5. Question and Answer Flashcards
Which department of the record label works to get an artists’ song played on the radio?
Promotion
What are the two major sources of income for a music publisher?
MCPS and PRS
A company with major networks that move physical records from manufacturing plants into the store?
Distributor
Who collects royalties for the writer or compose?
PRS
What is the main advantage to signing a record deal with a major label?
Effective promotion and distribution
Which department of the record label handles advertising, publicity and album-cover artwork?
Marketing
Who collects royalties for the recording artist?
PPL
What is the benefit of self-producing?
The artist doesn’t need to give a percentage of their royalties to a record label. They also have more creative freedom.
How do music artists make money?
Through royalties collected from any play if their song or a cut from the sales of their music.
Who pays for the PPL and PRS for Music?
They take a cut from the royalties collected. They are non-profit organisations paid for by the music industry.
List three things that Marketing do…
Advertising and image
Branding
Figure out how to sell the product
List three things that Production do…
Assemble what is needed for a recording
Quality control - makes things sound right
Producers of the physical CDs
List one thing that Distribution doss…
Getting products into the market place (stores)
List three examples of “New Media”
Digital distribution (Spotify, iTunes etc) Social media Internet branding (band websites etc)
Sales are in the area of…
Retail (shops)
