Thanks @drpuffnstuff! The record label thing is interesting... Steemitqa linked to another user who has founded a Steem-powered label in a comment, which seems to have a lot of support.

It's a cool idea, the one concern for me is that it might lack that physical presence / recruitment element... you can only really work with a few artists at a time. But, damn, imagine a future hit band that got their start on steem... it would be awesome.