Independence in music doesn’t mean “no label” or “no distribution.” It means you own your masters, control your business, and make the final decisions. You can still have a distributor, publishing admin, marketing partners, investors, or even a label partnership.
Independence in music doesn’t mean “no label” or “no distribution.” It means you own your masters, control your business, and make the final decisions. You can still have a distributor, publishing admin, marketing partners, investors, or even a label partnership.
With clarity and humility, we are all going to realize music business is a business.
Waiting around to blow up is gambling and I have realized I'm not built for gambling. We do not share the same luck at it unfortunately.
Now, let us build from first principles.