My two cents: the main problem is there is FAR TOO MUCH music out there. And there are no patterns to follow to get some recognition. Some bands get known just for their great live gigs (and I'd suggest to book as many dates as you can, word of mouth is a powerful ally), some put a song on their myspace and get signed just for that fuck^ng tune, some put a video on youtube (
) and everyone goes nuts, bah, it's a true mess out there. I have a feeling that luck plays a big part in all this music biz insanity, and that's a bit of a shame, considering pure talent seems to be not enough even to get the slightest chance to be simply heard by a decent amount of people.. I think that a proper "deal" isn't the crucial issue, you could get rich selling cds with paypal ( maybe...), the real problem is : how to make people listen to my tunes rather than to the other millions of gazillions tunes available on myspace and such? A: dunno
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There are countless "side project" of members of "well known" bands ( no hint to SY members here) that are simply uninterestingly awful that get attention just for the names on the cover. I think the hardest step is the first one, i.e. : get people to know your band and your music. If they like what they hear, it's all up to the viral marketing stuff
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