how do i get a record deal?

Question

i'm only 14

Answer 1

ok, as someone in the music business, who's had the chance to sign record deals, and has known a lot of ppl with them, let me offer some advice:

do as much as you can on your own, recording, gigging, selling cd's, whatever it takes.... do it all on your own, and pay for it yourself. when you sign a record deal you're signing a loan, just like when you buy a car or a house. so, they give you $10,000 or however much, and you do all your stuff with your money, but then they OW N you. you dont get paid until you gig enough and sell enough stuff to pay back the record company. and they dont care if you fail, they'll still want your money, so you'll be working at walmart to pay them back. and even if you get signed, and do ok, you'll need to pay them back entirely before you see any real money, and even then, you'll only get like $ .20 per cd you sell. its ROUGH.

but, if you can prove that you can do most of it on your own, you've got bargaining room. you can say "listen, i can do most of this on my own, i'm not going into this unless theres something in it for me. i'm not gonna be your slave." and then work out a better deal with them.

but first, focus on getting good at playing out, and make sure you're working and get a real job to pay the bills.

Answer 2

Little Sister, my recommendation for you is to work for it, but not worry about it for a few years.
Spend the next few years working your tail off learning how to give a great show, taking vocal lessons (even if you can sing), take instrument lessons, and most importantly STAY IN SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As you get older, start playing anywhere you can get an audience. And I Mean ANYWHERE. We have a girl, locally, who is singing the National Anthem at professional wrestling shows for indie federations in front of 30 people. She is singing the National Anthem at Little League baseball games, as well as singing take me out to the ball game, in front of 9 year olds and their parents. She is also singing in competitions around the area, however it is these shows that she is doing for nobody and no money that are going to pay off in the long run, because they will be the ones buying her music when she gets older.
After you have finished school (and college, please), you are required to lilve, sleep, breathe, eat, bathe, EVERYTHING music. You are required to be so involved in your music that it is almost the only thing you can see. IF you don't take it that seriously, no one else will.
You also have to do all of the work yourself to make it. You have to make the record companies realize that you don't need them (which you don't), and that they are losing money by not signing you.
Keep in mind: It is very possible to make a living and make a GREAT living not being signed and being world famous. I have a friend of mine who is in a cover band and makes $150,000 per year. That is a very, very unusual situation, however you can make enough money every year in cover bands to retire with $1 million in the bank when you stop performing.

Answer 3

umm
Just write more songs and
enter a contest you could win a reward and if you don't win there's a possibility that you could get signed if there are some major record producures out there, or you could play gigs at a popular hang out

Answer 4

First you have to be really good. Then you have to make a demo and send it to record companies.

Answer 5

Be really good, perform in public places, get some good gigs. There is a slight chance you will be discovered.

Answer 6

Keep dreaming. My suggestion is to concentrate on achieving a real job!

Answer 7

Same way you get to Carnegie Hall, practice,practice,practice.

Answer 8

keep playing gigs.
establish an audience
spend money on a PR

dont call them, theyll call you

Answer 9

go to Miranda Lambert.com and there might be some helpful ideas on how she started that may help you.

Answer 10

U gotta have talent.