Indie or Major Label?

Independent music (often shortened to indie music or indie) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing. While the term indie is sometimes used as if it were a music genre, independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres. They will always find an advantages and disadvantages in an option.  It is up to them whether they choose being in an indie or major label bands.

The advantages that a musician can get from being in an indie band is that they can make the music as they want and not following what the music market wants. They can express their feelings, creativity with freedom because there is no one who can turn them off by saying that “It is not good.” or “No one will buy the album!” Or maybe “The album is not worth it to buy.” They manage themselves. They the way how they promote the album.  But it’s not easy for them to make people listen to their music because the distribution and promotion area aren’t that wide. But thanks to internet, now they can promote their album in online media and they can sell their album digitally.

Being in a major label bands is an easy way to reach an overnight success. They can get the listeners easier because their distribution and promotion area are wider. It makes them going easier to be well-known. But it gets frustrating when thay have to meet what the market needs. The other disadvantage is when one of the band member makes a mistake that can make a bad image on the band, it’s the label authorization to ditch him/her.

 I like indie bands because major label bands are too mainstream hahaha.. And here I want to prove that indie bands can compete with major label bands. Major label bands and indie bands can go keeping in step. Get ready because if you listen to the songs that I will mention in each band, your ears will be tickled with joy J