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# How To Sell Out Properly
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-sell-out-properly/
- Published: 2011-08-04T11:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-08-04T11:10:00.000Z
- Description: So you want to get signed to a label? To get signed, music labels have to feel like your music will give them a return on their investment or it’s. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/08/how-to-sell-out-properly.html]
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, career, Derek Miller, Investment, music label, Natalie Cheng, record contract, signed, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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So you want to get signed to a label? To get signed, music labels have to feel like your music will give them a return on their investment or it’s just not worth it. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-to-sell-out-properly.html?ref=hypebot.com), **Derek Miller** has ways to prepare your band for getting signed.

So if you really want to be signed, you want to position your band in a way that **signals to labels that “this band is a solid investment.”** ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-to-sell-out-properly.html?ref=hypebot.com))