Got a bit of a stupid question here but could make for an interesting thread.
What's the current rundown on the best ways to approach labels/get signed, etc.? I'm part of a music project that has roughly 20K subscribers/2 million views and growing (covers channel), with a bunch of original content that has done relatively well (though not as well as the covers channel). We think it's all pretty decent stuff for the most part, and the feedback we've received has been nearly unanimously positive.
We've been approached by many MCNs before (I know it's not the same as labels, totally fair), and we think we have a decent standing to reach out and make something work.
The main issue is that most labels have an email for demo submissions, whereas our hope was to highlight everything we've done outside of the songs (which we are proud of, for sure). Is sending press kits still a thing? Is an agent a good idea?
I know I've tailored this to my specific situation but I figured it wouldn't hurt to open a general dialogue about it as well.
Brayden Cooper
Can I know the channel?
Angel Mitchell
Sign away the rights to your music to some jew, then delete system 32 on your computer
Matthew Ortiz
I'll probably want to keep it private, desu. I browse this place way too much to feel comfortable having the channel bleed into it.
On it!
But for real, well aware that record label deals can be a buttfucking for the artist most of the time. Our mindset was that we have a pretty solid foundation but it would be nice to work within something slightly more structured, since both myself and I bandmate have full time work outside of music.
Ayden Brooks
It's ok, I understand. Really wanted to hear something though.
Ian Cooper
Sorry desu =( Maybe in the future if things work out
Camden Walker
It's ok man, good luck :)
Parker Barnes
A word of warning - my flatmate's (at the time) up-and-coming band was offered a record deal, it was a five year contract with a £5,000 advance plus studio time and promotion. They knocked it back after failing to negotiate a shorter contract term, fuck knows why.
That was eight years ago and they've got nowhere since, and with their type of music they never fucking will get anywhere beyond a few thousand fans. I'm pretty confident they could have done quite well for themselves too.
Daniel James
why would you want to be owned by a label?
Adam Stewart
*their type of music relative to their age, I mean. They're too old to be the hip new Glasgow indie band now.
