More informative you give, marc, than self marketing books that cost a heap of money.
Although the media has changed with the net, it is being in those circles and constantly hitting on those until, or unless someone notices.

There are probably very few that get discovered by someone just looking around. Because there are so many others looking for recognition.

It kind of makes me reflect back to alt musicians I know that published themselves and played anywhere who would have them.
I guess the key words are "who would have them".
Most did not make a career off of that, some are still going, although they are struggling.
There is that power complex with it just the same.

When I get all the more aqainted in my upcoming fall quarter in media studies, I am going to get in to looking at the steps among many steps.

Even the most popular I have noticed often have to be players in that mass microcosm instead of leaders.

At Soundclick:
https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=1468037
www.songcastmusic.com/profiles/mattbanx
Videos at youtube (Ads, editing film, and instrumental song docomenteries):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZj1g-Fb0HSN4PtzegjzIA