DAC Musik - Musician Resources

Got Music?

2008-08-20T10:21:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of paying $50 an hour for a music lesson? We have reviewed the top online music programs on the Internet today. Below you will find reviews of the top 3 music programs that not only work, but save you money!

The key to learning music is knowing how and where to start. Without the right starting point you will waste precious time and a ton of money. The following products guarantee your online success; all you have to do is read them and follow their expert advice!

1.- Music Producer Pro

This website was created out of constant requests and is the best darn production workshop on the planet. 10 hours of production lessons on video follow the best ever method on how to produce music! This formula can change the way you interpret music forever! Music Producer Pro contains a gigantic amount of cutting edge, technology assisted information and step by step instructions for all stages of modern music production!

2.- Instrument Master

If you looking for serious music instruction Instrument Master is the biggest and best music school on the net teaching musicians how to play their instruments from beginner to an advanced level. The instructors have worked with mainstream artists and created this site for striving musicians who want top resources and high level technique instruction. Instrument Master is easy to join and great value.

3.- Music Master Pro

You get ALL the instrument lessons for Drums, Guitar and Bass Guitar for $29.95. Music Master Pro offers quality teaching in downloadable lessons for beginners to an advanced level for whichever instrument you want. Once you choose the instrument you would like to study, you are given a choice of which level and style. Easy navigation, ample jam tracks and quality video instruction makes Music Master Pro the best music teacher in the world!

The Indie Artist Revolution

2008-03-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

Are you a struggling musician?

I once was, in some aspects I still am. I've been producing for about 8 years but I also played lead guitar in rock bands for 11 years. Unfortunately, back then there were no DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) for the home computer, heck, home computers were just starting to come out and not everyone could afford one. And recording a quality demo was VERY expensive, the only option was to pay recording time in a studio (usually by the hour) with fancy analog recording gear and a large console.

Times are changing...

Opportunities are equaly available for everyone now.

The music industry is changing fast, every day we depend more on technology to make music and this technology is increasingly within reach of everyone. Thus, the big name record companies are sweating, now any person with creativity and a computer can make quite a professional production. Due to these technological advances, especially in software, and to piracy, now it is even more difficult for an artist to get signed by a renowned label. The big record companies analyze moreover before investing in an artist and every year there are less new artists being launched by these big corporations.

The solution? The Indie Revolution. There are so many social networking sites today on the web that have adapted to this increasing phenomenon, portals that have seen this need to be heard by talented undiscovered artists and have created spaces to upload music, videos, bios, etc. Many even offer online download sales integration. But what are the ups and downs of going Indie?

-Pros: The artist keeps a much bigger percentage of the sales after distributor, store and website commissions (over 50%) compared to the unfair common big label contract where the artist gets an average of 12% in royalties AFTER deducting all costs and expenses.

-Cons: Without a big label investing, there is no big budget for promotion and advertising. How is anyone going to buy your album if they don't know you exist?

This is where every artist's creativity must kick in and take advantage of all the free options on the web (Social Networking sites, Press releases, Blogs, Online radio stations, building a band website and optimizing it with SEO, etc.). There are indie, unsigned bands out there that I've never heard of before but are making well over a million dollars a year! It CAN be done.

I created a mini site called Sell Music Free that lists a couple websites where artists upload their music, fans download their songs for FREE but the artist gets PAID. How is that possible? They add a little 15 or 30 second commercial at the beginning of the MP3 and that sponsor pays the artist for every download. What a great idea, that would end piracy right there. People get music free, artist gets paid. It's that simple. The downside is that they usually pay around 2 cents per download when on other sites artists can sell their downloads for 99 cents. BUT in the long run, they can earn more with this system because it's more likely that lots more people will download their songs for free compared to the number of people that would buy them for 99 cents.

Another option is to create your own Indie Music Label. How? Download this free guide in PDF Indie Record Label. It's written by Ty Cohen who also has many e-books and programs to help the struggling musician.

Here are some more of Ty Cohen's great resources for musicians:

1.- A special e-book that reveals the secrets to marketing your music on MySpace. Countless musicians are building huge followings on MySpace and with this information, you can too! Now only $7 dollars!!!

2.- The 7 Golden Secrets to Music Industry Success free CD and recurring continuity program of $29.99 a month.

3.- An e-book that reveals everything you need to get signed. This guide allows you to avoid common mistakes most musicians make and helps you stand-out!

4.- A physical, home study course that reveals my secret step-by-step formula to succeeding in the music business.

5.- A bundle of e-Books, software, and directories. This includes 101 Music Business Contracts software, volumes 1-6 of The Industry Yellow Pages (which reveals insider contact information to succeeding in the music business), and countless other e-Books and valuable reports.

6.- A fill-in-the blank music contracts software (works on PC and Mac). Everybody in the music industry needs this tool if they want to protect themselves without spending thousands of dollars on lawyers.

How to use Google AdWords

2007-12-05T08:25:00.000-08:00

Have you lost money with Google AdWords? Having spent a lot bidding on certain keywords and not getting the results you imagined?

Google AdWords can be a tricky but VERY powerful tool if used the right way or if you know how to make it work in your favor. Yes, it CAN make you a lot of money but most people get frustrated and give up in the beginning.

There is a method called "shaving" where you learn to figure out which keywords really bring you traffic so you can concentrate mainly on those and most importantly to figure out the right or most amount of money to spend on a certain keyword and still maintain the first position for your ad. This saves you A LOT of money and gives you the most traffic. Better yet, the best targeted traffic.

This guide will show you how:

How To Use Google AdWords

And not only that, it will show you an easy way to make LOTS of money with all that new targeted traffic to your website. A system so simple, you'll want to kick yourself for not having thought of it before!

I hope this article is of great help to you and don't forget to visit my website Make Money Online for more great free information.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mike Igartua.

Where to promote and find useful information.

2007-11-26T09:13:00.000-08:00

Overwhelmed by so many useless or no traffic promotion and classifieds portals on the internet today? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to post advice, recipes, products and any valuable information you can provide to a website where you know it will be useful to others? Not only that, but where you can find great information on any topic that interests you? Well, the great news is that there finally is such a place! All you have to do is navigate to http://www.listafterlist.com “Making the Web a more useful place, one line at a time”, create lists, find lists and begin networking!

Making money with music?

2007-09-30T20:14:00.000-07:00

Everyday it gets harder for musicians to make a living with Music. A very good alternative is to look into "Residual Income". A money making system that keeps the money coming in even when work is hard to find.

A great Residual Income system with minimum investment designed specially for Musicians is...

RocMP3 - Make money with music

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I hope this info was useful.

Mike Igartua
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Latin Rock & Hip Hop

2007-09-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

Over the past few years, advances in technology have resulted in dramatic changes in the music industry. This “digital revolution” has brought the recording and production processes to anyone with creativity and a computer. Unfortunately, sophisticated editing software has also increased the amount of piracy in the music industry. As a result of decreasing revenues, record companies are being far more selective and fewer artists get signed each year.

DAC Musik was created in 2004 to fill this void, especially for new artists. As an independent record label in Colima, Colima, Mexico, DAC currently produces music in the Rock, Pop and Hip Hop genres in both Spanish and English. The trova genre is currently under consideration and the company’s first podcast has just been released.

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