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Re: Who's Missing & Two's Missing
> Getting signed seems to be the only goal of a young band coming up, but they
> don't realize the sacrifice that it entails. Record companies are getting
> more and more cutthroat with their tactics.
A local band from around here called DINK (Kent, Ohio) got signed
to Columbia Records about 5 years ago. They made an album & got
to open up for KMFDM (I think) on a European tour.
Since then, the band has broken up & all the members are in debt with
Columbia because the sales of their album didn't meet forecasted levels
in the contract. Ouch!
So, those big companies may give you a record deal, but if your shit
doesn't sell they're still gonna get some money out of you. Nice, huh?
- SCHRADE in Akron