You can still be successful without being signed.

We started a band, got a small following (few hundred 'regulars'), did scheduled 'shows' a couple times a year, and sold a few thousand of our CD's and a couple hundred T-Shirts at the shows.

Turned out to be quite an eye opener for me; you can make money and get known locally without being 'signed'. Some people think that this is even cooler than getting signed. I happen to be one of them. I'm not sure I'd like the demands of being 'signed' .. I like enjoying what I do.

Barry and I (a friend and musician I've worked with for over 30 years) have decided our next project is to compile everything we've done together since the 70's and see if we can sell some of it online. We have many unreleased tunes in our past. People keep asking if we're going to do any more shows... I'm not up to doing shows anymore, but if I can make a few bucks reworking some tunes, and maybe adding to them, I'm in.
Getting old stinks. When I started noticing good days and bad days I realized my gigging days were done.

I wish a few 'signed' bands would have come to the same conclusion before going on tour.

Last edited by rharv; 01/12/14 12:15 PM.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!