A lot of people bitch about distribution
in the u.s. for electronic music, so basically
if you wanna start a label, get the money together,
send out at least 200 - 300 promos worldwide
of the first release after you press it,
mail promos to distributors
about a week after the promotions go out
then 4 - 5 weeks after sending out the
promos hit up the distributors with a brief
but friendly message, a good rate (maybe $5.00 per cd),
and hope. I have a website with distributor, promo,
and other info here:
http://www.fourthcity.net/label_forums/
oh yeah and please only start a label
if your working with new amazing artists.
the entire hey maybe lusine will do a track
for me doesn't work, I'd only start a label
if something is so good you have to release
it and they haven't released anywhere else.
Also don't go around asking for a production
and distro deal after only 2 releases and regardless
of what you do, your gonna lose money on the first
release or 2 until distro works out and you know
who among that pack of 300 promos is worth sending
to (i.e. what writers love your label and what ones
don't review it). Regardless it's a lot of fun and
very little money, but worth doing if you have
the time, energy, and the ability to bother me
excessively about booking your artists =)
Peace,
A
On Jan 11, 2005, at 9:19 PM, John Counts wrote:
quoted 44 lines Would anyone here have some information as how to
>
>> Would anyone here have some information as how to
>> create a music label? So if anyone has some
>> experience and/or piece of advice, you are welcome,
>> it would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
> C'est tres difficile I suppose. The label I most
> respect and probably has the most success in
> electronic music other than Warp is Mike Paradinas'
> (aka Mu-Ziq, Kid Spatula, etc.) label Planet Mu. I've
> read that he works probably about 70 hours a week to
> keep everything running and decently profitable. It's
> definitely a labor of love (http://www.planet-mu.com).
>
>
> If you ask me, slsk is crushing the electronic music
> system--and, please, nobody start up that old bullshit
> file-sharing argument. I'm just as guilty because I've
> downloaded empires of music but eventually, one has to
> concede that the economics don't work out if people
> get your shit for free.
>
> But, having a cool label would be the greatest
> fun--even if I took a hit financially. It's the same
> principle as being a promoter. If you have to bleed a
> little but have a wicked party that everybody loved,
> then that's what it's about, innit?
>
> My two cents....
>
>
>
>
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