Managemental Podcast With Blasko And Mike Mowery

“9 Reasons Why You Aren’t Getting Signed” by Paul Resnikoff Article:  https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/05/18/get-band-signed-within-two-years/ Author: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/author/presnikoff/   In his article Paul Resnikoff interviewed a few industry executives to find reasons why bands are not getting signed today. Blasko and Mike will take you point by point through these reasons, give their personal opinions and real world experiences.   (1) You want it too much. The most interesting artists are the ones that don’t need a label, yet are most likely to get signed by one.  They have strong followings, great music, work hard (and usually tour), and can survive on their own.  In fact, labels often prefer artists that well-developed identities and mini-machines going, because it saves them the work of having to build something from scratch.  It also lowers their risk, which is huge in such an uncertain environment. More importantly, it also gives the artist far greater leverage in a negotiati