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DVD's in the Closet

How many artists have DVD's but no where to play them?  DVD's in the closet.

Like Digital - the artists who begin to understand that they have to take their own careers under their own control are the artists who are going to stand out.

Gone are the days when players had the illusion that big daddy label would pay for everything and then it would be all right.

Take control of your own destiny.  Get those DVD's out of the closet where no one can see them.  What good does that do?

As we get our new digital platform set up - the artists who get seen and heard are the ones who have a chance to really sell their work.

We are getting new registrations for the digital platform.  Don't forget to send those DVD's in too.  If they don't see or hear you - how can they know they like you?

Don't get left behind.

Digital Sales Triple while Physical Sales Drop

Don't let the digital music boom pass you by - We are accepting digital sign ups now!

While digital music sales are increasing, physical sales (cd's) are dropping.

MEDIALINE has the following report:

Increased demand for legal music downloads and mobile phones worldwide nearly offset the decline in physical formats as recorded music sales globally fell 1.9 percent ...

digital music sales ... amounted to approximately US$790 million, up from US$220 million in the first half of 2004. This is the equivalent of 6 percent of total record industry sales.

The U.S. saw a drop in physical sales of 5.3 percent in value and 5.7 percent in units, but a counterbalancing strong increase in digital music sales. Sales of single track downloads alone in the U.S. were up almost threefold in the first half of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004, totaling 159 million units, stated IFPI, citing Nielsen SoundScan.

The digital music business is so far being driven largely by the world's top five markets U.S., Japan, U.K., Germany and France but is expected to spread rapidly and will benefit many other markets in the coming months.

Read the whole story here.

If you're an independent artist, band or label, you don't have to wait until the sizzle is off of increasing digital music sales.  We are accepting digital signups now!