What does it take to get a music contract?

Question

If you do not know then dont answer it duhhhhh.

Answer 1

Known management with contacts

Management with a budget

In this day and age $200,000 match money

It don't take no talent or luck. Look at Paris! Look at Kevin.

Get a pressable master on digital format, call up A&R tell them you have a master and $200,000 budget (and you BETTER have both) and go see them. Once low A&R qualifies you, the real dude will talk to you.

But you better have the cash and better have the master.

They don't care what it sounds like.

They want people with enough money to buy in for two weeks on 150 radio stations ($3000 per week, per station) and do a few public appearances.

After that it's the listeners who make you.

If you ain't got the cash you won't get over anyway. It takes $50k just to mount a two van tour for 26 weeks.

Every label puts out 5 new artists a month and pushes maybe two a year, maybe. They push what sells.

If you're wife's name is Britney they'll open the door for you, take a master you paid to produce, pitch it for a month and see what happens so long a Britney is paying the bills.

Anyone see Kevin on CSI last week, he actually did a decent job! I was suprised. Although he probably played himself.

See you and your management has to do those things. You have to get your songs place in a movie, TV show, you have to get booked on Conan, Oprah. The label ain't gonna do that for YOU, they're too busy with Celine and see sells UNITS.

Now, you make some inroads and show the label you're getting more interest than Celeine, they might start helping you. Otherwise, you're on your own nickel.

A PR person costs $2000 a week

A promoter cost $5000 a week

That $200,000 grand won't last 6 months.

You don't sell 250,000 units (Gold) you don't get another shot.

If Ipoders don't pay 80 cents to download you, you are in trouble.

No airplay, no MTV (of course, MTV doesn't exist anymore).

Answer 2

You have to have a product and something that's special. If you sound like everything out there, it could be a good thing or a bad thing. You also need to be very good at what you do, whether it's singing, playing the guitar in a band or another kind of instrument. It takes hard work. Get a demo together, find a person that can start out as your manager, you don't want to be the ones doing it because you will be practicing. Also it helps if you live in a place that has several different music venues. Try an open mic night, or schedule a couple of concerts in a bar nearby if you are of age. It takes a lot of time to get a name out there. Some people who have just "hit it rich" have been working for upwards of 10 years, while other bands are relatively new upstarts that have only been pro for a while. Just work on getting a demo, get a manager and have them assist you in getting in touch with labels.

Answer 3

hard work. First you have to have something that is marketable, whether it be a good voice, or a unique voice or something else. Then you need a demo or a mode of getting your talent heard. Get the demo out to labels, small and large and then go from there. Find local showcases to practice your talent and just work really hard to get your name known. I mean, with things like purevolume.com and youtube.com you have ways to show that you can do something. The hard part is getting someone that is willing to back you to see it. Sometimes they find you, but most of the time you have to find them.

Answer 4

These days, just be in a sh!t American emo band with a crap emo haircut. Most of these bandwagon jumpers haven't even learned how to play their instruments properly!!!

If you have too much talent, write/play really good music and live in the UK, you won't get a look in.

Answer 5

A lot of talent and good luck. You can cut a demo and send it around to the A&R departments of record companies.

Answer 6

Talent and luck.

Answer 7

luck

Answer 8

Be a good singer duhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Answer 9

talent!