How does one get a contract with a major music record label company as an artist?
Just as the old Hollywood way of grooming an artist has fallen by the wayside, so has the idea of a Record Label creating an artist. The best way is to do most or all of the following things. 1) Practice. But, don’t just practice, challenge yourself to improve all the time. Learn from what other top talents are doing. Take lessons. Drill riffs and chord progressions and vocal licks. 2) Have a clear identity. It is better to have a clear and small target market than to have a muddled general target. Record execs and producers are too busy that they don’t have time to do the research for someone they don’t know and haven’t been given some help in seeing where they fit into a crowded entertainment market. Take a branding course. Figure out what you want to say and design yourself as a product that markets to a specific target. 3) Educate yourself with what is going on in the industry. Read trade papers, listen to podcasts, and research the major record labels. Know who they are, who’s at
