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I'm a 15yr Old And I'm About To Co-Found a New Record Label. Is This a Good Idea?!?!?

Today I got a msg on soundcloud from a 22yr old producer in China who's starting a new label called "Radical Ear Records," and after listetning to my tracks, he wants me to co-manage the label with him.

I've said yes, but after reading and thinking about all the responsibilities, im now wondering wether or not its a good idea. I still have school and my own producing to worry about.

Should I or shouldn't I???

lol

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Originally posted by Julz lol

Haha, i think thats just gonna be the generall response isnt it?

Yep sorry mate.

I'v herd your productions and your still some way off from anyone showing 'real' interest. This guy would be wasting your time imho.

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Originally posted by Julz Yep sorry mate. I'v herd your productions and your still some way off from anyone showing 'real' interest. This guy would be wasting your time imho.

we'll he's not putting out any banging tunes either to say the least, so i dont think its fake, i think its legit, but as a 15yr i think it might be too much to handle??

Concentrate on school at this stage of your life, take production easy, no need to rush. You're very young, you have plenty of time to develope as a producer.

You might invest a lot of time, but unless you're a great artist (you're not, you've posted your songs here) you're not getting any profit out of it.

Either the guy is actually starting a label that truthfully has almost no chance of making it (as is the case in business). There are already too many labels and few of them make any real revenue much less a profit.

or it is just a scam altogether. Chances are he sent that message to thousands of people as a sort of confidence game. In the world of entertainment this is a very common trick. Contact someone desperate for attention and fame (as most of us in this industry are) and tell them 'you are great' and 'we want you'. Many then let their guard down because their vanity has been appealed to. Then the door is open to all sorts of things. Also, it is a good way to get people to look at and play songs on their soundcloud.

nope.

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Originally posted by Trancelover03591 e (as most of us in this industry are) .

you aren't in the industry.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney you aren't in the industry.

oh go deep throat a bassoon.


I meant those of use who WANT to be in the industry.

no you meant exactly what you typed and it sounds silly because you aren't in any way part of the industry. Sorry but you are really making my douche bag sonar ping. Stop trying so hard.

Hey bro,

I'm 17 years old, and I can tell you right now; there's a long way to go before you open up a record label. In fact, I tried to do it myself about a year ago...two attempts to be exact. You need immense marketing, top quality distribution (if you want to use LabelWorx, you need a massive selection of tracks ready to be released), and quite simply organization beyond anything you have ever seen. It's just probably not going to happen unless you're ready to shell out thousands for help, custom website design, distribution, marketing, and other nonsense. For me, it's a waste of time now. I'd focus on releasing a crap load of tracks on other labels first, so if you do want to do this in the future, you will have an established name.

Anyways, short answer, no, it probably won't happen. Sorry man :P


...and China? I wouldn't recommend heading off with some sketchy business partner.

in all honesty. i would not be surprized if there are some filthy nouveau-riche chinese and they have a son who also is filthy rich and is willing to spend anything to get a piece of the western cachet. YOu have to be careful but i really don't see why people are viewing china as this poor country that will rip you off. Sure they will rip you off but they are not poor. I mean if the guy was nigerian, sure, but china is not the same china even 10 years ago.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney in all honesty. i would not be surprized if there are some filthy nouveau-riche chinese and they have a son who also is filthy rich and is willing to spend anything to get a piece of the western cachet. YOu have to be careful but i really don't see why people are viewing china as this poor country that will rip you off. Sure they will rip you off but they are not poor. I mean if the guy was nigerian, sure, but china is not the same china even 10 years ago.

I didn't say China is a poor country, did I? Simply saying, you shouldn't be doing business with a person on the other side of the world that you've known for a few days.

Total scam. Nobody finds another nobody on the other side of the planet with no apparrent business skills, and asks them to go into business with them based on their unsigned songs. Email him back and ask him how much initial investment he is looking for.

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Originally posted by Anakratis I didn't say China is a poor country, did I? Simply saying, you shouldn't be doing business with a person on the other side of the world that you've known for a few days.

when you are chinese, you don't really have a choice. As long as they fork over the money. But ya. this is a scam because money gets you people that have connections and this is clearly not the case.

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Originally posted by cryophonik Total scam. Nobody finds another nobody on the other side of the planet with no apparrent business skills, and asks them to go into business with them based on their unsigned songs. Email him back and ask him how much initial investment he is looking for.

This.

Apart fromt the obvious scam i wouldn't release my music under a label managed by a 15 year old guy, sorry, there are already enough incompetents in the market, and you need a financial pillow behind you to start a business, how would you expect to pay the masterings,promotion, what kind of contacts in the industry you have?�

definitely focus as much on school as you can, that's where your real future is... the one where you can sustain yourself and your lifestyle. aside from that, don't do it just because you got an offer from a stranger. focus on your music.

just imagine how much cash will flowing into your bank account

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10310/sat...-bad-idea-jeans

Alrity then, looks like im saying no to this guy. I think my own music is more important atm. And speaking of my own music. For anyone thats listened to my previous tracks, u'de know that EQ'ing has always been a problem, especially in the low end. However, I think that I may have finally made a bassline without any EQ problems. What do you think? (Started this about 24hours ago)



Any feedback possible??? (and yes, i know this isnt the right section of the forum, but this thread is getting a lot of views and I would like as much feedback as possible)

Thanks for everyones help btw

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Originally posted by MIKE333ACE (and yes, i know this isnt the right section of the forum, but this thread is getting a lot of views and I would like as much feedback as possible)

Please, don't do this. Not for any reason.

are you using monitors or monitoring headphones, or at least some dj cans? you're wasting all of our time and yours if not. your problem is your sound selection is shit. your kick is terrible too. you worry too much about eqing and mixing before you have a solid sound coming out of your channel.

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Originally posted by MSZ are you using monitors or monitoring headphones, or at least some dj cans? you're wasting all of our time and yours if not. your problem is your sound selection is shit. your kick is terrible too. you worry too much about eqing and mixing before you have a solid sound coming out of your channel.

I use sennhieser HD 418's

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