Obviously , there are producers that release tracks and that goes without saying , But im looking at what people who are still unsigned do with there tracks.

For example , myself , i just post my tracks out there to get feedback , in which i dont get much of (thanks to those who do though) and I have spent quite a bit of cash on my setup and ( as much as it fustrates me) dont want to give up just yet.

Some im just lookin at what people on here do with there music , e.g do you give it out , contact dj's , craziest story about some track you made etc....

Would be interesting to know.

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I mean, I guess that all depends on what your goals are.

My goals from the very beginning was to get releases, so when I started producing way back in the 90's, it was with the intention to get enough tracks together to send out a demo CD. Once we had about 4-5 tracks we felt were good enough, we burned them to CD, and I sent them out to every label I was interested in and could find an address for. I went through all my records and put each label address into a database, which I used to make address labels.

At that time, there was really no mp3 or digital distribution, so it was all about getting a vinyl release. Shortly after I did that, I got a call from England from the label manager for one of my current labels who signed a couple of the tracks and released them on vinyl. I still release some of my music through them today, although now it is all digital.

At this point my goals are still centered around getting as many tracks released as possible, but now I am trying to diversify by getting releases on other labels in addition to the two I currently work with. The only thing that has changed for me nowadays is that I do not view getting releases as a roadmap to a DJ career. I have no aspirations of being a globe-trotting DJ (I'm afraid to fly), so I'm just happy if I can get 3-5 releases out per year.

My goal is to have lots of people listen to and enjoy my music. A release could help with that, so I would probably not turn one down if it were offered, but getting released is not really a goal in itself for me, just a means to the end of getting my music heard.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles My goal is to have lots of people listen to and enjoy my music. A release could help with that, so I would probably not turn one down if it were offered, but getting released is not really a goal in itself for me, just a means to the end of getting my music heard.

This.

My music's been played during parties, probably one of the more notable ones was during a New Year's party in NY for a few hundred people.

Overall my main goal right now is feedback, though every song I make I send to at least a few labels just because a release would obviously help facilitate my music's distribution.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles My goal is to have lots of people listen to and enjoy my music. A release could help with that, so I would probably not turn one down if it were offered, but getting released is not really a goal in itself for me, just a means to the end of getting my music heard.

This is exactly what i am thinking , im not even interested in a release , but more in ways that music can be spread around.

And @ EricJ , i am getting the yearn to DJ as it seems the best way to get stuff out there , but thats another story.

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i post my music here and share it around, sending them to loads of emails and release it on my own label if its good enough. its been over a year since i finished anything though.

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Originally posted by adi_hanson And @ EricJ , i am getting the yearn to DJ as it seems the best way to get stuff out there , but thats another story.

Well I started off DJ'ing at 18 after playing drums in metal bands all through high school. Once I got bitten by the techno bug (thank you Prodigy - Experience), I sold my drums and bought turntables. I DJ'd for 4 or 5 years before actually getting into the production side of things, however, it was more difficult and expensive back then because you had to have hardware.

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Originally posted by Eric J Well I started off DJ'ing at 18 after playing drums in metal bands all through high school. Once I got bitten by the techno bug (thank you Prodigy - Experience), I sold my drums and bought turntables. I DJ'd for 4 or 5 years before actually getting into the production side of things, however, it was more difficult and expensive back then because you had to have hardware.

haha epxerience album was my catalyst too. from there on it was no way back.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles My goal is to have lots of people listen to and enjoy my music. A release could help with that, so I would probably not turn one down if it were offered, but getting released is not really a goal in itself for me, just a means to the end of getting my music heard.

That pretty much sums me up as well. I'm quite content to just put my songs up on our (i.e., the singers and my) various websites and spread the word through forums, myspace, facebook, etc. It's a bit of a quandry for me because I hate giving up the rights to something that I put so much time and effort into and know that I'll never see any real money for it. But, at the same time, it's a pretty cool feeling to know that some our tracks/remixes have been played by DJs around the world and getting random messages from people across the globe who would never had heard it without a label to distribute it.

As for me, this is just a hobby and I have no intentions or dreams of ever trying to make a career out of it. But, the singers I work with would love to make a living out of music, so I do what I can to help them.

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I send them to a few music friends for feeds and sometimes if they are any good i try to get them signed some do some dont. recently i have been preparing them for self release and applying to all the download stores for a sellers account for the label.

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My goal is to make stuff that I like. I don't plan on ever really doing anything with my music, just for fun really. I like being able to work on something and then have a finished product. Though the song is the only reward, it's the reward I like.

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i just have my music on my computer and listen to it all the time and dont share it with anyone. maybe not the best thing for improvement, but i dont want to bother people with my music and mostly i feel like my music is kinda too personal, it has too many my feelings inside and thats why i dont want other people to listen it..