MAJOR RECORD LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SONY MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT IS AN AMERICAN MUSIC CORPORATION OWNED AND OPERATED
BY SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, A SUBSIDIARY OF JAPANESE
CONGLOMERATE SONY CORPORATION. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1929 IN NEW YORK
CITY THE CEO IS DOUG MORRIS WHO IS AN AMERICAN MUSIC EXECUTIVE AGED
75 THEY OPERATE IN 43 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WORLDWIDE
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MAJOR RECORD LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT IT IS HOME TO
PREMIER RECORD LABELS REPRESENTING MUSIC FROM EVERY GENRE,
INCLUDING ARISTA NASHVILLE, BEACH STREET RECORDS, BYSTORM
ENTERTAINMENT, COLUMBIA NASHVILLE, COLUMBIA RECORDS, DAY 1, EPIC
RECORDS, ESSENTIAL RECORDS, FLICKER RECORDS, KEMOSABE RECORDS,
LEGACY RECORDINGS, MASTERWORKS, POLO GROUNDS, RCA RECORDS, RCA
NASHVILLE, REUNION RECORDS, ROC NATION, SONY CLASSICAL, SONY MUSIC
LATIN, STAR TIME INTERNATIONAL, SYCO MUSIC, VERITY MUSIC GROUP AND
VOLCANO. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
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MAJOR RECORD LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SONY MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT SPECIALISES IN BASICALLY EVERY GENRE AND THEREFORE
THEY HAVE TARGETED A MASS AUDIENCE. THEY HAVE MANY VERY FAMOUS AND
POPULAR CLIENTS SUCH AS BEYONC, AC/DC, ALICIA KEYS MANY MORE.
HTTP://WWW.LEGACYRECORDINGS.COM/A/#/POPULAR/
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INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL: LAB RECORDS LAB RECORDS LIMITED IS A
MANCHESTER, UK-BASED POP-ROCK RECORD LABEL, ESTABLISHED 2007.
PRIDING ITSELF ON A STRONG ABILITY TO SPOT AND DEVELOP YOUNG
TALENT, THE LABELS REPUTATION AS THE PERFECT STEPPING STONE TO A
PROLIFIC CAREER ENHANCES BY THE WEEK. IN 2011, THE LABEL MOVED TO A
NEW OFFICE IN THE NORTHERN QUARTER AREA OF MANCHESTER THE SAME CITY
RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LABELS AND BANDS OF
THE MODERN ERA. TWO YEARS LATER, LAB PENNED A WORLDWIDE
DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH INGROOVES FONTANA.
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INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL: LAB RECORDS ARTISTS AND RECENT
RELEASES FORT HOPE COURAGE ANAVAE DIMENSIONS THE LAFONTAINES ALL
SHE KNOWS WILLIAM BECKETT GENUINE & COUNTERFEIT THE HUSH SOUND
FORTY FIVE CARTEL COLLIDERFORT HOPE COURAGEANAVAE DIMENSIONSTHE
LAFONTAINES ALL SHE KNOWSWILLIAM BECKETT GENUINE &
COUNTERFEITTHE HUSH SOUND FORTY FIVECARTEL COLLIDER
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COMPARING MAJOR AND INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS INDEPENDENT
RECORD LABELS USUALLY SPECIALISE IN ONE OR TWO SPECIFIC GENRES OR A
HYBRID GENRE SUCH AS POP ROCK, AND SO THEY ATTRACT A NICHE
AUDIENCE, WHEREAS MAJOR RECORD LABELS WILL SIGN ALMOST ANY POPULAR
ARTISTS OR BAND AND SO THEY HAVE A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF GENRES
AVAILABLE TO ADVERTISE TO A WIDER RANGE OF PEOPLE AND SO MAJOR
RECORD LABELS HAVE A HUGE MASS AUDIENCE. THERE IS ALSO A DIFFERENCE
IN THE WAY THEY ADVERTISE THEIR ARTISTS OR BANDS. FOR EXAMPLE
INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS MAINLY USE ITUNES TO SELL THEIR SONGS AND
ALBUMS AND YOUTUBE TO ADVERTISE, BUT MAJOR RECORD LABELS USE A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT METHODS SUCH AS FESTIVALS, MUSIC CHANNELS AND
TALK SHOWS, LIKE THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW. THE TYPE OF ARTIST ALSO
VARIES. MAJOR RECORD LABELS TEND TO HAVE VERY SUCCESSFUL,
WELL-KNOWN SINGERS AND BANDS THAT GENERATE A CONSTANT INCOME FROM
SELLING ALBUMS AND SONGS. WHEREAS INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS CAN
ONLY AFFORD TO HAVE LESS KNOWN CLIENTS AS THEY DONT HAVE BACK UP
MONEY SUPPORT FROM A GIANT CONGLOMERATE.