Music industry Essays & Research Papers

Is the Music Industry Flourishing or Struggling? Argument & Communication Assignment 2 According to the article, “Having a ball; what’s working in music”, despite the fear that the music industry is at a loss through increased piracy, it is actually flourishing (Anonymous, 2010, para. 4). The article states “Between 1999 and 2009 concert-ticket sales in America tripled in value, from $1.5 billion to $4.6 billion” (Anonymous, 2010, para. 5) which indicates increased popularity of live...

 The attractiveness of the music industry from the perspective of Warner Group Music Summary Major transformation in the music industry over the last decade has resulted in the three major record labels; The Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group finding themselves with rapidly decreasing revenues and company structures which no longer provide profitability. A brief analysis of the external strategic factors affecting the Warner Music Group has revealed...

Jillian Rotsky MUSC 244-01 Midterm Essay October 11, 2009 "Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear." Frank Zappa Starting a career in the music industry is a difficult task. There are many important steps that you need to take along the way, and the path is often long and confusing. The people that you meet along the way will guide you along this path, and hopefully help you become a...

Introduction The music industry is the business of producing, recording and selling music through a number of different methods. These methods typical refer to recording and selling music through physical or digital means, including live performance. The product offered by the music industry are varied over years, from the very first beginning of tape cassettes, and then to CDs, till now, digital music records have become more popular comparing to others. Although the mainstream of production...

The Internet’s Effect on the Music Industry The internet has had a big impact on the workings and revenue of the music industry. It has forced the industry to change and adapt (Blethen). These changes have had both positive and negative effects on the music industry, effecting all people within the business (Mansfield). Some people share the opinion that the industry having trouble and is in turmoil (Sloan). Others think that the internet has helped the industry with its growing success and...

Case 2- Emerging industries Online music industry – iTunes and Spotify Table of Contents Introduction 1 iTunes 2 Spotify 2 Why are iTunes and Spotify so popular? 4 Critique 4 Sources 5 Introduction In this casework, we want to focus on the changing environment of music industry. It started with radio, later on gramophone, vinyl and records, CD’s and now online music. We want to research why this new type of listening and sharing music is so popular and finally,...

When a song gains widespread popularity, there is typically little inquiry regarding why the song successfully hit the mainstream charts. The general public normally assumes that the song possesses general qualities that somehow merit noticeable recognition. Some listeners might point out that the song became a hit because of its good rhythm, while others will claim that it was due to its melody. In reality, however, this might not necessarily be the case. For every song that becomes a...

International Economics and Competitiveness Essay Question 1. In this assignment I will divide the question into two parts. Firstly I will provide an overview of how the prices in the vertical chain for music compact discs correlates with how prices are divided according to the mentioned links in production chain of the music industry. Secondly I will by use of Porter’s five forces explain the pattern of this. Very few big record companies heavily control the music industry....

Music Recording INTRODUCTION For centuries man had dreamed of capturing the sounds and music of his environment by means of music recordings. The road to successful music recording had not been smooth until the derivation of the music recording industry. Since the inception of the music recording industry, the way in which music is produced, distributed, sold and consumed have greatly changed so also has popular music changed over time. These changes resulted from new technology which was...

Popular Music and Society Vol. 34, No. 4, October 2011, pp. 455–473 Music Radio and the Record Industry: Songs, Sounds, and Power J. Mark Percival The nature of the economic, social, and cultural relations between the radio industry and the record industry is most often characterized by both academics and practitioners as symbiotic, that is, both parties benefit from the interaction. Music radio needs records to fill airtime and to attract audiences and the record industry needs the kind of...

TASK 1 Marginal costing is a traditional financial technique which is used by companies for short term decision making within the music & entertainment industry. The concept of marginal costing is concerned with the treatment of fixed costs and the relationship that exists between sales, variable costs and contribution. This technique is often used by record labels to estimate the costs which they will incur & profits they will earn per unit which is manufactured and sold. Cost...

 Globalization in the Music Industry Jonathan Ben Ami ACOM 388 The music industry has been around for over two centuries (PBS). Its volatility can be measured by its ability to shift and change according to its time period, the technologies that arise through the ages and the public’s shift in musical taste. The music industry is comprised of many different components, organizations and individuals that operate within it. Some of these...

