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hypebot: Indie Labels Indies like Koch have been making money this for years, and while the major's are now copying the idea; they don't seem to have learned anything about indie frugality. Downtown Records and internet entrepreneur Peter Rojas are launching an online-only record label that will offer free music and generate revenue only via ads and sponsorships, according to the NY Post. Indie label Fueled By Ramen who already uses new technologies and the net better than most, is set to launch its own streaming destination FBR+ tomorrow 3/27 with a live concert by Paramore. hypebot.typepad.com /hypebot/indie_labels/index.html   (6608 words)

Central Europe Review - Polish Indie Music In this way, Indie bands and record labels are fated not to draw big audiences yet always retain an upper hand on bigger labels in terms of quicker reactions to new music trends as well as current social or political problems in Poland. Indie music is hardly presented on TV or heard on the radio, and articles on it are rarely seen in newspapers and magazines. Indie music is an interesting phenomenon in Poland in terms of the scene's artistic levels and the themes (often too appalling to be included in the mainstream) which its adherents - predominantly by young people ñ confront. www.ce-review.org /99/7/music7_kosc.html   (1218 words)

Indie (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia One of the most common and simplest definitions of "indie" is the definition of not being connected with a major recording label (currently one of the "Big Four" recording companies: Warner, Universal, Sony BMG and EMI). The word "indie" is sometimes used as a synonym for alternative, a word which often bears the stigma of being associated with cynically manufactured mass-market teen-rebellion music from major labels. Indie artists of any particular time often go against the prevailing trends (for example, the twee pop movement that started in the 1980s was a reaction against the testosterone-fuelled swagger of rock). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indie_music   (1090 words)

SoYouWanna fake being an indie rock expert? Indie fans often come across as if they belong to some sort of secret society, frowning upon all those poor, ignorant souls who just don't "get it" when it comes to music. Bloodshot is certainly indie but it ain't rock, but even if twang ain't your thang, you should still have respect for the label's adherence to general indie principles. Unlike most major labels, which are as likely to sign a rapper as a teen boy band, indie labels are kind of like brands, meaning that they generally stay stylistically consistent. www.soyouwanna.com /site/syws/indierock/indierockFULL.html   (2755 words)

BandRadio - What is Indie? A more puristic structural definition of "indie" would draw the line further down, not between the "big 4" major labels and others but between the "big indie" labels and smaller labels, considered by purists to be true indie labels. Indie artists of any particular time often go against the prevailing trends (for example, the twee pop movement that started in the 1980s was a reaction against the testosterone-fueled swagger of rock). In the standard contract between a band and a label, the label is required by law to pay the composer a fixed rate per song simply for the right to use the composition on commercially sold recordings. www.bandradio.com /articles/music_biz_articles/what_is_indie?   (3186 words)

He's helping indie labels band together - The Boston Globe That seems a mere formality, however, because Rose, the Michigan-born son of a cab driver, is already handling the job with the intensity that he brought to all of his previous endeavors. Indies were always where some of the greatest music originated -- think of Elvis Presley on Sun Records before he joined RCA -- and they are undergoing a rebirth today. A few years ago, a number of indies were being taken over by the major labels, but that trend is changing. www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2005/12/28/hes_helping_indie_labels_band_together   (1104 words)

HHD Forums - Indie Labels... One thing is clear, major labels can give you a hell of a lot of more publicity in mainstream media simply due to their large financial resources and distribution channels and contacts, something very few indie labels have access to. They released 3 or 4 albums on their rhymesayers label which were all really good. The fact remains, no matter how many of those indie label artists say they are going to "keep it real" and "stay underground," if they want the money and recognition, the indie label can only take them so far. www.hiphop-directory.com /forums/printthread.php?t=2389   (563 words)

Go-Kart Records | Free Mp3 Album Download If the RIAA and the major labels you represent stopped wasting time suing people and spent your time building a model that is as usable as Itunes, or added more product to the Itunes catalog, you would make more money and would certainly stem the tide of illegally downloaded music. Is it because the major labels you represent don't want to lose their tight-fisted control of the music industry, and since they can't control downloading, they want to eliminate it. But the labels you represent can't control what people download, so all they can try to do is control people's access to downloads, or scare them. www.gokartrecords.com /freedownload/riaa.php   (1393 words)

How Major Labels and Indie Labels Work Together - By Christopher Knab :: Galaris Independent Musicians :: music ... Major Labels and Independent Labels have a legacy of exposing and discovering all the great music of the last century, but the role these two types of record labels have played over the decades has changed as much as the music itself has changed. Defining the roles these different kind of record labels have in today’s marketplace; as well as understanding the reliance they have on each other is important for anyone who wishes to start their own label, or develop an existing label. The Independent Label of today can be a label started by an artist/band, or an entrepreneur businessperson who has the talent, finances, and determination to build projects to a point where they fill a particular music niche or realize that they can only grow so far without the power or clout of a Major Label. galaris.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=378&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (1275 words)

