Cantopop Flashcards
What are the three common record labels contracts?
- Distributional
- Liscensing
- Masters
if it is a distributional contract5
How does the contract work?
how is the production cost, rayalty split, ownership?
and will the record company care about you
- how the contract works: project by project
- Production Cost: Artist
- Royalty split: 80%/20%
- Ownership: Artist
- Will Record Label care?: 2-3/10
if it is liscencing
how is the production cost, rayalty split, ownership?
and will the record company care about you
- Production Cost: A
- Royalty Split: 60%/40%
- Ownership: Legally: A, but Record label still have liscence
- Will Record Label care?５／１０
if it is masters
How long do they usually last for?
how is the production cost, rayalty split, ownership?
and will the record company care about you
- A minimum of 3-5 years
- Production cost: Record Label(e.g.$20,000 for 10 tracks)
- Royalty split: 20%/80%
- Ownership: Record Label
- Will Record Label care? 10/10 yes!!!
What is lisencing?
Artist grant Record label to keep their track for certain amount of time (usually 12-15 years)
What contributes to Teressa Tand’s success in the beginning?
her music is sweet and is opposite to the cultural revolution songs
Some key points on Cui Jian
- Rock Music
- Rebellious
- First influence rock musician
if an artist enters a masters deal when will they get their 20% back?
after label is paid back
when and where did Cantopop start to get popular
- 1970s
- not that big in HK
start to become big in southeast asia(Malaysia)
why did Cantopop start to blew up in Malaysia first?
Market Size
* HK is small (2-3M ppl)
* Malaysia, larger market of Cantonese speakers
Culture:
* HK still under british influence, ppl are fans of british bands
how did Cantopop become cool in HK?
- TV dramas have theme songs
- TVB create a cantonese theme song for { a tale of laughter and tears}
- to make song more acceptable, using artist(Sandra Lang) that have an unusual Cantonese accent to sing the song
- someone who have a more western influence, young and fasionalble to sing theme song , help open cantonese market
- the sound create a more international flair and create credibility
who are some stars that are on the rise in Hong Kong in the beginning of the rise of Cantopop
Anita Mui
Leslie Cheung
Why did Cantopop also getting popular in the mainland?
- HK is perceive as cultural cool
- Mainland Chinese aspire to move to HK
Whwn did HK became the standard of Chinese music?
1979-1987(maybe)
* there is very little competition at that time
Who are the last most influence Cantopop stars?
the 4 heavenly kings:
* Jacky Cheung
* Andy Lau
* Leon Lai
* Aaron Kwok
