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How to Start Your Own Independent Record Label
How to Start Your Own Independent Record Label
By: Ty Cohen
Over the next few minutes, I am going to reveal to you some tips and tricks behind how to start and run your own record label. Have you always dreamed of finding talent and getting their records released? Do you have your own music you want to get released? Are you sick of the record label you are working for and want to start your own? Well, either way, learning how to start a record label is your first step.
First of all, if you are here trying to get information of how to start an independent record label then you must be serious. And that is a good thing because starting any business from scratch takes drive, ambition and a tough skin. You have to be ready for anything that is thrown your way.
Besides determination, while figuring out how to start an independent record label, you are going to need a few tangible items. You are going to need some cash (or credit), a business plan, some talented artist/s, a business and retail license and a name. The great news is that all of these things are within your reach!
If you want to know how to start and run your own record label then listen up, you have to network. Networking is the key in any business and especially in the music business. You have to get out there and find the talent, meet people in the industry and acquire as much information as possible. The future of your business lies in your hands.
One route you can take is to jump the gun and go ahead and start recording and releasing. Maybe you already have a band or musician in mind. If this is you then get them in the studio and make some albums. When they are ready, get them sold. This will definitely give you a taste of how to start a record label.
Learning how to start a record labelis really not as hard as you think. You definitely have to have the desire. The costs of starting record label will vary depending on which route you take. You can start anywhere from a sole proprietorship, the most simple form all the way up to a corporation. It really depends on where you personally want to start.
It never hurts to have a little legal help when you are dealing with contracts. Lawyers are expensive but you are going to eventually need one if you want to start your own label. This will save your business from any lawsuits and help keep everything legal. It will save you in the long run.
With these tips and some determination you will find that figuring out the process of how to start an independent record label is easier than you think. Get out there and try it for yourself, you control the success of your soon to be record company. I did these things and made a very successful career for myself, I know you can too. All you have to do is take the information on how to start and run your own record label and go with it!
About the Author: About the Author:
Ty Cohen, the online music industry's most recognizable voice is the former owner of a successful independent record label, current owner of Platinum Millennium publishing and nation-wide music industry seminar speaker and panelist. He is also the author and creator of over 40 best-selling music business books, reports, courses, audio products and other music industry "How to" resources, that have helped tens of thousands of individuals like you to successfully find their way in the music business. Visit www.TheUltimateRecordLabel.com for more information on how to start your own independent record label, how to start a record label and how to start and run your own record label.
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