How to Submit Your Music to RECORD LABELS in 2024!
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Best 'pitch' video I've ever watched, hands down, so much straight up common sense yet I hadn't previously thought of any of it
Nice to hear!
thanks for taking the time man. Helpful Info!
Very reasonable advice.
Thanks for sharing tips aimed at musicians rather than labels.
I've been listening to your podcast for a while now, and now I start enjoying it even more.
Thanks for listening! Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this information,l got to learn new things and l love the way you explain everything ✊🏾
don't chase lables, let them come to you. then you will also have more leverage in negotiating the contract.
Thank you very much for these tips and advices, much appreciated !
Glad it was helpful!
This really informative and helpful. thank you for your time putting this together!
My pleasure!
Thanks for the advices!
Thanks for the advice man. Super helpful.
Happy to help!
This was so helpful. Thank you! ❤
You're so welcome!
You have hit the nail on the head! Awesome information!
This is a great video. Thanks for the info. All True, Will be looking back for more tips. Appreciate this. Cheers!
Love it! Much appreciated!!
Thanks so much for the info! Our band currently has our first album recorded, mixed, and mastered. We've played together for a decade but have been focusing on original content over covers for the past 4 years.
Because we don't have any content on Spotify or any other DD sites yet, should we just release the album through CDBaby and try to pitch our next album or would indie labels be interested in a band that doesn't have a huge online presence but already has a lot of gigging experience and a full album at the ready?
I’m a French artist🇫🇷 and thank you so much for all your information. Merci beaucoup! 💜💜💜😍👌🏾
Artiste Candienne française Ici🩷☺️ coucou
Thanks for the tips 😊
Thank you so much
I and my band are to release our songs soon but we need a help of a record label because we are minors and we don't have money but we are sure a record label will be impressed by us
Thank you for the information. As someone who makes music for a hobby, it's really suprising, and kinda scary when a label or a promoter start reaching out.
Happy to help!
That was interesting and helpful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
very helpful, thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Very good advice. Thanks!
All I’m hearing is, there’s no point for a record label because as soon as I’m on my feet and running I have people already doing what a record label would do😂
Good thought! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Oh so I can find your albums in record stores in North America,Europe and Asia then?
thank you very much - really appreciate this video
This was very helpful thank you
My pleasure!
I think this is great advice for more than just looking for a record deal. Starting to make think about jobs I have applied to and got rejected possibly?
I'm trying to record My music to submit it to a record label but I really need to make videos with my music in so that I can do it. I find your videos helpful
That u cause warner reach out I sigh and this video put me on lots of sneaky games lol in a very good way lol
:)
Thank you for doing this, it's really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Really informative interview,, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like the plants in your studio man 👌🏼
Haha thanks!
Thank you for this video. Super insightful and very useful. Do you do one on one consultations over Zoom?
I sure do! Check them out here: otherrecordlabels.com/claritycall
Glad it was helpful!
Is it a good idea to send demos to a label’s “info” email address if you can’t find a direct address to someone who works for them?
I suppose you could. But if they don’t provide a way to receive demos, then they probably don’t want to receive them.
Also usually the recipient of the info address is just an administrator and not likely to be someone in a&r
No don’t do it, they won’t open the demo they can’t. Send it whatever they need you to send it, better yet talk to them explain your pitch, if you come to an agreement, send. This is my not so humble opinion 😂✌🏽
Sometimes is not about being sign to a label as interpreter or singer , can be also to help to create a production a sound that may be some artist can need , it’s about the relationship . Always a record label or some connected to it , that connection helps to create a plus to help and artist . In just saying 🤷🏽
Great info, cheers 😊
Glad it was helpful!
I would think that if A & R people, artists and labels would want to go to an online source to find new songs but if the songs are presented to everyone as demo samples, then how could the songs be "released" since they have already been available in the public domain? It seems as though the song being pitched has to kept secret or just between the pitcher and the listener. But then, that limits the song's exposure.
This is a very fantastic idea 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Do not forget this guy is on UA-cam,
Many gurus here.
Aways trust and follow your instincts before giving your power to gurus and egos making videos
Nah, give me all your power and I will give you eternal happiness and wealth!! There is no guru like me. I am the gurus guru. Other gurus come to me to see how to truly guru.
Thank you so much for the advice question do you know some labels that I can reach out to or how do I find the labels so I can reach out to them to sign a deal I have already the album ready and it's published and it's really good and I'm also working on another recordings as we speak
Hey it's the guy from the Phil Collins channel!
