MUSIC INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY

Major Record Label - (aka big four labels) major labels are large corporations often owned by a parent company, e.g sony

Subsidiary Label -

Independant Label - (aka indie labels) record labels that are independant companies that do not have a corporate backer.

Niche Audience - select group of people that have a very unique interest.

Mainstream Audience - select group of people that have a very similar interest connected to the time period involved.

Fans - a theory that people receive and interpret media messages in different ways, usually according to factors such as age, ethnicity, social surroundings.

Interactivity - Computer sciene relating to a program that responds to user activity. two-way transfer of information between a user and the central point of a communication system, such as a computer or television

Active Audience - Active audience theory is a theory that people receive and interpret media messages in different ways, usually according to factors such as age, ethnicity, social class, etc. The audience is neither passive nor homogenous.

Audiophiles - An audiophile is a person who has a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction.

Early Adopters - An early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology; in politics, fashion, art, and other fields, this person would be referred to as a trendsetter.


Consumption -

web 2.0 -

Meta - tags / personalisation -
download -
streaming -
peer to peer -
piracy -
portability -
multi track -
sampling -
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) -
A&R - Artists and repertorie -
Record deal - contract - royalties -
Plugging / Marketing -