Not usually. Besides, if they want what you have, they'll find a way to make it happen for you.

well I haven't had the honour of getting signed yet so I wouldn't know.

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Originally posted by Pimp_fu Not usually. Besides, if they want what you have, they'll find a way to make it happen for you.

Sorry, that sounded a little smartass. What I mean is, If the label is talking to you, and they want to meet with you face to face, make them do the leg work. You're supplying the music that they want to make money off of, make them come get it.

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Don't sign under your legal name if you can avoid it, sign it with a production alias, that way you're free to license other tracks to other labels

Or make them specify that they won't own the rights to your name. This is what I did with a recent signing.

Pimp's last point is the best I think; these guys are wanting to make money off your music. They aren't doing you a favour signing your track (well maybe a little for first-timers like most of us ), so make sure you get what you want with the contract.

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yikes
u guys are really scaring off these guys hehe, ur talking like every label is against u,
u could just read the contract
if u dont understand go to a lawyer, otherwise its not so complicated :S
but all the good things were posted here already, not much more to add, just dont make it seem so frustrating to get signed :S

PS: if its some well known big label , i assume theyre not after u or against u

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with all due respect; labels should be approached with healthy paranoia... they're in it for the money...

another tip: if they advance you, make sure it is nun-refundable (if sales are disappointing, you can keep the advance).

Or: they will project sky high sales (= high royalties) and thereby persuade you to accept a low advance. And guess what: some time later, sales are just soooo disappointingly low...

so at least make sure you keep as much artisitical ownership as possible.



I rememebr one time when I licensed a track to an Ibiza mix album; by the time they had to pay out royalties, they liquidated their Ltd. company and started a new one...