Very useful thanks!What happens if someone is a multi genre writer?My friends admire that but they also tell me that it is also problematic but this is my nature..I hear many genres i love almost all the music 😐
Thank you for this great video! Would you submit your album you'd like released to the 5 to 10 labels simultaneously, or send it to one at a time and give for them a few weeks to respond? I heard you might be "burning bridges" if several labels want it and then you gotta turn them down, but I'm not sure about that.
If your music worth and you have a look confident,stand out character ect
They will take you buy get a website and a cd of yourself first.
You don't need them for that.
You need them to get your music in stores word wide tho
Thank you
My pleasure.
Thanks for the advice, super helpful. I have one question about pitching to labels. If I pitch some music to a label and they reject it or don't respond, and months or years later I have new music to pitch, do you think it's okay to pitch the same label again with new music? Sometimes I worry that I might "miss my chance" by pitching music to a label that they wouldn't want, when down the line I might have music that they do want. Thanks a lot!
I have a finished series of albums (mixed and mastered, artwork, etc.), and have already distributed them to the major streaming platforms. Can I still pitch these albums to record labels for an official release/re-release further down the line?
P.S. In your opinion, is there still a case to be made for posting physical CDs? Great video btw.
Also wondering this, kinda was hoping my self produced albums would be a good pitch and prooof to a label i can work
quick question? how would this work for insturmental producers? I can provide a variety of geners for lables without them really having to scavenger for what they need, i know they normally appease to the vocal artist but i wanted to know how does a music producer get placed just only supplying insturmentals and insturmentals for artists? would apprecite the info
Hey... im wondering the same. Did you find out how that works?? I would love to hear back from you
I know this is an unusual question, but can people under 18 sign a record label? Because I’ve written and recorded 3 out of 4 albums and 1 is a cover album another question, can you cover songs put them in an album and give them credit does that still work? So about the other 3 albums I want to save 2 of course and I’m starting to get gigs. So I’m thinking in the future so like maybe 2 to 3 years from now do you think I can sign a record label under age?
hey, i just got an offer to sign to a record label and it was for a remix that i made using royalty free loops and another song which. has its own copyright already so how does that work , do i submit this to a&R?
Great points. I have a very valid question at 11:52 mark. What do you mean by 'don't offer more of what a label has' when music topics have been repetitive since the beginning of time? lets fast forward from about 2017ish till now, 2023, since you're talking about modern music. 95 percent of musicians all sound the same? So they definitely have copy cats under the BIG 3, uni, warner, sony and subs. Sonically, Subject matter, Visual impact. All the same? I mean they do replay every new top 40 song every 1-3 hrs... it's promo I get it. But very interested how much more differences can be offered to lables when the ones who dare to be different get shunned by indies and majors?
My submission is going to be a masterful arrangement of artistic expression 😁
Awesome!!
You were rude at times in this video and arrogant but still very helpful and informative
💯
Thanks for watching!
Been trying to get signed for a year now, im a new artist I’m in a niche genre, but I do variety shit as well, I need a horrorcore label, but I can’t find any label that’s looking for artists
What would be the best way to get in contact with you to just have a 1on1 for like 30 minutes? I just already have a plan / idea for this album I want to drop & I’m about halfway through you’re video & I feel like I’m at a perfect point to talk to someone like you so I can know what to properly do. This is definitely my best project, & I feel like it could be life changing if I market it right or get a label behind me.
I’ve been doing music for 10+ years & just finally feel like I’m headed in the right direction & want to just talk to someone about it all.
Even just for 30 minutes.
Love to chat! Here you go: otherrecordlabels.com/claritycall
What if I want to submit a track to a label where I use an acapella from a well-known track. I then use a small piece of that acapella, just 1 sentence. I don't understand exactly how that works...
You should read up on sample clearance and copyright laws :)
Ohh Hi so l want to be a rapper when l grow up will that count?
Anyone know how to sell songs and lyrics to record labels or become a songwriter for them?
Unfortunately I don’t think that is something labels are looking for these days. Perhaps you could connect with other songwriters in Nashville or LA.
What about the age of the independent artist?
I’m sure it doesn’t matter too much!
honestly, can you tell: how many submission emails do you even check out of a 100, as a label manager? 🙂. the current problem, I think, is that submission emails are just lost in the wave of other stuff, without being even opened. if your email gets opened - it's just simply by random. that's how I see things, this is very frustrating
You’re right. It does have a lot to do with luck. Hopefully the labels can notice you through other ways like live music, word of mouth, friends of friends, etc.
most of the record label don’t even want to hear demos and/or finished product
How do we find labels information? Or how to get jobs into label companies. Well do you do consultations I have so many questions and have so much information to present😭
You can find record labels on bandcamp, you can find jobs at labels through A2IM, and you can book a call with me here: otherrecordlabels.com/claritycall
:) hope that helps!
