Last month, I wrote a post about Mr. Billy and how he leveraged the popularity of Angry Birds to sell music and get attention for himself. Since it's the first week of the new year, I think it's appropriate to talk about his current plan to release 12 albums in the next 12 months.
The plan...
- Decide what the album's theme will be.
- Write (or find) awesome songs and record them in 2 weeks or less.
- Mix and master the music.
- Do the artwork.
- Have the digital version available for sale world wide.
- Have the physical CD available for sale via CD Baby and MisterBilly.com.
- Rinse and repeat 11 more times.
Visit Mr. Billy's blog to follow his progress.
With the ease and low-cost of both recording and distribution, this is something that any music can do. So why not you?
Good strategy.
Some of my fans are impressed that I can manage two releases a year. But I'm constantly thinking abouy how to speed up the process.
Especially for an upcoming artist, I believe it's very useful to have a large output of work. It shows the world that you're committed and have discipline.
Also, when you hit the big time, you'll have a lot of material to draw on. Many artists complain that when they became famous and started touring, they didn't have the time to write new material.
So: Make a schedule and some deadlines for yourself. And if that means throwing perfectionism out the window - so be it: That's a valuable lesson, right there.
Posted by: Stateofm.wordpress.com | January 07, 2012 at 03:26 AM
A band called Sleeping At Last did that last year. 12 amazing EP's in 12 months called the Yearbook project. Check it out: www.sleepingatlast.com
Posted by: Matt Mugford | January 18, 2012 at 07:55 PM
Because i have something to tell the world and instead of screaming it I would rather sing it and let it go straight to the heart
Posted by: Stephen gipson | February 07, 2012 at 05:23 AM