Hayden King wrote:Alan please be aware that we are not assholes, we are just weary of all offers from the business end of music!
I like to give new ventures a chance, but remain weary until I see reason to relax.
Due to a post here, I spent the time to put a 6 piece band together, spent 5 weeks teaching them my music, and caravaned 3 vehicles to Charleston W.V. on promises of a 12,000 audience and 5 major label A&R reps, ect. ect. all on my dime.
After gathering up the gear myself from other act's that was "supposed" to be there... I got to play for 100 people w/no monitors and short a backup vocalist's mic!
I wont take the 3 days to tell you all o the others.
So here are the questions that you hate to hear, but we like answers to:
Do you have major label contacts and support
Do you have production facilities
Do you have publishing assets
Are you willing to support artist's who require creative freedom
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Hello Hayden... to the contrary... I like those questions. Your replies are as follows:
(1) I won't do business in any way with a Major Label... simply because... I don't like the way they do business with artists. For example....
.... Major Labels take control of the artist's Copyrights... I am against that... and won't sign a single artist that don't own and will maintain... 100% Copyright of their music.
.... Major Labels over charge artist on such deals as... "breakage" listed in most of their contracts still that pertained mostly to records and cassette tapes.. and not to CDs (Major Labels didn't update their contracts in some areas).
.... Major Labels over spend on behalf of the artist... paying thousands of dollars at a time on things that don't always pay for itself... leaving the artist paying the price during CD sales... as the Major Labels always make sure they take their money back first... before the artist sees any money.
(2) I hire the production facilities that I need. If I want you to master a song of yours... I would simply talk with you about which studio you would be more comfortable with... and I would send you there.
(3) Publishing music is simply a matter of paying the price tag. Assets in this case... are very easily purchased. For the most part... you just begin with Copyrighting your music.... and if you like... you can hire a Publishing Company to act on your behalf to ensure you achieve any/all money owed to you. (maybe i'm missing the point of your question).
(4) I prefer artists that require/demand creative freedom... thats where the hit songs are born.... and from where the real art within music stems.
If I may add... I don't mind all the questions I am receiving... and can well understand everyone's wearyness. I'm not taking offense...
... Alan.
