getting signed - question

Mr. Friend · 26th June 2006, 02:02 AM

I have a question. I've always wondered how musicians like Sigur Ros and Matmos, whose music isn't very accessible to most people, get signed to labels? Since the whole point of labels is to sell records and make money, how do they manage to get siged if their music isn't easy to sell?

Dahmen · 27th June 2006, 12:33 PM

I think those more experimental bands are for the people who are fed up with the standard polished rock sh*t and of course do the big labels also want to capitalize on them too (they may be now the minority, but i am sure that this will change someday soon).

Signal to Noise · 2nd July 2006, 12:05 PM

A lot of the stories I've read about smaller indie acts (microphones, neutral milk hotel etc) happen where they have a friend who owns a small label or a studio with connections... remember a lot of indie albums are very low budget affairs, and there's pretty much no financial risk involved in pressing 500 LPs, especially if the artist pays part of it.

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26th June 2006, 02:02 AM	#1
Mr. Friend Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 60	getting signed - question I have a question. I've always wondered how musicians like Sigur Ros and Matmos, whose music isn't very accessible to most people, get signed to labels? Since the whole point of labels is to sell records and make money, how do they manage to get siged if their music isn't easy to sell? __________________ TOMMY TWO TOES

27th June 2006, 12:33 PM	#2
Dahmen Gear Head Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany / Cologne Posts: 63	I think those more experimental bands are for the people who are fed up with the standard polished rock sh*t and of course do the big labels also want to capitalize on them too (they may be now the minority, but i am sure that this will change someday soon). __________________ -Mario Dahmen / enginEAR GRACE Audio

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2nd July 2006, 12:05 PM	#3
Signal to Noise Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7	A lot of the stories I've read about smaller indie acts (microphones, neutral milk hotel etc) happen where they have a friend who owns a small label or a studio with connections... remember a lot of indie albums are very low budget affairs, and there's pretty much no financial risk involved in pressing 500 LPs, especially if the artist pays part of it.