"The 23-year-old [acoustic guitarist Kate Walsh] recorded her album in a friend's bedroom and named it Tim's House in his honour.
"The homemade album has proved a unexpected hit with iPod fans who had downloaded it from the iTunes website in their thousands...
"'I set up my own record label called Blueberry Pie and just got the music out there. It's pretty easy. Anyone can do it.'
"The classically trained pianist from Brighton said she built up a fan base by putting her music onto her MySpace page and eventually persuaded iTunes to sell it.
"Commenting on the internet phenomenon where unknown artists can become stars overnight, she said: "It's amazing. It's great news for all the people who can have the confidence to go out there and do it themselves.
"You don't need loads of money to make an album and they don't need the backing of a record label. There's no advertising or marketing involved, you don't go on how much money has been spent."
"The homemade album has proved a unexpected hit with iPod fans who had downloaded it from the iTunes website in their thousands...
"'I set up my own record label called Blueberry Pie and just got the music out there. It's pretty easy. Anyone can do it.'
"The classically trained pianist from Brighton said she built up a fan base by putting her music onto her MySpace page and eventually persuaded iTunes to sell it.
"Commenting on the internet phenomenon where unknown artists can become stars overnight, she said: "It's amazing. It's great news for all the people who can have the confidence to go out there and do it themselves.
"You don't need loads of money to make an album and they don't need the backing of a record label. There's no advertising or marketing involved, you don't go on how much money has been spent."
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