01This is your label.
I didn't start Blackout Room to own anyone's music. I started it because I needed it, and it didn't exist.
it's done when you say
02Finish the song.
Every artist I know has a folder of songs that are 80% done. Mine had a lot of them. Here's what finally got them out of the folder.
the mistakes I made
03Release without the panic.
I released my first songs with no plan. Here are the mistakes, so you can skip them.
say it out loud
04I use AI for my vocals.
Because I love making music, and I use AI for my vocals, and I get the backlash. But I also love sharing my art, and there has to be a safe place for that too.
don't pay for this
0530,000 listens and nothing.
I tried the "some random singer on Instagram got 30,000 listens" thing. I got nothing. Here's what I learned.
come in
06The Room.
For us this is about the sheer love of music, and the moments you remember when a song comes on during the drive home from work and takes you back.
pull up a chair
07Got a studio? A venue? A coffee machine?
Local artists need more than a distributor. They need rooms to record in, stages to play on and places to meet. If that's you, come in.
read this twice
08Your music. Your money.
We don't take a cent of your royalties. Not a percentage, not a share, not after a threshold. Here's exactly how that works.
seriously, do it
09Send it to your mum.
There's a moment when someone you love hears your song for the first time. Nothing in the music business is worth more than that.