How-To Become An Indie Musician

By Ryan Whetstone

Every indie musician should have the basic idea and concept of how to write and record their music. They should understand how to promote and market their music to potentially make money. In this handy Ebook, you will find all of that detailed information inside. I will explain to you all how everything works and the steps you need to take. I provide helpful links from within the Ebook to direct websites to help jump start the process. I hope that this book helps many indie artists out there.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ryan Whetstone
• Release date: Apr 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476041476

Ryan Whetstone

Ryan D. Whetstone has a passion for all forms of art. He writes and records music, does graphic designs, and he even shoots and edits hd video. You can't deny someone of talent if they can do multiple things in different fields very well. His passion is what really sets him apart from others. If you don't have a passion for what you do, then you will never truley enjoy it at the essence. Ryan is all about perfection, and that alone is what motivates him to push harder. Writing is something that can help you express yourself in many different ways. Ryan is proof that you can still manage to find simple joys in life, no matter what you have been through.

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How-To Become An Indie Musician

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction : About The Book

What Is Music

How Do You Know If Music Is Really For You

The Basics

How To Write Bars The Correct Way

How To Format Your Songs

Writing Processes & Tips

Home Recording Vs. Studio Recording

Recording Process

Mixing Down Vocals

Mastering Your Final Product

What Comes Next

Promotion

Promo 1 - Physical

Promo 2 - Digital

Promo 3 - Visual

Copyrighting And Publishing

Making Money With Your Music

Staying Indie Vs. Signing A Deal

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Introduction : About The Book:

Welcome to the How-To for Indie Musicians. You now officially have a very valuable book in your hands that will help guide you through your musical journey. You will find a ton of helpful information, and I guarantee you learn a lot of things you didn't know before. I just want to take a second and make myself clear before you continue. Due to the fact that I am an indie musician myself, I know what it feels like to take on indie music projects. I write and record hip-hop music, so my formats for recording vocals will be based on hip-hop standards. Don't get me wrong though, I will give insight to other genres like R&B and Rock as well. Everything besides the recording part of this book can be applied to all genres of music. You would promote and hip-hop records the same way you would promote a rock album. The information contained in this book can be applied to any form of music. My overall goal for writing this book is to help inform those who are serious about their music, and really trying to go somewhere with it. Well lets just get down to it already shall we.

What Is Music

A lot of you would be able to give tons of answers to this question. I doubt any of you could name five people that you personally know who doesn't like or listen to some form of music. Music is a way of life