Keen to showcase the band to a possibly more receptive British audience ( Melody Maker had already described the band as a deliciously unsettling proposition ), record label Mushroom / Infectious made them the first signing to their London-based branch.

Motorcade was named one of the best indie releases of 1994 by Pulse !, and after a concert at the Great American Music Hall Bonnie Simmons agreed to manage the band, leading to them signing a deal with Capricorn Records, who re-released the album in 1995.

The label more recently began to expand outside of electronica by signing indie rock bands such as !!

In later years, despite being pressured into signing onto the indie label, Crosby later said the idea of releasing Nude on an indie label was a " nightmare ", Crosby says because " There were so many problems dealing with them ( 456 Entertainment ) on every level.

Several major labels were eager to sign the band, but the division within the band between remaining true to their indie roots and signing up for the big leagues wrecked the process.

Additionally, the success of the single directly led to 415 Records signing a deal with Columbia Records, which elevated the indie label's roster to major-label status.

This, together with the band's signing to respected indie label Big Wheel Recreation brought Piebald their most mainstream attention to that date.

They formed in 1975 and released two 7 " EPs on an indie label in 1976 and 1977 before signing with Blank Records ( a subsidiary label of Mercury Records ) in 1977.

They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to a major label in 1997.

After signing with indie label Alive, the group released its debut album, The Big Come Up ( 2002 ), which was recorded in Carney's basement.

At first they played very heavy and slow doom metal that was first released through Rise Above Records, vocalist Lee Dorrian's indie label, before signing to Earache and then Columbia.

The Daddies officially regrouped in 2002 to resume touring, independently recording and releasing their fifth studio album Susquehanna in 2008 before signing to indie label Rock Ridge Music the following year.

Lost Highway Records, the roots-minded label imprint of Universal Music, picked up the album after signing Adams ( who, in the interim, recorded his highly-acclaimed debut solo record Heartbreaker on indie label Bloodshot Records ) and released it in May 2001

2001 saw indie band The Pin-Up Girls, made up of former Keltscross members and underground musicians, signing to Know-It-All Records in Tacoma, Washington, making them the first Manila-based band to sign with an American label.

It was named a single of the week in the NME, and led to the band signing with the British indie label One Little Indian Records ; it was around this time that Fitzgerald, a medical doctor, put his career on hold to devote himself fully to the band.

These club appearances led to the band signing with indie label Motherbox Records.

Broadening their fanbase worldwide, Viva Voce has toured extensively in Europe after signing with UK indie label, Full Time Hobby.

After breaking indie music tradition by signing with Epic Records ( Sony Music ), Shudder To Think released three major label albums including their opus, “ Pony Express Record .” Shudder To Think toured widely with bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Fugazi, and Pearl Jam, and their videos were featured in regular rotation on MTV.

Eenie Meenie Records is an independent record label that specializes in signing indie pop, indie rock and electronica artists, such as The Faraway Places, From Bubblegum to Sky, Seksu Roba and Troubled Hubble.

Before signing to XL Recordings the band cut three 7 " singles with indie label Rex Records.

Nonetheless, he and his band continued to be a popular touring act, enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1960s with the Rock and roll revival movement and the signing of a lucrative record deal with the European Sonet Records label.

Upon hearing Ridenhour's demo track " Public Enemy Number One ", fledgling producer / upcoming music-mogul Rick Rubin insisted on signing him to his Def Jam label.

Around the same time, East Bay Ray had tried to pressure the rest of the band to sign to the major record label Polydor Records ; Biafra stated that he was prepared to leave the group if the rest of the band wanted to sign to the label, though East Bay Ray asserts that he recommended against signing with Polydor.

Following renewed scouting of the Glasgow underground scene, the label soon after announced the signing of another band, Parka, in November of the same year.

finally signing with the Def Jam label, which by then was no longer held by its original founders.

Durham's connections with W & G Records led to the group signing with the label.

