Start Your Own Record Label? Good Idea Or Not?

By Jason Parent

It seams allot of artist are starting their own independent record label for the simple fact that they do not have to sell their soul to the devil so to speak or lose their creative image that they have worked on developing over the past years of performing and creating their music.

Independent or indie for short is a term herd allot in the music industry. More and more big name artist are emerging on to the charts under a independent record label and if they so happen to own that label their profit is 100 % . The chunks of money that a record company takes from the artists is on average more than 85%.Most major label artists earn a 10-15% royalty rate, expenses come from the cost of things such as album packaging, design, tour support, promotion, video production, and you cant forget the advance. A band or artist usually receives a advance when they sign on the dotted line. An advance is sorta like a loan which allows the artist to have money to live off of and record with until their record release date . The problem is that before they can make any money, they have to pay back the advance in full back to the record label.

Since only the most successful artists are able cover the production and marketing costs with their sales, its only right that the unsuccessful artist's debt carries over to their next album, meaning that they see little to no money and end up never being able to get ahead or make a profit. With all the cons of signing to a major label its understandable why more and more bands are looking at some of the pros to staring their own record label. Some of the reasons why I personally think it would be a good idea to start your own label is well for one, you can be your own boss another thing is that you have total creative control. Allot of record companies will line you up with what image they feel suites you and run with that.You make your own schedule, you decide when you release your album and when you record. unlike with a major label that would decide when you record in their studio and when the album was expected to be released.Any thing and every thing that you create with the label you own or any image you develop along the way is yours and yours to keep no one would be able to change that and if your a real music artist that's something I'm sure you would value.Last but not least any and all profit you make if your label takes off is yours.

Owning a record label would defiantly class as your own business. There for some with aspects of the business you may find it best to hire someone to do marketing, distribution, production, advertising and things along those lines just for the simple reason that making songs in it self is hard enough at times.

All and all when I personally look at the pros and cons of owning your own record label its very clear to see which out ways the other.

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