[pic] Music Industry Assignment 2 (of 2) Level 6 - Semester 1 2012/13 Module Leader: Justin Morey (j.morey@leedsmet.ac.uk) - Room Caedmon 218 Teaching Team: Bob Brazill Andrew Fryer Justin Morey Sam Nicholls Guest Speakers tbc. This assignment is one half of the work required for this module. You will also need to complete Assignment 1. Assignment 2 (of 2) - Written Report (50%) Answer one of the following questions (1600-2000 words) 1. You are a member of a...

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: The Sound and Music Industry Reference No: Dennis Tuckerman Tutor: Adam Morris Assessor: Date Set: 10/09/07 Completion Date: 18/11/07 Learning Hours: 60 Unit no Unit Title(s): This project assesses the following module Outcome(s)/Assessment Criteria: 39 The Sound and Music Industry 1 Assignment BRIEF: This assignment will introduce different areas of the music industry and should on completion, provide an overview of the ‘bigger picture' of the industry as a...

Unit 39 – The sound and music industry – task1 Introduction: Music industry has four areas. The different roles and jobs are link to the different areas of music industry. People need to sign the contracts and every areas of music industry have different content of contracts. People or companies have copyright. Licensing and copyright are very important in music industry. P1 Describe four areas of the music industry. 1. Music publishing In the music industry a music publisher or...

The Music Industry in a Digital Age Table of Contents * Report Justification * Summary * Introduction * Main Body * Conclusion * Bibliography Report Justification As multimedia students we have become accustom to the changing technology around us. We are always at the forefront of fads and changes. In terms of music most people carry around with them an ipod or some form of mp3 player. In 2006 46.6 million ipods alone were sold by Apple. In the same...

Globalization of Malaysian Music Industry We live in a globalised world. Boundaries and differences are becoming increasingly blurred as globalisation takes over the course of human development. With the aid of information technology, we have become ever so advanced in many aspects beyond past generations. Thanks to the unlimited opportunities emerged from globalisation, we can have more frequent exchanging of ideas, trade, culture, education and so on, between a country and the rest of the...

Internet and the Music Industry Cassandra Utz University of Phoenix In our society today, there is a growing number of consumers using the Internet as a main source for music. The smaller music companies are having to come up with new and different ways to use the Internet to increase their sales. The music companies can drive there sales because so...

Media Production is dominated by global institutions which sell their products and services to a national audience. How far do you agree? The music industry was previously owned by ‘The big four’: EMI, Sony Music Entertainers, Warner and Universal Music Group. However, due to the increase in popularity of indie labels, ‘The big four’ has now turned in to ‘The big three’, as EMI sold to Vivendi, who owns the Universal Music Group. ‘The Big Three’ also have a big advantage as they own all...

BOX 1. 5 (3rd Edition) Case 1.1 (4th Edition) THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY One of the less visible but highly challenging aspects of the Internet is the impact it has had – and is having – on the entertainment business. This is particularly the case with music. At one level its impacts could be assumed to be confined to providing new ‘e-tailing’ channels through which you can obtain the latest CD of your preference – for example from Amazon.com or CD-Now or 100 other...

 Midterm Exam Music Industry II Jordan Meisles If I were to be hired as the new event coordinator at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, it would be of great importance to draw in crowds to make the theater a credible and desirable place for touring artists. There are many steps that would have to be implemented in order to make the theater more popular to artists and audiences alike. Especially when it comes down to bringing in audiences from outside of Bloomington, there has to be a drawing...

Music Industry Analysis For most, it seems like a pretty bad time to be part of the music industry. Something that the music industry can do to find a way to increase profits would be to find a new way to develop new artists. Everyone is scared that when everyone is getting all these songs for free, it is the beginning of the end of the music industry and that the sky is falling. People from the music industry say they are losing money, but what really is happening is that when...

MAXIMIZING PROFITABILITY IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The Canadian music industry encourages development in technology as an aid to improving revenues. This has resulted in the current challenge which the music industry faces: loss in overall profits due to technological advances, and potential for product obsoleteness. Going forward, profits will be affected even more as technology advances further, and digital music becomes more popular. Therefore, the CRIA has asked industry...

Music Industry Essay Introduction A i: I am going to be looking at the music publishing companies Universal Music Group, Inc. (UMG), one of the biggest major labels in the music industry and Beggars Group Limited, (BGL), a powerful UK independent label. UMG own and administrate VEVO and in recent news Google Inc. is reportedly looking at investing a 10% stake worth £42million. The deal has not yet been signed but it is said that it will include a renewal agreement that will see...

