After sending my tune out to quite a few labels yesterday, I got a reply this morning (quick!) from one of them saying they would like to hear any other tracks I've done and to send them a cd with these tracks.

They said, once receiving the cd, they will contact me to discuss a possible collaboration with their company.

Firstly, is this the standard procedure for a label to take? Does it mean they really like this and wanna hear what else I've done aswell? Or could it more likely mean thay they thought this tune sounded ok but not good enough but they are hoping other tunes i've done might be better?

Main problem I've got is I haven't really got any other tracks to show them. This is only the 3rd tune I've completed, and the first two are okay but not as well produced and different genres aswell.

If I tell them this is the only track I have at the moment, might they still be interested or is it unheard of for labels to sign just one track off someone?

One other thing, should I be concerned about sending a cd of my tune to a label when it isn't copyrighted. From what I can tell, they aren't a very big label, based in Italy. Should I be concerned?

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It is copyrighted. Until you sign it over (which you never should), and until 75yrs after you die. (or is it 50yr?)

Guys, stop posting serious shit and go post more boobs in my Lisa Lashes thread.



I don't really know much/anything about this, but I would be weary about sending all your stuff to a small label; Copyrights don't really mean all that much, I mean look at the Timbaland story. More to the point, why do they need to hear more to consider a "collaboration"? Sounds like theyre going to dick you around IMO! Be careful.

I don't know if i can help you. I've only had one experience with demos/labels, which was recently. I sent out a track, label wanted it, they asked me if i had any other material to put into a release. I didn't, so we agreed i would start working on a second version of the demo tune, which is turning out good and which they like. When i'm done i will have my first release officially in the pipeline. This is however a label with a good reputation and which can be trusted.

I think that is because they want to know if they should sign you as an artist on their label, or just releasing that one track.

And stop being so afraid everybody, on copyrights and such.. its unlikely that you make something thats so special that people want to ripp it off. Even then, so what ? all artists ripps eachother off anyways.

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Originally posted by G-Con From what I can tell, they aren't a very big label, based in Italy. Should I be concerned?

what label is it?

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Do the come across friendly and honest. First impressions are vital. I turn down those that come across otherwise, even if I was the one sending the demo in the first place (only sent demos to those whom I knew I could trust though - but did decline remixe offers from labels that approached me a in a way that didn't feel appropriate).

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Originally posted by Storyteller Do the come across friendly and honest. First impressions are vital. I turn down those that come across otherwise, even if I was the one sending the demo in the first place (only sent demos to those whom I knew I could trust though - but did decline remixe offers from labels that approached me a in a way that didn't feel appropriate).

Hard to say to be honest. My method was to go on beatport and browse through stacks of tunes writing down the names of labels who's tunes were similar in style to my own.

Then find their websites and send them the link to my tune in whatever format they preferred.

This label is the first to reply (seein as I only sent links yesterday) and asked me to do what i mentioned in my original post so I don't really have any way of tellin at this point how trustworthy/respectable they are.

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Way to Go G-Con...

BTW... is that a martian llama?

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Originally posted by G-Con Hard to say to be honest. My method was to go on beatport and browse through stacks of tunes writing down the names of labels who's tunes were similar in style to my own. Then find their websites and send them the link to my tune in whatever format they preferred. This label is the first to reply (seein as I only sent links yesterday) and asked me to do what i mentioned in my original post so I don't really have any way of tellin at this point how trustworthy/respectable they are.

I also mean in terms of how the emails are written. Are they on a friendly note or more commanding..

I had one of those labels contacting my for signing a track. Their A&R was quite hostile (also Italian - no other connection probably though). So I turned them down. I got a very agressive email back when I did that. Some time later I checked them out and I noticed they release tons of crap and do very little promotion. Just the way a label communicates with you by email can really say a lot.

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I would do some research into Italian copyright. You start running into issues when you cross borders with music... I'm sure you're aware of how to copyright in your own country, but once you turn it over to them, they could conceivably use it as they see fit within their own country...

And BTW echosystem, music doesn't have to be "amazing" to re-used. They're are plenty of media outlets that use less than amazing music... advertising, porn... they're are labels and music publishers who purchase the rights to songs/catalogues and then continue to resell those pieces as need be.

I know specifically of an acquaintance that composed a number of tracks, and sold those tracks for a "flat fee" to be used in Porn. He later heard his track on a major network TV show... the porn company had re-sold his music to be used somewhere else.... Now, be selling for a flat fee, he surrendered his rights to the music, but it shows that music is constantly being recycled as companies see fit.

The moral of any story is, do your homework and know your rights before you submit any piece of work to anyone. I mean, after all, it's your blood, sweat and tears that went into it, the least you can do is protect your work.