Tuesday 9 July 2013
Monday 8 July 2013
Record Labels
What is a record label?
- Provides the artist with money
- Talent Scouting and development of artists.
- Manages band/artist.
- Production, Manufacture, distribution of record.
- Marketing and promotion.
- Copyright protection.
Major Record Labels
- The big three record labels are Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
- Can at any one time represent 75% of the music sold within a year.
Minor/Independent Record Labels
- A smaller record label that operates without funding of the big four.
- Many big artists begin their careers on minor labels.
- Generally allows more artistic freedom and control.
- Merge Records, Lost Highway, 4ad, Domino, Rough Trade.
Lesson Task
Kings of leon from daisymae96
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Monday 1st July 2013
L/O - To understand Adorno and Horkeimers culture industry.
Commodity - Something you can buy.
Max Horkheimer and Theador Adorno both created the Culture Industry.
The
Culture Industry
The two theorists, Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno
created ‘The Culture Industry’ theory. The Culture Industry refers to
everything being produced in the industry ends up coming out the same which
means totally changing them from where they first started and it takes away
everything unique about them. Even though everything has turned out the same.
But due to everyone being used the same it becomes a success.
An example of this is JLS it is very clear and easy to see how they go from oner thing to another for example...
It was made obvious how this boy band go from one image to another. The change is incredibly visible and obvious.
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