I wanted to share with all my "INDIE MUSIC FRIENDS" The different variations of "RECORD COMPANIES" and how they function:
A.) MAJOR RECORD COMPANY OR MAJOR MUSIC GROUP (Conglomerate)-SONY, WARNER ELECTRIC ATLANTIC-WEA, UNIVERSAL. Theses Companies Have Full Service IN-HOUSE Operations!
-A&R Artist
-Production
-Distribution
-Radio Promotion
-Retail Promotions
B.) MAJOR-MINOR RECORD COMPANY-(Jive, Arista, J-Records, DEF JAM, Virgin, Capitol)
(These Record Comapanies Have Full Service but only through the MAJOR RECORD COMPANY that they are affiliated with)
C.) IMPRINT LABELS-(Bad Boy, Cash Money, So So Def)
D.) INDEPENDENT LABELS-(Telarc, Road Runner, RYKO-DISC, Loud Records, Rival Records and Marxan records)
TYPES OF REORD LABELS:
Record labels come in different types, including the Following:
- Major Music Group: Record labels often operate under a corporate umbrella organization called a music group. Music groups are typically owned by conglomerate holding companies that often maintain non-music divisions as well. Music groups control and consist of Music Publishing companies, Record Distributors and Record Labels
- Imprint:An imprint is a label that is strictly a brand or trademark, not an actual trading company. Imprints are sometimes marketed as being a project, unit or division of a record label company, despite the lack of any legal business structure associated with the imprint.
- Independent:Record companies are not under the control of a major label and are generally considered to be independent, or indie, labels, even if they are large corporations with complex structures. Some prefer to use the term "indie label" to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to a random, ill-defined criteria of corporate structure and size. Others consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of corporate structure.
- Sub-Label: A sub-label is an imprint or subordinate company of a music group operating internationally. For example, one artist's record could be released on different sub-labels in different countries. This doesn't mean they were signed to two different labels, it just means that the music group operated two different national companies under the same international entity.
- Vanity Label:These are labels that bear an imprint that gives the impression it is under the artist's direct ownership/control, despite operating within a standard artist/label relationship. In these arrangements, artists control nothing more than the usage of the label name. Artists may still enjoy a greater say in the packaging of their work.
Dream, Pray, Visualize, Believe, Receive, Achieve!
Scotti C. Campana/Ceo
Boom Music Group Div. of:
Campana Management Group
www.campanamanage.com
