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Re: Reviewers/promotional copies

Yeah, I've thought of that too. The difference between the press copies 
sent 
by a major record label (most "indie" labels as well) and those sent by 
individuals is that labels often have several stages of criticism, review 
and quality control involved in the process of making a cd. Not only do 
they 
only put out albums by a tiny fraction of the bands that send material to 
them, but each cd released by a band is only a fraction of the material 
they 
would've recorded at home during the same time span. Half of a producer's 
job is to critique the work as it's being made. By the time a cd is sent 
to 
reviewers, they've already fixed most of the things that would be brought 
up 
about an individually created cd.

(I guess this is part of the reason that CD-r's don't sell as well as 
cd's.)

While we don't all have the money (or desire) to hire producers, it might 
be 
a good idea to get the honest opinion of someone familiar with your goals 
while you're determining what's going to be on your cd. I've done it on my 
last cd, and it was really valuable to hear opinions on the music by 
someone 
who didn't have a hand in making it. I cut a few songs that sounded too 
repetitive or not complete (and I never would've noticed it by myself).


Matt


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