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<DIV><STRONG>For starters, what is the internet archive? I've never heard
of it at all? And who do I contact to set it all up?</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>My boyfriend and I are having a disagreement. Dave strongly
feels that if I make my work available for download, no one will have any reason
to buy the CD. I feel that if no one here's my work, no one will ever buy
it?</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>To be honest, my last CD was made in 2002 but I have no sales or
orders coming in. I have 1800 copies sitting in my apartment with dreams
of recording more stuff. No sales means no money, no money means I can't
record more stuff.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I owe a big thanks to the Chapel Of Hope, and KTIS Radio in
Minneapolis Minnesota. My work was about to get air play on the Christian
media, but a friend stabbed me in the back by telling a Pastor I was gay.
The Pastor had connections with KTIS, who through the skylight network barred my
music from all associated networks. That was part why I left
Minnesota.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I now have a Pastor's license and have thought about trying to get
my work back on Christian radio which I think I could locally in Ohio. But
if skylight ever got word, I'll only be yanked back off again. So even
though my heart is in Gospel music, I feel like it's a totally dead end street
thanks to Minnesota.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>So I've been recording rock and country music for a really stupid
reason. I'm hoping my demos circulates on the internet and falls into the
hands of someone that thinks this could become a fad. He'll then track me
down, offer me a contract and I'll take off. I told you it was
stupid.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I hate the idea though because if music is not about God, it's
basically pointless. I love all kinds of music, but for me, sharing Jesus
means everything. So I'm not totally thrilled about doing anything other
than gospel, yet I feel it's a total waste for me to be held back just because
the word gets out about me.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>No, I don't make it public, and it doesn't ever come up when I
preach. But Christians are the most judgmental group of people on the
planet. So now I don't even try to hide it because people end up finding
out through the grape fine.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>The problem now is, how do I promote myself without tooting my own
horn? I don't think I do. So with 1800 copies of 2 CD's and no hope
of getting them on the radio, I shot myself in the foot. And radio
stations won't air music unless people can buy it, and I can't record a new
style until I sell my old stuff. I can see it now, "By my old music so I
can afford to get out of gospel music". That would go over
well.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>So this is how stuck I am. Plus there's an added
problem. If I ever go big, I think I'll have to choose a Dectalk voice
that will define me. I want to see other Dectalk users come into the music
world, so I may have to choose one voice and copy right those settings to make
it my very own voice.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>But for now I'm just showing off the abilities of Dectalk to
generate an interest. If the general public gets interested in singing
using Dectalk, this could create an entire new style of music.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>So with my crude music software I'm trying to create the very best
demos I can to get people interested in Dectalk. I think I'm hitting good
quality, but no one has actually said. So I'm basically practicing, hoping
for a one hit wonder or something so I can actually have that one shot. I
expect to fall on my face, but I still would like to book a few concerts, form a
band, and see where it goes.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>So any promotion ideas that people have, I'd like to hear
them. Advertising is not my area. I can sing, speak, preach, do
comedy, but advertising is not my area at all! I don't know what it is,
but I couldn't make an appealing ad if my life depended on it. I never
understood why, I just suck with advertising.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>SNOOPI BOTTEN </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/10/2006 1:00:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
tony@baechler.net writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Hi,<BR><BR>This is especially for snoopy but applies to all on this
list who are <BR>into creating their own music. One great way to get
free promotion <BR>is to upload your music to the Internet Archive and release
it under <BR>a Creative Commons license. You still own the rights but it
allows <BR>others to download, play, give away and share your music without
fear <BR>of being sued. I think your original album, Words of Love,
belongs <BR>on the Internet Archive. They will preserve it for all time
and <BR>anyone can get it. Obviously doing this would be like giving it
away <BR>in that you wouldn't get more money from it but you could still offer
<BR>it for sale on CD. If people get to hear your work in mp3 and they
<BR>like it, they'll look at your site and buy other CDs from you. Yes,
<BR>some people will never buy from you but some will. If nothing else,
<BR>it gets your name out there and gives you free exposure. That way
<BR>you don't have to sign on to a record company and you still keep
<BR>creative control. Here are links to look at. Especially look
at the <BR>Audio, Netlabels links on
archive.org.<BR><BR>http://www.archive.org/<BR>http://creativecommons.org/<BR>http://ourmedia.org/
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