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By Andrew Gavin Webber Who's searching for music without lyrics, and why? Some people are looking for backing music they can sing to, usually of songs that they're familiar with. There are three kinds of music without lyrics that spring to mind, catering for this need. 1.) Karaoke - This usually comes on a CD or DVD, where the backing music is played while the lyrics, along with a video of some arbitrary scenery, are displayed. The lyrics are usually highlighted at the appropriate time for them to be sung. While this form of music without lyrics is great for parties and pubs, it leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to serious vocal performances. Technically speaking, this is actually music with lyrics, but the music and the lyrics have been separated so that you can sing them. 2.) Backing tracks - These are sometimes called "Backtracks". Professional backing tracks are a step up from karaoke tracks, however, they don't display the lyrics on a s...

By Davis Carter How to make money in the music industry is a lot easier than you think, however, people often complicate it till this very day. Too many people make the common mistake of beginning and never finishing in any venture that they try. I feel that when it comes to music, this mistake is too common. I'm going to briefly help you lessen your mistakes and make the most out of your music venture. Sign Up for as Many Social Networking Sites as You Can This is a very important step that many people fail to take because they feel as if they only need one website to market their self. You need to have as many social networking pages as possible because this creates maximum exposure. If I were to sell 10 CDs a day in front of my house, I would possibly make decent money. If I were to get 10 people selling 10 CDs a day in front of their house also, I will more than likely be more successful in the music industry. The same thing applies to social networking sites su...

By Aaron Davison There are literally thousands of different opportunities for places to submit your music for potential placements in film and television. Let's look at two different approaches you can take: 1) The direct route : One way to get started in this business is to directly contact music supervisors who place music in TV shows and Films. Music Supervisors make their living by selecting the music that is used in the productions they are involved in. They are ultimately the people who make the decision as to what music is used. The upside of this approach is that when you operate this way you are essentially acting as your own publisher and you will receive both a writer's and publisher's royalty if your music gets used. The downside is that you probably don't have any relationships established with music supervisors and although it's certainly possible to establish relationships and "break in" this way, it's going to take a lot...

By Davis Carter Learning how to sell music just got easier since you last clicked your mouse. Whether you choose to market your music to an Internet audience or on the street out of your car, the same principles apply. No matter what, everything is a numbers game. The more records you make, the more money you make, so the more people you have selling for you, also the more money you make. High Volume - Faster Sales The Street The people who enjoy your music will more than likely be willing to promote it for you. This will come in handy if your fans happen to have more enthusiasm than you do about selling. If I sell a couple CDs to a few kids on the street, they come back to me hours later and tell me how much they liked it, I would ask them if they would like to help me sell it. There is a good chance that they will accept if I offer to pay them a percentage of my revenue from my sales. If you do this to enough people, you can generate income fairly fast as opposed to y...

By Davis Carter How to market your music can be an issue if you don't have the right training. The problem most people have with marketing their music in general is they have the wrong approach, and once they realize that approach doesn't work, they stop. I want to briefly help you with executing your strategies and perfecting them as you go along. The Internet The Internet is a great place to begin marketing your music because of so many different ways of marketing through the Internet. You can use social network sites such as MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, and many others. You can sign-up for websites like Myxer to sell your ringtones and Soundstation to sell your albums. Both of these websites allow you to embed your material directly on your social network pages and websites. A trick you can do that is very uncommonly done, is linking all of your social network sites back to a main website. This will make your website rank higher in search engines when people s...