Hi all, Sometime in the next 3 months I hope to release a new album. I wish to completely avoid the record companies - as I got burned badly in the 90's - and they still don't seem to get the deal with regards to open, friendly licensing for 21st century. So I'm looking at releasing on the web independantly. I know what I want: - host the CD 44k, DVD 48k images and individual tracks - provide CD covers/labels etc. for dl and printing - provide some way of previewing/streaming the tracks online - provide some kind of ratings/feedback section - provide a way for people to pay for physical media if they want a disk delivered to their door - lastly, make sure that if someone plays a track or CD with ITunes or Amarok etc. that all the graphics, info, homepage etc. appear in the program But I have absolutely no idea where to start! Any info/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Especially in regards to webhosts that are friendly for this sort of thing, and links to other artists that have done this successfully. - shaneric

Hi all, Sometime in the next 3 months I hope to release a new album. I wish to completely avoid the record companies - as I got burned badly in the 90's - and they still don't seem to get the deal with regards to open, friendly licensing for 21st century. So I'm looking at releasing on the web independantly.