sony labels include:
- RCA label group
- Sony CGM
- Columbia
- Syco
Some current artists include:
justin timberlake
foo fighters
kings of leon
bruce springsteen
glasvegas
the view
the script
.........................and many more
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
RESEARCH
1. production: the recording of the music, where and how?
2. distribution: how the music is promoted? how does it get in to shops, played on the radio and made available for payable downloads?
3. consumption: how do people consume the music made available? buying cds, downloading music, buying tickets for concerts, buying merchandise?
1. production: the recording of the music, where and how?
2. distribution: how the music is promoted? how does it get in to shops, played on the radio and made available for payable downloads?
3. consumption: how do people consume the music made available? buying cds, downloading music, buying tickets for concerts, buying merchandise?
Key Media Concepts Exam
KEY MEDIA CONCEPTS EXAM
- to develop a case study on a particular record label.
- this institution must be located in the contemporary music industry
- the institution must produce and/or distribute music in the UK.
- when researching your chosen record label you must focus on 3 key areas: production, distribution, exchange and consumption
- to develop a case study on a particular record label.
- this institution must be located in the contemporary music industry
- the institution must produce and/or distribute music in the UK.
- when researching your chosen record label you must focus on 3 key areas: production, distribution, exchange and consumption
Thursday, 5 January 2012
facts and figures continued
More than 31,000 new album titles (including re-issues) was released in the UK last year, second only to the US - which demonstrates the commitment to investment from the UK record companies.
UK record companies invest 17% of turnover in A&R. DTI data shows that other industries with traditions oh heavy R&D expenditure such as pharmaceuticals actually spend a smaller proportion of revenues on developing new products than the UK record industry invests in the development of new artists.
British artists accounted for 49.4% of artist albums sold in the UK in 2005 - the highest annual amount total since 1998. this represented sales of 62m units - the highest ever total in a single year by british musicians.
UK record companies invest 17% of turnover in A&R. DTI data shows that other industries with traditions oh heavy R&D expenditure such as pharmaceuticals actually spend a smaller proportion of revenues on developing new products than the UK record industry invests in the development of new artists.
British artists accounted for 49.4% of artist albums sold in the UK in 2005 - the highest annual amount total since 1998. this represented sales of 62m units - the highest ever total in a single year by british musicians.
The Music Industry and how it works
The way that audiences listen and consume music has changed, due to the fact that we now have the ability to be able to download songs and music without having to manually carry around records and CDs, we find this a better method because it is more practical. We are also able to use file sharing, however this is actually illegal, this can be done through different music sites where you are able to successfully download music for free, this can also be done by the use of Bluetooth, receiving and sharing different pieces of media with absolutely no fee whatsoever. The amount that artists are gaining from selling their music is massively taken down because of record deals and being on a record label, bands such as arctic monkeys made themselves successful by putting their music on online networking sites so people can download their music and the whole profit goes straight to the arctic monkeys then they decide on a good deal that suits them as they have the power of being successful, they then decided to be on a record deal because it may benefit them but it is a deal that is not taking a massive percentage of their wage. Nowadays you can actually download a program of the internet to be able to record yourself singing and put this online on websites such as YouTube and other social networking sites, this is to help them get noticed and scouted but ultimately this is so they can achieve a record deal, to help them to become more successful and get their name and music heard. The real money that artists can make is from tours and doing gigs that the audience are paying 40-45 pounds to watch, the money they get from that is the full percentage as the record deal have not been involved unless they have been involved in setting it up.
Music Industry - facts and figures
This is a case study of two record companies that target a british audience, one is a major label and one is an independant label.
The case study should look at the production, consumption, distribution and exchange.
Domestic expenditure on music in all form totals almost 5 billion a year and music activities generate the equivalent of 126,000 full-time jobs in the uk.
The UK is the third largest market in the world for sales of music, behind only the USA and Japan. Sales in the UK amounted to 10.4% of all music sold globally in 2004. As a source, of repertoire, the UK is second only to the USA.
The case study should look at the production, consumption, distribution and exchange.
Domestic expenditure on music in all form totals almost 5 billion a year and music activities generate the equivalent of 126,000 full-time jobs in the uk.
The UK is the third largest market in the world for sales of music, behind only the USA and Japan. Sales in the UK amounted to 10.4% of all music sold globally in 2004. As a source, of repertoire, the UK is second only to the USA.
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