 Globalization and Music Industry Globalization is integration of societies, economies, cultures of worldwide through of process of technology, politic and trade. In cultural way, it basically means that where countries used to have unique culture, now all the countries are becoming similar are losing the their uniqe features. Also, it can call “world without borders. Cultural Globalization is transforming ideas, meanings and values across to world. Cultural globalization is a long-term...

Music may be defined romantically as `the food of love' (Shakespeare) or more prosaically as `sound with particular characteristics' (Wikipedia), but it is undeniably a `vibrant artform' (Arts Council England) and one which touches more people, in more ways, than any other art form. In commercial terms, music certainly generates a higher market value than the other arts, although a comprehensive market size for music in all its manifestations is impossible to calculate. Key Note has put a...

The music industry has come a long way since those dreadful days of the mono recordings. Back then, artists, producers, and engineers didn't have as much of a choice of what equipment that would use to get their recordings done. With the advancement in technology and new innovations constantly being created in the music industry, the opportunities are endless. If you look up the definition of technology you will see the words industry and commerce, which to me just means growth and development....

Money Within The Music Industry Since the beginning of time, our human nature drives us to find beauty. Finding this beauty can come about several different ways whether it come from the arts, physical, or spiritual beauty. Then man began to create music and in order to seek out this loveliness. Over the centuries the production of music has grown and advanced in various ways. By generating different several different products and jobs, our economy would dramatically change without the...

I. Introduction Many people are still perplexed how ‘you are my love’ (a very popular song on the internet in China) has become popular, which is also considered cheesy from the view point of some mainstream recording industries and organizations. According to Zhang, CEO of the Idol Entertainment Ltd, ‘this represents neither a retrogression of society, nor a down step in terms of culture. It is normally a reflection of the current music market, which is to satisfy the consumers’ demands...

How has the internet benefited the music industry The music industry is dying. At least, this is the common expression among music businessmen. The availability of music for cheap prices and the abundance of illegal downloading have effectively crippled traditional music sales. While it’s true that the Internet has dramatically debilitated the traditional institutions that dominated the music industry, the Internet is actually aiding music as a cultural institution by transforming it from its...

| The Impact of Globalization on the Creative Industry- Music Industry | | Student Name: Lily Lee | Contents: 1.0 Introduction: 2 2.0 Music Industry: 2 2.1 Music Industry Value Chain 4 2.11 Beginning: 4 2.12 Production: 5 2.13 Circulation: 5 2.14 Distribution: 5 2.15 Consumption: 6 3.0 Technology Globalization impact on Music Industry: 6 4.0 Trade Globalization impact on Music Industry: 8 5.0 Conclusion: 9 6.0 Reference: 11 7.0 Appendix: 12 Appendix 1: The Core...

Effects of Illegal Downloading on the Music Industry Illegal downloading is commonly known as piracy, it describe that the steeling music from artists, songwriters, musicians, record label employees and others whose hard work and great talent who make music possible. Nowadays, downloading music is available for everyone on internet. However, it is still illegal. Downloading music on internet is what most people are doing because they do not have to pay, and they can choose only the songs...

 The effect of digital technology on the music industry Nowadays, teenagers are living constantly surrounded by technology. Even if the younger generation may not see it, technology has had an impact on different factors. The widespread use of digital technology in the music industry has allowed consumers to reproduce digital versions of copyrighted songs inexpensively, with the help of many software and websites. There has been an increase in digital copying activities and those are most of...

Case Study 1B ¡V The questions The online downloading of music from the Internet has ripped apart the old business model of record companies controlling the production of albums which are purchased through record shops. The last few turbulent years have seen many high profile law suits; some of which went in favour of the music industry and some of which went against. 1. Apply the value chain and competitive forces models to the music recording industry. 2. What role did the Internet...

Corporate Convergence and It’s Effect on the Music Industry Since its creation and early days, the music industry, recording methods and channels of distribution have changed many times over. What began as a simple invention has blossomed in time to be a billion dollar industry spanning multiple channels of media to include television, movies and theater as well. With incidences such as corporate convergence and the more recent processes of digital distribution, the industry itself has had...

How the Internet Changed the Music Industry COM/156 September 11, 2011 Large music labels have made statements since the late 1990s regarding the Internet’s damage to music sales through piracy by showing the decline of CDs sold year over year. However, the music labels themselves did not realize the sales opportunities that could be provided by the Internet and only saw a damaging environment. The same music labels also neglected to take advantage of the Internet as a new venue to find...

