Before you do anything, we have to sort out the basics. These are the things that have to be right before you even attempt getting in touch with a record label.
This is where it all begins and is
the essential part of the puzzle. You have to make sure that your music is absolutely mind-blowingly awesome. These are steps you should take to guarantee it truly is.
Get feedback
Whenever you reach that point on a track where you think that it’s ready to send it to a record label, you need to pause and ask for feedback.
Send it over to people whose opinion you value, but not your friends or relatives. They will likely be yeah-sayers. You don’t need that. You need hard criticism.
Take it all in and work with it. Not everything that others consider wrong with it has to be corrected, but if you get multiple people pointing out the same things, it should start ringing some bells.
Polish the sound
Now that you have ironed out most of the track’s issues, you need to make sure it sounds as good as it possibly can – I’m talking about mixing and mastering here. These final touches can make a world of difference…. even if you’re not great at it, a decently mixed and mastered track is going to sound miles and miles better than one that’s not.
Now, if you’re a producer, then you probably know how to put down a decent mix and master. If not, then I highly suggest you either send your polished track over to a friend who does know this stuff, get it sent over to an audio engineer or learn how to do this yourself.
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