WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET SIGNED TO A RECORD LABEL | MUSIC INDUSTRY

With a $5k advance

(1) hire a photographer/ videographer to record me in the studio
(2) get a single finished mixed and mastered.
(3)commission an artist to create album art
work.
(4) pro photo shoot in different locations and outfits
(5) pay for Facebook ads, influencer marketing, and opportunity submission.

If I see I’m gaining fans then I will get some merch created and book a show.

Did I miss anything in this strategy? Thanks

Hey dude!! Thanks, great information.. I just got an offer from DefJam to sign, with a €300 deposit.. What is going on, 😳😳

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I'd invest it into trapping.

So labels only sign you and get you a fanbase if you already have a fanbase...
If I already had a fanbase, why tf would I need a label, which is gonna keep 30% of my revenue??...

exactly - and Label is pretty much a Bank Loan.

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What he is forgetting to mention, major record labels have money for free recording, paid tours, a way to feed your family. A cut from royalties? Easy, because like he said, you would spend that money to even record outside of them. So all these scary stories, it’s a performance game in entertainment. If you get signed by major labels, that 20% is far more than you could have made by yourself. So no, major labels have a big grip on music even still today. The biggest bands you know signed deals. For obvious reasons. No band just got there without financial backing. Just dumb.

I would get help from a sound engineer or a song writing person to help me with recording and direction of my songs

Have anyone heard something about Bentley records?

Going to do it ourselves! That’s what I’ve learnt since following you guys, we have the music ready now...time to put things in place! DIY!! Yep 👍🏼

I would buy equipment🤔

completely biased on your part in order to try and gain more business for yourself.

There has to be more to this. Doesn’t the label have connections for help with social media, tour planning, support, how about just stuff like being able to register music in all the different places, copyright, making sure the distribution is right, helping with the website set up, email list stuff.
How about being able to actually introduce to the right other musicians, videographer, all the million people you need.
Does the label not help with any of that.? I could be wrong but I have a hard time believing this just here’s $5k, which you could earn yourself anyway, and not giving any help with anything whatsoever. Come on what is the real story ?

As a Record Label Owner who’s also an artist, my goal is to not take my artist’s royalties.

I do production myself, but I would spend money on getting some help from hit songwriters via that soundbetter site and split the publishing with them. I’d also spend some on social asset creation like social media banners so everything’s well branded and consistent. Then I’d pay for mastering, mixing, audio visualiser, official video, ads, an add consultant, and AirPlay + PR, influencer marketing.

I have strategy’s for this already on Trello as well as contacts, just waiting on building up some investment and when my songs are put in order I’m ready to go.

Hey Alex,you're the man!Constant valuable tips!Question: if an person plays the role of a financial investor and proposes to advance all the cash needed for an emerging artist who is indie intended and starting from scratch + plays the role of the manager and bring his skills in the game, how would a deal be a win-win for the artist and this investor/manager based on the fact that as a manager he gets 25% commission for developing this artist from scratch but on top of that this manager/investor is putting/risking his own money for the music videos, press photo shoot, social Media ads, studio recording session time, organising a local tour, etc, etc(let's say around 10-20.000e of his own? money)?How would an agreement be made that is a win-win/fair?

So I just got an email from a small label saying they'd like to sign me. They want to release at least 2 tracks. I'm not asking you to read the contract or anything, but could by any chance tell me if there's anything I should be wary of? I've been sent something called an "Exclusive Licence Agreement", and I'm worried about giving away my music and never being able to upload it myself if I change parts. I'm also afraid that someone else might want to release it and do a better job, but that they won't be able to. Would love to know any tips or insights you might have.

Spend it on production and promotion