jugalo180
www.moneyistherecipe.com
I posted a week ago mentioning a music seminar that was being held here in baltimore. i went to the seminar but i was only there for the last two hours. i was told that i only missed one of the three panels so here are the notes that i was able to take down from those two panels.
2nd panel consisted of national label execs and local label owners, promoters, managers, local rapper, famous producer
Question
how do i get my songs played in the clubs?
Answer
never approach a dj in the middle of his set. try and catch him while he's not in the middle of mixing and hand him your cd
Question
how do i get on the mad lynx road show?
Answer
1. need a video on rotation on BET
2. need a lot of spins in the radio stations and clubs
(D4L sucks but they were getting 400 spins a week)
3. or dominate BET's uncut
Question
what advice do you all have for starving independent
artists?
Answer
1. believe in whatever you do!
2. perserverance (country grammer and still tipping was
3 years old before the album broke)
3. market yourself MAKE people Believe in you
(again look at D4L
4. try to go a little left of what's hot and try to be better
than what's out there
5. start in the STREETS to get RADIO play! what the
streets want the radio will play
Question
how do i get my material to record labels?
Answer
1. don't send in demos! get an entertainement lawyer
or a manager to shop your product around for you.
2. a label signs your entire team not just you. they want
your lawyer and manager
Question
how do i get my music played on the radio?
Answer
1. find out what time and days they are accepting
material.
2. have graphics and a name with your disc
3. approach these dj's professionally
Question
what's the right way to package my material?
Answer
1. look at what's on the shelf. compete with the
graphics and packaging
2. get a barcode and get company registered with
soundscan
3. make sure MIX and MASTERING is on point
4. get a manager but don't get one with too many
artists. make sure he or she has a good track record
Question
how do i copywrite my songs?
Answer
1. library of congress
2. protools dates the music
3. poor man's not very good but better than nothing
3rd panel consisting of local radio and XM radio DJ's
Question
what makes a radio or club banger?
Answer
1. just make sure the song is HOT point blank
2. don't bring a whole cd just bring that one hit song
to the radio station.
Question
any advice for up and coming artists?
Answer
1. GRIND! GRIND! GRIND!
2. takes money to make money for example:
security will not let you in to these label offices
to talk to jermaine dupri BUT he likes going to
strip clubs. catch him in VIP. you'll get close to
him without security PLUS he'll be impressed that
you were able to get in there.
3. hit up the mix cd's and BLAZE em
no telling how much info i missed out on during the other six or so hours that i wasn't there but, i hope what i did get helps some of you. most of this stuff we already know but it sounds good to hear it straight from the mouth of Kevin Lyles, Mad Lynx, Skola from Dru Hill.......I was jotting all of this stuff down, i wish i would have had a micro recorder or even a camcorder because i saw a cat in there with a camcorder. damn! now that i think about it, i could have copped a copy from him.
2nd panel consisted of national label execs and local label owners, promoters, managers, local rapper, famous producer
Question
how do i get my songs played in the clubs?
Answer
never approach a dj in the middle of his set. try and catch him while he's not in the middle of mixing and hand him your cd
Question
how do i get on the mad lynx road show?
Answer
1. need a video on rotation on BET
2. need a lot of spins in the radio stations and clubs
(D4L sucks but they were getting 400 spins a week)
3. or dominate BET's uncut
Question
what advice do you all have for starving independent
artists?
Answer
1. believe in whatever you do!
2. perserverance (country grammer and still tipping was
3 years old before the album broke)
3. market yourself MAKE people Believe in you
(again look at D4L
4. try to go a little left of what's hot and try to be better
than what's out there
5. start in the STREETS to get RADIO play! what the
streets want the radio will play
Question
how do i get my material to record labels?
Answer
1. don't send in demos! get an entertainement lawyer
or a manager to shop your product around for you.
2. a label signs your entire team not just you. they want
your lawyer and manager
Question
how do i get my music played on the radio?
Answer
1. find out what time and days they are accepting
material.
2. have graphics and a name with your disc
3. approach these dj's professionally
Question
what's the right way to package my material?
Answer
1. look at what's on the shelf. compete with the
graphics and packaging
2. get a barcode and get company registered with
soundscan
3. make sure MIX and MASTERING is on point
4. get a manager but don't get one with too many
artists. make sure he or she has a good track record
Question
how do i copywrite my songs?
Answer
1. library of congress
2. protools dates the music
3. poor man's not very good but better than nothing
3rd panel consisting of local radio and XM radio DJ's
Question
what makes a radio or club banger?
Answer
1. just make sure the song is HOT point blank
2. don't bring a whole cd just bring that one hit song
to the radio station.
Question
any advice for up and coming artists?
Answer
1. GRIND! GRIND! GRIND!
2. takes money to make money for example:
security will not let you in to these label offices
to talk to jermaine dupri BUT he likes going to
strip clubs. catch him in VIP. you'll get close to
him without security PLUS he'll be impressed that
you were able to get in there.
3. hit up the mix cd's and BLAZE em
no telling how much info i missed out on during the other six or so hours that i wasn't there but, i hope what i did get helps some of you. most of this stuff we already know but it sounds good to hear it straight from the mouth of Kevin Lyles, Mad Lynx, Skola from Dru Hill.......I was jotting all of this stuff down, i wish i would have had a micro recorder or even a camcorder because i saw a cat in there with a camcorder. damn! now that i think about it, i could have copped a copy from him.
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