In the age of Pro Tools, SoundCloud and Twitter, many are asking: are record labels dying? The truth is, even though technology has changed the music business, record labels are more important than they ever have been. Here are 5 reasons record labels still matter.
1. They can make your music better
Decades before the dawn of the internet, the only way a band could record music to a professional standard was to get a record deal with a label who would buy them time in an expensive studio. Now, digital audio workstations (DAWs) and affordable home equipment mean musicians are able to record good quality music from their own bedrooms.
This might appear to make record labels less important, but even with these technological developments, it is still better to record music with a record label. Record labels, whether independent or major, are run by people with experience in the industry who know what kind of …