At this time the Stone Roses decided to capitalise on their success by signing to a major label ; then, their current record label Silvertone would not let them out of their contract, which led to a long legal battle that culminated with the band signing with Geffen Records in 1991, and then releasing their second album Second Coming in 1994.

The band earned a small fan base, eventually signing with the independent label Trend Records.

After recording a handful of acoustic titles during 1924-1926, his signing with Irving Mills allowed him to record for nearly every label, often recording different versions of the same tune for numerous labels.

Independent music production companies rapidly gained a significant foothold in popular music and soon after became the main intermediary between artist and record label, discovering and signing new artists to production contracts, producing the recordings and then licensing the finished product to record labels for pressing, promotion and sale.

After their tenure with Ronstadt, and with her encouragement, they decided to form their own band, signing with Asylum Records, the new label started by David Geffen.

His signing to the label was a departure from the commercial artists that Chris traditionally signed and produced on the Home Sweet Home label.

During this time, Raitt considered signing with Prince's own label, Paisley Park, but negotiations ultimately fell through.

Records, the label that nurtured the band's development in their early years before their signing with a major label in 1993.

* Megan and Liz-Youtube celebrities, singer / songwriters, musicians, signed to Collective SoundsAnd also Jake Harroff & Trent Bybee for signing to the label Sam Marsh Records as a musical entrepreneurs.

After signing with RCA on November 21, 1955, Presley accepted Axton's offer of a third of the royalties if he made the song his first single on his new label.

After signing to major European label Phonogram Records in 1993, the band received a large financial advance which they duplicitously used to set up their own record label: Digital Hardcore Recordings ( DHR ).

In 1934, Jack Kapp established a country & western line for the new Decca label by signing Frank Luther, Sons of the Pioneers, Stuart Hamblen, The Ranch Boys, and other popular acts based in both New York and Los Angeles.

Fierce Panda offered to release their debut single, and the band agreed, signing a short record deal.

The group was on the verge of signing with Warner Bros. Records at the time of La Rock's murder.

He later ran Caroline Records, signing and working with ( among others ) Peter Gabriel, Ben Folds, Chemical Brothers, and Idaho, and ran marketing for Sire Records.

Coffman's assistant Eric Greif set up a tour of Canada, while Coffman and Greif used Mötley Crüe's success in the Los Angeles club scene to negotiate with several record labels, eventually signing a recording contract with Elektra Records in late spring 1982.

Such controversies have been part of the punk culture since 1977, when The Clash was widely accused of " selling out " for signing with CBS Records.

After signing with Profile Records, Run – D. M. C.

Mackenzie went back to his solo work, signing a deal with Nude Records and finding a new collaborative partner in Steve Aungle.

The making of that album, including a record signing event at a Manhattan Tower Records, was included in a documentary directed by AJ Schnack titled Gigantic ( A Tale of Two Johns ).

The performance generated substantial praise for the " barefoot Madonna " with the otherworldly voice, and it was this appearance that led to Baez signing with Vanguard Records the following year although Columbia Records tried to sign her first.

Nirvana, originally from Aberdeen, Washington, was also courted by major labels, finally signing with Geffen Records in 1990.

In 1994, he began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros, releasing five records in a span of two years before signing to Arista Records in 1998.

After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including " Surfin ' Safari ", " Surfin ' USA ", " Shut Down ", " Little Deuce Coupe ", " Be True to Your School ", " In My Room ", " Fun, Fun, Fun ", " I Get Around ", " Dance Dance Dance ", " Help Me Rhonda ", " California Girls " and " Good Vibrations ".

The band once again changed labels, this time signing with Elektra Records, releasing a cover album in 1994 called Four Chords & Several Years Ago featuring doo-wop and rock songs from the 1950s and 1960s.

Upon hearing Glass Harp perform, Merenstein's enthusiastic report resulted in Decca Records signing Glass Harp to a multi-record deal.