Ideally they are synthesized components to an artist career. If it is all-in-one, and the artist is aware of the pro's and con's, that's a better situation. Look at Jay Z, he outsmarted/out hustled not one but two former bosses...he's done the education, wore all the hat's and now he's Grand Supreme Pontif Summa Overloard God Deity Shiek EL Bey Rama of the North Galaxy!
Imagine this...Barry Gordy, J Prince, Diddy, Suge, RZA, Power, Master P, Slim/Baby, Damon Dash, Gotti saying to some stranger who would not let them date their daughter or eat at the same kitchen table..."I have the next best thing, guaranteed to fill your club and pocket's up, do you have an open slot in the next 90 day's, let's make some money together?" I'm 100% positive they all had to make that call more than 100 times before we ever heard of them! The lazyman, with no skin in the game would say...I own a lable... don't make those call's...transfer to sales!
The people who
put up the money to start label's/management businesses, file companies with sec of state, file for copyright's, open up publishing account's, file trademark's, cold call club's/radio/venue's, make connections, pay for studio time, start websites, upload content, post up bandit sign's/flyer's, regularly scout for new talent..... have the intellectual capital and power at the any level...indie or major. So you're gonna see us at the studio, at the county office, at the concert backstage and at the UPS store. Call us what you like, we're striving for multiple incomes...residual is ideal! That's part of the hustle..if its to be, its up to me!