VLOG#21_Reflecting on the CD Release so far

http://youtu.be/dtFNj1OaPLs

Here are some things that I learned about releasing my first album. After watching this video on my own, it’s really honest and critical.. which is just the type of person that I am. However, I neglected to talk about all the extremely positive things that came out of this album, besides the things that I could have done better. For example, I was able to produce a event that attracted more than 100 people which was our goal which enabled us to recoup a lot of the expenses of the release. The sales have actually been pretty decent (although I haven’t been keeping track as well as I should have) We printed 500, and only have about 150 left, although we sent out about 50 to press, and gave away about 50 to close friends and family. But for this album, and for the strange type of music that it is, I think that number is pretty succesful! The whole journey has been really fun, from branding, to communicating with all the people involved – venues, pr, managers, other bands, friends, and it’s gotten me closer to the Chicago community. I documented my progress as well as I could hoping that other people can benefit from the things that I have learned and experienced.