Record labels have traditionally been the holy grail for anyone making music.
Musicians would pull out all the stops to get noticed by a record label so they can get their big break and take over the main stream charts.
With the rise of illegal music downloads however, record labels have been more picky with who they sign.
This has lead to more and more musicians taking the independent route, creating their own CDs, handling their own bookings, and selling their own music.
With the right knowledge, many musicians have turned into business people and made a good amount of profit off doing everything by themselves.
The internet has made it easier then ever for an anyone with talent to progress their career, not only in terms of social networking to gain new fans, but also to network with people that can make you free music videos, free artwork for your CDs, free studio time, and much more.
Now I'm not saying don't sign to a record label if the opportunity comes along, I'm just saying that isn't the only way to make a success.
The internet has given people the resources to do everything for themselves, no matter their starting budget.
With the right direction, enough talent, enough drive, it is possible to get project out there start to finish on a budget of £0.
That's right, NO COST! Now of course, if there's no cost to you, all the money you make is pure profit! And how many major record labels does that happen with? Now this isn't something everyone can do, you need to know what you're doing and make every musical move count.
But with the right guidance you can make your music work for you.
Good luck.