Learn
How To Start Your Own Record Label
The Facts About Becoming A
Record Producer
So, you want to become a
producer? Learning how to start your own record
label is a bit easier than most people would think.
You see, there isn't that much to starting a record
label.
It used to be much more
expensive as it is now, but thanks to advances in
digital technology, you can probably start a record
label with your own home computer and a few
thousand dollars worth of equipment.
The difficulty is not with
learning how to start your own record label. That
part is easy. The difficulty is making that record
label profitable. You've got to promote your
recording lables.
I have a friend who recently
decided to start an indie record label. It goes
without saying that he did not consciously do so to
make money. In the indie rock world, if you make a
profit you are almost guaranteed to be viewed as a
sellout. He did it for the love of the music, or at
least he thought he did.
On the inside, however, he
had been harboring a secret wish to make it big as
a record producer. He had taken a course on how to
start your own business before, and had many dreams
of independence and fame and fortune.
It is not hard to understand
why. After working in retail despite having a
college degree, he was sick of being broke and
unappreciated. Nonetheless, things didn't go the
way that he wanted.
The Basic Truths Of How To
Start Your Own Record Label
The key to starting your own
record label isn't really about the equipment, or
even the music.
The key is about people.
Starting a record label, unfortunately, has
very little to do with
art. It is good to know a few talented bands, but
it is better to know a few talented producers. It
is even better to know some promoters, especially
ones with big industry connections.
You can work all you want on
how to start your own record label, but unless you
have the connections, it is unlikely that anyone
will ever listen to your music.
Sure, you can circulate it
around on the Internet, but this has never made
anyone rich, and few people have even been able to
make a living at it.
Vocal Tidbit: Wikipedia
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says ---
"In the music industry, a
record producer has many roles, among them
controlling the recording sessions, coaching and
guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling
production budget and resources, and supervising
the recording, mixing and mastering processes. This
has been a major function of producers since the
inception of sound recording, but in the later half
of the 20th century producers also took on a wider
entrepreneurial role. [1]
The music producer could,
in some cases, be compared to the film director in
that the producer's job is to create, shape and
mold a piece of music in accordance with their
vision for the album. Unlike in film, the music
producer is seldom responsible for raising the
funds to create the record – more like the
film director, the record producer is hired by
those who have already obtained funding (typically
record or publishing companies, though occasionally
the artists themselves)."
In my friend's case, he lost a lot more money than
he made. Starting his own record label was a big
risk for him, and he really couldn't afford the
losses that he took.
Soon, he was selling off all
of his equipment to pay rent. If you are wondering
how to start your own record label, here is my
advice: don't do it! Let someone else keep the
headaches and you do the performing. It's much more
enjoyable!
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