Before the artist proceeds, make sure to read this through, it will only take 5 minutes.
Releasing
The crown jewel for any Artist. A release on a Record Label! It has a lot of magic around it but what the Record Label does is just selling music. Releasing is a very complicated matter. Though, with an unimaginable amount of factors that come into play. Each release is unique and fitting the release into a framework is an extremely challenging task. Mistakes do happen and it is a long breath because a lot of planning is involved.
Prepared
Record Labels like to work with existing talent or those that know the ropes of the industry. This is, of course, convenient but the majority of people does not reach that level. Still, how do Artists learn the ropes of the industry if the Record Label is the one that can provide that type of education? Exactly, the Artist can't. At Firespace Recordings, the Record Label accept the Artist regardless of size. What the Record Label would like is to see the Artist comes prepared. Reading this plus the rest of the knowledge base is a good step into getting prepared. Pro tip, read books first! These provide the Artist with the correct references. Use the internet to dive deeper into topics and armed with the knowledge from the book the Artist can filter quickly the truth from the crap about the music industry.
Money
As Artists, ourselves the Record Label management hate to say it, but the music industry (just like any other industry) is usually a pay-to-win game. It's not the end goal but it's a method to grow your fanbase, push out higher quality releases and all kinds of other benefits that will comfort the Artist lifestyle. This does not mean the Artist has to sell-out their identity, the Artist can do both. To present the Artist with a simple example take a demo submission. The Record Label can create a version the Record Label likes (because it is believed to sell well) and another version which is for the Artist (and the Artist's own identity). In the end, both parties are happy,