How can I raise £2,000,000?

[Aj]

I know this sounds extreme, but let me explain. I have worked in the music industry for 15 years now. I started off in bands when I was 18 years old. When I was 22 I gained my first recording experience while in a band called 'Full-Force' working with producers & engineers from Mute records (parented by EMI records), and now Mute records belong to Universal records (part of Universal Music Group (UMG)). I am currently working with an indie pop/rock band at the minute that will be releasing there debut single into the UK charts over Christmas.
I know people may say that 'if any one had a couple of million quid, then any one will be able to do it', but trust me, it does not work like that. With a great deal of respect most people do not possess the knowledge I have regards music, let alone experience, connections, etc. The only thing that is stopping me from turning my great singers into top recording artists at the highest level is MONEY.
Yes, I have options. I can carry on doing what I am doing now i.e working with bands on the way up, or I could find a job at a record company, but I want to take my record label places as it is in every ones nature to want to follow there dreams, and there is nothing wrong with that. What I want to know is, how can I raise that kind of money? How can I get investors on my side?
All comments welcome and appreciated, and if you want to add me on Facebook that partly promotes my label, then feel free. Log into Facebook as normal, and in the info bar type in Neil Negartrecords. I hope to hear from you all very soon, and Thank you all.

[Graham]

You are living in cloud cuckoo land............

Investors want to be sure that they are going to get their money back, they want to see earnings.

Your idea is nothing new, do you have a moat, what is your USP?

You will need a business plan, and a track record.

[Eddie W]

AJ, getting people invested into something that is 2-dimensional in nature such as music, computer software, movies, novel etc. is extremely difficult. If the 2-dimensional invention is unsuccessful, there is no way they can get the money back. However, should the invention become successful, it's much much faster than printing money. Music recording is one of the most typical. Indeed musicians make plenty of money from selling recording materials, however, they have to become well known before their records become hot sale. This is the right order.

If you think your band has the potential to bedcome great, you should get a manager, a promoter. Make sure you'd be as well know as possible. Next, recording studios, investors would come to you.

[spark]

Hi neil, From an investors point of view it seems to me that singers who have the potential to become big stars are usually snapped up by big record labels, and the big record labels also make the singers famous through advertising, publicity and other things that a small record label would struggle to do. Therefore your best bet is to either slowly build you label up (like a brand) and keep hold of some really good artists and find an ingenious way of getting publicity ( Dance like a horse, high profile public stunt, becoming pally with some radio hosts) good luck and don't get discouraged