by not signing anything.

well i wanna take a risk

then put your money in stockshares.

don't sign on unless they're willing to send you an advance

without any real terms there's nothing to discuss. spell out the terms and we'll tell you if it's appropriate

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 without any real terms there's nothing to discuss. spell out the terms and we'll tell you if it's appropriate

Just go with a label you know you can trust. Get referrals from other producers you trust. If they were happy with the label you probably will be too. Avoid small fly by night labels and one or two page contracts.

It's all in the contracts, which aren't always easy to make sense of if you aren't a music lawyer. Even if the contract is good they might not honor it.

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Originally posted by zodiac9 Even if the contract is good they might not honor it.

This. Get recommendations from your network, or seek feedback on record labels somewhere online. TA for instance.

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

I see your in Russia but I'm guessing it's similar in that you should think about hiring an Intellectual Property lawyer or have a thorough legal review of the contract. Good luck!

Be careful there are a ton of labels run by punks. No business sense, nothing to really offer than a handful of digital sales. Storyteller give best advice. Also, even a lot of producers can be very unhelpful in this, sometimes they are looking out for their friend's interests. Its best to ask questions.

What "level" of a producer are you?

Are you looking to get a first release? Most of the time people looking to get a first release are not ready to be in the music industry.

However, if you are fine with sitting in your bedroom and making beats, and not taking this too seriously, then I wouldn't bother with getting too many things signed, since chances are you won't see a penny off of it.

My best advice, is to network locally, and online. Work with different people and get to know people. Make a website, and get some followers and establish some sort of presence. Get involved in local and online music scenes.

Once you have some sort of presence, go and establish some links to some more reputable trustworthy places and work off of that. Sending demos to XYZ label run by some punk is an exercise in futility and a waste of time.

Decent trustworthy labels tend to be either owned or operated, or heavily supported by a somewhat major artist.

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Originally posted by J.L. What "level" of a producer are you? Are you looking to get a first release? Most of the time people looking to get a first release are not ready to be in the music industry. However, if you are fine with sitting in your bedroom and making beats, and not taking this too seriously, then I wouldn't bother with getting too many things signed, since chances are you won't see a penny off of it.

Im taking this seriously, really seriously