do you think.......

its bad if a band gets signed before they have ever played a show...or even after the 1st show?

Before they even played a show, yes it's bad. After the 1st show, well if someone signs a band after the 1st show, either they are already really good from practicing or they have potential to be good.

Did you get signed V3N0M3333?

yes its bad,cause the "signer" doesnt know what he is signing! get it? i'd rather go big than go fast in that business..

@hunter we are supposedly getting signed before or after the show we have this month, which im not too thrilled about because none of our songs were ever listened to by anyone...we JUST made a demo yesterday and this deal was made by the screamer(behind the bands back) before i came back down to NC from NY

@Alex i kinda understand what your saying about going big than fast



what do you mean by this??

@Venom

Dude, I totally wouldn't do it. It just sounds like a sketchy deal. Most labels usually hold off and keep tabs on bands they like for a long time, usually up to a year. For them it's to see how well they do with playing the shows, and also how consistent they are.

If I were you, I'd beat the screamer into place about this right now. You don't need someone making deals behind your bands back dude, that will lead to trouble almost all the time.

@case i definitely will do that....i dont know anything about the busines but it takes common sense to know not to make that deal

didnt woe, is me do the same thing?

@alexb i misread it...i thought it said "singer" and "singing" lol....now i know what you mean lol

i bird told me 800 dollars can get you a label.

i thought it costs $50000 to start a record label :/

if it is 800 ill start my own then lol

You could have a label, but it is going to be more than $800. You could probably 'buy' into a label for sales and such for about a thousand dollars. I've had a contract sent to me from a label and they said that $1,000 up front would cover the cost of the distribution online, and if sales were enough, they would produce CDs and start distributing them-BUT, I was accountable for all recording of the material.

that doesnt sound too bad to me....i would look on youtube to find out how to record my own stuff to cut studio time costs anyway

I'm sorry for being stupid but im not very good in English , so please explain a bit because sometimes a word has two meanings what do you mean by sign? did you sign for a fan or did you sign a contract

"Jackass" signing

First, if you don't know who you're getting signed by - it sounds like a joke. Take this as a job interview - you must always research the company before you go in there and tell them why you want the job...

Second, I quite simply do not believe that you're getting signed, especially since you haven't made a single Album yet nor have you actually performed. It's not that easy in the music world... That's just fact. Someone's yanking your chain.

If they ask you to give them money then it's clearly a scam, and if you've never heard of their company before - that's even more signs of a joke. You should prepare yourself for things like this man. Don't ever get too excited or you could end up in a seriously devastating pinch.

i saw the labels page on FB...but i never heard of it



i dont know if its a fact nor do i care....i was gonna tell him(screamer) to stop contacting them in the 1st place because it was a stupid idea



i dont know all of the details, but i dont think they asked for money....i wasnt the least bit excited. i actually got mad when he told me....plus like i said before he did it behind our backs

@williamfret we are talking about signing a contraact

LOl, you are too late my friend i read the comments and understood it bymyself