Posted by Wicked 1 on 8/4/2009, 2:35 am |
- Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????
Posted by John Parker
on 8/4/2009, 1:52 pm, in reply to "$$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????"
71.190.148.58Anywhere from Free to Millions of dollars. It all depends on your goals. To get closer to the "Free" end of it, it helps if you're a musician. 
- Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????
Posted by Wicked1 to JOHN PARKER PLEASE. on 8/4/2009, 5:56 pm, in reply to "Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????"
69.124.10.121well like ummmm robbins status yeah i will able to need top dollars, as for the free end of it please walk me through it when you have time to answer and walk me through cause i know you're a busy man these days........ - Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????
Posted by John Parker
on 8/6/2009, 1:47 pm, in reply to "Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????"
71.190.148.58The free end of it is if you have a song you own the rights to, as most musicians do, then you really only need to set up your business (see a professional for this) and find a way to distribute your music. There are hundreds of thousands of bedroom labels out there that are run like this.
Take your music to a digital distributor like Beatport or use an aggrigator and they will get your music into a digital platform where people can buy your music. Now you are a label.
Do yourself a favor and invest $30 on a book called "Everything you wanted to know about the music business but were afraid to ask" by Donald Passman. It will help you way beyond your $30 investment.
- Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????
Posted by WICKED 1 on 8/8/2009, 1:36 am, in reply to "Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????"
69.124.10.121MR. PARKER THANX A MILLION I APPRECIATE IT!!!!! - Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????
Posted by Money $$ on 8/4/2009, 1:59 pm, in reply to "Re: $$$$$$ HOW MUCH TO START A LABEL????????????????"
99.225.239.91John's right. The minimum cost is the cost of incorporation (go to paralegals for this - they can do it for less cost than a lawyer).
The good question to ask is, how many terms go into a licensing contract with an artist from elsewhere in the world who doesn't have any deal yet with a label in your country. Is it easy to scoop them up if you want to and have your own label?