An Innovative Consulting Service
by the founder of Studio Sarah Records
Studio Sarah Records, the brain child of Sarah Elizabeth Foster, released and promoted Sarah's debut album, Gardening from the Ground Up Part 1, utilizing cutting edge digital methods. Along the way, Sarah has learned how to navigate her way independently within the music industry. She has taught herself how to harness the world of social media and is now ready to share her expertise with other artists.
An independent artist can hire a producer and a graphic designer, make an album, form a band, hire a life coach and publicist, but who's going to teach the artist how to use twitter without alienating followers, or how to harness facebook beyond the artist's close circle of friends? Maybe the artist has uploaded music to Tunecore or CD Baby, but what about selling ringtones? Without a record label, artists have to create the systems as they go and that's how Sarah made her way.
Sarah holds a degree in Music Business with a minor in Finance from the University of Miami. In many ways it's Sarah's ongoing observations of the music industry, during and after the release of her debut album, that has taught her the most. It's the real world experiences, not taught in the classroom, that have enabled Sarah to establish herself as an independent artist.
Not only does Sarah attend music industry conferences and panel discussions, but she also frequents NYC tech events to keep up with trends, so new, that the music industry has not yet adopted them.
Through Sarah's community of musician friends, she realized that her knowledge would be invaluable in propelling the careers of other artists and has decided to offer her knowledge on a consulting basis. She wants to give you the knowledge that took her years to learn, and she knows better than anyone...no one can understand an artist like another artist.
Sarah Can Empower You With Knowledge To:
- Write a business plan
- Start your own record label
- Organize files needed to maintain a record label
- Start and maintain a robust email list
- Start and maintain a website with a blog
- Plan for and release your albums digitally
- Utilize social media to spread the word about your music - Sarah has 850 Followers on Twitter and over 1,600 Fans on Facebook. She also has her music on over 50 different social networks, she'll help you find the ones that work for you.
- Analyze your blog readers and social media visitors to find your fans and determine your target markets
- Organize your time with social media so it doesn't take over your life, but supports what you are doing musically by finding fans and disseminating information to the most people in the easiest ways
- Live stream video over the internet from your home and at gigs
- Have t-shirts designed and manufactured
Whether you've released three albums with a label and now you're on your own, or you're working towards recording your first project, Sarah can work with you no matter where you are in your career.
Sessions are $125 an hour and Sarah can meet with you weekly or as needed. The first introductory session is free. Email Sarah at Info@StudioSarahRecords.com to set up a phone conversation where you can ask specific questions.
*To learn more about Sarah and see some of this work first hand, visit www.SarahElizabethFoster.com.