Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels don't. I don't think the label I'm on necessarily gets it, but I think over time they're gonna have to.
I'm an independent. I've signed with no label.
Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label or they will be destroyed.
The reason I never wanted to sign with a big label was because I didn't want no one telling me how to make my music.
Labels fund things and have resources for you to use. But just because you sign doesn't mean you sign yourself away so they can then tell you what to do. You need to have a plan yourself before they do.
Starting my own label was more out of necessity. I'm not going to sit around and wait for labels to come screaming.
A lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off.
The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their agreement, which never happens.
I am going into the adult market because they don't care what label you are signed to or who you know.
If the label presents them with a contract that the band don't want to sign, all the label has to do is wait. There are a hundred other bands willing to sign the exact same contract, so the label is in a position of strength.