just started an independant label - promos wanted

[seitz]

interesting, sent in a demo

im curious to see how picky there going to be....hopefully extreamly

[rgtb]

Xonetacular,

Thanks for the link, very interesting.

I'm still not fully convinced. Obviously, it is relatively easy to get your tracks onto BP via a distributor such as Label Worx. But would BP really drop your label/releases if they don't sell? It just surprises me because, once the tracks are available at BP, the cost of keeping them online must be fairly negligible.

[lethal_pizzle]

Good luck!

However, if I was a producer looking for a label this would immediately turn me off:

we're looking for new artists in all forms of electronic music

...as I'd want my label partner to be an expert in the genre I produce. Excellent networking across the scene would lead to the most exposure and DJ support. Have you thought about narrowing your focus at all?

[Xonetacular]

Xonetacular,

Thanks for the link, very interesting.

I'm still not fully convinced. Obviously, it is relatively easy to get your tracks onto BP via a distributor such as Label Worx. But would BP really drop your label/releases if they don't sell? It just surprises me because, once the tracks are available at BP, the cost of keeping them online must be fairly negligible.

It's about quality control so beatport doesn't turn into a huge spam fest of small labels that don't sell. If the label doesn't meet a quota of $500 per quarter it gets dropped.

I agree with letha_pizzle and said something to that effect but deleted it. Most labels fail and the successful ones have a big artist behind them and a really tight vision/sound. Soliciting music in all genres from an internet forum is a quick path to failure. A label needs to have a sound and it's hard to do that if you just take everything.

[rgtb]

It's about quality control so beatport doesn't turn into a huge spam fest of small labels that don't sell. If the label doesn't meet a quota of $500 per quarter it gets dropped.

interesting info once again. i guess the labels that get dropped can go to bandcamp which is less evil than beatport anyways

Soliciting music in all genres from an internet forum is a quick path to failure. A label needs to have a sound and it's hard to do that if you just take everything.

fully agree.

[The Mighty FV]

There was one point a while ago where beatport was a mess with small labels and it was getting out of hand so they put some strict policies into place

http://wearethemusicindustry.blogspo...-beatport.html

Now if you start a new small label and don't have a big roster of artists or have some serious marketing power you pretty much have to go through an aggregation service just to get the label itself on there, and then beatport will still drop the label if it doesn't meet certain sales criteria. Then if you can get on good luck getting beatport to promote the label in any way.

This is partly true but the thresh-hold for sales is very low - I know this as I had several sub-labels and 2 of them sold next-to-nothing and they didn't bat an eyelid.

My advice is to go through someone like Label Worx for distribution - they are professional and extremely helpful, plus their admin control panel is very clear to use, especially with the recent upgrades to artist accounting.

[JasonBay]

They should be I hope, and maybe they should focus on a brand/image/sound instead of just accepting whatever, at least at the start. Familiarity and consistency is the best way to build a fan base

[seitz]

They should be I hope, and maybe they should focus on a brand/image/sound instead of just accepting whatever, at least at the start. Familiarity and consistency is the best way to build a fan base

ive seen to many labels just get drowned out cause there "OMG YAH WE'll TAKE YA" types...i feel they should be declining a majority of the promos they get....quality over quantity

[benjackal]

ive seen to many labels just get drowned out cause there "OMG YAH WE'll TAKE YA" types...i feel they should be declining a majority of the promos they get....quality over quantity

agreed, so many shitty net labels out these days... and none are interested in quality or artist development

[JasonBay]

none are interested in ... artist development

This is a big one for me! I'm a strong believer in finding talent and adding it to your stable and then foster and develop that talent and help them exceed things they didn't think was possible.

Synergy baby!