Tip Four: Who do I have to sleep with to get a record made in this place?

Depending on who you ask, everyone. The industry will do it's best to change you, that's why most labels have a department specifically there to remake your sound, personality, image, anything they think will sell your music better for them. This is not always a bad thing so long as you aren't alienating your original fanbase, but it is your job to stay true to your original morals and beliefs. There are many temptations in this business both legal and illegal and just because you have access to something doesn't mean you should take advantage of it. Many an artist has lost a career by following the words "everyone else is doing it". I'm not here to preach, but if the glove fits:" For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?"