@SteveDeaceShow@DeaceOnline The dirty secret about the Christian music industry is that almost all the labels are owned by the big secular ones. Even Zondervan is own by Harper Collins. Derek Webb has been a very progressive Christian for perhaps 20 years now.
@Gawpmusic For the record, we have a 3 year min and 60/40 split in favor of the artist. We recommend you do your own mastering, but we can. We’ll send out promos, provide cover art (templated, but unique), provide visual animated videos and push as we can through social media all at a loss.
@Gawpmusic Sounds like a scale problem. Small labels don’t have the revenue to do what larger ones do. They are only going to attract newer, unproven artists and new investing even $1k into a release probably won’t make it break even.
@FunkinMatt@DillonNathaniel@imalectric Depends on the size of the label. If it’s a one man shop, it sometimes takes longer. The real problem is failing to do follow-ups.
@DillonNathaniel@imalectric On #2: I do want to hear about how you are marketing and building your audience today as well as any prior successes or releases on other labels. The music counts most, but knowing an artist isn’t starting from ground zero and is taking ownership of their career helps.