Like basketball players you can find good talent in any city and on virtually every street corner. The reality is that only a select few make it to the big times of riches and renown. The NBA dream for many has been transformed into the Hip Hop illusion. But if you think you are ready and have the skills to make it big, and then make sure you are ready to do business. Record labels are in the business to make money, so you need to have your eyes wide open.

Here are some quick systems checks to put you in position to sign that big deal.

• Good music (talent and experience
• Look signable (look like you can make the label money, local buzz)
• Professional looking demo package (CD, Bio, photos, press clippings
• Will your music sell?

• Try to contact directly
• Ask clubs, radio stations, other artists, make connections
• Showcases (perform often)

• They are accepting unsolicited demo submissions
• They are interested in your style of music
• You have the correct name/address to send the package attention to

• Get a good entertainment lawyer
• Know what you want out of the deal (do some homework)
• Know where you want you career to go
• Ask questions

This is just a brief list of the efforts that an artist that wants to be signed should be doing. Sometimes luck is being prepared for an opportunity. Good talent and work ethics can take you far. Look for other articles, comments and interviews http://www.NottHeads.com. Renaissance and Revolution are both about changes for the masses, based upon an education of history to make a new art forms and societal influences. To be educated is to be armed, not as an assurance of outcome, but as a guide to work through the challenges.

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