Every day, the record labels receive many demo CDs from beginner hip hop producers. However, not all of the people who send their demo CDs are lucky enough to be heard, and others who are lucky enough to be heard are done so only for a few seconds and then thrown in the trash. Many of the demo CDs that are coming from the beat maker artists or producers who are not in the business already, are not listened to.
This quite often happens that many of the talented artists just cannot make it to the top or even out of their home or studios. But if someone can get himself a little boost in the start, then he might have a chance of being picked up by the A&Rs if he can prove that he has the stamina to get to the top.
Start recording your songs. In order to record your songs, you can download variety of free beat maker software available on the internet. You would then need to build up a fan base, which can be done by marketing yourself and your songs. You can promote your songs in your school or college by performing in the events held there or by distributing the flyers and posters in your school. Also, the internet is also a great place for promotion; you can upload your songs on variety of websites available. Then you can also arrange some live performances to let yourself known to the people around you. Start small and build a core base. Build from your core.
However, in order to catch attention of independent record labels that can lead you to the larger record labels; you would need to build your Press Kit, which consists of an information booklet about you and a demo of your songs. You can record your demo on a CD or even on a DVD for a better quality. You would need to be very creative, while making your Press Kit. While making your information booklet you should keep these points in mind, first, you need to have good visuals on you the cover of your Press Kit, which should give some photos of your group or you and the group name etc. The cover page should also give some clues about the type of music you or your group performs. Second, you need to give the introduction of yourself or your group, which includes the bio data etc. Third, you should give your booking and contact information or your business cards, which would make it easier for the record labels to contact you. Fourth, you should provide any newspaper clippings or reviews of your past performances, which would be an added advantage and prove your experience and skill.
While recording your songs on the CD for your Press Kit, you should keep in mind that the record labels would be hunting for the best performances and you should put your best performance/ song in the beginning. Also it is not advisable to record more than 3 songs on your demo CD.
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