(03-10-2013, 02:47 PM)Miguel Wrote: My bigger point was Lana was unsigned because she wanted to be. She had been signed to a minor label while in college and broke with them because she had interest from bigger labels.
SPIN: Quote:The mistaken assumption that's constantly central to the argument against Lana Del Rey is that she is a valence for DIY/indie culture, which she's never purported to be. She played daytime industry showcases at overlit venues in Midtown for years, taking meetings at majors since mid-2010...Blogs and tastemaking websites just assumed that they noticed her first, when, in fact, they were two years behind a pack of lawyers and A&R scouts, eager to sign an artist who was pre-formed, a total package.
Quote:Interscope don Jimmy Iovine gave Jackson his blessing to sign Del Rey on the basis of seeing an unfinished version of "Video Games" on YouTube. Del Rey signed a worldwide joint deal with Interscope and Polydor in March 2011...
Right-at some point she was unsigned because she didn't want to be.But she did make the decision to put the video on You Tube and then after that at some point she couldn't turn down an offer from Interscope and wouldn't have eventually sold 4 million albums if she had.
I guess my point in this is in regards to where Haley is at right now.She's unsigned and has recently recorded a bunch of new songs.So at this point does she have to wait for a new record deal or can she at least get the ball rolling by herself.She's probably got at least as much name recognition as Lana did before she took of.Obviously what happenned with Lana doesn't happen all the time but its at least food for thought.