@@OtherRecordLabels perfect💔🖤
The question I have is, why should I bother with a label
I won a record signing at age five and they don't pay the writers or musicians on the albums because of the BSA. The government won't allow me to make cash income on my music sales. Guess where the money goes?
I have literally done all this and contacted hundreds of labels (not a figure of speech, literally) and almost all of them didn't even reply. In fact there's no way of knowing if anyone ever received my e-mail in most cases. A few replied but didn't know what to do with "this kind of music".
This is with a finished release-ready queue of albums, a world-class, international band consisting of players with the highest objective, measurable ability level (apparently this is meaningless to most people in the industry since they don't understand the difference and don't actually know much about music) to tour, a music videos series partly done (paralyzed from finishing without any support or funding) and more. I literally just cannot fund release / touring and promotion. Other than that, everything else is taken care of.
The only thing I haven't been able to do is the hyper-relevance thing. The reason being, no label exists that exactly fits what we are doing. The selling point is musicianship and the style of music doesn't fit strictly into any existing category. I guess the closest you could come up with would be a "fusion" with a "rock" sort of sound. Therefore, the best I could do is aim it at labels that have some small reason they might be remotely relate to us. There isn't anything more relevant that exists.
What would you do in this situation?
Another issue might be that I am in Hong Kong, so it could be that a lot of labels don't want to deal with someone from overseas? My band members are from Australia and USA, but I am not. I also cannot get a label in Hong Kong because there's NO way in hell a non-genetically Chinese person is getting signed to a label in Hong Kong, (even if you are local, you are judged as not local based on what you look like), especially not one that can do anything more than an individual musician could do themselves. Not to mention, if it isn't Cantonese pop music, it's not going to happen. Even the so-called "bands" are just Cantonese-pop "bands" that pretend they can play instruments. Therefore, I have to approach overseas labels, such as US labels where I am sure "what you look like racially" isn't so much of an issue...
Hey I am not an expert by no means and, I also produce techno so Rock is the stuff I listen to and not make, but, have you looked into Canada?
@@crhettbuttler1 Hey there. Thanks a lot. I did briefly but I have yet to find a label that's really suitable. I think one or two were from Canada, but the result was the same as mentioned above.
Perhaps you should build up your image a bit and invest money into TikTok ads and promotional blogs. If there’s a certain label your interested in the best bet would be to look up local music blogs in the area and let them interview you. Or better yet let you talk on air with people in that area. Maybe an A&R person might take interest and scout you out. Orville Peck was living with his parents when he tricked his way into Subpop. lil Nas X and his small time producer basically bought twitter and tiktok ads to boost “Old Town Road”. Along with memes and things of that nature. Overall I guess what I’m trying to say is that you need good marketing.
Can it not be taboo by now discipline is equal
Don’t talk like a human and don’t give them your age. That’s how they determine the amount manipulation they’ll plan to use on you. Bad people take advantage of good people especially the dying music industry. Talk to them professionally and let them know that you’ve watched multiple music label manipulation UA-cam videos and you won’t stand for their bullshit. Take control of your music and let them know!
Oh your a conspiracy theorist I thought you was actually serious for a second
😇🇩🇴 please help god will bles you 🇩🇴😇
I do have a song called keep us going it is definately good can anybody listen and get me a deal . ‘Keep us goin’
Cool!
“I do like this” *delete*😂
All a label is someone trying to make a buck off your work. And they get paid first…no thanks
You seem like the kind of person that doesn't even know how to be approachable yourself. What's the point of even pitching to you when it's clear that you don't really know what you're looking for yourself? What's even the point of using a record company if you expect the artist to do all the work and you only come in when you feel like you can come in and help out? You know not every artist can market themselves. I sure as hell wouldn't know how to market myself to save my life because all I know is the music aspect. And why do you make it seem like artist that ask for a bit more help from record company is like handholding? Why not learn to take artists under your wing And teach them? You talk about how you want a symbiotic relationship with your artist, what if part of that is mentoring and guiding your artist? If I was going to sign with a record company I would want to know the record company could mentor me and guide me and help me and develop me. That's what I want from a company. I don't want a record company to say oh you need to do all the work yourself and we only come in if we feel like what you're doing or the way that you're doing it is good enough for us to decide to help you. It's like really? You're not a major label, you're an independent label. You should be able to help your artist a little bit more if your artist needs a little bit more help. I wouldn't want to sign with you even if I could. it's a pass from me
Why in the world would anyone want someone else in their artistic path? Go for getting signed, we’ll see how it works out. Can’t believe young people are so desperate
Hi my EP is nearly complete can I send it to you. No rush to release. Maybe you could involved will send it to you formally how can I contact you ? Thanks Philip
Sorry not a record label! All the best!