Independent music: Why we should get rid of record companies 14 Articles

by Victoria Jeffrey

Too many big label record companies have lost the vision. It seems that their only interest is money. Not music, not the artists working for them, only money. This imbalanced view of music created a big mess for musicians,...read more

by Brooke Hart

Just like any other system that has existed for too long, the Big 4 recording companies have taken their part in becoming corrupt and not supporting musicians. The litigation that are a part of these recording organizatio...read more

by Bo Paul

Do we need record companies anymore? This is a question that a lot of people who really love music find themselves asking at one point or another these days. However, that might not be the question that needs to be asked...read more

by Michelle Ann Newton

How about $222,000 reasons? On October 05, 2007 a Minnesota woman was ordered to pay six major record labels (who brought the lawsuit against her) $220,000 dollars for "illegal" music downloads (a total of 24 songs). ...read more

by The Unjob

There used to be a time when a band or artist who was looking to make it big in the music industry had this enigmatic dream of playing that gig at the local pub where, after playing their hearts out for the crowd, an execu...read more

by Corey Stewart

Indie Music Industry - Why Be Independent? Who needs a major label anymore? With the major labels focusing on quick returns rather than artist development and the advent of downloading music online, the traditional r...read more

by David Furritus

Lots of reasons! 1. Recording artists can actually be ARTISTS. They don't have to worry about corporate focus groups telling them how they should alter their sounds so that they would sell better. 2. Music television...read more

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by Steve Hamilton

With the advancement of computer technology and its' application in the field of promotion comes its' inevitable pitfalls. These have been evident for quite some time but are only recently being recognised as rising as rap...read more

by Sparkster

More and more artists are constantly becoming independent musicians and moving away from the major record labels as a preferred option. Not only are the major labels only really interested in the commercial value of the a...read more

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by koonism

Record companies are now obsolete. I am an independent music producer. I operate a multi track digital & analog studio,(private). By the way recording in the digital world tracking is unlimited..if you know how to manage s...read more

by Robert Bannerman

We do not need to get rid of record companies. They will get rid of themselves. The writing is on the wall. Corporate greed worldwide has spun us into a recession, due to ineptness of managers and decision makers to undert...read more

by Rojie Carney

I am a music artist trying to make a name for myself, and record companies what they aim to do is rip off a budding artist. They take so much money from someone especially when they make the offer sound irresistible and t...read more

by John Acosta

Get rid of record Companies? "The movement." I do believe that getting rid of record companies can be a great thing. For many years these people have suck the life blood out of music. Refusing new acts because they lack...read more

by Byron Burke

Years ago, it would cost anywhere in the range of $500 - $3,000 + just to make a recording. That's not including the cost to have the recording mastered, pressed up on vinyl or CD and then sending it to radio stations, r...read more