I would prefer it if you all replied on the list or to
me as well...I am very curious about what anyone has
to say about this!!!
Matt Loathing
ServUs Industry
--- Gee Why <gyaker@fragment.com> wrote:
quoted 71 lines Wow, I'm glad someone asked this question, I've been
> Wow, I'm glad someone asked this question, I've been
> meaning to for a
> while as well :)
>
> Tho' I have a different take on this. Who or rather
> what kind of people
> start record labels? It can't all be by the artists
> who want to get their
> music out, cuz they spend all their money on gear
> (hehe, well I'm sure
> they make up a percentage). But record label owners
> must have some
> confidence in their musical taste that people will
> buy their productions.
>
> The other question, is how do new labels find
> artists? I can't imagine
> from online. I've scoured many mp3.com pages, and
> artists sites, and the
> majority of the music isn't anything I would want to
> put out. Is
> everything from personal connections?
>
> etc... I'd love it if some label owners posted up
> 'their story'...
>
> -Gil
>
>
>
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Jesse Farmer wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Something I've been considering for a while is
> starting a record
> > label. Yes, yes, I know.. the last thing we need
> is another
> > label.. Anyway, I've been reading what I can
> about this aspect of the
> > music industry, and as much as I can about the
> dance field in
> > particular. However, there is still a lack of
> information about this.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone on this list has started
> a label, and if you
> > wouldn't mind sharing with me a bit about your
> experiences. I'm wondering
> > what sales strategies are the most effective,
> distributing yourself, or
> > through a distributor, vinyl vs. cd's in terms of
> sales, initial catalogue
> > size, etc...
> >
> > Or if someone has a nice idea ("I'd like to see a
> label that did . . . .
> > .") , that would be great too.
> >
> > Sorry to waste precious time and bandwidth, but
> any and all comments (+ or
> > -) are welcome.
> > Thanks, I really do appreciate.
> >
> > -Jesse
> > (reply in private to keep off list; in
> consideration of others)
> >
> >
> >
>
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