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| by kenn on 3/15/2006 10:57:00 PM |
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Q. My name is ......... Recently, I started playing gigs with this singer/songwriter named ............ We are going to record a nine song album next week in the studio and send it to major labels. For example, Capitol, EMI, etc. Are there any techniques to make our press package stand out from the hundreds of other packages they receive? We're going to try to tour on the east coast this summer which means we'll be coming through my "home town" Philadelphia.
A. First, you're wasting your time sending albums to any major or subsidiary:
A. Majors don't talk to Artists. If YOU send them stuff, they'll either toss it or send it back "unsolicited". You have to have a major Manager, Attorney or Producer present you to them.
B. Majors [and major Managers] are so paranoid re: signing people, nowadays, they'll rarely sign an Artist that hasn't sold 50,000 on their own through an Indie or self/label.
The answer? Start your own label and work it and your music like hell! Play gigs, bet a big buzz going, sell a lot on your own - and the majors will come to you - which is better, because then you'll get a much better deal, than you could've otherwise...
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