Hello, my name is Emma. My "stage name" for the music industry is "Lumina," and I'm an independent artist. I'm currently in the process of writing and recording for my debut EP. This blog is sort of going to be the story of the creation of this EP, and will include some helpful links, tips, and tricks for other independent artists. Obviously, I'm not an expert, and I'm getting a lot of help from my voice teacher, who is sort of mentoring this whole thing, and my cousin-in-law, who is mixing and mastering. I'll walk everyone through the process of writing, recording, distribution deals, mixing and mastering, and little "cheats" through the industry for us indies.
I'm an indie (duh) artist. I plan to self-release my EP through CDbaby, which is a distributor. I'll go over distribution and distribution deals, and my struggles and decisions about them, in the next post. I plan to classify the EP as Adult Alternative and Alternative Folk. The process of releasing is stressful, especially for someone like me- I'm 15 years old! I am trying my hardest to get everything together, aiming for releasing in June of 2015.
Allow me to clarify- this isn't really a "how-to" blog. Each independent artist has their own needs, wants, concepts, and budget. Some people are going to be able to hire musicians and pay for extras more easily, and some are not. This isn't meant to be a guide of any sort. This is my own experience and my own advice for those going through something similar.
And so, dear readers, I leave you with this: prepare for my journey. It'll be a long one.
