There are two kinds of
artist in the music industry, independent and signed. Independent artist or
music also known as indie or indie music, are artist that make music
independently without the support of a major record label or their
conglomerates. This process is very
hand’s on for the artist because most of them have little or no staff. Signed
artist on the other hand are artist that are signed to a label. These artists are
giving the delight to make the music while a team works to make them a star. An
artist can be signed to an independent label or a major label. The perks of
being signed to an independent are more control over your music, less money to
pay out if you are a successful artist and the ability to release music at your
own pace with so many distribution outlets at little or no cost. The average cons of being an independent
artist are, no or minimal budget, no or minimal staff, limited resources and no
creative team.
The pro’s of being a signed
artist are, advances when signed to a major label, an abundance of resources, a
full staffed company dedicated to your success, access to the best quality services
in the industry, and a fast-track to success. The cons are, you have little
control artistically in most cases, and you have to give up a lot of your
income if you are a new artist.
The decisions to pursue an
independent career or trying to pursue a record deal all dependents on the
artist and the artist’s career goals. “Many artist choose to go from an
independent label to a
