Archive for the ‘Starting A Label’ Category

How To Start Your Own Record Label….Right Now!

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

start-your-own-record-labelWhen it comes to conceiving big ideas such as laying the foundational seeds to start your own record label, most people would freak out and panic at the thought and as a result, never do anything about it because of the enormity of the project at hand.

On the contrary, the seeds you must plant to start your own record label is so simple and straight forward, however it really comes down to a matter of perspective.

If you feel that to start your own record label requires lots of money, an office space working 9-5 with a one hour break for lunch, getting out of bed at 6am in the morning and foregoing everything else in life because you now run a record company - then you will obviously be freaked out and never go about starting one.

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Don’t Start A Record Label Until….

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

start-a-record-labelOk, so you’ve probably ended up on this page because of the catchy headline. Correct?

Admit it you want to know what comes after the “until…” part in the headline…..

Well without keeping you in suspense the end of the sentence is this -

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Tips For Starting An Independent Record Label

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

starting-an-independant-record-labelStarting any sort of new venture can be quite stressful and time consuming let alone starting an independent record label.

If your mind is made up and you are sure about going down this path, then you must firstly be congratulated. There are not to many other businesses out there that are as difficult as trying to promote other people’s art.

Below are some tips and ideas to help you through your journey. Follow these tips and you’ll be sure not to end up like these dudes in the pic!

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Three Key Ingredients To Starting Your Own Record Label

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

starting-your-own-record-labelIt’s probably assumed by most people that starting your own record label firstly requires some serious money behind it? It’s probably also assumed that if your considering starting your own record label that your going to need to employ lots of people aswell?

In truth, the above two points definitely help - who doesn’t want to start a new business with a wellspring of cash. However this is definitely not the case and if you do any research into some of the major subsidiary labels today, they all started off with very little money and hardly any resources other than the founders.


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