Impact of New Media in Music Industry Introduction In the recent years, there have been changes in the structure of the Music industry and the paths that have been used for creating, promoting and distributing music. Most of these changes resulted from the advancements in technology, which affected both economic and technological structures of the industry. The digitization of music and its migration on to the Internet has been one of the biggest challenges to the traditional music industry....

Can the Music Industry Change its Tune? Introduction The music recording industry has been rocked by the peer to peer file sharing technology. The distribution of music is now available as a digital product (Blockstedt, Kauffman, Riggins 2004). The industry claims that the file sharing technology has caused a reduction in their profits. The increase in popularity of devices that play the digital music, such as the MP3 player, Apple iPod and the Dell JukeBox, are driving the demand for...

Music and motion pictures, two of the most popular forms of entertainment today, can easily be traced back hundreds of years ago. Yet a relatively newer form of entertainment (and information) has impacted those long-established industries in as little as a few years: the internet. Recorded music, technically speaking, can be traced back to April 9th, 1860 with “Au Clair de la Lune” by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville . Though music existed long before this date, it marks the first time...

Sound and Music Industry Features of four areas of the music industry and their functions: Music Publishers: In the music industry a music publisher or company is an entity that develops, protects and values music. Music publishers are responsible for the development of new music as well as taking care of the business side allowing songwriters and composers to concentrate on their creative work. The artist and the publisher share a symbiosis relationship because most artist or starting...

When Tim-Berners Lee dreamt up the, then, crazy idea, of an inter-global network, I'm sure very few people had the same optimism in believing that it could happen in the future. Over the last ten years, the Internet has evolved from just web pages to e-mail, to online gaming, to viewing sport and film previews, and to buying and downloading music online. The Internet has now become one of the music industry's greatest markets, estimated to reach over 25% of sales in five years. This may be...

SWOT Analysis and Recommendation if Music Industry Strengths: *First major record label to create websites branded towards different music genres. First major record label to use downloading technology to promote sales of CD's and cassettes. *Merged with AOL--AOL has the largest internet service provider in the industry. *BMG was the largest music club in the world, and arguably the leader of the five major labels. *BMG set up a series of websites dedicated to specific genres of music....

The commercial growth of the live music events industry “Live music events have grown into global events, give five reasons as to what has driven their commercial growth and success” By Anjes Kuypers LT1059 The Service Sector Industries Module Tutor: Abu Naser Word Count: 1499 Introduction In the past few decades there have been many developments in the live music events industry, which have led to live music events growing to be global events. (Goldblatt, J., 2002) There...

Unit 1: The Music Industry What do you need to know for your exam? PART A Learning aim A: Understand different types of ORGANISATIONS that make up the music industry YOU NEED TO KNOW the different types of ORGANISATIONS (no.1-4 listed below) in the music industry and the TYPE OF WORK EACH ONE DOES. 1. Venues and live performance (places that host live music events) a) Small and medium local venues (pubs, clubs, small theatres) Host music regularly or part of mixed arts performances (e.g....

The Impacts of Technology on Music Recording Industry and Society "TV has restored the daily life of family, Photography has altered the way we look at the world, the computer has changed everything.” (Mark Katz, 2010) It is true the computer has converted everything into digital. Digital technology has also changed the ways of sound and voice recording. It has gradually led to the changes not only in the production of sound but also in the views of...

The Digital Age in Music: How Advancements in Technology are Re-shaping the Industry Michael Martin Monmouth University Abstract The ever-changing landscape of music distribution, due to constant advancements in technology, is sometimes hard to keep up with for artist, producer, and consumer alike. New editions of textbooks in Music Business classes are issued each year, and changes are made in the industry before the semester is even over. Because of this, it is vital for the industry...

Research Project: The Music Industry’s dramatic business model change from physical sales to digital downloads, how much the record labels are affected by internet piracy and how to regulate it. Information Discovery, Analysis and Interpretation Contents Page Page 1. Executive Summery 3 2. Scope of Report...

Introduction The role of the Music Publisher plays an important part within the Music Industry. They discover the great songs and composers that we listen to today. They work hard to exploit these songs into the market and make money for both himself and his client. During this essay I plan to explore further into this career, I intend to discover more about the different aspects, such as, the role the publisher plays within the industry, the salary, and qualifications needed. I hope to...

