How Do I Start A Record Label?

How Do I Start A Record Label?

If you need basic information about starting a record label, most of the information is covered in the book entitled Music Business Made Simple: Start an Independent Record Label. The book can be purchased and downloaded in a PDF format on our affiliate website MusicContracts.com. Or you can buy the paperback version of the book at Amazon.com or ask your local bookstore to order it for you. If you do not wish to purchase it, your local library may have a copy or can order it for you as well.

Otherwise, what we usually find works best is to have a one hour consultation regarding your company to discuss your company's status and evaluate the legal services you may need and give you my opinion. We charge $100.00 fee for this 1 hour consultation. Basically we discuss your company's goals to determine your need for contracts, company structure and other potential legal services. We can give you an evaluation and then let you determine what you may need presently and what your choices for the future.

Though we do represent clients in the entertainment industry, we do not shop deals for our clients. So while we might discuss how you go about finding distribution and we may know of a distributor that might work for your company, it will be up to the company to contact the distributor. We will then represent the record label if the distributor is interested and presents a contract.

If you wish to set an appointment for a telephone consultation, then send us a reply to the e-mail and we can set something up. We ask for payment either by credit card at the time of the consultation or by a check, money order or pay-pal in advance.

Best of luck on starting your new label.