Cantopop Flashcards

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1
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What are the three common record labels contracts?

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  • Distributional
  • Liscensing
  • Masters
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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

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  • how the contract works: project by project
  • Production Cost: Artist
  • Royalty split: 80%/20%
  • Ownership: Artist
  • Will Record Label care?: 2-3/10
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if it is liscencing

how is the production cost, rayalty split, ownership?
and will the record company care about you

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  • Production Cost: A
  • Royalty Split: 60%/40%
  • Ownership: Legally: A, but Record label still have liscence
  • Will Record Label care?5/10
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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

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  • 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!!!
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What is lisencing?

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Artist grant Record label to keep their track for certain amount of time (usually 12-15 years)

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What contributes to Teressa Tand’s success in the beginning?

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her music is sweet and is opposite to the cultural revolution songs

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Some key points on Cui Jian

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  • Rock Music
  • Rebellious
  • First influence rock musician
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if an artist enters a masters deal when will they get their 20% back?

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after label is paid back

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when and where did Cantopop start to get popular

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  • 1970s
  • not that big in HK
    start to become big in southeast asia(Malaysia)
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10
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why did Cantopop start to blew up in Malaysia first?

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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

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how did Cantopop become cool in HK?

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  • 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
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12
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who are some stars that are on the rise in Hong Kong in the beginning of the rise of Cantopop

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Anita Mui
Leslie Cheung

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Why did Cantopop also getting popular in the mainland?

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  • HK is perceive as cultural cool
  • Mainland Chinese aspire to move to HK
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14
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Whwn did HK became the standard of Chinese music?

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1979-1987(maybe)
* there is very little competition at that time

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Who are the last most influence Cantopop stars?

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the 4 heavenly kings:
* Jacky Cheung
* Andy Lau
* Leon Lai
* Aaron Kwok

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16
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When did the 4 heavenly kings got famous?

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get famous in the 80s
still famous in 40-50 yerars

17
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How did Cantopop stars get famous?

A

Audition programmes

18
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Who are the gatekeepers of Cantopop in the early years?

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RTHK, TVB

19
Q

What will the contract with the TV stations looks like?

A
  • long term contract
  • 360 contract, include acting, dancing, singing (anything they can do)
20
Q

What happen if you refuse a contract with the TV stations?

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e.g. Andy Lau
* got blacklisted
* difficult to perform in HK

21
Q

which song did Micheal learns to rock use to get into Chinese Market?

A
  • remake from Jackie Chung’s Goodbye Kiss
  • “take me to your heart”
  • through the song, the Chiense decide they care
22
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who is the last cantopop famous singer?

A

Eason Chan

23
Q

how is the market share of Cantopop in the early 2000s?

A

Market share 80% to 20%

24
Q

How did TVB contribute to the crash of Cantopop?

A
  • TVB control music production
  • it is mainly a TV station, and a minor music company
  • didn’t out too much money into music and only continur with what is working
25
Q

What are some other factor of the crash of Cantopop

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  • inability to change
  • internet become mroe and more common
  • Taiwan and China develop music really quickly
  • early 200s, pirated music is common in China
  • 2000, China develope more mainland cities,Chinese do not want to move to HK anymore
26
Q

how did Cantopop star to rise again?

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  • Viu TV
  • during lockdown, local DJs and band filled with local artist
  • this allow people to explore new gen of canto-song
27
Q

who are the new artist on the rise?

A
  • MC Cheung
  • Panther Chan
  • Dear Jane
28
Q

HK in world market:

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Ranking: 35th biggest market
Growth rate: 12%
high GDP
Per capita: 10, coould triple

29
Q

what are some problems that might occur in investing in China?

A
  • Exchange rate issue
  • Money stuck in China
30
Q

how much did CD sales and Vinyl grow ?

A
  • CD: 28%
  • Vinyl: 19%
31
Q

is it possible to be both a HK star adn a Mainland star?

A

Yes!!!
GEM got huge in China through the Voice, them decided to move to the mainland

32
Q

What is an alternative place for HK stars who want to become huge in China stay in?

A

Greater Bay Area

33
Q

How will it be possible for canto artist to break into the Global market?

A
  • move to the US
  • work with US producers
  • Make even better music than US artist