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(Off Topic)Distribution Deal

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I finally went pro and got a Distribution deal for all my music.... :D
All my music is now available across all steaming services like Spotify/You tube...ect ect
and for purchase at places like iTunes/Amazon....ect ect
The Artist name is the same, so just type in..BV Music Sydney Australia...in the search bar...
I also built an online Gift Store..... :? https://giftshop-bvm.com/... :)
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Good luck! May your songs be heard all over the world.
(I heard, Distro Kid is the best in that regard?)
"There lies the dog buried" (German saying translated literally)
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Yes...DistroKid is awesome... and I keep 100% of the royalties.
The whole experience was very painless..I did all the artwork and uploaded 16 albums in one afternoon.
There was no need for re-mastering....was very happy about that.. :D
The only real dissappoinment, like in iTunes for example, was that none of the albums went
on the new releases list...so i missed out on some serious exposure. :cry:
Here's a quick listen..https://hyperfollow.com/billv
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Here's some quick links... :D
iTunes...Type BV Music Sydney Australia into the serch bar...
Apple Music..https://music.apple.com/au/search?term= ... 0australia
Spotify....https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JO8QM40mVmHb7pAwKPJi0
Youtube....https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiSOF ... gThuiQTDEQ
A casual Jam on video..https://hyperfollow.com/billv
Spotify..Greatest Hits playlist...https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WiEo ... 4ce9af4d6d
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Off topic....
My old website was more than 20 years old....So I built a new one... :geek: :D
https://www.bvmusicsydneyaustralia.com/
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Off topic..
The website has a forum...please come in, become a member, and feed my ego... :lol:
https://www.bvmusicsydneyaustralia.com/ ... new-single
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Off Topic...
I set up branded merchandise... the X11 is now a T-shirt.... :twisted: :D
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billv wrote:Off Topic...
I set up branded merchandise... the X11 is now a T-shirt.... :twisted: :D
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That's... outrageous! :lol:

I like it! 8-)
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To make it easy for newcomers..I packaged all the best songs into 4 Greatest Hits albums.
their's 20-30 songs in each,,, sitting at $20 ea....these albums are only available on my website(link below).
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tulamide wrote:(I heard, Distro Kid is the best in that regard?)
I have to share the downsides that are very serious...
1. Your release will not appear on New Releases at iTunes(for example)....therefore your release
goes into a guaranteed f##king black hole..never to to seen, heard or discovered... :cry:
the only way out of this scenario is to spend a shitload of money on adversing... :roll:
2.They use chatbots for thier support system....useless,and relly annoying and fucking cringworthy... :evil:
3.The worst of all..they claim you keep 100% of royalties...fucking bullshit....
I set the itunes price at $1.....goto itunes...thier charging $2.....someone is making 100$ profit on every
$1 sale.....So now i have to steer all customers away from iTunes....where thier getting ripped off...

The rest, is like I said...awesome...rolaties from steaming sevices are coming in :) ....Spotify seems to be working
the best....No 1 streamed song is... Kissing In The Rain.... :D ..really good song..and that makes me happy.. :D

At my website I have releases a monster package..!6 Albums in One,,,,for only $100...saving $60

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The Death of my Gift store created with Shopify...It's deleted and gone.
\You can't build a user interface with Shopify... :oops:
making it the stupidest ..dumbest piece if shit software I ever used..
so don't go there...stay away from Shopify...you will not find happiness there...
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