Unusual request: Which label fits to my music?
Okay guys, here's a tough one. As I'm producing techno since 7 years and since I got *heavy* troubles finding a label for my stuff, here's my experience so far:
I've queried quite a bunch of hard techno labels like Artillery (Amok's Label, where I already know that I don't fit on that), Inflicted (Sven's Label, still gotta talk to him), Andreas Kremer's Stuff, Abstract and a bunch of others. Usually they don't like the stuff since it's too "soft" for them (maybe it's because I'm producing for a long time and my mixes are much cleaner than the other guys do it). I've also sent a CD to Mark EG (blackout) but it's also not directly the style he's looking for.
I also talked with alot other label people but they say my stuff is too hard (or too fast, whatever). The only label I currently have in my pockets is the compressed026 release (with tracks I don't like very much and/or tracks which don't represent my current style).
Also other people think that my music is overcompressed, where I don't think it's a bad thing: I just made overcompressing part of the music.
As I really don't believe that my music is bad (especially I want to push through my style), I need labels who are doing similar music like me and might be interested in my stuff. I've listened to many vinyls and I really can't categorize my stuff, thus I don't know which labels could be interested in that.
Here's the task:
Name 3 labels in each post with contact persons to which I can send my demos (either eMail-Address, or full postal address, a link to previous releases would be nice also). Labels which are mentioned in the text above or in the list below don't count (as I already have sent demos to them). Don't list labels which are mainly releasing their own artists or labels which likely have no people to process the demos.
Tracks to listen:
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...20Bastards.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...20Bastards.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks/protected/Timo%20A.%20Hummel%20-%20HELP!%20Frank%20just%20Arrived!.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...terns%2002.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...terns%2003.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...terns%2006.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...i%20Paenki.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...the%20DR16.mp3
http://www.timohummel.com/mp3/tracks...lagermusik.mp3
Labels which already have demos of me:
Compressed, Audio, TST
Artillery, Bitshift, Inflicted, Blackout Audio (if I got mark correctly, that also includes cluster), Lifeform Recordings, Working Vinyl, Exotoxic Rec (and maybe 2-3 others I forgot).
Reward:
You'll receive 1-2 promotional copies of a record if a label decides to release tracks by me.
I hope it's a good deal. I also try to reward pointers to the "right direction" (i.e. where does my style fit, or what is my style, anyways).
Re: Unusual request: Which label fits to my music?
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Originally Posted by timo
As I'm producing techno since 7 years and since I got *heavy* troubles finding a label for my stuff
Start your own label. You get more play from established labels if you already exist in their subconscious.
I downloaded 'Bastard'. Quite like the industrial sounds.
Re: Unusual request: Which label fits to my music?
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Originally Posted by 00000000
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Originally Posted by timo
As I'm producing techno since 7 years and since I got *heavy* troubles finding a label for my stuff
Start your own label. You get more play from established labels if you already exist in their subconscious.
There's no need to found another label. Anybody who does in these bad times will fail. Also, I would need money I don't have. And, we don't need yet another techno label (TM).
Re: Unusual request: Which label fits to my music?
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Originally Posted by timo
Anybody who does in these bad times will fail.
Of course, this only applies to germany. I have no clue about other countries :)
