Why Bands still need :Labels

These days we hear a lot about guys like Trent Reznor from Nine inch Nails and Radiohead , what visionaries they are and how in this day and age bands don't need labels anymore

Yesterday, I read that in 2008 in the USA alone there were over 100,000 self released albums, of these 100,000 albums less than 3% of them sold over 1000 copies!

To me that is pretty apparent that while if you have 20 years music business experience like Trent Reznor or the dudes from Radiohead then going it alone makes a lot of sense - even though I think from memory after Radiohead did their "pay what you want album" they still also did a deal with a record label to have them release it.

When you sign to a label you get all the benefits of that label, that means people who will champion your band to TV , to the web, to all the magazines, staff who will go to the few remaining record stores and tell the buyer there why your cd is the one they need to stock, people who can help you with your album art, your music video, touring plans etc

Seems pretty obvious to me that there is still a need for labels

So re-assess your bands game plan - set real goals for what you need to accomplish as a band for the next 6 months and even the next year, whether that is to record your first album , to book a weekend tour or even play your first gig

I talk further on my 2 dvd course Metal Label Secrets on what exactly labels are looking for as far as your band is concerned - you can check it out here if you have not yet done so Metal Label Secrets

Until next time!

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Al
Metal Label Secrets