Reyes, Rodolfo Sequoia Maner RHE306 October 07, 2013 Paper 1.1 We as a race have advanced a lot as species and along with our progress many changes also came to our surroundings and tools. One thing that derived with us pretty well is technology, from cars, and transportation to new ways of communication. A source of information and many other things was the invention of the first interpretations of what now is known as the internet. It had its first version in the 1950's immediately...

Rich Baker November 12, 2012 Music Industry V.S. Pirating Music Right now pirating music is one of the most controversial issues on the web because pirating music is illegal doesn’t mean it is causing total harm to the industry. Pirating music is not displayed properly to the public. Illegal downloading is an illegal action that can result in fines and jail time if caught but it also helps promote small bands that can’t get a deal with a record company. However it does harm profits made...

Music Publishing has always plays a vital role in music business since mid- 1400s. The earliest printed music is known as religious chant from 1465. In fact, almost all the music printed before the 16th century belongs or owned by the Catholic Church. Since the 14th century until present times, Music Publishing has experienced a long progressive evolution. (SongCast, Inc. 2013) With the invention of the lithograph in 1798 which allows massive amounts of sheet music could be cheaply printed,...

Music Piracy In the 21st century, many changes have been made to digital media. One such media that has experienced an extreme change is music. It is no longer just a type of media that is made by singers and bought by consumers, but it is now part of the “dark, scary” side of the Internet. There are even journal article authors who have written about music piracy. “Music is the most widely pirated media in the world today. From singles to albums to recording demos, music of all genres is...

The evolution that has taken place in the music industry over the last 15 years is quite staggering. The entrance of the internet onto the world stage has revolutionized the way music is bought, marketed and shared. It is not only the depth of the changes that are occurring, but also the increasing rate at which these changes are taking place. New technologies and processes are becoming outdated almost as soon as they are adopted. Love it or hate it, the World Wide Web is here to stay, and it...

Music Marketing When culture meet the business Art Grilli ! ! ! Music has been transformed by capitalism in to a giant business enterprise, from the record labels to the large music distribution, companies up to the composer and performer, all is business. The Music Label Industry is a place where the culture meet business. In this essay we focus about recording labels internal organization, market and marketing strategies. ! The recording label is a real corporation with an...

A music business: Universal's gamble Summary When Universal Music Group bought a part of EMI's Capitol Records, many asked themselves if this was a smart decision. A 'gamble' of $1.9 billion. Many questioned if this merge would disadvantage smaller companies, because Universal owns, thanks to this merge, 40%-50% shares of most markets. Because of the long statement of objections by the European Commission, Eurocrats might force Universal to sell parts of EMI, such as Virgin Music and EMI...

In society music is an extremely important form of art. It is one of the most sincere forms of expression. Music can influence people from many different backgrounds and cultures. Musicians have the same freedom of speech rights as any other United States citizen. In the mid 1980's rock musicians' rights were challenged with issues including censorship and first amendment guarantees. "The PMRC (or Parents Music Resource Center) was a committee formed in 1985 by the wives of several...

Artist Management Sometimes thought of as the single most important person in career of artiste. A good manager can expand an artiste’s career to its maximum potential - a bad one can rocket an artist to oblivion. What they generally do is most of the things the artist either can't be bothered to do or doesn't know how to do - they do these things usually in exchange for a percentage of the artist's earnings, this is called commission. A few of the roles of the typical manager...

Online Music Sharing Will cds and cassettes soon become extinct like the 8 track and vinyl records? Well, that very well may become the case due to online music sharing. Music sharing has become the hottest, most popular thing now-a-days for teens and college students across the nation. This innovative idea is now caught in between a war of advocates and anti-advocates, courts have now become involved, which side are you on? I don't know about you but I'm all for the online music sharing....

A Music Producer What is a Music Producer? A Music Producer has a wide range of responsibilities, but primarily a music producer oversees the creation of music. A producer might be responsible for a few songs or an artist's entire album, in this case the producer might develop an overall vision for the album and how the various songs may relate to one another. Being a Music Producer basically consists of overseeing and managing a projects recording (production), this can include many roles;...

Response to text- Why You Should Pay For Music by John Sheldrick Dear John, I read your article and I have some comments about it I would like to acknowledge about it: Firstly when you mention that you advocate a culture in which people actually want to spend money on music, but I actually think we should advocate a culture where everybody listens to music and not just the ones who have a computer and and a bank account, I believe that music should be a right and not a privilege and...

