Off-label use

Ellis is already up and on the move. He makes his way across the north side of the city checking in on his three recording studios and the artist signed to his music label the “Sling Shot Movement Group.” When you break it down Yaves Ellis is a Christian rapper. He started at the age of seven and was signed to a major record label by the time he was 12. It was a passion that started after he’d seen the rap duo of Kriss-Kross and has remained a passion for a man now in his thirties. To this…

Some of the driving forces of change in the discount/variety store industry are gaining new customers and retaining frequent customers. Dollar General accomplishes this by offering low prices and convenient locations and easy to shop store formats. Frequent customers are retained because they save money. Another driving force of change is the digital revolution. Dollar General offers customers DG Digital Coupon program to more than 11,300 stores across 40 states (Dollar General News Center,…

(Koebler 1). Robert Hammond, a researcher from NCSU did many studies and found that “Albums that leaked 30 days in advance were expected to sell a minimum of 60 or more extra copies.” (Koebler 6). Hammond says these numbers are much larger for major-label artists. This research changes a lot, and has the potential to change even more, such as the overall quality of…

meet the lifestyle expectations of millennials (Grewal & Levy, 2014). To keep up with the demands of the largest target market, retailers like Walmart are utilizing their financial capacity and store-front space to expand and develop their private-label brands (Grewal…

Frederick ENTB3623-O Full Sail University By putting forth some effort and believing in your dreams, entrepreneurship can be a reasonable goal. I sat down with fellow Full Sail student and entrepreneur Antoine Wongus to discuss his self-owned recording label and studio. Antoine started making beats when he was just 13 years old and mastered his skills over the years. When he finished learning the ropes of producing and recording he decided to make a career out of what he loved. He noticed his…

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 need to be…

Conor Maynard born 21 November 1992 is a singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was chosen for, and won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. Maynard’s pop song “Unforgettable” was written by Anth Melo and Conor Maynard in commemoration of Anth’s older sister Fresia who died in a car accident. “Unforgettable” was released 30th of May 2017. Just as there are different genres in books and movies there are also different genres in music videos. There are…

music they are listening too is a trend and they all sound the same. First of all, the Music Industry is a monopoly. There are three companies that own most of the radio stations in the US: EMMIS, Radio One and Clear Channel. Also, there’s four major labels that…

There are many different goals I hope to achieve through the design of my studio. My plan involves recording and producing high quality tracks, though I hope to make my studio easy to use. As operator of the studio, I would mainly produce and create hip-hop tracks. I would use many different types of tools, both physically and virtually. My studio would be designed through a audio interface, which would act as the capital. My recordings would be done through a condenser microphone and I would…

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…