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Originally posted by manning1
do talent scouts even exist now at major labels ? like in the old days ? or - is it - band de jour, and make as much as you can off them, then out with them, and get another
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Over here there are no intern talent scouts, and I think worldwide that is concidered a free lance job. I think you need to find a manager or producer with the right contacts first before you can be properly introduced to a major or medium size label.
As for the band, please note that my statement was about the character of multinational labels. In the end you still deal with people and they're not all bad. Some will support a band in rough times if they truely believe in their music. The policy however is to serve the shareholders with higher profits, and in the end that's what realy counts. People will be replaced, the policy won't.
Over here everyone who considers him/herself a talent participates in the realisation of their cd. By not asking a large amount of money, not asking any money at all or even paying half of the poduction costs (I mean the actual manufactoring of the cd). With that cd they try to get a distribution and marketing deal. Recent local example is
Sarah Fairfield (
gearchick: I think you 'll like her music). She started to make a cd out of her own pocket, got involved with a small local label and has got herself an american management and a possible distribution deal in the u.s. with the finished product.
So; today, I think what every talent needs is someone who can help them put their music in good quality on a cd and help them with finding their way to the public. If they have potential enough they will be picked up by a medium/major label along the way. I still think you'll need their marketing power to reach a big or international audience.