music promotion?

Question by vincent j: music promotion?
how do you promote an independant album

Best answer:

Answer by monkeyjane
Put up flyers and posters, ask local record stores if they would put up a display or sell the cds up front, have a cd release show (sell the cds at a discount at the concert, or something similar), make sure fans know the album is coming via email lists, myspace, purevolume, etc., anything else creative you can think of/

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