Jim Ankan Deka | Music, Photography and More

There was a time when people would give their entire savings to get featured by MTV and yet, it never came easy. Only the most talented and lucky ones could get a chance to be associated with mighty MTV. After the ripsnorting growth of internet, probably MTV thought that it will be a good idea to do things little different. And definitely, that's a great news for the musicians across the world. Those who already know about ArtistLink this write-up is not for you, but for the musicians who are longing to get focused and some respect from fellow musicians and fans. It ain't too bad to have your name listed on MTV website as an artist, is it? Do you want to get your music on TV? Do you want more fans/listeners? Do you want to make money? Here is what MTV has to say about this to new as well as renowned musicians, "Our brands were built off the power of music and now we've built a platform that puts the power in the hands of artists. The doors into MTV, VH1, and CMT ha...

Many budding musicians and bands from India have been asking me a question for quite some time now - ' how to sell music on iTunes or Amazon or distribute music online? ' Till two years ago I thought it was a time consuming process. I never even bothered to try that myself. I was happy sharing my music through Reverbnation , SoundCloud or MySpace for free. Now, sharing your music with people for free is not a very bad idea if you want to get noticed. Once you have enough fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter , you should think about selling your music. If you are in the US or Europe, distributing or selling music online is not going to be a big deal. But if you are in India and not really sure about publishing your music on platforms like iTunes or OVI (Nokia Music), the number of times you bang your head on the wall will be more than the number of concerts you do. After much research (with food, beverage and sitting in front of laptop for days), I came to an unders...