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Sharmaji wrote:

Mad EP wrote: To be honest - most of the time it doesn't feel wonderful. I have had amazing experiences I will never forget - but an ungodly amount of my life has either been 1) spent in the practice room 2) spent in the studio or 3) hustlin' to get my stuff heard.

dude it always feels wonderful

Hahah- you know what I mean.

There's no high that can come close to the high after totally OWNING a crowd... there's no greater reward than seeing a student really thrive... there's no greater feeling of humility when someone tells you that a track you wrote really moved them and was meaningful to them and their life.

BUT those are the end results - I love practicing cello, but it doesn't always feel wonderful.

I swear I made this thread......

I'm not signed or anything but I know that if all I focused on was getting released, I'd have no fun making this stuff. The act of creating it, in itself, is the real reward for me.

DistinctDub wrote:I swear I made this thread......

Thread has been wubbed.
OT, all the small label owners i've talked to in the houston area, are fucking wankers. Like.... I have to have some sets at a club if i want to release tunes, or promoters saying i have to have some successful productions to have a time slot.
Djing=/=producing

Killamike49 wrote:Djing=/=producing

I don't know about that. Everyone is saying music sales are negligible, the only music that gets paid is live music... so.

Plus if you were in a band that was trying to get on a label, but had never played any shows, your emails would go straight to the junk folder.

My advices on getting signed :

- Make your tunes sounding as good as possible first ( hardest part i think )
- Share a few clips of tracks, but keep your best ones private, labels love exclusives. Soundcloud groups could help you a lot, try to get the good ones, a lot of labels are lurking on groups to get new artists. I've signed an ep on Lowpass Records this way
- Share your private tracks with a wav DL link only to DJ's, don't be afraid to ask emails for this at some big names. Then make a proper mail with preview link + dl wav link. If your tunes are good, you'll get answers first, and a chance to get spinned on radio or shows. After that, wait for labels to get in contact with you, i've signed an ep this way on Future Follower Records.
- Don't be afraid to give away tunes on free net labels, there's compilations or free EP that helped a few guys I know. They are now signed and they make gigs each week. I gave 2 tracks on free compilations, I signed an EP 2 weeks later.
- Pick up labels who could really be interested with your tracks. Don't send demos at a deep label if you do filthy stuff. Use dropbox on soundcloud, or get in contact with facebook. Simply ask for an email to send submission. You will have to be patient, they sometimes don't answer after a submission.

- Final advice, and the most important : Make music because you love it, not to get signed. Keep learning, keep having fun, get in contact with other producers / DJs and talk about music. Getting signed is just a little part of making music.


I hope it helped, if not, sorry ( I hope it was understandable too, my english is really not that good ):)

And by the way, I'm proud to announce that I signed a 3 tracks EP on Krypt Records ( after sending submission ), previews and release date soon

Darj wrote:My advices on getting signed :

- Make your tunes sounding as good as possible first ( hardest part i think )
- Share a few clips of tracks, but keep your best ones private, labels love exclusives. Soundcloud groups could help you a lot, try to get the good ones, a lot of labels are lurking on groups to get new artists. I've signed an ep on Lowpass Records this way
- Share your private tracks with a wav DL link only to DJ's, don't be afraid to ask emails for this at some big names. Then make a proper mail with preview link + dl wav link. If your tunes are good, you'll get answers first, and a chance to get spinned on radio or shows. After that, wait for labels to get in contact with you, i've signed an ep this way on Future Follower Records.
- Don't be afraid to give away tunes on free net labels, there's compilations or free EP that helped a few guys I know. They are now signed and they make gigs each week. I gave 2 tracks on free compilations, I signed an EP 2 weeks later.
- Pick up labels who could really be interested with your tracks. Don't send demos at a deep label if you do filthy stuff. Use dropbox on soundcloud, or get in contact with facebook. Simply ask for an email to send submission. You will have to be patient, they sometimes don't answer after a submission.

- Final advice, and the most important : Make music because you love it, not to get signed. Keep learning, keep having fun, get in contact with other producers / DJs and talk about music. Getting signed is just a little part of making music.


I hope it helped, if not, sorry ( I hope it was understandable too, my english is really not that good ):)

And by the way, I'm proud to announce that I signed a 3 tracks EP on Krypt Records ( after sending submission ), previews and release date soon

Congrats dude.

Majin wrote:I'm not signed or anything but I know that if all I focused on was getting released, I'd have no fun making this stuff. The act of creating it, in itself, is the real reward for me.

lifes short man if you're not getting anything properly out of something is it really worth it?

nowaysj wrote:

Killamike49 wrote:Djing=/=producing

I don't know about that. Everyone is saying music sales are negligible, the only music that gets paid is live music... so.

I agree with your point that live sets are pretty much the only way to get paid, but djing is not the same as producing. I personally can dj, but if i couldn't and could only write, should i not get a release? It doesn't make sense to me, anyway.

If you can't Dj, you can set up a liveact with your own material.

fuzion wrote:

Majin wrote:I'm not signed or anything but I know that if all I focused on was getting released, I'd have no fun making this stuff. The act of creating it, in itself, is the real reward for me.

lifes short man if you're not getting anything properly out of something is it really worth it?

YOLO.

fuzion wrote:

Majin wrote:I'm not signed or anything but I know that if all I focused on was getting released, I'd have no fun making this stuff. The act of creating it, in itself, is the real reward for me.

lifes short man if you're not getting anything properly out of something is it really worth it?

Yes.

Killamike49 wrote:I personally can dj, but if i couldn't and could only write, should i not get a release?

No you shouldn't. Not from a real label that actually spends money and wants to make that money back in return.

This is not a normative statement, merely descriptive.

most dj careers get launched based on production, because god knows over the years i've seen some people get headliner booking due to releases who couldn't beatmatch or dj to save their lives

More and more DJs these days rely on the sync button. Really annoys me!

yea this is back before serato and all the vdj software when you actually had to have some basic skills to put on a set rather than pressing sync and being a human jukebox
i'm talking people who were from over in europe doing full fledged US tours who honestly seemed like they had never djed a day in their life before said tour

honestly i could give a fuck if producer x is in my city, i want to see someone who can actually perform

meh...getting signed is the least of my concerns..
I just wanna make music people enjoy and wanna listen to. Am I crazy?

getting signed (not just one of those digital labels with 20 releases a week and 0 promo) with an actual label that does promo for you and such helps you get said music to a lot more ears than just what you can do solo
it's networking essentially

basically just make loads of really good original music, attend events, talk to people who are in the scene, network and shitttttttttttt... then everything will be cool