First new blog entry since February, been a lot going on other than music but I have had time to take the next step after recording an album in 29 days -- promote it.  Outside of this fine community, that is. 

In mid March I sent my songs off to CD Baby, who then distributes them to iTunes, Napster, and all the rest, even more traditional e-retailers like Amazon.  Cost was $55 ($20 of that is for their UPC code).  There are other options out there for this, but the CD Baby folks are not only very good, but are cool as well.  Last year, I just about broke even with my RPM album, which isn't bad considering the album was. 

Then last week, I emailed a short cover note and links to my free download page to about 20 blogs that focus on my genre of music (power pop).  Got my first coverage today on http://www.powerpopulist.blogspot.com/ who picked two of my songs, which are up there in this week's rotation with Bleu, My Morning Jacket, Robert Pollard, and other "real" artists.  Not a bad start! 

Next week, I'm going to mail hard copies of the CD to Atlanta's local college station (WRAS 88.5) for their weekly "Georgia Music Show" which spotlights local bands, and sent it to our local weekly alternative, Creative Loafing. 

Now time to sit back and see what happens. 

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