2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Self-Releasing for Success

Thursday, March 19
5:00PM - 6:00PM

Austin Convention Center
Room 9BC
Austin Convention Center

Historically, the self-release has been the last bastion of the unsigned artist. You shop your demos around to labels and don’t get any bites, so you bite the bullet yourself and foot the bill, just to get the thing out there. But in the last 10 years, as the industry has been reformed time and time again, things have changed. For artists large and small, and at every stage of their careers, self-releasing is more than just a viable alternative to a label deal, it’s a much better option. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of self-releasing, strategies for a successful self-release, and prognosticate on the future of artist-owned recordings in the music industry of tomorrow.

Hashtags

#sxsw #URelease

Presenters

MODERATOR

Ben Hubbird

Digital Mktg & Label Rel

CD Baby

Ben Hubbird is a native Oregonian and lifelong musician. In 2008 he walked away from a career in community organizing and took a job at CD Baby where he is now in charge of Digital Promotions and L...

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Rachel Cragg

Dir of A&R & Artist Mgmt

Nettwerk Music Group

Benji Rogers

Pres & Founder

PledgeMusic

Benji Rogers is an independent musician from London, England who has been making his own records since 1999. He’s lived in New York, Los Angeles and Boston and though always a musician, he has also...

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Andrew Jervis

Chief Curator

Bandcamp

Andrew Jervis hosts the Bandcamp Weekly show, co-ordinates all the homepage editorial, and works with labels and artists to help make maximize their sales and exposure.

Details

Access
Music Badge, Platinum Badge, Artist Wristband
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
How To/DIY
Level
Intermediate

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