Re: What to do as an unknown artist (by Trent Reznor)

[Zoe Keating <info@zoekeating.com>]

God that stream of consciousness was totally unreadable because of  
spelling...

i meant to say...

i think if your music is "niche" (which much of ours is here) then  
mainstream success will never be an option and you should focus on  
selling to your audience. there is a good living to be made selling  
your music to a discerning audience.
you won't become filthy rich, but you will make a living.
the only way that can work, however, is if you DO NOT sign with a label


On Jul 11, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Zoe Keating wrote:

> i think if your music is "niche" (which must of ours is here) then  
> mainstream success will never be an option and you should focus on  
> selling to your audience. a good living to be made selling your  
> music a discerning audience. you won't become filthy rich, but you  
> will make a living.
> the only way that can work, however, is if you DO NOT sign with a  
> label because then there are less mouths too fe