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Summary: Learn how to find the right type of label for a record deal, or recording contract in this free online instructional video.
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Barry Bergman Barry Bergman is a veteran manager, music publisher, speaker, consultant, who is the president and founder of the Music Managers Forum in the United States. A... read more
Hello! On behalf of Expert Village, today I am going to give you tips on how to get a record deal. Depending on what kind of music an artist is doing, whether it be pop, rock, rap, hard rock, jazz, blues or whatever, it is very important to figure out what kind of a label is right for you. because you are not going to get interest from a blues label if you are doing hard rock and roll. You are not going to get interest from a India label if you are doing top forty pop music. In order to get interest, you need to be able to show case your talents to the right prop of people. You got to have the kinds of label that understands what you are doing. It is a very expensive commitment to do pop music because it needs be driven by the radio. Where rock and roll is driven by touring and playing out.