Currently, a close friend and I are working on recording a hardcore punk EP. I am super stoked about this project and it has become my personal favorite project of all the ones I have ever done.
We are recording the entire project through an MCI 500 series console to a 2" 24 track MCI (JH-16) and mixing it down to an MCI 1/4" 2 track. In the end we also plan on having it mastered. Currently thinking about using Carl Saff's services.
We have decided that once the record is done that we would like to "release" it ourselves. We have discussed getting vinyl done and of course doing CD's.
For the initial release we have decided that CD's will be the most cost effective route to go as getting an all analog vinyl mastered can get expensive quickly (Salt mastering looked like a great place to go for this).
The plan thus far is to get printed CDR's and do all of the packaging by hand. Of course there will be no bar codes or shrink wrap but we feel that this type of packaging will suit our needs, budget, and be a pretty good way to present the record.
I am sure that most Tape Op'ers have probably done something similar to this and could help guide us in the right direction as far as finding a way to actually distribute the record.
We would be willing to do a "digital download" release as well. Do any of you know how to go about the process of getting this out to the masses?
Are there any good web sites that will allow you to sell a product without "proper" packaging and bar codes? If not, then what would be the most economical way to achieve creating a "retail ready" package? Is it difficult to get your products so that they are available on the download sites? (itunes, amazon, ect..)
Any ideas, suggestions, comments, thoughts, stories, ect are welcome.
Thanks for reading.
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