HOW TO CUT COST AS A MUSIC ARTIST -

HOW TO CUT COST AS A MUSIC ARTIST

We are not telling you to be cheap, but we are giving you ways to not blow your money away on things that aren't really needed, until you have money you can literally throw away

1. Copyright-  

the easy way to save instead of copyrighting each track, wait and then copyright your whole album, it is legal it will cover all tracks on that album and you won't have to pay separate filing fees for each copyrighted track. 

2. Album Art-  

In the digital age if you are printing cd's then don't waist money on a 3-5 page cd booklet explaining every part of your life etc. keep it simple and neat $45-$75 should cover your cost for designs. and then a one page insert for cd's covers double side printed will be more then enough. 

3.  PAPERWORK -  

Take time to do research google works wonders, and instead of paying out to have other companies do the simple task of filing forms for you, you can do them yourself in a little bit of time, which can save you a good amount of money. ( see our write up on taxes ) 

4. CREW STREET TEAM OR ENTOURAGE- 

A GREAT SERIES, but in real life it can get very expensive quickly, when doing little shows you don't need 10 people with you. take maybe 3-4 at the most, DJ, CAMERA PERSON, and 1 or two road dogs one should be your manager, every one else can support by going to the show or buying the album. 

5. EXPENSIVE RENTALS FOR VIDEOS  -  

Every one is balling on videos, but 100% of US the music fans know that for the most part these cars etc are not the reality for 90% of the artist. ( not to discourage- but reality check some) Save your money on these high price rentals for videos, and come up with different concepts etc. at the end of the day the music is what people are most interested in , and you might find yourself owning one of those high end luxury cars with the money you save now.   

6. STOP PRINTING CD'S 

The CD era is dead, So to stay in budget don't print these anymore, if you must for some reason then remember #2 about simple covers etc. But to be honest cd's are usually used as place holders, weed plates or tossed within 2 days of getting them and most aren't listen to today because a lot of the new cars don't even have cd players any more. 

stick to these 6 steps and you will be saving some money, to help fund your next album. 



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