The Digital Music Distribution Revolution What industry conditions lead to the revolution in audio distribution? Which stakeholders stand to benefit most (or least) from this revolution? The MP3 technology gave its users several advantages such as the chance to transfer music to the new digitally recorded format, while also providing a way to download and play music digitally on personal computers. For example, software programs gave listeners the ability to convert CDs to the new digital...

Music in Different Cultures Popular Music and Contemporary U.S. Culture Popular Music in its Many Facets In its broadest sense, popular music is an umbrella term referring to a vast range of commercially mass-marketed musical genres contrasting with classical or art music and intended for mass consumption (e.g., rock, rock and roll, hip-hop, grunge, heavy metal, rhythm and blues, punk, soul, techno, funk, rap, house). This wide-ranging term encompasses a...

Global Entertainment REPORT on Music Piracy 05.11.2013. Music piracy Industry Comparative Study – Piracy Table of Content INTRODUCTION This report purpose is to analyze the piracy, and the industrial response to it, in the music industry concentrating on three pre-selected regions. The structure of the report consists of the analysis of the global context of the music industry, a more detailed analysis of the product and distribution...

Ever since Rachel Hacken was young, she always dreamed of having her own independent music publishing company. With such successful companies like EMI and Sony, she realized that she wouldn’t be content being just another employee, she want be the employer. With her growing knowledge on music publishing, she believes that she is ready to launch my own independent music publishing company called Glenwood Music along with the help of her business partner, Allahna Bruefach. Below is...

Abstract YouTube’s Effect on the Music Industry YouTube is a video sharing website. YouTube was created by three former PayPal employees in 2005. YouTube is designed so members of the website can upload, view, and share videos. YouTube uses Adobe Flash Video to show many different types of videos posted including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as stuff like video blogging, and educational videos. YouTube has altered the Internet and changed the way we consume music....

Brayden Merrell Reaction Paper 1 Com 250, Spring 2013 Fallacy of Free Music When a new song comes out the first thing my peers and I normally do is check YouTube to hear the latest new track. The internet is the easiest way for people of any age group to listen to music. There are hundreds and thousands of popular music downloading services that can be found within seconds with a simple Google search. Most of these websites are funded by advertisements that consume the borders of the...

Music Business Journal Analysis The Music Business Journal is an online journal based in the United Kingdom. The two editors, JoJo Gould and Jonathan Little, are both lecturers, researchers, and writers in the music industry. When they saw that the music industry was underdeveloped in academic terms, the two founded the Music Business Journal to "facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge across a range of music industry activities." Consultants for the journal come from a wide...

The YouTube Effect: Live Music Festivals and Brands Dissertation submitted to MAKHANLAL CHATURVEDI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION, BHOPAL In partial fulfilment of the requirements For the award of the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN Management and Marketing Communication By Joyeeta Dutta Choudhury Enrolment Number: Research Guide K Sai Prasad, HoD, Marketing Communication, Commits Semester IV, May 2014 CONVERGENCE INSTITUTE OF MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND IT...

http://www.slideshare.net/hazman/digital-revolution-soundbuzz-singapore-case-studies As of February 18, 2008, SoundBuzz Pte., Ltd. was acquired by Motorola, Inc. SoundBuzz Pte., Ltd. operates as an online and mobile music company in South East Asia, Australia, Hong Kong, India, and the People’s Republic of China. The company operates online and mobile music retail stores. It offers downloadable music and videos, back-end technology, digital rights clearances, and acquisition of licenses from...

The impact of technology on the music industry: A study into how organisations adapt in a rapidly evolving business environment Profile - Sam Ford from UK Indie band One Night Only. The Group have recorded a top 10 hit on the Top 40 UK Singles Chart in 2008 from their debut album “Started a Fire”. From your debut album Started a Fire, you had a top 10 hit with “Just For Tonight”. What did it take you to get to the point? How did you market and promote your band to get to this point, did it...

Media Management Music Retailing in India Submitted By 10-VC-101 Deepak Chand S INDEX * Introduction * Organized Retailing * Unorganized Retailing * Companies controlling the market * India's Largest Music Retail Chain * Promoting the Outlets Introduction The music industry or music business consists of the companies and individuals that make money by creating and selling music. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate within the industry are: the musicians...

