All Entries in the "Music Business" Category
New MBA in the Music Industry Promises to Meet Music Industry Challenges in the 21st Century
Following is an Interview with Helen Gammons, Program Director for the new MBA in the Music Industry, Henley Business School, London, England. This interview 1st appeared in my column, Convergence In Entertainment, on Technorati.com. (See video at end of interview) In the New Millennium, the music industry calls for new leadership. Both labels and Indie [...]
Home Studios and Mastering
In the LinkedIn group, “Music Producers Forum,” I started a discussion on home studios and mastering. It received over 400 posts (including mine). Jomar Reyes is the excellent manager of the group. PDF file: Home Studios and Mastering – Music Producers Forum – JerryFlattum The opening question for the discussion was as follows (link leads [...]
Majors vs. Indies War – LinkedIn – Music Industry Network
The following discussion appears in the LinkedIn Group, “Music Industry Network.” As of 2.18.12, 10:30PM EST., there are 281 posts. To participate you must join the group. Are major labels really evil? Why the Indie Movement? Do unsigned artists really believe they can pump out hits and become stars without a major label backing? Indie [...]
It’s Official – Rebel Reznor Goes Hollywood Mainstream with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
NOTE: This article 1st appeared in my column on Technorati, Convergence In Entertainment. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: December 20, 2011 at 6:01 pm Industrial legend Trent Reznor already reinvented–capitalized–on his dark side when he won the 2010 Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards for Social Network. Although the [...]
Producers – Music
Music producers are more illusive than the artists they produce. Some have big names but you won’t find them–they find you. Babyface DavidFoster.net Flyte Tyme (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) Merchants of Cool – PBS Mix This! Mojave Music Producers Guild Music Producers (About.com) Musicproducers.com New Age Music Producers Phil Spector Record Label Gallery Phil Spector [...]
Publishers
NOTE: The introduction and list of links found here is copied from the “Labels” sub-category. It will be modified with a focus on Music Publishers. Nearly all major labels and publishers fall under the umbrella of the top conglomerates (SEE Entertainment Conglomerates). Still, many well established labels and publishers retain strong identities and with the [...]
Labels
Nearly all major labels and publishers fall under the umbrella of the top conglomerates (SEE Entertainment Conglomerates). Still, many well established labels and publishers retain strong identities and with the recent purchases of Napster and mp3.com (Vivendi and Universal, respectively), they show no signs of losing power despite decentralization in the Digital Age. Stardom and [...]
Independent Music
Indie Music–as it is called–is generally any music that is not associated with any of the major labels. Indie labels often lack administrative, marketing and distribution power to generate sales of any magnitude. For many independents, mega-sales is not the initial driving force. Conglomerates aside, Indies are high-spirited innovators and explorers often motivated by the [...]
RocketHub – My Introduction to Crowdsourcing
Centuries ago, when I used to wander the countryside as a troubadour (in a past life–really!), I heard Mozart and some of his cronies were getting financing from Kings and Queens. Well, I didn’t have access to any top brass so I carried a sign that read, “Will play for food.” Reincarnated centuries later, this [...]
Bridging the Gap Between Corporate and Indie
Imagine a book entitled, Bridging the Gap Between Corporate and Indie. I worked for CBS for 2 years and to this day I regret not staying with the company. I loved working at CBS. And when I left, I took with me a stock dividend check for something around 4K. Oh yeah, that’s small, [...]
