What methods work best to getting your track(s) signed to labels?

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Production Studio
-- What methods work best to getting your track(s) signed to labels?
Pages (2): « 1 [2]

Posted by Storyteller on May-12-2011 13:59:

I wrote this article several years ago, I'm not sure if it's still 100% accurate but it might help:

Sending out a demo for the first time

Just replace the private web-page for Soundcloud and it's quite good again I guess.

Ironically I talked about a track that got some attention from Armada music within a week but they never did anything with it in 2005. Recently in 2011, they actually licensed that same track I talked about in the demo tutorial for one of their compilations called `Proghouse 2011`. Apparently I was just 6 years ahead.

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-12-2011 17:35:

1. make great track
2. put on cd
3. give to djs at events
4. send by post to labels
5. ???

my point is: email isnt working if you want to stand out.

Posted by tehlord on May-12-2011 19:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller

Just replace the private web-page for Soundcloud and it's quite good again I guess.

I'm curious why your SC looks so desolate?

Not a dig, just an observation.

Posted by Storyteller on May-12-2011 21:46:

probably because i'm not very likable and I suck donkeyballs.

Posted by tehlord on May-12-2011 21:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller
probably because i'm not very likable and I suck donkeyballs.

I've always thought you were just mildly off putting.

I hadn't thought about your dietary intake, but thanks for the hairy insight.

Posted by Storyteller on May-12-2011 22:05:

Posted by DJ Robby Rox on May-13-2011 04:10:

"off putting"? lol
I always thought storyteller was a standup guy. Although I'm off the forum for weeks at a time so I likely miss a lot.

If your SC is desolate I would think its more due to your music (haven't heard it yet) then you being mildy off putting. I could care less if an artist is a sociopathic serial killer if their musics good their musics good.

Anyway on topic. I never understood why people cared so much about getting signed. I think my new goal will be to become the best trance artist thats ever lived and I'll also be the only artist at that level to not have a label. Fuck labels imo. What do they do? Nothing. Advertise your music? Fuck that shit. I'll get a myspace/facebook and thats all the exposure I need.
I think producers just like to tell people "I got signed" like its an accomplishment or something. Accomplish making good music because there are thousands of garbage producers with a label. Maybe if I was a more consistent producer I'd have a different perspective but all I really give a shit about is the music. Labels don't excite me one bit, making a track that will make people shit their pants is what excites me.

g/luck in your label hunting voyage.

Posted by Storyteller on May-13-2011 07:10:

Thanks Robby. There's just times when I can be pretty harsh and opinionated. Sometimes I'm just too convinced my way is the only way and that might be it.
You should check my SC robby . No uber rolling basslines though. Just prog stuff.

Honestly I don't really use any tools to do some proper promotion of myself. i just couldn't be bothered as I'm busy enough the way I am right now. Especially since new clients (local governments) have accepted my proposals. They've got plenty of time and little commercial interest and take a lot of time on making their websites right hehe.

I'm just glad I can sometimes still make some music. I sign the tracks to pretty much any label that might be interested and make a decent impression or are owned by friends. Going label shopping might be worth the effort but I don't feel like it. Music industry needs a big takeover anyway, I don't like the state it's in right now at all. Signing with labels isn't worthwile anymore unless it's a big fish.

Posted by Fledz on May-13-2011 07:17:

lol what? In my opinion you're easily one of the most likeable people on here, right up there with Cryo. Not sure why you think people dislike you

Posted by Storyteller on May-13-2011 07:31:

don't forget the actual topic at hand here

Posted by tehlord on May-13-2011 09:21:

Was Storyteller the only one who knew I was joking?

Anyhoo, my point was I didn't know why you (ST) didn't seem to promote your Soundcloud more rather than why don't you get more adoration there? It's pretty much the goto place these days after all. Perhaps you're just using it as a storage facility and pushing to FB?

Pages (2): « 1 [2]