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Brief biography:
Linda Lane is a 5 star writer for The Music Business Center, read more of her music business success articles and subscribe to the Music Biz Center blog free of charge at http://www.MusicBizCenter.com/blog
This course assumes you do not have an agent, and that you are
attempting to secure a record deal on your own. Some of the record
companies will not speak with you directly, and will require that yo...
1) Epitaph
Epitaph Records was founded in the 1980’s by Bad Religion guitarist
Brett Gurewitz to put together a record label that was artist-friendly.
The label helped propel the punk revitalizat...
Do you have a Press Kit or a Promotional Pack?
Just like an actor or a model, you need to assemble a marketing package
specifically tailored for you and your music. This is like a product
brochur...
If you don’t have any of these, get some. Every local paper pretty
much has an Arts and Entertainment section. Find out who the reporters
are and call them. Find out exactly what they are looking fo...
Let’s reiterate what Andy Cahan said about your contact info.
On the CD, and on the CD jacket you should always put your name and
contact info. It is quite easy for your demo cd and the press kit ...
Artist and Repertoire, goes all the way back to the good old days of
vinyl records. Back then we had singles (called 45’s) and LP’s, Albums
( or 33’s). Go back further and we had 78’s, but we don’t ...
It is often bandied about that all you have to do is to place your
manuscript or recording into an envelope, seal it and mail it to
yourself. This supposedly uses the US Postal Service as the offici...
www.music-law.com takes the
guesswork out of trade marking your bands name. If you have a unique
name that you want associated with your music, then you should take
steps to protect that name, beca...
Will You Fit Their Profile?1) Your music must be a fit with the genre of music that they are producing.2) You must have music that is saleable and marketable, and that people will be willing to pay mo...
The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Record Deal
It is the dream of every budding musician or singer to be able to say “I just got a record deal”. With a real record company, too. With a record deal come ...
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