Due to major record label pressure and issues with creative control, many artists have made the decision to break themselves out from the major leagues and go at it on their own as an independent. As artists without the constraints of what records executives feel is best for sales numbers as opposed to quality of work, they are able to deliver material that comes off as authentic and as their own body of work.
The independent life isn’t always flashing lights as money comes into play. Without the big checks from the big labels, certain factors such as production and marketing are lacking which results in the artist sometimes suffering in regards to album projection. Although it is said that it’s more about the quality than the actual money, funds keep the motor running and keep food on the plate.
An organization known as the Hector Fund might have a solution as it is encouraging these independent artists to relinquish their need for music groups by making an offer to finance these artists. When it comes to things such as studio time, equipment, video production and others, the organization is willing to provide the necessary funds for musicians out there without the needed financial backing.
Geared towards digital releases, the Hector fund essentially is a means for an artist to invest more into their career as they will distribute digitally and still maintain their creative control in terms of their actual releases.
The search is on for signed artists with a fan base and an excerpt from their Web site, www.thehectorfund.com basically sums up their overall intent.
“If you’re an artist, you may be wondering why you’d contract us to fulfill your Artistfunding goals when you can just do it yourself and the answer is simply – if you think you can pull it all off by yourself then by all means, get out there and do it. We want to live in a world where artists are relying less and less on third parties who control the purse strings. Why? Less compromise. Better art. We’re simply Artistfunding agents.”