Music Piracy is a Good thing Pirating music is one of the most common crimes in the world that happens everyday. However, ones you read this essay, I hope you will see this issue from a different perspective, it may not look like such a terrible crime after all. Most successful artists make in the tens of millions every year according to eHow.com. If that's the truth, how badly is piracy really hurting these people? If music piracy is effecting the artist so much then why do majority of...

112 — The Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications • Vol. 1, No. 2 • Fall 2010 Music in the Digital Age: The Emergence of Digital Music and Its Repercussions on the Music Industry Sadie A. Stafford* Senior Majoring in Broadcast and New Media Elon University Abstract The clearly ubiquitous evolution of digital music has created an apparent and drastic shift in the way consumers and producers view and use the music industry. The presence of these music files that have...

The Effects of Auto-Tune on the Music Industry A Term Paper Presented to Ms. Edwina Bensal Department of English and Applied Linguistics College of Education, De La Salle University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Basic Research Skills / English for Specific Purposes (ENGLRES) 2nd Trimester, AY 2010 – 2010 By Doroja, Juan Marcos R. Licup, Trisha Anne T. November 18, 2010 I. Introduction Music demands perfection. In the music of today, Auto-Tune, which is a...

M004LON : Finance, Funding and Legislative frameworks for Success Industry : Music Company :Warner Music Group WAVES AND BARS OF WARNER MUSIC GROUP TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Pestle Analysis 3.1 Countries and Revenues 3.2 Piracy 3.3 Advent of Digital Music 3. Porter’s Five Forces-WMG 4.4 Intra-industry Rivalry 4.5 Buyer’s Power 4.6 Threat of new entrants 4.7 Supplier Power 4.8 Threat of...

Introduction My name is __________, student number _______ of ___________________ studying _________ module; __________ – Independent Music Production in which I will complete a three part coursework assignments of: • CW1 – Project planning document due on 19th February, equal to 10% of overall module mark. • CW2 – Project presentation due on 30th April, equal to 60% of overall module mark. • CW3 – Accompanying 1000 words essay due on 7th May, equal to 30% of overall module mark....

Music Publishing Essay Over the past fifty years, the British Music Publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes. It has evolved as an entity with innovations in technology, changes and creations of laws and new mediums to promote and exploit songs to a wider audience. Therefore, the way in which the music publishing industry operates and exploits its assets has completely transformed, and continues to do so at a rapid pace. This paper will attempt to explore the ways...

MUSB 2301 Intro to the Music Business Study Guide for exam no. 3 Chapter 7: Music Licensing Compulsory Mechanical Licenses Why compulsory 4 requirements for compulsory licenses The song is a non-dramatic musical work It has been previously recorded The recording has been publicly distributed in phonorecords Your use of the recording is in phono-records only When to notify author regarding a compulsory license Notify copyright holder within 30 days after making the...

Name: Carla Lori-Anne Gittens Student ID#:20043045 Course Code: AR27E Course Name: Music Business Management Lecturer: Mr. Dennis Howard Assignment ONE Question: Globalisation and Commercialisation of Caribbean Music by Mike Alleyne is one of a number of studies from the Caribbean region, which addresses the impact of Caribbean music production on the Anglo-American music industry. Do a critical review of this very important research on the Caribbean music industry and its impact on the...

Discussion Questions 1. Explain why DJs are such important stakeholders in the music industry. Why it is crucial to have closely knit relationship with them? DJs are important stakeholders in the music industry since DJs pre-selects the songs that are going to be played on the radio and the songs that get to be played on the radio will generate commercial success. Therefore it is crucial for record companies to have closely knit relationships with the DJs in order to solicit favors from...

 Record producer in the old days was someone who took care about the budget and organization of making an album without really interrogation in the creative process. In around mid-1960’s the new wave of producers were in many cases owners of private record labels or studios and they would now mostly do all the production tasks themselves, like attending or even engineering recording and mixing sessions; or even writing the material. It also became popular to include the producer in writing on...

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 As the presence of the internet becomes more predominant as an everyday activity in people’s lives, the way consumers access, select, buy and listen to music continues to evolve, being the likely cause of the fall of the traditional record industry (Barfe, 2004). One key aspect that is influencing these changes is technology. Technology has been a major characteristic of the music industry throughout the last century as to how music has been and is being accessed: from acoustic, through...

