The Nine Inch Nails has been an unsigned band since dropping out of major labels in 2007. The band has been finding other ways to release music instead of releasing albums on CD. They’ve been releasing their music through the internet and stuff like that.
Read this interesting article, Trent admits that the Nine Inch Nails becoming a major label band was the biggest mistake in his life and his band’s career.
While I agree with Trent, I don’t think today’s major label acts in the mainstream will ever drop out of major labels. Do you think acts like Metallica, Ac/Dc or U2 would drop out of them to go back to an unsigned band? No. They won’t because they are too addicted and obsessed with the fame and the money.
Like Trent said you don’t need a label to put out records and to make money.
There are ways of becoming a successful band without a label. The Smashing Pumpkins has dropped the major labels and they just release records independently. Indie labels are fine, but the major ones you don’t need.
You can have a good music career, without agents, A&R reps, record producers, etc. getting in your face all the time. Do everything yourself like Trent Reznor does. Fuck the major labels.
Kev
K'Brocking 
Right on. When things are wrong, people should react to them. These major labels have pushed artless crap on us for years and made stars out of hacks that they can easily manipulate into turning over all the profits.
Fact of the matter is this: If the major labels go under, music won’t go anywhere. Musicians who are dedicated to the craft will still be making music and pre-fab commercial bands who don’t have the soul for it will disappear when there is no longer someone “making” a star out of them.
I haven’t listened to Nine Inch Nails in years but the one album I own is Pretty Hate Machine and it was released on an indie.
Go Mr. Reznor, and do that stuff.
Right on. When things are wrong, people should react to them. These major labels have pushed artless crap on us for years and made stars out of hacks that they can easily manipulate into turning over all the profits.
Fact of the matter is this: If the major labels go under, music won’t go anywhere. Musicians who are dedicated to the craft will still be making music and pre-fab commercial bands who don’t have the soul for it will disappear when there is no longer someone “making” a star out of them.
I haven’t listened to Nine Inch Nails in years but the one album I own is Pretty Hate Machine and it was released on an indie.
Go Mr. Reznor, and do that stuff.
Maybe all this great music that’s been flying under the radar for years, because it’s not on a major label, will start to become more noticed. All them folks who’ve had their music spoon fed to them via the media will now have to go out and look for it. And some of ’em will be mighty surprised at what they find.
Maybe all this great music that’s been flying under the radar for years, because it’s not on a major label, will start to become more noticed. All them folks who’ve had their music spoon fed to them via the media will now have to go out and look for it. And some of ’em will be mighty surprised at what they find.