Ploki Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I'm a nobody with 0 releases and for the first EP I would like to get a feature from a semi well known artist who is signed to an establish big indie label. There is (obv) no available direct contact. Should I just give up and die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev17 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I'm curious, Ploki, is this a serious question or did you mean to just provoke a debate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Jim Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 When you say "feature," do you mean The Signed Known Artist would perform on your record? Or do you mean The Signed Known Artist will let you perform on their record? Either way, that's not going to happen on your first EP. But that's no reason to give up and die. Setting up false dichotomies like that ("my first record must be a huge hit/if my first record isn't a huge hit I will give up") is a road map for failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'm curious, Ploki, is this a serious question or did you mean to just provoke a debate? both actually. When you say "feature," do you mean The Signed Known Artist would perform on your record? Or do you mean The Signed Known Artist will let you perform on their record? Either way, that's not going to happen on your first EP. But that's no reason to give up and die. Setting up false dichotomies like that ("my first record must be a huge hit/if my first record isn't a huge hit I will give up") is a road map for failure. The former. Signed to PIAS. Not a huge hit, but i want it to be at least somewhat monumental, as in: "I'm going all in with this to make it as good as humanly possibly at my age, experience and financial status" not "i'm holding back because I don't know if it will happen or not", if you catch my drift. I don't want the artist merely because he's signed for some free promotion, i really do like his voice and would fit the record nicely. I don't think the feature itself would bring that much to the table anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Jim Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Do you know this artist personally? If the answer is yes, full steam ahead. If the answer is no, forget it. It'll never happen, unless your recordings are the most astonishing things he's ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Or maybe if you have enough money. 12 or 13 years ago I worked on a project where absolutely "nobodies" flew the featured artist and his entire entourage in, picked them up in a limousine and installed them in a luxury hotel. The featured artist got $16,000 in cash, in the hand. The whole thing took two days including recording his verse and shooting the video. Start saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivermetimbers Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I'm a nobody with 0 releases ... Should I just give up and die? No... what you do is get booked on the Dr,Phil show and act like a total idiot and use the phrase "Cash me outside." Atlantic Records will contact you, and sign you to a major record deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Or maybe if you have enough money. 12 or 13 years ago I worked on a project where absolutely "nobodies" flew the featured artist and his entire entourage in, picked them up in a limousine and installed them in a luxury hotel. The featured artist got $16,000 in cash, in the hand. The whole thing took two days including recording his verse and shooting the video. Start saving. holy smokes. that's 2x yearly minimum salary in here. not gonna happen Do you know this artist personally? If the answer is yes, full steam ahead. If the answer is no, forget it. It'll never happen, unless your recordings are the most astonishing things he's ever heard. well, the answer is no. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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