Record label distributors

bookings and accommodation. Artist managers are important for bands. They do many things for the band to help them; they take care of the business side of things like contacting record companies. The manager makes sure that everyone involved in the band is doing their job. The manager might be on the phone with a record label asking about advertising campaigns or on the phone with an agent discussing upcoming gigs. Tour managers make sure that tours go smoothly. They manage the tour finances, deal

Summary The Rossafella Records Label (RRL) is an independent, multifaceted record label that aims to produce high quality audio and visual entertainment to a diverse audience across both national and international borders. Located in Bondi, Sydney (NSW); RRL, will aim to capitalise on the growing music market across the country by bringing talented local acts to the forefront of the Australian music scene by allocating time and resources to their projects. In doing this it is of the best interest

goal to be a successful international artist. Our label will focus on her, not the entire band. She was born in Brazil and moved to New York when she was four years old. Her primary fan base would be communities in Southern parts of the United States such as Texas and Miami. She will perform in Latino venues and big cities like New York and Los Angeles. She will work and collaborate with famous producers and artists as well. Each department of the label will try to make her success. We can divide the

the millennium, many predicted that the music industry, among other entertainment sectors, was headed for impending doom and catastrophic losses in sales. To some degree, and for the first few years, these predictions seemed to become a reality as record sales fell drastically at least partially due to piracy. However, as technological change continues at a rate never before seen, the impact of the Internet has been expanded well beyond illegal downloading to include fundamentally different ways of

possible. Having a traditional record deal was a necessity in being able to record and release your music this meaning artists were locked down to labels for years leaving very little control to the artist, however times have

COMPASS RECORDS BACKGROUND Compass records is a small, independent music recording company and co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West. Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic, sophisticated, and artist-friendly. It is called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade” by Billboard Magazine, Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Its 2006 acquisition of the Green

bad contract deals with record companies. There are many recognizable examples of why mainstream artists are against music streaming, Lady Gaga claimed she only earned £108 from one million listens in 2010. Spotify is a legal service and pays to license songs from all major record labels and although Spotify pays royalties for all the listening that occurs on their service, they distribute nearly 70% of revenues back to the right holders, such as; publishers, distributors and the independent artists

Robinson 2      The reason I bring this up is because this could be the biggest thing to happen to music since the record. With Mp3's come probably thousands of artists that no longer have to wait for an agent, scout or label to pick them up. Through the Internet they will be able run their own label and no longer need the support of a big record company to distribute their music. Thousands if not millions of artists on the net, (including my own band Nowhere Fast @ www.gonowherefast

2.0) Company Description 2.1 Company Structure and Leadership Team • Devotion Music Group, is an independent record label and music group registered as a Limited Liability Company in the state of Minnesota. Owner: Omar Blanco-Valentin, 100% Company Ownership Mission Statement - Pledged to transform the music industry by remaining devoted to fostering talent together with achieving the ambition of revitalizing and restructuring a weakened industry. Business Philosophy – As a team, we progress

paradox that has emerged in the music industry within the last ten years: “consumers are listening to music more than ever, yet profits from the sale of recorded music continue to decline” (42). The 2000s in the music industry was a rough time for labels and artists economically due to the various online file sharing and streaming services that have become available to the public. Now that consumers are able to hold thousands of songs in the palm of their hands using iPhones, iPods, and other portable