Record Label Confusion




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 A record label is basically a company that manages brands and trademarks of artists under the record label , the label handles and coordinates the production,distributing,manufacturing,marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protection of sound recordings and music videos; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. Record labels differ you get the small localised and the major international labels which leads to the main aim of this weeks blog that many up and coming artists aren't aware of what to look for when offered a record deal  by the various labels is:



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1)Track record of  how the label has been doing in the industry.

2) Relationship's with current and past artists and employees.

3)What they can offer you as an individual artist.

4) What can the label do for your career both local and internationally.

5)What are they doing for you that you cant do by yourself.

Those are some of the key factors for artists to look at there contracts before signing, Record labels have they ups and downs  i have heard and read about artists being ripped off and used by there labels which is what kills good talent and demotivates many artists into signing but at the end there are record labels that look out for artists interests and not forgetting that a record labels main purpose is to get the artist out there with exposure of promotion,marketing and advertisements around the artists without them worrying about the behind the scenes stuff that the label should be doing like distributing and manufacturing.