Record Labels Looking for Artists *FULLY UPDATED*

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Trying to find Record Labels Looking for Artists these days is hard enough without having to spend ages online looking for all the top players in the market.

Record Labels Looking for Artists
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So below you will find a list of all the top majors labels and the smaller sub labels that they also put music out to.

Often a sub label will put out more niche type of music and will be easier to get your foot in the door with.

My advice would be to make some contacts with the sub label and try to get signed with them. Once you have some good sales under your belt you can think about moving to a major.

Here is my list of record labels looking for artists…

EMI GROUP PLC – Working with a number of the best artists in the word including one of my favorites the Rolling Stones!

Sub labels
- Capitol Records
- Virgin
- Blue Note

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP – Home to Gwen Stefani and Elton John.

Sub labels
- Geffen Records
- Island Def Jam Music Group
- Motown Records
- Verve Music Group
- Decca Music Group.

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC – Quite a few soulful Artists including Leona and Alicia Keys

Sub labels:
- Arista Records
- Columbia Records
- Jive Records
- RCA Records.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP – tend to go for a more rocky audience with acts like Green Day and Eric Clapton

Sub Labels:
- Atlantic Records
- Warner Bros
- Records

Final thoughts.

So now you know what labels to go after you should pick one and make it you mission to build contacts and fans in their offices.

This method is so much better than just sending in your CD to the whole list above because every single CD will go in the bin.

As a music marketer we need to get away from the mindset of saying “I sent in my CD to every record company and nobody replied, how unfair”.

This is just replacing doing stuff with what you really want, which is clever marketing.

If you make just one fan at a top record company you are ten times more likely to get signed.

So use your time wisely and be smart because all Record Labels Looking for Artists are an option for you.

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    Greetings to All:
       I am a music composer & musician with five hundred psybient, experimental, ambient, space, jazz, metal songs in my personal library. My problem is every place wants money to sign me on. I also do much soundtracks.
       I am on limited funds, and in no way am I going to pay any one to submit my music to, or sell me a book. Does any one know of film production, record labels that woul listen to my material, or where I can send demos. I have been send out demo for the last four years with no chance of hitting it big, at least I hope.
       Go to: http//www.promofm.com/gasserpe
       E mail me at presage2008@yahoo.com

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    Real name Andris Viksna 
    Born on January 10, 1995 
    Place of birth Latvia, Lielvarde, better known by his stage name AVENC. He has a style of music that is undeniably unique, AVENC is a producer of House music in Latvia, narcotic rhymes and wild performances. AVENC music is one of so many artist who puts his music to the test by using most of his time writing and developing a style he can call his own.For booking contact 
    BOOKING. AVENCOFFICIAL@INBOX.LV
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    AVENCOFFICIAL@INBOX.LV http://youtu.be/2r5XSn1fKs0 

  • Wavemanswagg

    My Name is Felix Santos I’m 19 years old and My Stage name is Money Mitch. I’m a rapper from brooklyn, born and raised. I recently moved to harrisonburg Va to finish high school last year october 2010. I graduated in june 2011. I was suppose to be attending Herkimer Count community college that upcoming fall but i persuaded my family to let me take this year off to focus on music and if I don’t get where I want to be in that next year and a half then i will go back to school and on the side still do music. right now I’m just performing at different places. I recently was in 2 competitions in Ny and Nj. I Won 2nd. i just opened up for Travis porter in Gaithersburg Md. I Have a unsigned tour that starts in july and I have a lot of shows in the month of May and June. Everyone in harrisonburg looks at me like a star for some reason. They all tell me that they know for a fact that i am going to make it. That always gives me more confident to take this music profession serious. I Have 13500 Fans and 10000 plays on reverberation. I have 10000 Followers on  twitter and 4500 Friends on Facebook. I think i got what it takes to be a star in rapping because I’m marketable, talented, mind full of ideas and i have the confidence to do it. All i need is to be heard and to be out there and i know that i would expand your label and attract fans. All I Want is an opportunity to do something in life that know in my family was able to do. I have a mix tape I’m about to drop soon but some of my most latest work & videos is on http://www.reverbnation.com/youngmoneymakinmitch . If you have any questions please contact me back ASAP. Thank You.Mitch.

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