| Indie label means independently funded record | | | | to realize that you will be competing against a well |
| company not connected to any big record companies. | | | | established system in the musical world. Your music |
| Indie labels began somewhere around 1960 in order to | | | | has to be of the highest quality, if you are not sure |
| break the strong hold of major companies in the music | | | | about your music, then search for an artist whose |
| world. Since then, many brave people have been | | | | music is of the top quality. The saying "First impression |
| successful in creating Independent record companies, | | | | is the best impression" holds well for indie labels too, |
| which have not only established a foothold in the | | | | your first release should be able to make an impact in |
| musical world but also have become a major force to | | | | the musical world, only then can you gain attention |
| reckon with in today's musical industry. | | | | towards you. |
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| you are an artist and a music promoter, then you need | | | | your music to a wide range of people. |