quoted 5 lines Small labels don't have that sort of budget, so they simply put out a
>Small labels don't have that sort of budget, so they simply put out a
>record. They hype it up, sure, but usually via mailing lists, perhaps a
>few flyers or posters to record stores, maybe some free promo copies to key
>reviewers. Doing that is *not* expensive -- I could conceivably manage it
>monetarily, and I don't make a heck of a lot of money.
I haven't been reading this thread much, so I hope I'm not going over
already tread ground, BUT I'd say most labels of this size loose more money
than they make. It's just a matter of love and community for them. Maybe
they break even, maybe they make enough to fund the next release, but rarely
do small labels make alot of money. But I think most of the corporate stuff
does end up hurting labels of this humble size, because it puts pressure on
the Cd manufacturers, distros, and stores to maintain certain issues (such
as copywrite BS)
quoted 4 lines The downside is that they are reliant on what gets
>>The downside is that they are reliant on what gets
>sent to them, and they don't have the resources to get a new sound "made"
>for them -- they either have to say "we're looking for an X sound" or
>simply hope something good gets send to them.<<
Nahh... I run a "label" with 2 CDR's and a radio show (so hardly legit by
anyone's standard!) and I get lots of demos most of which fucking rule. A
label can emerge with a "new Sound" only if one wants to do so. I am always
surprised by how many labels are started that look and sound the same as so
many others out there. With so much diversity in electronic music going
around these days I think it's amazing that we're not swimming in
eccentricity... Kudo's to Phillip (among others) for always looking for such
indivual sounds with Bip hop.
DS
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