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That's true..but to be safe I'd send a CD and a tape..where do you think these guys listen to the st uff? THey pop it into their car on the way home or to Starsucks or whatnot..maybe they dont have a CD player in their car for some reason..I dunno, I just started talkin about tape
Oh,..and don't accept the first deal, ever, or you're screwed like that guy who mentioned the Sony deal above..if they are talking to you, then someone else will too..and if you're selling music, they 99% chance already have a buyer in mind..
AND, the biggest thing to watch out for, is they probably don't want your band at all, they want a song or 2, and will negotitate away your publishing rights for the songs, then record you because they can exploit that performer instinct <wanting to be surrounded by lights and screaming people>, and then not release the CD <Shelve it>..or they release it, but who cares, because those songs they just got ahold of are now being recorded by say Goo Goo Dolls, and they're collecting the compulsory mechanical for every song per CD printed, probably like 4cents..so when they print 500,000 CDs, the record people are getting (4 cents * 500,000 ) *2, if say it was 2 songs...and then the new summer movie wants to use it, so they sell a sync license for $250,000, and...
If anyone talks to you, get a lawyer..and make sure its YOUR lawyer and not 'a guy they know' and an entertainment lawyer..
--Sal