who is saying that?
bro you are living in the past. its 2011. unless you justin bieber, lil wayne, drake, or a huge country star, you are not going to make that much money off of a major deal, period. and now these fucks are making the newer acts sign 360 deals.
if this was the early 2000's, sure, and thats even a stretch. like sydal is saying, if i'm making good money at my 9-5, with benefits, 401k, stock options, i'm not gonna give that up for a gamble of making it in the music industry. gotta think smart, not hard. we all in it for the love of music, but we also in it to make money.
bro you are living in the past. its 2011. unless you justin bieber, lil wayne, drake, or a huge country star, you are not going to make that much money off of a major deal, period. and now these fucks are making the newer acts sign 360 deals.
if this was the early 2000's, sure, and thats even a stretch. like sydal is saying, if i'm making good money at my 9-5, with benefits, 401k, stock options, i'm not gonna give that up for a gamble of making it in the music industry. gotta think smart, not hard. we all in it for the love of music, but we also in it to make money.
I feel you, but then why even attend a meeting with major in the first place? If what you guy's are saying is common sense why even waste time going to meet with these big labels?
Why would the labels spend money to fly you out and all that for nothing? It all goes back to what I said, if your of value to them, Hence: Much like Lil Wayne, Drake, Justin etc. they'll make you an offer you can't refuse.
Besides, it takes about a year to be signed to a major. Most people live in a fantasy of what they see in movies & MTV. Majors don't offer you money right away on the first meeting. You will have to attend plenty of meetings before that even comes up. They want to evaluate you. It's a process you have to go by. It's not, "I went and they paid for everything and I said no because they wanted me to sell out."