Economics12 ISP Research Paper 21 Century Music Industry: Music for free? By: Duncan Gilfillan Music been around since the 1500’s but the music industry itself did not really form until the early 1950’s with artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Miles Davis who made the music industry much more than just the artists and their music. Recording studios, band mangers, tour companies, record companies, and music distributors all started to take major roles in the newly forming...

THE MUSIC ISN’T FREE: MUSIC LICENSING AND ROYALTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES VISION • To participate actively in strengthening the Philippine music industry of the Philippines by providing quality, excellent and outstanding products. MISSION • To stop piracy and protect the rights of the Filipino composers and artists. • To make a profitable and reliable company that can hold up to the rest of the time and circumstances. • To promote and showcase Filipino talents and resources OBJECTIVES:...

Andrew Vaccarezza Dr. Keith Bohm Music 129, section 2 12 July 2007 A New Age of Music Piracy A thief can be defined in many different ways. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states a thief is one whom commits theft. So one might ask, what exactly is theft? Theft is defined as ‘the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language).” Now most people who...

Illegal Music Downloading Have you downloaded anything from an Internet? The Internet which is widely used by every generation all over the world brings them various vital roles. For instance, we can easily download music from the Internet. All you have to do is click the bottom a few times. Who could predict like the evolution decades ago? However, nowadays, anyone has uploaded music, which we are able to download for free. Illegal music downloading is free and convenient that leads to the...

The Impact of Music Piracy According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) the record industry loses $4.3 billion dollars, worldwide, due to music piracy (RIAA, 2003). The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by 20% and that 20.6 billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM, 2004). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA sources claim 278 million...

Over the last century, do you think music has changed from being about artistic expression to being more about money and business? Who owns the record companies and is there any room for indy's? Yes music has definitely changed, the music industry is a big money making business. Throughout the last century the idea of music has changed for both the listener as well as the artist. In many cases, music is not recognized as an expression of art, but rather music has become a multi-billion...

Music Business on Internet by Anastasia Yuanita Airlangga University, Surabaya Internet has been widely known as the most sophisticated thing that happens in the world. People have been using it for more than fifty years; internet has become useful to human civilization. It provides easier connectivity, plenty information, and effectiveness. Even people can run an online business with internet. One of the online businesses which is currently emerging is music business. It all began on...

Ethical Issues In Recording Industries Ethical issues in the recording industries Background of Media What is Recording Industry • Known as Music Industry • People in the industry involved- Artists, songwriters, composers and many more. • An industry that uses songs to earn money • Commercialized the arts. Recording Industry • There are more than 200 recording company in Malaysia. • Sony BMG • Rock Record • EMI (Malaysia) • Halo Music • Warner Music Recording...

Explore the impact of digital technologies on the music industries In recent years, digital technologies have changed dramatically, consequentially having a significant impact on the music industry, who have been forced to alter their methods of production; to counteract the increased fickleness of music audiences, whose tastes are ever-changing and seek instant gratification. The evolution of the music industry has been acutely influenced by the developments in technology. It could be...

1.0 Introduction The marketing department of a record label plays a large part in portraying an artists’ image to its fan base and the music industry. Once an artist has produced their music and is ready to be made public, it is up to the marketing department to make sure that it is made available in all media formats. This is done solely through a range of distribution and promotion campaigns. This case will look at the current situation of the music industry and analyse the effect the new...

Unit 19 – Music & Society Over the past three decades, in the recording studio a widespread of technical changes have occurred. This has changed music on a whole. Factors such as studio production, the role of the producer and the recording engineer have also been altered durastically in music by technology. The Internet, digital formats and industry progressions are known to have caused changes too. Particularly, the computer industry introduced many digital technologies over these decades....

The Music Industry In this essay I will be discussing the four main areas of the music industry; I hope to gain knowledge about them and how they connect to one another so I can better myself overall as a musician. Record Labels: Record Labels are brands that are responsible for marketing the music recordings and music videos of bands/artists; there are two types of record labels, major and independent. There are only 3 major record labels left which are Universal Music Group, Warner Music...

Case Study 3 SOUNDBUZZ’S MUSIC STRATEGY FOR ASIA PACIFIC Q1 : Analyze Soundbuzz and its business strategy using the competitive forces models. What strategies did it develop for dealing with competitive forces? There are four concepts of the competitive forces models: new market entrants, substitute products and services, suppliers, and customers. In terms of customers, Soundbuzz were really well responded to situation that they faced. When they launched B2C model, they found that...