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Manufacturing & Printing

9 Ways Releasing a CD Can Help Your Career

by Andre Calilhanna October 15, 2009

The news surrounding the music industry these days might make you wonder if anyone is buying CDs any more. Major-label CD sales are down again. Downloads are up. So the question on the table is: As an independent artist, do you really need to make CDs these days? Read more…

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1,000 CDs in jewel cases for one lucky Twitter follower

by Disc Makers July 27, 2009

Win 1000 CDs! All you have to do is follow Disc Makers on Twitter (@discmakers) and post a tweet with this hashtag: #discmakers1000. One lucky follower will be selected at random to receive 1000 CDs in jewel cases – absolutely free! But hurry, this giveaway only runs from 9AM EST on 7/27 to 3PM EST on 7/31. Click here for more details.

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Safety and Bleed: An Interpretive Ballad

by Disc Makers July 23, 2009

Safety and Bleed

Chris from our Pre-Press department sings his heart out about safety and bleed (two important things you’ll need to ensure the best results with your supplied design). Watch video.

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Planning Your Album

by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan July 22, 2009

Planning Your Album
A checklist to help you plan your next album and win fans worldwide.

If you’re sitting down to tackle making an album, there’s a lot to think about; from clearing the rights for your cover songs, to converting the cover art to the right format. These issues can trip you up, or cause the album to take a lot longer than you planned. Some musicians get so lost in handling the technical production of the album that they forget generating publicity and buzz about a new release. Read more…

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Chairman Ballen lifts 1700lb bag of polycarbonate

by Disc Makers June 17, 2009

Ever wonder how CDs and DVDs are made? Chairman of Disc Makers, Morris Ballen, shows us the raw material (polycarbonate pellets) that is fed into the injection-molding machines to make discs. Then he hoists a 1700lb bag of these pellets into position.

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