getting your dubstep album signed

[synzilier]

hi there, I'm a dubstep producer, (not sure if Im aloud to give out my soundcloud like in here), but anyway, Can someone tell me, how does work, I've got some cool tracks, how can I start selling it?

[Widowmaker]

Really doubt you'l get an album deal just like that... send to labels you think suit the vibe of your music.

[codeStep]

Network, send out tracks, shamelessly plug your music. If you're very lucky and your music is good someone will take notice and a track or two may get a release. Start thinking about an album a good few years later.

[synzilier]

Network, send out tracks, shamelessly plug your music. If you're very lucky and your music is good someone will take notice and a track or two may get a release. Start thinking about an album a good few years later.

I've tried alot of labels and they all tell me, they want people with real talent, those who can sing or play a instrument, <Warner music group
and a big dance label in my country told me, Dubstep is not that big in the market, ................but all the clubs play it so.... wtf..lol
and the rest of the other labels never reply

[garethom]

Network, send out tracks, shamelessly plug your music. If you're very lucky and your music is good someone will take notice and a track or two may get a release. Start thinking about an album a good few years later.

I've tried alot of labels and they all tell me, they want people with real talent, those who can sing or play a instrument, <Warner music group
and a big dance label in my country told me, Dubstep is not that big in the market, ................but all the clubs play it so.... wtf..lol
and the rest of the other labels never reply

I think starting at Warner Music is a bit out of reach mate, are there any local labels around that aim to showcase electronic music in South Africa? Look around. If it's good enough, somebody will want to put it out!

[Stuuka]

Network, send out tracks, shamelessly plug your music. If you're very lucky and your music is good someone will take notice and a track or two may get a release. Start thinking about an album a good few years later.

I've tried alot of labels and they all tell me, they want people with real talent, those who can sing or play a instrument, <Warner music group
and a big dance label in my country told me, Dubstep is not that big in the market, ................but all the clubs play it so.... wtf..lol
and the rest of the other labels never reply

I think starting at Warner Music is a bit out of reach mate, are there any local labels around that aim to showcase electronic music in South Africa? Look around. If it's good enough, somebody will want to put it out!

yeah Garethom is right, you should try Columbia Records! hahaha

[synzilier]

lol naah I've tried warner last on my list tho, the local labels here in SA wants local folk music, hahaha, no jokes

[__________]

Send us (Dubliminal Records - www.dubliminal.co.uk) a demo. Links to full 320 mp3 or wav files please. No Soundcloud links.

demo@dubliminal.co.uk

We're particularly interested in international producers

[leeany]

just send music to (independent) dubstep labels, even the big dubstep producers don't get releases on Warner and such.
You said that dubstep is being played at a lot of clubs in South Africa, I'm sure there must be some labels there then.

[synzilier]

just send music to (independent) dubstep labels, even the big dubstep producers don't get releases on Warner and such.
You said that dubstep is being played at a lot of clubs in South Africa, I'm sure there must be some labels there then.

yea Dubstep is big in South Africa, and still growing hectic, u say independent dubstep labels, hmmm i dont know such a thing? I've got a label of my own, and its pretty much useless tho

[Widowmaker]

mate you sound clueless sorry but jesus christ

[codeStep]

mate you sound clueless sorry but jesus christ

[synzilier]

indeed, this mate is

[dusk governor]

mate you sound clueless sorry but jesus christ

[Molzie]

Some serious common sense lacking here.

[synzilier]

tell me more about independent labels please, I know self distribution is a fail...

[dj seizure]

An independent label is sick.

[_cheef_]

tell me more about independent labels please, I know self distribution is a fail...

here you go....dubstep on, bro!!

An independent record label (or indie record label) is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.

The boundaries between major and independent labels, and the definitions of each, differ from commentator to commentator. In practice, however, the traditional definition of a 'major' record label is one that owns its own distribution channel. Some independent record labels, in particular those with successful performing artists, sign dual-release agreements (and make other deals) with major labels and may rely to some extent on international licensing deals, distribution agreements, and other arrangements with major record labels. Major labels may also wholly or partially acquire independent labels.

Other nominally "independent" labels are started (and sometimes run) by major label artists but are still owned at least in part by the major label parent. These spin-off labels are also frequently referred to as vanity labels or "boutique labels" and are intended to appease established, powerful artists and/or to give them latitude in discovering and promoting new talent.

According to Association of Independent Music (AIM) "(...) A "major" is defined in AIM's constitution as a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records and/or music videos. The majors are (currently) Sony BMG, Warner, EMI, and the Universal Music Group (which incorporates Polygram).(...) If a major owns 50% or less of the total shares in your company, you would not (usually) be owned or controlled by that major. In that case, you can join AIM."
[edit] History

Independent labels have a long history of signalling developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United States.[2] Disputes with major labels about publishing led to a proliferation of labels specializing in country, jazz, and blues. Sun Records played an important part in the development of Rock 'n' roll as well as country, with artists such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Charlie Rich.[2] The independent labels usually aimed their releases at a small but devoted audience, not relying on mass sales for success, giving artists much more scope for experimentation and artistic freedom.

