if our band could write an album’s worth of music, i would want to have a cd release party. but i wouldn’t want to call it that. instead, i would want to do an mp3 release party. we would sell usb flash drives (memory sticks) with our album on it. i think that would be much more current. i’m looking at concert schedules at a local venue and every couple of days there is a local band having a cd release party. why not an 8-track release party? sure cds are still around, but only because they are so fricking cheap. but it’s even cheaper to manufacture mp3s. you just copy and paste. nothing physical unless you have to move it around somewhere. i like the idea of an mp3 release party. even better is that people could bring their own usb thumb drive or mp3 player and download the songs for less. hell, buy a band t-shirt and get the songs for free. sounds like a good deal. see, if you’re going to sell your art, at least know how to market it in a way that people are interested in and want to buy.
Id have a “download bootleged versions off the internet for free party”. Thats the way Im interested in buying. And who says you need a whole album? Nobody buys whole albums anymore.