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Getting my music online?

That depends on whether you want to distribute it for free or not. If you want to distribute your music for free, a torrent site such as The Pirate Bay is often a good start. If you want to charge a fee for your music, try CD Baby. You can sell both physical CDs and MP3 downloads on that site. Either way, I would either build a website or pay someone to build one for you, as you won't make many sales or downloads without a good online presence. Also, take advantages of sites such as Twitter and Facebook to connect with your fans and to promote your music.

Good luck!
 
Lol, I have no fans, I have no band. Pretty much I just write the songs and record the guitar and bass tracks with a drum machine. I was getting ready to take on the daunting task of trying to both record and play the drums for the album when I finaly got a drummer. I just wanna get it online so I can try and atract some other musicians to my cause.

So how do I get music onto myspace or pirate bay? Will they have to download the music or can they just listen to it like on youtube? Do I want it in MP3 format?
 
Lol, I have no fans, I have no band. Pretty much I just write the songs and record the guitar and bass tracks with a drum machine. I was getting ready to take on the daunting task of trying to both record and play the drums for the album when I finaly got a drummer. I just wanna get it online so I can try and atract some other musicians to my cause.

So how do I get music onto myspace or pirate bay? Will they have to download the music or can they just listen to it like on youtube? Do I want it in MP3 format?

If you upload to The Pirate Bay, they will have to download it to listen to it.