Judging Your Own Music

   

Often the musicians hear their music differently than others. Mainly because they are the ones who created it and they notice every little detail. To eliminate the bias musicians have toward their music they can do a few things. First it is important to always listen to your music through monitors rather than speakers. This is because the monitors are brutal in the way that they show every intricate mistake. Even with professionals it almost never gets to the point where the song is perfect on the monitors because they always amplify faults. The main goal when doing this is to edit it until it’s the best it can be, and then hope that when it’s played through regular speakers it will sound much better. Speakers improve the sound quality because they contain bass, middle, and treble which evens out the sound.
     If it's just too hard to quibble over your own songs, then just ask a neutral friend or neighbor to listen to it and give you some feedback. After hours of listening to the same song a million times, it is likely that one could not even hear what is actually being played since the origional version is now etched into your brain forever.

Networking Your Music

Once the final recording has been made, all the band members are satisfied, and you've mastered your music then the next step is to market your music. It’s important to advertise your music otherwise no one will know that it even exists. The first method you could use would be to create a preview with only a couple songs and put it on a CD. Then you could distribute it by either selling it for about two dollars or just giving it away free as a promotional item. If making CDs is inconvenient, there another option.

     Social Networking sites are infested with millions of people a day which makes it the perfect way to get your music out there. Sites like MySpace Music and Reverb Nation are perfect for creating a page for your band where you and your fans can check you out at any time. On the page it will allow you to have a music player to holster your songs. Facebook is probably the most used site these days; however, it lacks the band page feature. The way to get around this is to make a group with the link to your page. Also people will definitely check it out if the link is posted as your status often enough.