Originally Posted by Aries_123:
“- make sure your songs are good quality demos
- your songs need to be good too
- if you havent already signed up to soundcloud..set one up for yourself and post your music on there
- gig gig gig! ...even if theres two people in the audience, being able to perform live is very important and practice makes perfect!”
This. Plus I would add that it's easier these days to find the info you need and much easier and cheaper to send an email with a link to your soundcloud rather than posting out tapes or CDs, unless your contact expressly asks for that.
Also do your research, if your style of music if Folk, it's no good sending an email to a Metal label or a Dance label. A good place to start would be to sign up to the Unsigned Guide, I think it's only about 30 quid a year and gives you all the info you'll need.
Don't expect results overnight, most overnight successes have taken 10 years of gigging to a man and his dog in pubs with bullet holes in the windows (been there, done that) Make sure your demos are well produced, a home studio is fine if you know what you're doing but if you're not sure, then go to a proper studio and use an engineer who specialises in your style of music.
If you want any more advice feel free to ask, it's not an easy business to get into and it's even harder to stay in it when you're there, but it's possible, I'm proof of that