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demos, record labels, the business
Author: dylan on March 27 2007 Viewed 2314 times. 9 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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i am reaching a point now where i am confident enough to submit demos to record labels. however, given that I don't have much experience with this sort of thing, perhaps my fellow em-ers have some wisdom to bestow upon me?
i am currently working on a new demo. once it is finished, i will post it to give you all an idea of what i am working with. but for now, does anyone have any general advice regarding demo submission??
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03/27/07
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astroid
dont knock demos
elvis, the beatles, bob seeger, bob dylan, billy joel, the who, the clash, the rolling stones, jimi hendrix, and linda ronstadt were all signed cold from demos.
03/27/07
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energygiant
no way...BOB SEIGER?!!!
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astroid
oh sorry i meant bob saget
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ignatius
front load your demo..meaning put your best song first etc. write all the info clearly on the CD itself. i wouldn't put more than 60 minutes of music on the CD.. maybe even 45 minutes. 6 songs is maybe good enough.
just make sure read the demo policy of every label you send your CD to.
03/27/07
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dylan
ignatius: 45 minutes? i was under the impression that 3 to 4 songs at around 20 minutes was the standard.
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jdg
if you're into clown music
03/28/07
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ignatius
not more than 45 minutes. 4 songs is probably a good area to be. 20 minutes.. sure why not. just make sure you read the demo policy if they have one.
like the one at planet-mu
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03/28/07
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utofbu
astroid said: "Bob Sagat"
lol @ Bob sagat
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dylan
the 'underbaked smegma' doesn't sound too appetizing. i heard that it takes mike p. two years before he gets around to listening to demo submissions. or maybe he doesn't listen at all.
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tooth
Send your best stuff (obviously) and get it absolutely as good as you can. I've always imagined people at labels listening to lots of demos getting quite aloof about the music they receive. Sometimes if you're listening to lots of different stuff that isn't greatly produced it can be easy to miss something (for me)....so I reckon maybe sending something that gives the listener some idea of where you're coming from artisticly is a good idea- they're going to be interested in YOU aswell as the 4 tracks you've sent them. But that might actually be a really bad idea.
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delete
some people try to draw attention to their work by making strange, good looking packages, media other than cdr (md, tape, vinyl) etc.
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tooth
Yeah, stuff like that can help to point them toward the context you're working in. You could try inserting the CD into the stomach of a dead mammal for example if your work was about death, mammals, and stomachs.
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j_chot
make a press kit, and when you write it, make it sound NOT like it was written by someone who is sucking your dick,
ex:"J-chot makes music unlike blah,with amazing skilll and blah, he's so dreamy..."
also no one will care about your penmanship too much.
look slick wit cho packaging and press kit nigga!
--------*write contact information ON THE CD I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!*--------
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bla
i sent a demo to mike p once
it was fucking horrendous
i hope he laughed for a moment at least
he never said thanks for the free minidisc i gave him
03/28/07
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energygiant
LOLLOOOLZ at tooth
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