Japan Music Marketing - Create a Japanese website and mobile site

Selling and Promoting Your Music in Japan
Japan Music Marketing Resources for foreign record labels, bands and artists

Japanese Web Site, Mobile Site and QR Codes

Once you start trying to sell music, you become a "business". Not many foreign artists or record labels can afford to have a physical shop or office in Japan to conduct business, so your Japanese web site becomes an essential foundation of your marketing plan in Japan. In addition, a mobile site used with QR Codes will allow you to reach the millions of Japanese mobile users.

Give Japanese music consumers and industry people a convenient place where they can sample and buy your music, follow and contact you in their own language.

Set up a Japanese web and mobile site today!

You can easily set up a professional Japanese web and mobile site (with QR code) at Top Music Japan without the need to read/write Japanese. Click here to go to Top Music Japan.

Click here to register a .JP domain name for your band (i.e. yourband.jp) to use with your Japanese website.

About Mobile Sites, QR Codes and Music Promotion

In Japan, where mobile phones are used more often to buy, download and listen to music than computers, having a mobile site is the norm for indie and major label artists. Working together with mobile phones are QR Codes (small square barcodes; QR stands for Quick Response). QR Codes contain data which can be read when you scan it with your mobile phone camera. The data can include a URL, text and contact info. Many print ads, magazines, newspapers, online articles, websites, packaging, flyers, and posters have a QR Code on them. In Japan, it is not uncommon to see people scanning posters or magazines with their mobile phones. Once the QR Code is scanned they can instantly access your mobile site (or iTunes, Amazon product page for music downloads). Phones in Japan already come with a QR Code reader installed. You can download and install a QR Code reader on your mobile phone too at QRickit.com. To learn more about using QR Codes to help bring consumers to your mobile site, iTunes, Amazon, or other URL, and to create your own QR Codes for free, please visit QRickit. QR Codes (a.k.a. QRickits) are becoming more popular around the world! It is a great tool for bands.

Below is a commercial using QRickits (QR Codes). It's in Japanese but you'll get the point.

Quick Links

Get distribution in Japan

Promotion in Japan

Find a Japanese record label to release your music

Send your demo to Japanese record companies

Do a live tour in Japan

Create a Japanese web + mobile site

Links to Live Houses (Venues) in Japan

See what foreign artists are "Big in Japan"

Create a Japanese Web+Mobile Site at Top Music Japan Get distribution and promotion in Japan
Japanese web+mobile sites for foreign artists/bands who want to sell and promote their music in Japan. Managers, record labels and production companies can also use this service for their artists.
Sell your CD's and merch directly to Japanese consumers from your Japanese web site! (Artist Shop Option) Japanese computer and mobile phone users can directly access your music on iTunes and Amazon Japan.
Just fill out a short online form to set up your Japanese web+mobile sites. Quick and easy! You don't need to know any Japanese!
Options Submit your song to Japanese podcasters and AM/FM Radio Directors/DJ's (more info) Get digital distribution in Japan's main internet and mobile stores (more info)
Click for sample web+mobile site, details and to get started

Articles about The Music Market in Japan - How to Make it "Big in Japan"

1. Japanese Market Opportunity for Foreign Music - If you are in the business of selling music, do not forget Japan!
2. The Music Business in Japan - Indie Music Culture and Record Companies in Japan
3. Playing Gigs in Japan - Promoting your music at Japanese "Live Houses" and other venues
4. How Much Does It Cost? - The activities and related costs of selling and promoting your music in Japan
5. Useful Tips On Visiting and Doing Business in Japan - Info and advice for visiting and doing business in Japan

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