mrazura schreef:
nikkita schreef:
I already addressed this in previous posts. Also: even when you're with a label in this scene, you're still paying out of pocket for things like music videos, etc. Zatox paid for "My Life", out of his own pocket for e.g. He also paid for his own websites, graphics, and photoshoots. If WP wanted to set up a tour for 3 months in NL, they would have to pay for everything out of pocket, and there is no guarantee they'd have bookings. Besides that, some of the contracts lock you in with strange terms. For example: everything you do would "belong" to the label, whether they choose to release it or not. Even if you leave, it still "belongs" to them.
"Knowledge"... not really, if the label has bad A&R/development, you don't get anything out of it. Some labels host workshops here and there, but if you're on the label then chances are you already meet whatever criteria/standard they have in place. Some artists sign, get zero feedback, and are effectively iced and eventually leave because they are more constricted with the label.
Of course they do. The revenue they create is nowhere near big names from the dance/house scene. You truly expect the label to pay for all of this? Music clips are simply not cost-beneficial in this scene and so are these tours and interactive website's. It would surely cost the label more than they would gain from it. (financial and as well strategic marketing).
It is your own responsibly to make sure the contract you sign is fair. You truly underestimate the knowledge and experience (decent) labels have, the success of the producer is also in the label's best interest.
The whole point of a label is to bankroll the artists they sign. That is their function. They put up the money in creating/marketing a product, and make it back in sales. When the label is now dipping their hands in to merchandising and also expecting a % from bookings, then yes: you are supposed to make sure that money goes back in to the artist, especially if you expect the artist to foot the bill to make you that money... otherwise: it doesn't work.
You don't need to act like I don't already know this... I am fully aware as it is the first thing I tell people: read the contract, get others to read it, check it with a lawyer, and negotiate. If they are not open to negotiating and you don't feel right about it, put it down. However, I have also been handed a contract by a certain label and told "this is non-negotiable". It essentially worked out to: "you pay for everything and when you eventually make money, we'll just take a cut".
I also never underestimated everything... please read over my previous posts.
In fact, I addressed that particular topic.
Citaat:
Exactly as Parvuz said... this is why labels like Scantraxx are still necessary. As much as they are hated on, being with Scantraxx holds a lot of "prestige" with many fans who live under the idea that "if you're on a label, you are suddenly the best artist ever and I need to be a fan of you!!".
Citaat:
As for whether it's a "good thing" for Scantraxx to fall: I respectfully disagree... They have helped grow some of the top artists currently in the scene. I may not like what they do, but it's why I didn't go with them. It's that simple, for me.
Sometimes people simply outgrow the label they are on, or sometimes the label wants something the artist can't provide, and the other way around. Every artist has their own reasons. That's all. It's like being employed somewhere: you can love your job, but feel you can be working somewhere better, or even for yourself.
Geplaatst op 17 mei 2012 20:29 
