How Can I Get My Band Signed to a Record Label Company?!

How Can I Get My Band Signed to a Record Label Company?

just wonderin, how? i'm going to do it later in the future though

3 days ago
o ya, our band is Punk, Alternative, and sometimes Pop Punk type

sorta like Green Day, Sum41, Yellowcard

The ONLY way to get signed is to get exposure. DO NOT under ANY circumstances blindly mail a demo to a record company. It's a guarantee that it will go right into the garbage. ALL labels have a rule against accepting unsolicited material. They don't accept it. Period. The end.

Play as many gigs as you can, anywhere you can. Many clubs that feature national acts keep a stable of favorites to add to a bill if a national comes in without an opener. Do press with your local papers. If radio stations or local tv stations in your area feature unsigned artists - get your stuff on there! Get a myspace with your music on it. Sell demos at your shows. (Make sure you copyright the music and label the demo)

The point is, get your name and music as known as you can. I have friends that got signed because the girlfriend of an A&R rep liked them and passed along a demo she got at a show. Other friends of mine got noticed because they played outside CBGBs when a big name was playing inside.