Should you give your music away ?

[The Overfiend]

Keep sending your demo's
You'll be surprised who bites in the end.
Otherwise heed the opinions of respected peers as well in lieu of constructive criticism.

[teknorich]

I like the way these guys operate:

Mo`s Ferry Productions

All releases are on vinyl and mp3, but they have lots of bonus, digital-only tracks which are free to download.

I guess the idea is you download it for free so it gives you a taste of the record, it makes you curious and you listen to the samples of the other tracks on the release (which are streaming only, not free download) then hopefully you end up buying that release overall.

For those who would just soulseek the music anyway, it's a way to keep them interested in your label because you're giving away good quality mp3 files, and for those who still buy music it's a good way to get people's interest and hopefully sales in future.

Kind of a halfway house?!