Record Label Mohammed Mehbobur Rahman

Record labels Record labels are marketing companies that create artists and coordinate the production of the music; they also promote the artists as well as imposing their copyright with every product.

The company also look for those who have potential talent within the music industry; they also manage them and if they are successful then they can become famous artists. If they are famous, they can become their own brand and their own trademark.

Major record labels

A major record label creates the largest amount of revenue due to their high sales of records and by creating the biggest well known artists of today. The biggest well known record labels are Sony, EMI, WEA and universal. An independent record label creates opportunity for anyone to start a career within the music industry; they create less revenue but still give artists the chance to gain fame and income.

Tupac was signed to a major record company called Interscope Records; the company is a division of interscope Geffen A&M Records whose parent is the Universal Music Group.

Record label that suits my artist Now, the artists is no longer alive but he first joined a Hip Hop group called Digital Underground until he left as a solo artist; his fame grew and then was signed to the record label Interscope; he was acting as a solo artist. He then moved onto Death Row in 1995 which was part of interscope until death row left. Death Row and Interscope specialised in Hip Hop as they were very successful with record sales and they had great artists like Dr Dre and Tupac who were very famous and successful with the genre Hip Hop. Interscope also specialised in Rock and POP but mostly Hip Hop

After, he was famous and successful enough to create his own record label called Makaveli which was named after Tupac. This was created in 1996 a year after he left death row; in the the same year, he was killed but his name still lives on and he was rated 86th out of the 100th most well known artists.

Origins of my artist’s record label

Interscope was founded in 1989 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field. The company is a division of Universal Music company; Interscopes’ parent company is Interscope Geffen A&M Records. It’s European distributor is called Polydor; their international distributor is called Universal Music Distribution.

Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field spent $20 million as a joint venture with Time Warner’s Atlantic Record; this company gave control to their producers and artists to make their own music. However, they wanted the right to control Death Row which included artists like Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.

Copyright

Copyright is a law that gives companies/people ownership over some that they have produced/created themselves. This can be any type of media format from videos to books but once you have the right then your creation would be protected: If someone uploads music onto YouTube and it’s not theirs than YouTube can restrict and prevent you from uploading as that is copyright. This is the same for downloading music illegally and not paying for it; this is against the law.

As I will be using someone else's music, I must be cautious and make sure that I don't claim and credibility nor shall I make any financial claims. Also all credibility will be given to the artist and I will be clear to my audience that the music is not mine but it's by this particular artist.

Issues of CopyrightWhen creating my music video, I will make sure that it is not similar to the original music video; all credibility will be solely given to the original artist. Fortunately, the music I have chosen has no music video but the music is well known and it is a original Hip Hop music. I will make sure that the video is original and emphasizes with the lyrics of the music. I will also not try to make any revenue out of it as I will be uploading it onto YouTube which means that everyone can see it for free; I cannot make money off someone else’s music or I will get prosecuted for any illegal activities. I will make sure that my audience know that the music is someone else and I will do this by adding the artist’s name at the end of my video; as the artist is no longer alive, I might a memorial as a tribute to one of the best Hip Hop artists Tupac.

Plenary

Each record label are unique, especially in the division of production, distribution and exhibition of a media product. Their logo and name stands out and it is easily recognisable; companies like Cash Money Record use bold writing and their logo is different from any other company logo so it is not generic. When creating my own record label and logo, I will make sure that it is unique and it suits the genre of my music. My own uniqueness will prevent me from falling under any trouble with the record label due to copyright; I am fully aware of the principles and I know what to add and what not to add.

My record label I have decided to call my record label ‘Hip Record’. It is a company that focuses heavily on Hip Hop and is very success in creating artists like Nas, R-Kelly and Notorious BIGGIE. This record label was founded in 1979 and was founded Mehbobur to help people express their feeling through the words of Hip. It started off independent but gradually became a major company; its subsidiary is JUJU Records and BMR. Today, it still stands and creates very successful artists.

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