Chris Huff is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer specializing in hooky retro pop songs that combine different genres.

His sound has been described as “Bob Dylan and David Bowie jamming in Jamaica”; his songs have also been favorably compared to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Woody Guthrie, Kurt Cobain, Martin Sexton, and Dr. Dog.

His latest CD Death and Texas LP is now available at CD Baby and iTunes. The disc has begun to garner excellent reviews (Origivation, Oct 2008), as well as attention from websites like OurStage.com where “Hey Now Now” placed at #8 in the Jam Bands category for June 2008.

Independent musician Matthew Ryan has announced that he will be releasing a downloadable version of his latest album, Dear Lover, on Oct. 27th.

Ryan posted a bulletin on Myspace, which included a few lyrics from the album:

#9 The World Is… (Copyright PlasticViolin 2009): “I started out with wonder, With air on my teeth, Careful what you wish for, There’s something underneath. Because the world is held together, With lies and promises, And broken hearts, And brand new days, For you to start… all over again.”

Check out detailed information about the independent musician at his Web site.

Daniel Kobialka played Principal Second Violin with the San Francisco Symphony for decades, and has his own record label, LiSem Enterprises Inc. He has recorded and produced 16 albums, including three children’s albums and four guest albums with artists such as soprano Silvia McNair, David Grisman, Norton Buffalo, Enrique Coria, Jerry Garcia, and many others. Find out more about Daniel’s independent music at DanielKobialka.com.

Musicians develop their own labels for many different reasons. My reason is partly because of a challenge I took on at a young age, to take what I was told was an unmarketable instrument, the violin, and create music that expressed emotions, touched hearts, and ultimately, sold. Whatever the reason for creating their own labels, musicians sometimes forget the advantages they hold and focus instead on the multitude of challenges.

As a gentle reminder to artists as well as their potential customers, I’m sharing my personal favorite reasons why I enjoy having my own label, and why music lovers should consciously choose to buy music from independent labels.

1. Independent musicians can freely express their passion and unique talent. They can express their own personal stories, follow their own instincts, and not have to follow orders from major label executives as to what they must create. From the customer’s perspective, by exploring radio stations and other sources of independent music, they too are now free to make their own decisions as to what is hot and what is not.

Kenny Love is president of  MuBiz, a radio promotion and media publicity firm that also provides business and career services to musicians.

As an independent musician and/or recording artist, if you
did *NOT* earn $30,000 (or more) with your music alone
last year, let’s jump right in and get you started with doing
so this year.

Again, bear in mind that the main necessary ingredient is
“consistency” of every aspect, and on a weekly basis.

Remember! This is a worst case scenario, in regard to
what you should be able to easily earn within each aspect,
and you are very likely to earn much more.

The “lead generator(s)” in each aspect reflects the various
resources that you will use to obtain results in these areas.

So, here is the financial mathematical layout.