Sho!Mag Issue 2 August 2015 Sho! Issue#3 September 2015 | Page 14

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ho! we on our 3 rd Issue now and we feel we
got this thing on lock by now. So it is time to
get down to the business end of things by now, I
mean the “real business end”. By that I am
referring to what this magazine was build upon. I
hear some questions as to what we were built
upon. Well, we were built upon two simple aspects
and they are to “educate and unite” simple as that
and no additions needed to it.
To provide the much needed answers, I did a little
research myself and also what would I be without
my trusted friends who so happen to be
professionals in the topic at hand their was they all
run their own “Independent Music Labels”.
I mentioned, I did a little research and this is how I
shortened a definition of an “Independent Music
Label”. “An “Independent Music Label” is any
music recording label that operates without the
On that “educating tip”, on “BrandIt”, we discuss funding of the organizations of the major music
labels. Typically, major
in full length “Independent
labels are global in scale
Music Labels". What it does
and operate their own
an artist mean they are
distribution and
saying they are
publishing companies.
independent or they want to
“Independent Music
be independent? What is an
Labels” however, tend to
“Independent Music
Label”? What does it take to “built upon two simple aspects and they are either work with other
smaller companies, either
start an “Independent Music to educate and unite”
in long term partnerships
Label”? And many other
or in smaller contractual relationships for their
questions related to being independent, will be
distribution and publishing, although many
seen through within this feature.
“Independent Music Labels” pay for the
Often we hear artists or musicians saying that they
distribution services that major labels have to
want to be independent or some of them saying
offer”. Well, that definition of an “Independent
they own or run an “Independent Music Label”.
Music Label” was not mine, I must come out
Once the word “independent” gets mentioned, that
straight before any hating is directed towards me.
is where I get lost. So I figured, if I am getting lost
Now let us get the help of “pros” in this game and
just imagine how many of are on that same ship. I
see how they have to tackle this matter...
hope this feature provides the answers.