Hometown side project by Haley

[My Alter Ego]

Tusk @HaleysTusk · 8m
@RClovesHaley I dunno, makes me think of how it's not so easy releasing music as an independent artist w/o experienced help #Perspective

Yup! Again, I say, as good as some of you are at digging up information, there is still so little we know -- of the overall perspective, and Haley's situation, in particular.

[NUG]

It's possible Haley may encounter problems with her July 30th date.

She should probably allow two weeks to set up an account and get the download approved -- if she hasn't yet established an account and uploaded the file.

It's my hope that this is the reason for almost a month between video completion and release date.

[mercfan3]

No, it's really not (easy to do). Also, although itunes allows artists to do so, I"m pretty sure it's not the most independent artist friendly site. (It's the biggest one though, so it's good for artists to get on it.) Bandcamp is much better for that.

Of course, it's much easier to release it than it is to market it. Even the ridiculously good at marketing herself and incredibly media savy Christina Grimmie struggled to get her huge fanbase to buy her music.

[Miguel]

Of course, it's much easier to release it than it is to market it.

True. The people most likely to purchase "Show Me Your Moves" initially will be the people who paid to have it produced. It will need some sort of mass exposure to catch on (tv, movies, etc).

[john]

No, it's really not (easy to do). Also, although itunes allows artists to do so, I"m pretty sure it's not the most independent artist friendly site. (It's the biggest one though, so it's good for artists to get on it.) Bandcamp is much better for that.

For most of time that Adrian and Mark have been collaborating their primary professional activity has been busking in subway stations and similar venues in Chicago. I imagine dealing with the music industry side of things is full of unforeseen barriers, hassles and delays for them.

Hopefully, Haley's experiences and her associations and friendships with various managers, producers, and aspiring musicians will help her understanding of how to negotiate the iTunes matter. It's nice that she will have had several months to get this in order, too. (She might want to look into alternative photo processors, however.)

Ultimately, promotion is the challenge. It is good that some of the others in the project have a stake in seeing the video succeed. She needs some sort of break though.

[Miguel]

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Yesterday
Release on iTunes still pending, but only because we are doing something really cool...

[Rachel]

"Release on iTunes still pending, but only because we are doing something really cool... "


Posted the other day on their Facebook page.

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Well me and Miguel just had freakishly weird timing...

[Tusk]

Rachel! ‏@RClovesHaley 13m
We get to hear a new song featuring Haley TONIGHT

[30CamdenSquare]

^^ Excited to hear this one^^

So this is the 4th new track (5th or 6th counting leaks from Ole), Haley's been a part of this year? I think she does a lot more than people give her credit for.

[Miguel]

Rachel! ‏@RClovesHaley 2m

So AMD Band deleted their post about the album being downloadable tonight.....................