Wendy Day: How To Get A Record Deal

   

    Music veteran, Wendy Day, who had a successful 20-year career shopping, structuring, and negotiating record deals for some of music’s biggest talents, is sharing her knowledge of the music industry in a digital book series. Day says she saw a need for current information based on first-hand experiences and sought to dispel rumors that are rampant among young artists. So, she decided to write a series of affordable digital books, covering the prominent industry subjects that she is frequently asked about at lectures and panels.Day has consulted the careers of many prominent artists over the years, making an undeniable mark on the game.

   A few artists that she has helped include, but are not limited to, Eminem, Master P’s No Limit Records, Lil Wayne, BG, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Hot Boyz, and Big Tymers, Twista, Do Or Die, Cormega, Young Buck, Killa Mike, UGK, Machine Gun Kelly, David Banner, Mistah FAB, TMI Boyz, 4ize, and many others over the years. Her book is titled “How To Get A Record Deal.” In the book she emphasizes the 3 important ways to get a deal: 

1. Get put on by an established artist.This means coming up under an already famous artist within the music industry.With any luck, the artist who puts you on is fair and doesn't do to you what was done to him or her when they were coming up.
2. Create a buzz. This means developing a fan base before getting signed and the trick is to keep it going until you get signed and then turn it up so that the whole industry is hyped about when you're going to drop an album.
3. The last point the books makes is to sell units. This is important because it proves to the labels you can sell albums and you have more control and leverage when negotiating your deal, and often a choice of labels you want to sign with.

Overall, regardless of the level of your recording contract, you need to go into your deal with the attitude that the label is your partner and even if they drop the ball, you should be able to pick up the ball and run with it. I recommend this book to all aspiring artist seeking knowledge on getting a record deal within the music industry.

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