Nakitabenjamin
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There are really no has beens if people keep their ties. I once knew a guy that had left music alone almost completely but when he was doing it he had a name. When people saw him around they would shake his hand and greet him like an old friend. He heard some music me and 4 friends made and with a few phone calls... he had a producer at his studio that was just coming off of a platinum selling record. He wanted the producer to hear our music and we made two songs with him, then we did a sold out show that the guy that had almost completely left the music biz put together by asking for a few favors from people that were still into music events.
Yeah that's true, you made a good point. But you got to understand that the music bussiness has change the way they do things. The music industry is now going digital, that means that whoever gets signed has to do well in the independent side. It's not how it use to be 10 to 20 years ago. There won't be a middle man no more. There won't be A&R's signing artist for years to comes unless they work for a new recording company. It won't be complicated for people to follow their dreams. You can do everything independently and become successful independently. If a artist like Mary J Blige who has his/her own label notices you, they will sign you.
... then 4 of my friends refused to sign a contract with him because bigger names became interested in signing them. They did sign a deal but they fell apart during the album making process. One guy partied too hard and always showed up late and couldn't sing his parts - they kicked him out. The next guy couldn't handle the NY women and had all kinds of relationship problems and quit the group. The last two made a run for it before one of them - who was already from NY - decided that the music biz wasn't for him... leaving one guy that eventually turned into a crackhead along with his wife.
Were they in a boy band? There are many stories similar to this. That's why it's kind of hard for a R&B/POP boy band and girl band to get signed now days. They end up wasting time and money because they can't even compromise.
Yeah that's true, you made a good point. But you got to understand that the music bussiness has change the way they do things. The music industry is now going digital, that means that whoever gets signed has to do well in the independent side. It's not how it use to be 10 to 20 years ago. There won't be a middle man no more. There won't be A&R's signing artist for years to comes unless they work for a new recording company. It won't be complicated for people to follow their dreams. You can do everything independently and become successful independently. If a artist like Mary J Blige who has his/her own label notices you, they will sign you.
... then 4 of my friends refused to sign a contract with him because bigger names became interested in signing them. They did sign a deal but they fell apart during the album making process. One guy partied too hard and always showed up late and couldn't sing his parts - they kicked him out. The next guy couldn't handle the NY women and had all kinds of relationship problems and quit the group. The last two made a run for it before one of them - who was already from NY - decided that the music biz wasn't for him... leaving one guy that eventually turned into a crackhead along with his wife.
Were they in a boy band? There are many stories similar to this. That's why it's kind of hard for a R&B/POP boy band and girl band to get signed now days. They end up wasting time and money because they can't even compromise.
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