I'm preparing to release my first album and was hoping to get some insight from those who have been through this on dealing with CD duplication companies. What have your experiences with different places (discmakers, oasis, etc) been?
Thanks in advance!
I had CDs made once by Bellwether Manufacturing, and they were great. They really took care with the project - they helped me with the graphic design as well.
I don't know discmakers personally, but I get the feeling they are a very big company and your project becomes "a number", lost in the pile. But there is the advantage of the best gear and a lot of experience and knowledge. They seem to do very good, impersonal work.
Thanks David! They seem like a cool smaller company like you suggested. It did seem like it could end up being quite a bit more than some other places if I ended up going the digipack route. Did they charge you for CD artwork help?
I also heard from Cameron on this topic and on discmakers. I'm guessing at least in part it depends on each personal experience. And I think your right that there probably is something to be said for the gear/knowledge/experience for this thing. Anyone else with good (or bad) stories from the duplication world?
Thanks again David for your insights here and throughout this site!
Andrew
I'm working on a project with a friend and an doing the design work with him. He's chosen Disc Makers for the duplication and printing.
I'll post about the experience when it's done. So far so good though. I got the templates I need in formats that I can use.
Ok. I own a CD Manufacturing company, So I could be a tiny bit bias. Your more than welcome to try us out. Some of the companies that are mentioned above are very good. I will say that i think are print is really high end, and that are customer service is very personal. If you need any help in coming up with ideas, or how many you print - then please feel free to call me or email me 310-999-4493 - James@unifiedmanufacturing.com. You can check out our blog for ideas http://www.unifiedmanufacturing.com/blog. I wish you all the best
I have been searching for great software to manage and promote my band. I found what i believe is the greatest website ever created for bands/musicians: Reverb Nation.
I don't work for Reverb Nation, but I plug it to all my friends because it is simply amazing. They include every aspect of a successful band's business model, including CD!
Here's the great part: you can upload your songs to your profile as well as all your album artwork and customize your album online. Then, release the album in the online store that they also set up for you. All this at absolutely NO COST! The CD's are manufactured per order, so no need to keep an inventory or invest thousands of $$ in CD's you may never sell. Their base price for a jewel cased CD with a 4 page insert is $5.49 per CD. So you get to mark it up however much you like, say to $20. Then when someone buys the CD off your online store, Reverb Nation produces the CD, Packages it and sends it directly to the buyer. Then, they deposit your profit into your paypal account. Easy! Yes, $5.49 per CD is steep, but you invest nothing!
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Just wanted to update now that I've gone ahead and now released the album. In case anyone is interested I went with CopyCats Media for the project (which I found through this site!). They were great - easy to work with, had good pricing and turnaround time.
And if you're interested in checking out their work, and mine ;), the album is now available on my website and CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com/ahartmansm).
Thanks to all for your input!
Hey Andrew - congrats on the album! Great news. I'm glad it worked out so well.
I'm working on a project with a friend and an doing the design work with him. He's chosen Disc Makers for the duplication and printing.
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I'll post about the experience when it's done. So far so good though. I got the templates I need in formats that I can use.
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My project is done and Disc Makers was a pleasure to work with. They also helped with getting the CD on iTunes and cdbaby.
Check out the CD!
CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jbarbieri
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/an-album-to-be-named-later/id368044252
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My latest CD was manufactured at CopyCats Media as well, and I'm extremely happy with the final result.
Cameron,
Cool to hear that you had a great experience with them as well. In my opinion they went above and beyond (but I don't have anything to compare it against). And thanks for your help through yours and Dave's articles on this site, and your help via e-mail too!
congrats on the album! Great news.
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First of all Congratulation buddy. If your from NY I know a company that duplicates CD and they give a good price on it.
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