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Record Deal
Hi. So I want to be a singer, and I'm 13 years old. I thought that the best way to acheive that goal was to make a record deal. I want to make a demo and send to a record label. I have 2 questions:
1. Can I make a record deal at 13 years young?
2. Can you give me some websites of record labels near Chicago. Possible somewhere in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
Thanks. (:
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You are putting the cart before the horse hun. Record deals don't come first. First comes the music, the tracks, singles and EPs, and usually a lot of live performances too.
Record labels don't sweep in and pick people up just 'cause they can sing. They want a proven track record of talent, performance skills and stick-to-it-ness. You've got to be already doing it, before they will help you out. Even artists who get signed to a record label, don't necessarily get a 'recording deal' or get paid by the label. They still pay out of pocket for all their own stuff and do most of their own promotion. Often the only thing a newly 'signed' artist gets is access to the labels distribution network.
Sure, you can sign at 13 (or more pointedly, your parents can sign on your behalf) but no one is going to make you an offer until you've already proven you can produce tracks and sell out small venues on your own.
If you are a song writer, you need to go on writing, and collaborating with others, to create tracks. If you don't write, you can buy tracks or do covers. There are professionals out there, even companies, who you can pay to help you create your first recordings or videos, but labels are going to be interested in you until you have something to show them.
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