Send em to the dj's mate.. If its getting played, and people are feeling it, then there's more chance of a label wanting to sign it. If I was ready to get some stuff out, that's what I'd be doing.
Patch -----Original Message----- From: Hustler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 21 June 2002 1:08 AM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: Where...? Sending out unsolicited demos, is generally regarded as a waste of time and money. Quite a few labels have a roster of artists, each with a pile of tunes waiting to be released, so they're not really interested in receiving unsolicited demos, because there's a lack of resources to release them. If you really want to pursue that elusive record contract, one idea is to make good contacts and friends in the industry. If your tunes are good, word of mouth may lead onto something positive. It's an idea to read how other established artists got their first break (pardon the pun) and started off. Many of them get their foot on the first wrung of the ladder, through friends/contacts. Occasionally, labels will advertise for new artists, but then most of them have dubious intentions (you may end up signing the rights of the tune away, without it ever being released, or samples/ideas from your tune stolen) and will be inundated with demos anyway. Like MK2 said, it's just easier to do it yourself... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kenney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 4:04 PM Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: Where...? > I'm 29 and been making DnB for 7+ years, own my own label, and struggle to > make my money back every time I put out a record so I can do it again... > > It's highly unlikely to find some company that is interested - particularly > in the United States. Up to this point DnB is largely "Do It Yourself" but > there are signs that that might be changing - with shop based stores such as > BreakBeat Science successfully pushing the music through their own labels. > > Although it would be nice to support oneself producing DnB - dont hold your > breath - it is rare for most to be to make it hapen unless you carry the > torch yourself. I mean this in the nicest possible sense: > if you're in this to make money - you'd be better off to go produce Rap, > House, or Techno to make money by getting a deal - DnB isn't where the > money's at. > > Mike ---> MK2 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.madbass.com > > > on 6/20/02 8:31 AM, Lewis Hardy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > I make Drum 'n' Bass tunes, i'm 17, i need to know > > where to send them to get a deal... > > > > Anyone...? > > > > Lewis, aka Sinister... > > > > > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
