The most interesting question from the Audible Hype Survey was the simplest: Do you think you can make a living off music in 2009?. I’m going to pose it again here because I want to get the largest data set I can—we’re going for 4 figures this time. This is a question at the core of everything Audible Hype is about, and something that cuts across all genres.
I’m writing this because I have divergent opinions. Everyone is trying to hype up their websites, and for the most part, everyone is lying. (This is pretty much the same in every other industry, too.) Audible Hype is written for smart kids, nerds who have (or at least want) actual lives and abundant free time to be outside.
Social media can be fun. However, promoting music on social media is only “fun” if you are literally and legally retarded. My list of tools reflects that opinion.
Here’s a long overdue article: one of the most common questions I get is about how to prepare for releasing a hip hop album. Here, I’ve laid it out with picture and diagrams and the tools you’ll need. Since this is Audible Hype, that wasn’t enough, so I’ve also got contributions from Dru Ha and Godamus Rhyme. Enjoy.
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My name is Justin Boland and I work for World Around Records. I rap, produce, promote and prosper under pressure. I'm broker than I look, smarter than I talk and closer than I appear.