Blog Entries tagged 'Music Industry'

Indie Record Label Economics by David Rose

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It seems the way money flows at a record label is largely a mystery to most artists who haven’t worked in the music industry for an extended period of time. It’s always interesting to lift the veil a bit on an unknown. Let’s take a look at one side of the economics of an indie record label, getting a new release to market. Below is a summary of the actual expenses an indie record label incurred for a new release:

Recording a [...]

Experimenting With Free by David Harrell

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David Harrell is the Editor of Digital Audio Insider and has blogged about the
economics of digital music since 2006. With his indie rock band the
Layaways , he has self-released three albums. The latest, "The Space
Between," is now available for free streaming and download from Last.fm.

The
best I can remember, the class was called something like "the
scientific method." A graduate biology seminar, it cons [...]

Record Labels Are Not Venture Capitalists by David Rose

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Having worked for both venture backed technology companies and record labels I often have friends from one industry attempt to relate to the other by saying something along the lines of “record labels are just like venture capitalists”. It is true both venture firms and record companies invest their time and money into a third party with the intent of making a (large) return on their investment. However, in my experience there are
more differences in their tra [...]

Magic Pixie Dust for Music Business Success by David Rose

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Have you ever found a band (or several) you were convinced would become a success or even destined to be one of the most popular band on the planet if only other music fans knew they existed? Isn’t it always completely baffling when a band you love doesn’t catch on despite their outstanding talent, songwriting and live shows?

This happened to me many times during my tenure at Yep Roc Records while working with such a great art [...]

Volume UP, MySpace Down - A Blog By John Doe

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John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. Photo by Autumn de Wilde

OK, admitting that I’m a bit of a luddite - I accept that computers are my friend and fully embrace their benefit. However, when it comes to music there is a vast difference between marketing & creativity. When you see a band that has designed their logo-website-tshirt-wardrobe-marketing plan,
before they’ve writt [...]