[gabereiser]

To the OP: Don’t be discouraged. Indie artists are out there and if you get connections in that space it’s pretty accommodating. You will not make a living off of streams. You will not make it as a streaming only label. The economics of scale only work at the very very very top. Everyone else is touring, merching, festivals, or lending talent in other aspects of entertainment (licensing for example).

To above: you knocked it out of the park with “what do you bring to the table?”. This is what labels do. This is what labels are for. Calling out the questionable motives - only the bold and determined survive the music business. If you aren’t in it for the passion, you will fail.