How Business Affects Me As A Musician |
I have been doing some thinking about how different my music might sound if I weren't planning on selling it. In other words, any time I am writing or recording a song I think about how it will be re... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:04:00 PST |
You Can’t Download This Post(Can You?) |
I suppose I am kind of conflicted about mp3s. If someone buys an mp3 of one of my songs, I make a nice profit. There is no physical CD being sold, which means that whatever I make from the sale is s... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 26 May 2008 06:01:00 PST |
All I Wanted To Do Is Be A Musician! |
I guess this post is less about the music business itself and more about what it is like to be an indie artist. This makes it about the music business in an indirect way, however, because as an indep... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:21:00 PST |
Independent Music Vs. Major Label Music |
This is another post in my series about the music business and how it affects everyone, fans and musicians. I wanted to turn your attention to what it means to buy music from a major label artist, an... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:04:00 PST |
Number 1 Question |
Because I've done some more light-hearted posts recently(see "So Shameless") I decided to do this post on a more serious subject. This is the question I get asked constantly by my fans, so I decided ... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:59:00 PST |
My Music Biz Thoughts |
We all know the music industry is in a confused state at this point. CD sales are down, and that has traditionally been the main way labels(and artists) have made money. That being said, I think a l... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:18:00 PST |
CD Baby MP3 Downloads |
You can now purchase my "Meaningful Nonsense EP" in mp3 form directly from CD Baby. Same price as iTunes. This is important to mention for 2 reasons:1. The mp3's are even better quality than iTunes, e... Posted by Dan Leigh on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:33:00 PST |
So Shameless.... |
I read that it helps improve search engine rankings to include the names of popular bands/musicians in these postings. That is so shameless. I would never include the names of such popular bands as Sn... Posted by Dan Leigh on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST |
Farmhouse Magazine |
Dan''s song "Please and Thank You" is going to be featured in the March/April issue of Farmhouse Magazine. Farmhouse is an online magazine that features works of music, fiction, etc. The issue will be... Posted by Dan Leigh on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:32:00 PST |
More Music on Website |
My official website now has more streaming tracks, and they are all full-length now as well. See for yourself at:http://www.danleigh.net/music.htmlThanks everyone. Posted by Dan Leigh on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:29:00 PST |