What Institution would produce our band/song?

We have a band, They have a song, we now need a producer/institution to produce it. In this day and age (with web 2.0 and all) it is not vital to have a institution behind you but it helps! Many bands get signed and then when they're contracts run out they go it alone. This gives them alot more freedom. Before you go it alone your best to be signed. I have looked into 3 different options which may sign our music :

Capitol Records
Big Wheel Recreation
Interscope Records

Capitol Records (www.capitolrecords.com)
This is a major institution from the United States, they have signed many bands from the same genre/brand image as our band such as -
Beastie Boys
Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Hockey
Jimmy Eat World

This is why I believe they may sign our band. They may not be the best to sign our band though because they do not just spechialise on that genre and have many other bands to look after - and with it being a major you do not have much freedom.

Big Wheel Recreation
An independant label from the united states signed some artist with the same brand image of our band such as The Hives and Jimmy Eat World. Unfortunatly they closed in 2004. This would have been good to be signed to because you have more freedom when your with a indepentant label.#

Interscope Records/A&M Records
(owned by Universal Music)
This is a huge American institution as part of a conglamerate. I feel this would be the best institution to sign our band becuase it has signed so many successful band which share our genre and brand image such as :
Elbow
Keane
Escape The Fate
Jimmy Eat World
No Dout
Papa Roach
The All-American Rejects
Tokio Hotel
AFI

Although there are down side such as creativity issues - the marketing should be really good with these and in this market thats what you need.

By Lydia Welsh