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Three steps to a successful release

1 | RELEASE TRACK(S) YOURSELF OR SEARCH FOR A LABEL?

1.1 | Search label & send demos

Only finished demos! Unfinished tracks are a big stumbling block. Only send material that is finished in its current state.

Research: Contact labels only if they release music at least close to yours. Don‘t speculate that the A&R there knows someone who knows someone. Usually the doors will close immediately and forever. Also, check if the labels accept demos at all.

Once a suitable label has been found, the question arises of how to send the music there. From our experience (the editor is an A&R himself), MP3s with high quality (256 to 320

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