{"id":93132,"date":"2022-09-30T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=93132"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:31:03","slug":"getting-dropped-by-a-record-label-and-what-to-do-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/getting-dropped-by-a-record-label-and-what-to-do-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting dropped by a record label \u2013 and what to do next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So you\u2019ve been dropped by your record label. Now what? Explore the best next steps to take after losing a record deal.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an artist <\/a>you get used to rejection. But signing a record deal feels like you\u2019ve finally made it. Your music is set for success, and nothing can stand in your way. If you’re dropped by your record label and that security is taken away, it feels like a huge blow to your music career \u2013 not to mention your ego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most musicians, getting signed to a label is The Dream. Especially if you score a major label deal<\/a>, with a famous name that everyone knows, and money behind your releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing is, you have power as an artist <\/a>in your own right, even though it doesn\u2019t always feel like it, and losing a deal doesn\u2019t have to be terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record labels make you feel like they\u2019re the only option for your music. But that\u2019s not the case. Don’t give up on your music \u2013 read on to get inspired about what your next steps should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn from your record label experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You may no longer be under the care of a record label but you can still act like you are, albeit on a smaller budget! Even though you’ve been dropped, the experience of being signed can still be a valuable one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did you learn? What did you find most impressive behind the scenes of a label, beyond the clout of being signed to a big name, and having someone else handle the admin for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest pluses about being signed to a big label is the amount spent on an artist or band’s PR and bookings<\/a>. You might not be able to match the recording studio budget, but you can think objectively about how the marketing and promotional techniques the label used could be applied to your future as an independent artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seemingly bottomless label money pot may be out of reach, but the key elements of successfully promoting a release are the same. Find tips for DIY marketing here in our three-part How to Market Your Release<\/em><\/a> video series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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