“We Built This City” by Starship is considered one of the worst songs to ever chart. Many critics claim that it makes no sense and is only popular because it sounds “catchy”. However‚ the song in reality has a very subtle meaning that rarely gets picked up on. The song is critiquing the music industry as a whole‚ using metaphors and imagery‚ claiming that it’s completely disregarding its roots and only using artists as a way of making money. The chorus of the song does so most cryptically. “Marconi
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(referred to as Indie) labels shed a picture on the evident control money and muscle affords the parent companies (i.e. the major label). The musical expression and the business behind the release of such prove to be as crippling to contractors (i.e. artist/performers) as many of them in modern day are translating through their music‚ actions‚ and social media platforms. The file in suit actions of management isn’t only crippling to contractors but also to the independent label itself and the consumers
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Krzysztof Olechowski ASSIGNMENT 1 Roles‚ Relationships‚ and Contracts in the Recording Industry. Sound Engineer Definition A sound engineer is technician who operates and maintains the machines and equipment when recording and broadcasting music‚ sound effects‚ film audio‚ live events and video production. He works in entertainment industry and is a pivotal part of the process of creating state of audio projects‚ video‚ radio shows and live projects. Functions Some sources which
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decline since 2000 (Kerin‚ 2007). In fact‚ four of the major five record companies reported losses in the first half of 2003. Universal is considered a heavy hitter US with a market share of 29.4% while EMI ranks in the bottom of the five major record labels with a mere 9.8% of US market share. EMI was the only company that did not report losses the beginning of 2003 due to major
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Prince Vs. Warner Brothers: Artist feud with Label Ryan Willis Negotiation and Deal Making Christi Davis March 27‚ 2011 In today society different companies go through various contracts on a day to day basis; however‚ it is solely up to both companies or parties to ensure that the contract upon entering is in good standing and there after remains in good binding‚ As in the case of Prince Vs Warner Brothers. In the beginning it seems as though the contract was acceptable for both parties
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record labels fail to attract many subscribers? What‚ if anything‚ should the record labels have done differently? The stores commenced by the record labels lacked the freedom of digital music. These stores used proprietary file format‚ which was not compatible with other software formats. Moreover‚ these stores were being attacked by the peer-to-peer services‚ which enabled the customers to select or search for music of their choice. Napster was one such software‚ which left the record labels in jeopardy
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UK Gramophone Company in London ▪ In 1931 the merger between the Gramophone Company and Columbia Records formed the Electric and Music Industries Ltd ▪ In 1955 EMI entered the American market acquiring Capitol Records‚ the leading American record label ▪ In 1971 the company changed its name in EMI Ltd ▪ In 1980 EMI merged with Thorn Electrical Industries Ltd‚ to form Thorn EMI ▪ In 1992 Thorn EMI acquired Virgin Music Group (most expensive acquisition in record music history) ▪ In 1996 Thorn EMI
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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 Linnet catalog and the 2008 acquisition of the seminal Mulligan Records label has made Compass the place to go for Celtic and roots music
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the end of the music industry and that the sky is falling. People from the music industry say they are losing money‚ but what really is happening is that when you download songs for free‚ you don’t take money away from labels and artists‚ you just don’t give them any. If a major label has invested in an artist/album‚ it’s generally a whole package including concerts‚ merchandise‚ etc. If‚ in the long run‚ total revenue doesn’t match projected profit‚ obviously you need to change your business model
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Music Industry 10% (only fewer than 300 of the approximately 3‚000 singles released each year made it to the Billboard Singles Top 40) Entertainment Management : Polyphonic HMI : Mixing Music and Math 2 Situation Analysis(External) Record Labels 90% The lion’s share of a record company’s revenue was generated through its established artists - not new artists. For Warner Music Group established artists accounted for almost 90% of the 1.7 billion in revenues from newly released title in
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