Independent Musicians in a Changing Landscape

 At Fort Albert Music, we believe in supporting independent musicians, and protecting their best interests. Fort Albert has chosen to adopt a stance against the Performance Rights Organizations and the harm they cause to independent musicians. The big thing that ASCAP and the other PRO's do is they tend to overstep their bounds.

Free songs lure customers to your free EP's, your free EP's lure your customers to get to know you better, they get to know you and if they like you they will spend money on seeing you live, buying your shirt, owning your a

 Think of the people you meet and what makes you remember who they are, unique qualities, provocative, fascinating, original, inventive, and interesting are all the qualities that usually stick in your mind when you think of someone. Your chances of success in fans remembering you go up exponentially if you have a unique position and your message meets these traits, show these traits to your potential fans.

The world is a different place for musicians now.

It is easier to record your own music, shoot your own videos, set up your own production and get limited distribution and sell on the Internet all by yourself.

By that same token, it is that easy for many other artists that are trying to make it as well.