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> From: Kool Musick <koolmusick@...>

> Well ... again ... the USA isn't my area of expertise, but my overall
> impression is that being a really good local band isn't quite enough to
> help you -- in general -- to pay all of your bills or sustain a really
> great career, and so eventually, I think, the frustration kicks in and so a
> lot of good bands die an untimely death for lack of that extra little
> whatever-it-might-be that carries them through.

Actually, these days in the US, really the only way to make it is through
local success.  But success in the business sense - not that fans think
you're hot, but that you've done all the label's work for them already -
built a fan base, started your own little label, got radio play, sold your
CD's at gigs and in local record shops (to the tune of 10's of 1000's of
copies...), and put yourself on tour.  Basically, once you've proved that
your band is a viable ongoing business, then you have a chance to get
signed....