A Music Label Owner's Guide To The Modern Record Deal ft. Danny Barros | CEO of Hitskope Music Group
Danny Barros is a bulldog of the music industry and has dedicated more than a decade to honing his craft of promotion, management, and music entrepreneurship. After working in promotion and event planning with huge celebrities in such as Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, T-Pain, and Steve Aoki, Danny Barros has taken his knowledge and experience in his own hands creating his very own label called Hitskope Music Group. One of Hitskope’s biggest achievements to date is the deal that they recently signed with The Orchard by Sony Music. This important step in the company’s history has allowed it to launch its own record label division, Hitskope Records. The agreement has also given the label and its artists a huge advantage in the form of a global distribution network that is only available through Sony’s distribution arm. Hitskope Music Group focuses on signing independent artists from genres ranging from pop, hip-hop, and R&B. Artists receive full strategic support and coaching through experiential marketing when they are under Hitskope’s wing. They make sure to make the connection with their clients is a personal one, rather than just make it a simple deal or transaction. "Artists that are signed under Hitskope Music Group do not need to worry about protecting their interests, because the label itself shares those same interests. They are committed to giving their artists the highest level of attention. Hitskope only offers the utmost level of integrity, loyalty, and transparency to their clients." -Music Industry Weekly To know more about the Hitskope Music Group, visit their official website and follow their Instagram account. --- In this MICPodcast Episode, we tackle some tough questions: -What predictions did we make last season (2020) about the future of the industry and what were we right about? -What ways do typical record deals take advantage of unsigned artists? -What are the signs of a bad record deal? -What contract formats for record deals are most common for music artists today? -How does influencer income change the modern record deal contract? -How can you attract a record deal as a new artist? -When is a music artist ready for a team, record deal, or agent? -What are the best ways to run ads to new music fans? --- SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS! (bit.ly/MICPodcast) JOIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEURS FACEBOOK GROUP: (Facebook.com/groups/musicindustryentrepreneurs)