Ahhh... getting signed. First thing... build a fan base. You have to play in your area and get some street credit. Make a demo... distribute it to every record label you can think of. Hand them out to people on the street... hand them out at gigs and so forth... or you can charge like 5 bucks for them at the gigs... then you can atleast make some cash. You also have to tour... You can't get signed if you play the same two or three bars every weekend. Atleast tour throughout your state... Try to get some gigs in some bigger cities... you never know who is going to be at one of your gigs in a major city. The internet is a bands best friend now-a-days... check otu a site like www.purevolume.com You can post your bands songs and info about you band and all that. One other way to get noticed is pay someone to critique your songs. You may have heard of a band called Crossfade... they got signed through an A&R agency called Taxi... www.taxi.com basically they take your songs and tell you what you need to do to make it sound the best. They also have connections with large record labels. I am working with a few bands that are going through the same thing... and it's hard work. Good luck though man.