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The giants paid attention, but still balked, convinced that the shift could never overthrow the monolithic power structures they had constructed. They were wrong.

Among the many points of control under the thumbs of the corporate music gods was the method of music distribution. Traditional music distribution was handled through a complex series of pipelines that included a great number of industry friends and partners, and an even greater deal of postage. Distribution was slow, expensive, and literally heavy. Most record stores were the size of warehouses, even after the advent of compact discs.

The killing blow to the corporate stranglehold on music was the widespread use of the new Internet, and the new era of digital music distribution that came with it. For most professional musicians today, it has likely seemed like a recent addition to the scene, and many artists are still learning what digital music distribution is.

What is Digital Music Distribution?

Digital music distribution is the simple process by which one hires a team of music delivery people to circulate your music among the best stores online. Some companies for instance charge an extremely reasonable fee for this service and places your product in over 750 stores worldwide, some of them even in European languages.

There are few methods better than digital music distribution for selling your music online. The direct approach, going to companies personally to ask for inclusion on their digital shelves, is not feasible, though many struggling artists try (hence, the struggling). As is the case with many industries, the artist does far better to make contact with liaisons within the industry in question - in this case, companies dealing in digital music distribution.

To sell your music online, first choose a company who can supply you with the digital music distribution necessary to make your product available. There are several such companies in the world, each of them having their strengths and weaknesses. When searching for a company to help distribute music it is often a good idea to find one that can distribute to over 700 online retailers, which is commonly thought to be the widest distribution available. Not every company can do this so the closer to this number the better.

To sell your music online you'll need digital music distribution from a distributor with excellent customer service, too. Whichever company you decide upon, ensure that you'll be able to get in touch with customer support providers both by mail and by phone, preferably on the same day. This can sometimes be a difficult element to find. Most companies are entirely automated. Do not select a distributor whose customer support phone number goes directly to an automated system. This will not help you if you need UPC codes in a pinch - which brings up another important issue: be sure your distributor can provide you with UPC and ISRC codes. You don't want to pay for the service only to discover you need to pay again in order to get a sales code for your product.

All things considered, to sell your music online all you truly need is some decent, inexpensive digital music distribution, and that's only a website away.

Practice problems are one of the major reasons people stop singing over and above finances. In fact, when we are seeing improvements, setting goals and achieving them we'll walk over hot coals to keep going!

But what if you don't know how to practice? Or it has become stale and boring? You'll never know if you are getting it and that's when the love affair grows cold...

These 5 simple tips put into action will see you racing onto greater vocal heights in less time than you think.

1) Set the time, place and date:

You can do this 2 ways either carve out a set 15 min time slot daily, at roughly the same time and in the same place if you can (the car doesn't count - you're worth more than that!) or chunk it to a 30 min 3 x a week again on set days, time and place. At the end of the week you will have practiced for a whopping 1hr 3/4!!

2) Write a weekly plan:

Take 5 mins of your 1st practice day to write a plan for the week. What areas do you want to focus on? Day 1 - keeping the vowel shape, Day 2 - Starting your first notes better etc. Resist trying to get it all right in one go -The cure for perfectionism is little and often, knowing that repetition is key to improvement. This will improve your awareness of what you are feeling instead of getting caught up in negative self talk.

3) Pick 1 or 2 exercises only:

Use 1 or 2 exercises and do each one 5-10 times, each time aiming to look to make 1 improvement. Multitasking is a myth! Use a mirror too. Get into a deeper relationship with your own sound if you want better control of it.

4) Learn songs in sections:

Use your weekly plan to chunk down your learning. Verse 1 -day1; Verse 2 - day 2, Chorus - day 3; end ad-libs - day; Days 4-6 repeat; Day 7 - Sing it through. Be disciplined! By doing it little and often just focusing on 1 section and forgetting lyrics will be a thing of the past!

5) JFDI!

Just friggin' do it! - Improve your voice, your practice and your confidence - that is!

Do it NOW!

Imagine how you are going to feel after your first week.

These are simple steps you can take TODAY to get INSTANT RESULTS! So follow through and make it happen! I look forward to hearing your comments below!