Getting your Band Signed

You'll probably want to get “signed” to a record label at some point in your career. A good record label will promote you hard, put your cd's into high street store, sell them for you and also pay for future recordings of albums etc. It's in their best interest to make sure you sell and make them money!

If you're a “starting out” band (i.e. You don't have much reputation) you'll find it very difficult if not impossible to get a record deal. Indie labels require you to be able to already be well established in the industry and have a good name going for yourselves; after all who wants to invest in a band which no-ones heard of before?

You'll want to start out with a small record label and work your way “up the ladder” so to speak. You can find a wealth of independent record labels on the web (see the resources section for myspace). But don't just go for the first deal that strikes you; know what you're looking for, make sure the label is willing to put the time and money in and be willing to negotiate a better deal for you and your band!

But before you're ready to even consider signing a dotted line make sure you are ready and have all the tools available to make yourselves successful!