The Nashville Scene has a great article the Music Business workings in Nashville. It used to be a Nashville artist (non-country) couldn’t get a record deal but now they get deals and still screws the artists in the long run. It’s a long article but shows how some of our most talented artists (DeNovo Dahl one of our local favorites. Podcast #2) go through the grinder and end up as little pieces of meat at the other end. Best quote of the whole piece is the last paragraph:
" 'Look, this has nothing to do with your band,' " Gold remembers his lawyer telling him after the deal was dead. " 'These are just oceans moving in a huge multinational corporation. You are just a pimple on the back of an elephant.' "
The lesson learned that getting a deal isn’t the “we made it” moment but the beginning of a long painful process. Remember you’re just a pimple on an elephant. I still think that an artist can make it on your own, you won’t be a multimillion but you can make a living doing what you love. Just like any other job climbing the ladder won’t be easy but with persistence and time you can do it…. slowly and organically. I highly suggest you read this article. Further Reading:
