What is a music house?
A music house is a company that offers services such as sound recording, album creation, distribution artist management, music talent and career development as well as sound engineering and basics. A music house can also be used to refer to a place where music is recorded.
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There are currently many music houses involved in the music production business since music production has grown to become multibillion dollar venture. We hear stories of an artist being signed up to a specific music house for millions of dollars. If you are an artist, you thus need to find a media house that will help you grow musically.
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Requirements for joining a music house
As an artist, joining a music house is required so as to increase your distribution and fan base. These music labels usually have their own requirements for you to join them, but here are a few requirements that cut across all. You must have a citizen’s legal documentation. This includes identification documents such as passports and driving licenses. If you are underage, joining requires the consent of an adult such as your parent or guardian.
Step 3
To join a music house, you need also a sample or evidence of your work. You cannot be added to a music house just by the mere fact that you say you are a musician. Evidence is needed to prove this and to rate you because running a music house is a business and thus no one wants to sign an underperforming artist.
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Major functions of a music house
Apart from the other music production activities such as recording, there are two other very distinct functions of a music house. These are distribution and recording deals. An artist’s biggest dream is to get a distribution deal with a music house. This means that the artist’s music will be distributed nearly everywhere by the music house. This thus reduces the artist’s work of production distribution, advertising and selling.
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A recording deal, on the other hand, is for beginning artists. This means that the artist only records with a specific music house. Other activities such as production, distribution, packaging and advertising will be done at the cost of the artist. It is very important to know which kind of deal you have with your music company, so as to know if it is beneficial to your needs.
Tips to remember about music houses
Legal issues are very important factor in music houses. When signing up to a specific media house, you should remember the legal laws that you agreed to sign to. Once you sign to a specific media house, you cannot sign to another unless given consent from your main music house. Your work and other music related activities cannot be handled by any other music house or related company.
Remember to look for a music house that has had a good and clean record; avoid one that has had many stories and scandals. Join forums for artists to know how specific music houses are for this will let you know how they are and behave.
