| Getting a record deal hinges on how much money a | | | | and get a record deal. The first step of how to get a |
| record label thinks that it can make of you and your | | | | record deal using MySpace is to start your own page. |
| music. This many sound a little harsh, but the music | | | | Take the time to make the page look good. Use |
| industry is a business, and people go into business to | | | | original skins and paste your band's logo and contact |
| make money. Therefore, in order to get a recording | | | | information all over the site. Encourage your friends |
| contract, you need to prove that you are already an | | | | and family to "friend" your band on MySpace. The |
| established musician with a strong fan base that wants | | | | more fans you have, the higher your page moves up |
| to buy your albums and merchandise. There are many | | | | on search engines. |
| different ways to build your fan base. It may have | | | | Besides building your fan base and increasing your |
| seemed a little improbable when the technology first | | | | exposure to the listening public, how to get a recording |
| came out, but now there are many ways how to get | | | | contract using MySpace hinges on something called a |
| a recording contract using MySpace. | | | | play count chart. This is an algorithm invented by |
| MySpace was originally a social networking tool that | | | | MySpace that tallies how many times your fans listen |
| allowed people to post pictures and personal | | | | to your songs. Labels will look at these charts and |
| information, as well as reconnect with friends and | | | | may solicit demos from bands with particularly high |
| family. Today, many of the people using MySpace are | | | | play counts. There are many ways how you can get |
| bands and solo musicians. MySpace is a free and | | | | a record deal using MySpace. |
| effective way to promote your band, build a fan base, | | | | |