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Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore
Huh? The band, just getting signed, who are probably still working at the GAP or a supermarket to pay rent to their parents for the basement, are going to pool together and hire an entertainment lawyer....? I call that out of the kettle and into the fire....
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Yes, they're going to pool together and hire an entertainment lawyer, if they have any good business sense (not that all of us do - I did say "if they're smart"). I currently make about $100 a week, one of my bandmates is unemployed (full-time student), and the other makes somewhat more than me but not a lot. We all pay tuition along with rent and our basic living expenses. But if we were approached by a major record label and offered a record contract, I would personally take out a loan (and yes, I'm working on establishing the credit for it) just to pay to have an experienced entertainment lawyer look at the contract, and I know the other guys would chip in as well. I am aware that my contract-reading skills are only marginal, and I know that spending a few hundred or even a few thousand bucks to have someone negotiate is a better choice than signing a shitty contract.
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