In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies EMI, Philips, and Decca had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established. Several British producers launched independent labels as outlets for their work including Joe Meek (Triumph), Andrew Oldham (Immediate), and Larry Page (Page One).[2] Chrysalis Records, launched by Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, was perhaps the most successful from that era, and continued to expand. Several major rock stars set up their own independent labels - The Beatles with Apple Records, The Rolling Stones with Rolling Stones Records, and Elton John with Rocket, but they generally failed as commercial ventures or were swallowed up by the majors.[2]

The punk rock era brought about a turning point for independent labels, the do-it-yourself ethos of the time seeing the emergence of a plethora of independent labels.[2] In the US, independent labels such as Beserkley also found success with artists such as The Modern Lovers. Many of the UK labels ended up signing distribution deals with major labels to remain viable, but others retained their independence (e.g. Warp, Wax On, BlancoMusic) and the factor that came to define independent labels was distribution, which had to be independent of the majors for records to be included in the UK Indie Chart, which was first compiled in 1980.[3] The term 'indie' and the chart itself was unrelated to a specific genre of music, and the chart featured a diverse range of music, from punk to reggae, to MOR and mainstream pop, including several hits from the likes of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan on the PWL label. The late 1970s had seen the establishment of independent distribution companies such as Pinnacle and Spartan, giving independent labels an effective means of distribution without involving the majors. The situation improved further with the establishment of 'The Cartel', as association of companies such as Rough Trade Records, Backs Records, and Red Rhino, who helped to take releases from small labels and get them into the shops nationwide.[3] The 'Indie Chart' became a major source of exposure for artists on indie labels, with the top ten singles regularly aired on the national television show The Chart Show. By the late 1980s, the major labels had identified an opportunity to break new acts via the indie chart, and began setting up subsidiary labels that were financed by the majors but distributed via the independent network, thereby being eligible for the chart. With the major labels effectively pushing the genuine indie labels out of the market, the independent chart became less significant in the early 1990s, with 'alternative' increasingly being used to describe artists, and 'indie' often used to describe a broad range of guitar-based rock and pop. The Offspring's 1994 album Smash is the highest selling independent record of all time.[citation needed] The album sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.

[dj seizure]

tell me more about independent labels please, I know self distribution is a fail...

here you go....dubstep on, bro!!

An independent record label (or indie record label) is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.

The boundaries between major and independent labels, and the definitions of each, differ from commentator to commentator. In practice, however, the traditional definition of a 'major' record label is one that owns its own distribution channel. Some independent record labels, in particular those with successful performing artists, sign dual-release agreements (and make other deals) with major labels and may rely to some extent on international licensing deals, distribution agreements, and other arrangements with major record labels. Major labels may also wholly or partially acquire independent labels.

Other nominally "independent" labels are started (and sometimes run) by major label artists but are still owned at least in part by the major label parent. These spin-off labels are also frequently referred to as vanity labels or "boutique labels" and are intended to appease established, powerful artists and/or to give them latitude in discovering and promoting new talent.

According to Association of Independent Music (AIM) "(...) A "major" is defined in AIM's constitution as a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records and/or music videos. The majors are (currently) Sony BMG, Warner, EMI, and the Universal Music Group (which incorporates Polygram).(...) If a major owns 50% or less of the total shares in your company, you would not (usually) be owned or controlled by that major. In that case, you can join AIM."
[edit] History

Independent labels have a long history of signalling developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United States.[2] Disputes with major labels about publishing led to a proliferation of labels specializing in country, jazz, and blues. Sun Records played an important part in the development of Rock 'n' roll as well as country, with artists such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Charlie Rich.[2] The independent labels usually aimed their releases at a small but devoted audience, not relying on mass sales for success, giving artists much more scope for experimentation and artistic freedom.

In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies EMI, Philips, and Decca had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established. Several British producers launched independent labels as outlets for their work including Joe Meek (Triumph), Andrew Oldham (Immediate), and Larry Page (Page One).[2] Chrysalis Records, launched by Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, was perhaps the most successful from that era, and continued to expand. Several major rock stars set up their own independent labels - The Beatles with Apple Records, The Rolling Stones with Rolling Stones Records, and Elton John with Rocket, but they generally failed as commercial ventures or were swallowed up by the majors.[2]

The punk rock era brought about a turning point for independent labels, the do-it-yourself ethos of the time seeing the emergence of a plethora of independent labels.[2] In the US, independent labels such as Beserkley also found success with artists such as The Modern Lovers. Many of the UK labels ended up signing distribution deals with major labels to remain viable, but others retained their independence (e.g. Warp, Wax On, BlancoMusic) and the factor that came to define independent labels was distribution, which had to be independent of the majors for records to be included in the UK Indie Chart, which was first compiled in 1980.[3] The term 'indie' and the chart itself was unrelated to a specific genre of music, and the chart featured a diverse range of music, from punk to reggae, to MOR and mainstream pop, including several hits from the likes of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan on the PWL label. The late 1970s had seen the establishment of independent distribution companies such as Pinnacle and Spartan, giving independent labels an effective means of distribution without involving the majors. The situation improved further with the establishment of 'The Cartel', as association of companies such as Rough Trade Records, Backs Records, and Red Rhino, who helped to take releases from small labels and get them into the shops nationwide.[3] The 'Indie Chart' became a major source of exposure for artists on indie labels, with the top ten singles regularly aired on the national television show The Chart Show. By the late 1980s, the major labels had identified an opportunity to break new acts via the indie chart, and began setting up subsidiary labels that were financed by the majors but distributed via the independent network, thereby being eligible for the chart. With the major labels effectively pushing the genuine indie labels out of the market, the independent chart became less significant in the early 1990s, with 'alternative' increasingly being used to describe artists, and 'indie' often used to describe a broad range of guitar-based rock and pop. The Offspring's 1994 album Smash is the highest selling independent record of all time.[citation needed] The album sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.

[wfg1]

hahahah this thread!