Self-Releasing Your Music

This is part of the Traditional Music Forum's Workshop Programme 2024.
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Join composer Matthew Whiteside for the ultimate guide on recording and releasing your music, including information on budgeting, rights registrations and digital distribution.
The discussion will last up to two-hours. It is designed to give a broad overview of what steps you need to take to self-release your music. Matthew will cover:

• A general introduction to releasing music, digital distribution and streaming
• Setting a realistic budget (income and expenditure)
• Preparing for and running recording sessions
• How to get your music on the major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer etc.)
• Various rights and registrations that you need to know about to ultimately get paid
• Using the artist analytics dashboards
  Followed by Q&A.
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  Matthew Whiteside is a composer, collaborator, sound designer and concert producer based in Glasgow, named ‘One to Watch’ in the Herald’s Culture Awards 2017.
  In 2023, Matthew released The Guidebook to Self-Releasing Your Music - a must-have resource for anyone looking to release their music - equally valuable for first timers as well as for seasoned experts who want the the latest information on technology and industry developments. Matthew Whiteside focuses on the areas that musicians can manage themselves, and highlights–with humour and encouragement–the potential benefits and pitfalls along the way.

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