Yes, its true, we are looking at acquiring some new bands to our roster.
However, as it is a long and lengthy process, we are no longer accepting submissions.
What is the process you may wonder?
1. Gatekeeper-One of us looks at a submission and sees if it passes the basics…ie, is it alt or mainstream, does the band have a good track record of experience, do they seem to fit with in our DIT ethic (do it together), and finally is their music listenable.
2. Beginning of panel discussions-We all look at the submission individually and spend some time pondering it. We may share a brief word about the acts. We also get in touch with acts that we are really interested in to suss them out.
3. Go see them live-This is pretty important to get a good feel for an act.
4. More panel discussions-We talk about our “findings” thus far.
5. If we are going to consider making an offer, this is where we sit down with a band and discuss. We provide our boilerplate contract for them to look over. That helps make negotiations more tangible.
Its not rocket science, but a process really does help keep everyone objective.
