Youtuber and music industry pro offers three tips for getting signed to a record label.

Getting signed in the modern music business is a terrible pain, mostly because of the number of artists and bands competing with one another for a coveted contract. So, how can musicians stand the best chance of being seen, heard and signed by a record label?

Eric Champlin has three tips that can help. In addition to being a long-time music youtuber, he has also worked in various parts of the industry, including musician management and A&R departments. He’s understandably pretty clued up on what works and what doesn’t.

Are his thoughts worth listening to? Almost definitely. In any case, there’s far worse ways to spend eight minutes.