunes r gonna prefer one
I know people with tunes on itunes without a record deal man....
i buy almost exclusively from juno right now...since going legit a few month back....beatport is too fucking expensive
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:01 pm
by abZ
DJ DM wrote:put an application in 4 juno, worth a shot.
so is gettin a distro gonna b pretty much unavoidable to sell properly? (no idea how 2 get distro) guessin big sites like itunes r gonna prefer one
PM me or AIM - abz412dub, I could possibly help though don't type like that if you want to be taken seriously as a business
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:04 pm
by skrewface
abZ wrote:prisoner wrote:i dont think beatport is even accepting new labels at this point (unless you're an already established label)
I got accepted, I have only been in business for 6 months, hardly established.
Make sure you have artists whom have a registry on selling really well in your roster and release schedule.
Tata
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:04 pm
by dj dm
dont worry wunt type like that 2 a business, mite b abit daft but i aint stupid!
cheers 4 all help guys gonna look into it all later got dash out now
Bless
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:08 pm
by skrewface
Piston wrote:juno is doing very well at the moment
excellent site...get your tunes on there i'd say
Ass cheeks! (opinions)
You will make 3 x on Digital-tunes what you make on Junodownload.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:12 pm
by abZ
skrewface wrote:Piston wrote:juno is doing very well at the moment
excellent site...get your tunes on there i'd say
Ass cheeks! (opinions)
You will make 3 x on Digital-tunes what you make on Junodownload.
Not necessarily, I have had releases do 3x as much on Juno than Digital-tunes and vice versa. It is interesting how different styles do on different sites.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:53 am
by dubstepjack
DJ DM wrote:cheers guys, maybe ill leave beatport out dunt sound like ill have a chance. any idea how well dubstep does on download sites?
Bless
Lol at you saying you don't have a chance. So you think that you do not have good tunes and a clear plan? Good luck to you then.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:52 pm
by hd4000
abZ wrote:skrewface wrote:Piston wrote:juno is doing very well at the moment
excellent site...get your tunes on there i'd say
Ass cheeks! (opinions)
You will make 3 x on Digital-tunes what you make on Junodownload.
Not necessarily, I have had releases do 3x as much on Juno than Digital-tunes and vice versa. It is interesting how different styles do on different sites.
i know for us whichever site gets our stuff up first,seems to sell the most.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:33 am
by dj dm
Not asking for figures or ought cos its not my business, but people here making a decent amount from their dubstep then? enough to make it worth putting online
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