Comments on: FAQ: CDBaby

By: Mario G

Mario G — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:37:28 +0000

Oh yeah, I just signed my cd “Finding My Way” up for digital distribution there, too today. I know they pay out from dealing with them in the past. I know there are other avenues to get your digital done, but I trust CD Baby. BTW, my website is http://www.innercitygroove.com. I got that set up by Host Baby(another “branch” of CD Baby). So far, they seem to be cool, too.

By: Mario G

Mario G — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:32:08 +0000

I agree. CD Baby is alright with me. I put my most recent (Smooth Jazz) cd on there 1 1/2 months ago. So far I sold 1 in Virginia, 1 in the Netherlands & 1 in Germany. I have my own website as well, but would’nt have gotten any sales over seas unless it was through them. I had 2 other cd’s on there a few years ago when I did hip-hop. I didn’t clen up or anything, but sold some in Japan, a few other places (altogether less than $400 total). Not great, but not bad. And, I’m learning~ by reading more (sites & articles like this!)

By: Justin Zyduck

Justin Zyduck — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:34:57 +0000

That’s a pretty sweet setup, actually. $35 is nothing, really, even if you never recoup it. I mean, I can spend $35 at a bar.

Andy Partridge’s Ape House Records seems like a pretty good deal for artists as well (http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/the-shape-of-ape/), but it’s not a huge operation and he cheerfully admits that it’s based on nothing but his own tastes, so you obviously can’t bank on that.

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:38:20 +0000

I’m glad to hear both those things.
(Although I knew we were there, because we’ve received money from it. I just didn’t know if the link CDBaby sent me was correct…)

By: Gavin Burrows

Gavin Burrows — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:14:31 +0000

The National Pep are on i-Tunes, and I’m listening to them (you?) right now!

By: pillock

pillock — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:41:38 +0000

Thanks, Andrew! As you know (I think), I've got a new songwriting thing going that I really don't want to go the traditional route with at all, I just want to do something low-cost on the Internet and see what happens. People tell me I'm not Radiohead and I say exactly, that's exactly it, I'm not...so I can afford an experiment such as this a lot more easily than they can, since the goal is only to get local people to come to gigs, and make enough money to pay for studio time a year or so down the road. Uh, and write shit off on taxes...EMOTICON! But into that experiment $35 certainly fits, and fits really nicely. I don't want conventional radio-play stuff, but I would like to, hmm, zine it a little... So I'm gonna give this a go!