IndieHQ 2.0 It started as a fanzine in September of 1995 and has become a label, a distributor, a vinyl imprint and store, a custom t-shirt company and this blog about the music industry. In this case, a label I have never heard of (Immergent Records) are working with Virgin Mega Store to host a battle of the bands. I have seen other labels do similar things and if done correctly, it is a great way to get your label some added exposure. indiehq.com   (1242 words)

If it's cool, creative and different, it's indie - CNN.com According to critics, indie is now nothing more than a branding tool: a highly commercial and money-driven movement, more concerned with marketing a particular image instead of culture with a truly independent nature and passion for its art. For example, smaller music labels, eager for financial success on a wider scale, have adopted business practices of major labels once considered anathema in the scene, like hiring PR firms and street teams to market their records and licensing songs to advertising companies. Conversely, major labels and film studios now use the indie tag to market authenticity, often slapping an indie label on a piece of art, even if the label isn't necessarily accurate, to attract a hipper, younger demographic eager for original and offbeat entertainment. www.cnn.com /2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/19/indie.overview/index.html   (1583 words)

Is file sharing killing indie labels? Ten or twelve years ago when the indie scene was falling over themselves to get to the latest Field Mice limited edition seven inch on Sarah records, the story may have been different. The drum'n bass labels the guy in London mentioned clearly aren't/weren't Creative Source, Metalheadz, Moving Shadow, et al as they are all still around AND drum'n bass was through a bit of a creative low point from which it re-emerged a year or so later. An indie label is typically more closely aligned to a particular sound than a major so there's probably more chance that if you like one band on a particular indie that you'll like another band on that same label. rocknerd.org /comments.pl?sid=397   (1880 words)

Billboard PostPlay: Indie Labels Reuters: The P2p music registry service Snocap will allow independent artists and small record labels to register their songs to receive payment when they are traded over the P2P networks. Three out of the four major labels -- Universal Music Group, Sony BMG and EMI Group -- have registered their songs with Snocap, as have larger independent labels like TVT and Rykodisc. CNET: A group of 125 independent record labels initiated a new trade group Monday night called the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) and members are seeking to merge their fragmented market power, ultimately hoping the union will give them more equality with the four majors. billboard.blogs.com /billboardpostplay/indie_labels/index.html   (943 words)

ABC News: Indie Labels Mine Internet Distribution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) A number of mostly independent recording artists and labels have experimented with and embraced the freewheeling digital distribution that the Internet affords. And many worry that a victory by major recording companies in a landmark file-sharing case now before the U.S. Supreme Court could short-circuit the very technologies that they believe are making a more level playing field of the music business. Lower courts have sided with the software makers, which assert their so-called peer-to-peer technology is as legitimate as a videocassette recorder or a copy machine. abcnews.go.com /Technology/wireStory?id=611113   (415 words)

Indie Labels A growing indie punk rock label based out of sweeden that boasts an international rock and roll roster that can be compared to some of the all time greatest. This label started out small and has grownt o be a pretty decent independent metal label. Delirium Records, unlike many large labels, does not try to change the music of their bands and unlike many small labels works closely with the groups to bring about the best possible results. www.bandattack.com /indielabels.htm   (727 words)

The Numbers: Can Indie Labels Really Make Money Through Downloads? Part 1 - O'Reilly Digital Media Blog If our label is an alternative indie, it obviously can’t afford to risk six figures to earn revenues like these–the break-even promotion budget on this project would have been $88,400. Alternative indies have to find ways to run very, very lean, such as relying on lots of touring by the artist, good will with influential press, and street teams of fans to spread word of mouth. And whether the label pays it or the artist has already paid it or everyone works for free, someone is paying (if only in the value of their time & the opportunity cost of not doing something else), so it figures into the calculation. www.oreillynet.com /digitalmedia/blog/2005/12/the_numbers_can_indie_labels_r_1.html   (1092 words)

Apple iTunes drums up indie support   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Leading indie record labels are expected to score a deal with Apple's iTunes music download site by the end of the week. The bands' labels failed to agree terms before iTunes launch last month, unhappy that Apple was trying to lock them into three-year fixed price deals with no option to review prices regardless of whether iTunes increased the retail cost. "Apple is in talks with the indie labels and it looks like they are hoping to sign a deal within days," said an AIM spokesman. www.vnu.co.uk /print/it/1156626   (283 words)

Indie Labels Wrestle With Impact of Album Leaks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Independent labels have traditionally been loath to adopt encryption, Web policing and watermarking, but of late, leaks of high-profile releases have begun forcing their hand. Sure to be one of the biggest indie releases of 2007, "Wincing" was sent to 1,050 journalists and retail employees as a watermarked advance, a first for the label. But the label was forced into action prior to the 2004 release of Interpol's "Antics," the follow-up to the band's acclaimed 2002 debut "Turn On the Bright Lights." That set has shifted 445,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. www.hollywoodreporteresq.com /thresq/ip/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003411845&imw=Y   (928 words)

