I happened to swing by his Myspace page last night, only to see his latest blog about Tate Music Group... I wanted to share this with you, future Tate Music Group artists, those curious about Tate Music Group, or those of you who've been bashing TMG in the blogs for the last year. Here's from the mouth of another happy artist!
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So I'm getting a TON of questions from great indie artists everywhere about the integrity of Tate Music Group. This blog should give you a good idea what to expect if and when you sign with TMG.
First of all let me go on record saying that TMG is an amazing group of thinkers and business folks...heck their just awesome people! They are an integral part (if not the tip of the spear) in the future of the music industry and indie artists in particular at this stage in the game. My experience with them as their "artist of the year" for 2009 has been nothing but positive..
"Of course"...you're thinking to yourself "mr artist of the year"..."things are GREAT for you"..."but what about everyone who's NOT artist of the year???"
WELL...i'm glad you asked! Here's the long and short of what to expect when you sign with TMG:
DON'T expect an advance..meaning mad cash on the front end of your deal. These look attractive up front, but remember....this is a LOAN...it comes out of your hide later!!
DON'T expect a huge national push for your record. Tate are professionals in PARTNERING WITH INDIES to help them grow and make a living at your music.
1. They help you make an "easy on the wallet" record to kick-start your merch sales and make you credible in the industry. TRUST me...you'll be hard pressed to find someone that can make the quality of a record for the LITTLE amount of money you have to invest.
2. They give you a web-presence. They'll help you get your music distributed in the most accesible market known to human-kind: CYBERSPACE!! Yesssss...
3. They will help you develop best-practices in business to help YOU grow YOUR career. They will not do it FOR you...I think this is where people have gotten disgruntled with them in the past...you WILL NOT BE AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.
I have been doing this for 18 years.....and only now am I beginning to see MODERATE succes.. Patience is a virtue...
Bottom line: They are a great PARTNER for indies...they can help you in many ways to become successful and YES...even a full-time artist!
In my humble experience you can trust TMG...They've always done for me what they said they would do and I know many artists with them that are hard workers that aren't looking for a handout who are very pleased with TMG...I am one them.
I highly reccommend TMG to anyone who is serious about their music career.
Grace and peace to you all!!
