Bands these days have a unique opportunity to market themselves and their music. With MySpace and other social networking sites online and the ease of creating a website with photos, videos and MP3s, gaining a reputation and attracting fans is simpler than it used to be. But once you attract fans, do you really want to only make electronic files available? There's something about having a CD - creating something tangible - that's important to bands and music fans alike.

That used to mean that there was a need to shop a demo to music labels and music publishers and distributors in hopes that one of them would offer your band a contract and take care of the work for your band. When musicians started to see that the labels weren't signing bands like theirs, which led to more and more bands seeking out professional CD duplication companies to create multiple, professional discs for them. However, these days, more and more bands are choosing to invest in a Nexis CD publishing system and are taking control of the process for themselves.

When you're in control of your own band, you'll find that taking control of producing CDs does not add any stress to the process - if anything; you'll find that it's even easier. Chances are good that you have the tools that you need to master your own recordings. Chances are even better that you have digital recordings of tracks that you've laid down and that you've posted to your website: if you have all of the files, all you need is a tool for publishing them. The Nexis CD publishing system is just what you've been looking for.

With the Nexis CD publishing system, you will be able to:

a. Open the DiscDirect software and select the files that you want to put onto a CD - whether you're going to produce a CD of demos, live recordings or master tracks, you'll be able to to produce a professional quality disc. Better yet, you'll also be able to add additional files to the audio CD if you wish - a video from a live show, a copy of the artwork or something similar.

b. Open the DiscStudio and create the artwork that will be printed on the CD as well as the packaging. If you want to include photos, you'll be able to - same holds true for lyrics and liner notes or anything else that you want to include.

c. Make sure that the Nexis CD publishing system is on and loaded with blank discs and set the number of copies to be printed.

The best part is that you'll be able to save the files - allowing you to print additional copies only when they're needed.

When your band is ready to make the leap from the basement or the garage into the professional scene, you need to be able to have a professional appearance - and that means producing professional CDs that you sell online or at the gigs you play. The Nexis CD publishing system makes producing your own CDs simple and cost-effective: it's as simple as that.