Indie Labels Sign Collective Licensing Deal : Soul Shine Magazine Independent record labels are getting together to ensure that they can get the same licensing deals as the four majors. A group of independent record labels have signed a deal with Netherlands based agency Merlin to collectively license the music and videos of musicians signed to independent record labels in countries including Canada. This deal will give independent labels the clout to be able to compete with the four major labels Universal Music, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music Group. www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=4137   (240 words)

Welcome to Indie Country - The Boston Globe What's surprising about this trend is that Nashville and country radio seem to be accepting these indie upstarts, breaking the decades-old chokehold the majors have had on playlists and offering a wider variety of options to listeners. To put it in context, when Alison Krauss -- who records for Burlington -based indie Rounder Records -- ascended to No. 6 with her 1995 hits collection, "Now That I've Found You," it was the first independently released album to hit the country Top 10 in 16 years. "After the major labels consolidated, not only did some of the quality artists find themselves without major label deals, but, almost more importantly in the marketing of the music, a lot of the quality executives who were at those major labels found themselves working for the independent labels," says Salamon. www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2007/04/15/welcome_to_indie_country   (1200 words)

Indie labels combine to form a "virtual fifth major" Independent labels, tired of being treated like second-class citizens at the bargaining table, have banded together to become a "virtual fifth major" label, and they've already started signing deals. Labels from the US, UK, France, Norway, Japan, Brazil, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries have already signed on to use their collective size as a bargaining asset. Independent labels have been open to selling music without DRM for years (eMusic, the number two download store in the US, offers only MP3s from independent bands), as many artists are more concerned with building a fan base than with possible piracy. arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20070124-8689.html   (539 words)

IndieHQ [All Digital Record Labels] Indie Headquarters is the ultimate resource for indpendent bands and indie record labels. IndieHQ is a forum for bands, record labels and everyone else who is interested in independent music. Advice for indie bands, unsigned bands, record labels and others about sending demos, putting out records and much more. indiehq.com /2006/12/04/all-digital-record-labels   (398 words)

FEMMUSIC.com  Indie Labels v. Major Labels Distribution for the major labels is handled by major distributors which are wholesalers that take the records produced by the record labels and coordinate their placement into consumer retail stores. Major labels have more resources so they are able to spend more on the production and marketing of their artists' recordings. There are many types of independent (or indie) labels, but you can think of them as falling into two broad categories: (i) indie labels which are associated with major labels, and (ii) indie labels which are truly independent and have no association with a major label. www.femmusic.com /Sweeney/Sashayapril02.htm   (758 words)

Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to ITunes Pact-Source - BizReport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The computer maker decided to negotiate individually with the top independent labels rather than follow in the footsteps of rivals such as Sony Connect and Napster who inked a single deal with the Association of Independent Music, a UK trade body representing a vast assortment of indie labels. Some customers used iTunes software to create a playlist of their favorite songs giving them titles like "iTunes needs more indies!." The playlists were then posted prominently in the iTunes store alongside other innocuous listings. The source said Apple appears ready to sign with a collection of the largest independent labels such as Beggars Group and Sanctuary Records. www.bizreport.com /print/7644   (329 words)

Country stars find second home on indie labels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) With major labels hyping fresh young acts, artists past their commercial peak are looking for a second home. For the label, landing a veteran artist is a coup. In the past, recording on an independent label was considered a step down for big-label artists, a sign that their career was on the skids. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/01/entertainment1711EST0716.DTL   (895 words)

Indie record labels to cash in via MySpace | Metro.co.uk Little-known indie bands could have the same chance of hitting the big time as manufactured boy and girl bands thanks to a new online music deal. Merlin represents hundreds of small indie labels worldwide which have struggled to strike deals with major music websites because of their size. The independent record label sector makes up 30 per cent of music sold across the world, with the rest taken up by the four major record labels— Universal, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner. www.metro.co.uk /news/article.html?in_article_id=34061&in_page_id=34   (521 words)

Unsigned Band Resources Resources Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Indie Music - Many free resources for musicians including contacts, reviews, and venues. Indie News Network - Webzine and newsletter that gives you information on what is happening in the world of independent music. Indie Radio - Live broadcasts of music from independent artists. music.infotut.com /Resources/Unsigned_Band_Resources   (1666 words)

Indie-Music.com - International Indie Labels As new generations come to grips with their identities, and as those of us who are older catch up to them, technology and a more realistic global perspective means that there are limitless possibilities when it comes to discovering new music, artists, and friends around the world. They've been at the forefront of every major change in distribution for independent record labels, from deals with majors to helping to establish a truly independent distribution network, and on to today when they are seizing the opportunities and changes brought about by the increasing influence of the World Wide Web. The label was started in 1996 as conduit for the release of contemporary acid-folk, psych-pop, and space-rock. www.indie-music.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5111   (1811 words)

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