EASTER EXAM PREP Task 2 Music Industry Case Study Rival Label Report

For your exam you will be required to demonstrate a detailed and up to knowledge of how the Industry works and use your own Case Study example to back up your answer in the form of a report for a Rival Label.

Investigate a variety Music companies/record labels. You can do this via the Internet. Once you have spent some time reading/looking at a number of different companies, decide which one you would like to investigate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_A–H

Some Indie Labels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_independent_UK_record_labels

You can start by gathering detailed information & examples (names of companies/artists etc). You might like to use the mindmap software bubbl to begin a detailed Map to ACCOMPANY your written report.

The Task: Case Study on Production - Distribution & Marketing - Exchange Major/Minor Label

1x Independent Record Label

1 x Major Record Record Label

Click on the Links to see what you have to do for each (they are on the Music Industry blog)

How to go about compiling your case study . . .  This is your guide to your Case study on a Major Label

For your EASTER break: Case Study on Independent Labels vs Majors  This is your guide for your Case Study on an Indie Label

Some examples of previous students case studies - please add more pictures, company logos and examples of artist or you wont want to look at it when revising!

EMI

SONY

P.S. they are out of date so don't just copy them, the info needs to be up to date and use specific companies in your exam

DONT FORGET TO PLOT THE 'LONG TAIL'

Due end of Easter Break - email to rbr@leighacademy.org.uk

GOOD LUCK!

Exam 15th May - 12 lessons remain