Independent record label

The way that fashion, fitness, and marketing influences our society fascinates me; I am constantly looking at how to influence current and future trends through multiple channels. Having many successes under my belt, I have come to realize that one of the keys to my success has been the solid marketing foundation I received from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). After earning my Associates in Applied Science for Advertising & Marketing Communications from this illustrious program, I…

artists are well established in the music industry in terms of fan base, recognition and above all improved sales via various marketing strategies. Nordic services are customised to meet needs of various artists. By working together with other independent labels, they pool together resources that create varied options so as to ensure satisfaction in fulfilling different artists’ needs. Through consultation, Nordic composers provide a plan to any individual artist, spelling out procedures that…

With the music industries having undergone vast technological change courtesy primarily from the immense online network of the internet, artists have adapted innovative means to share independently using affordable software and cost-free social media platforms to promote their art and further their artistic identity. Online communities have formed alongside these platforms allowing music makers to engage with like-minded individuals as art and music production moves forward to increased…

One of the biggest postmodern examples of appropriation in visual culture is the imagery in the music industry. The music you listen to as child influences your style throughout youth; this has also historically created many different types of subcultures such as hippies, Punks and Mods, in addition, this extends to regional musical cultures. Musically the idea of appropriation is transferable, with bands & musicians taking heavy influence form the past and because of the advent of sampling; the…

the combination of the words “Spot” and “Identify”. Created in Sweden, the service has a free option. As defined by Techopedia, “Spotify is a new digital music service that enables users to remotely source millions of different songs on various record labels from a laptop, smartphone or other device”. In general, Spotify allows the user to search through 15 million tracks of music, create playlists, or listen to playlists created by other people. With over 40-millon active users, Spotify grows…

Apple Music Apple is a revolutionary company in digital music and has changed the structure of recorded music market with iPod and iTunes in the 2000s. Apple’s iPod and iTunes have led digital music market as the leading provider of MP3 players. However, Apple is now a newcomer in streaming music market with Apple Music, launched in 2015. Since 2005, global digital music revenues have been growing so fast (Exhibit 1-a Global Recorded Music Industry Revenues 2005-2015). Especially, streaming…

ANALYSIS Advantages As stated before, Digital Rights Management is very prominent in the entertainment business. DRM technologies are widely used in the music distribution business. The music industry in general has a fairly positive opinion about DRM as most music distributors claim that DRM help them safeguard their precious time and money investment. Since the music companies are being protected from piracy, they actually return profits out of their sales. This enables them to invest in…

Music has become increasingly available, beginning with the rapid distribution of sheet music to the invention of the record player to having any song in the world available from an online streaming service. Music has become a daily part of people’s lives, whether an individual is consciously aware of it or not. Music can be heard being played in the background of a commercial, out loud on the speakers at a sporting event, or played on the radio while driving in ones’ car. The prior…

Podcast can be used to provide introductory material before lectures, or, more commonly, to record lectures and allow students to listen to the lectures again, either because they were unable to attend, or to reinforce their learning. Moreover podcast can be presentations of learning material by lecturers. Authors discuss the three different ways…

From vinyl records to instant online streaming, the advancements in technology have been truly impressive. Long gone are the days of standing in line at the music store, or lugging around heavy electronic equipment (Ramey, "Modern Technology Advantages And Disadvantages"). By discussing how music was listened to throughout the ages one can appreciate the convenience that is enjoyed today. Columbia Records introduced the first long-playing record, or LP, in 1948. This 30cm record…