I've been on both sides of that scenario and here's my thought: >From an artist's point of view, it may depend on how much he/she is willing to be on the release/label. I've revised what I thought was complete in order to satisfy the label and fulfill their needs/feedback etc. If it's not that big of a deal to them then they can politely back down.
>From a label's point of view, the music must take priority over the artist/label relationship. That said, the label should give plenty of direction from the beginning so as to minimize the amount of redo's/revisits. Lastly, the artist should be somewhat familiar with the label and the "sound" it represents prior to submitting a track. They shouldn't just blindly submit something that they may feel is complete, but with little or no regard for the label's sound. Joe On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Kevin Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Should an artist, working with a label (who may or may not pay them) > revise a tune that they (the artist) consider a 'complete' work? And > if so, how far _should_ an artist compromise in order to satisfy the > desires of a label? > > Curious to see your answers 313ers! > > > -- > fbk > > sleepengineering/absoloop US
