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Monday, June 29, 2009

Start An Independent Record Label Company

By Paige W. Connor

There are a lot of things to consider when starting a record label. You will be the driving force behind the business and your actions will be the cause of its flourishing or its death. You should thoroughly research what this business will require from you before you start an independent record label. The following are some things to take into consideration for those of you wanting to start your own record label.

You should first know that when you start an independent record label it will take up all of your time. You can forget any free personal time for awhile. Until you get the label going and money coming in, you will have to do almost all the work yourself.

Now that you understand that you will have a lot of work to do, get to it. What you need to do is take care of registering for a business license and register a name that will be popular and people will remember.

Now you have to work on becoming an independent record label. Your records should be available to the public, either through stores that sell your new album or online sites where your music can be played and downloaded. You should also have an online site where you advertise your record label and call other artists to join you. These are the steps you must take to have a well built company.

Now that you have begun to start a record label, you will need to promote it. You can pay companies to do this or you can try to do it yourself. You'll need to have ads in newspapers and on radio. Do interviews for magazines about your label and its music. If you can get your name on TV then that will help you also.

You need to get your music played on air also. Contact all the radio stations in your area and try to get your music played. You can even have people call in and request your music. College radio stations are another good place to play your music. This will get all the kids listening to your music and could lead to a sold out concert.

Live concerts are a great way to promote your label and music also. Make sure that you have banners with your website on it. If the audience likes you they will go to your website and keep up on your progress.

Supply the ring tone codes for your bands hottest songs and pass them out. Technology has made advertising a synch. Use technology to your advantage to make your record label strive. Do anything you can think of as long as its legal.

Once you begin having your records made remember that often times it is cheaper to have the records made in large amounts. Money will be a rare commodity in the beginning of your career as a record label owner so try and make it stretch.

These are just a few basic things to think about when you want to start an independent record label. Starting a record label is not as easy as some people think. The formalities are easy, but the work is unrelenting. - 18423

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