Comments on: Do You Really Need A Record Label? http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2009/10/do-you-really-need-a-record-label/ Providing Resources and Tips on Innovative Music Promotion for Independent Artists in the UK and Beyond Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:18:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jules http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2009/10/do-you-really-need-a-record-label/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Jules Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:23:35 +0000 http://indielab.co.uk/blog/?p=963#comment-2954 "fictional cool indie label “A” has Johnny who works in the online promo department and has the head of Myspace’s music departments direct phone number. He gives him a call, gives him some free tickets to a show with some beer vouchers and the featured artist slot is in the bag – 2 million people see your picture and story online the next day." And therein lies the nepotistic reason that the airwaves are filled with dross and decent music falls so sadly by the wayside. One hopes with the passage of time and the expansion of the DIY community, 'fictional' scenarios like these can be circumnavigated without the need for good, bad or indifferent labels. Not that good labels are bad, far from it, but good music should always win out. Sorry for the moan, it's a pet peve of mine. Good articles as it goes. “fictional cool indie label “A” has Johnny who works in the online promo department and has the head of Myspace’s music departments direct phone number. He gives him a call, gives him some free tickets to a show with some beer vouchers and the featured artist slot is in the bag – 2 million people see your picture and story online the next day.”

And therein lies the nepotistic reason that the airwaves are filled with dross and decent music falls so sadly by the wayside.

One hopes with the passage of time and the expansion of the DIY community, ‘fictional’ scenarios like these can be circumnavigated without the need for good, bad or indifferent labels. Not that good labels are bad, far from it, but good music should always win out.

Sorry for the moan, it’s a pet peve of mine. Good articles as it goes.

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