Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording, Promotion, and Distribution - Softcover

Kalmar, Veronika

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312263503 ISBN 13: 9780312263508

Publisher: Griffin, 2002

Synopsis

Whether you're in a band, a business entrepreneur or just interested in the music business, "Label Launch" will let you take your fantasies of holding the reigns at your own record label into reality. In fun, easy-to-understand language Veronika Kalmar takes you step-by-step through the intricate process of running a label from the moment you think about entering the biz until your first CD, vinyl single, or demo tape rolls off the press. Topics covered include: Funding your label Maneuvering through the legal maze Selling your product online and off Picking and signing bands Promotion and touring Avoiding the most common pitfalls of a new labelAnd even tells you when it's time to sell out to "the man."Kalmer has culled information from the best in the independent record business interviewing heads of labels who have made a great success and those that almost didn't make it.

About this title

Review:

"Essential reading for any aspiring indie-rocker or fan-boy who isn't musically inclined but longs to be a vital part of 'the scene.'" - Library Journal

About the Author:

Veronika Kalmar has been at the forefront of the Seattle music scene as a journalist for the past ten years. She has written for The Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, The Rocket, and recently the Experience Music Project Museum. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312263503
• ISBN 13: 9780312263508
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208