1. The CEO
The CEO (chief executive officer) isincharge of the businessof the whole company.Inaddition,eachlabel
alsohas itsown president.
Vice- president
Under the presidentof the individual label,thereare vice presidentsincharge of different departments.
Business Affairs
Thisdepartmentdealswiththe businesssideof things.Ittakescare of bookkeeping,payroll andgeneral
finances.
Legal Department
Thisdepartmentisresponsible forall the contractsthatare made betweenthe companyandthe artist,as
well ascontracts betweenthe recordlabel andothercompanies.Anylegal issuesthatarise (suchaslawsuits
betweenanartistandthe company) gothroughthisdepartment
A&R
A&R (artistsandrepertoire) departmentisincharge of discoveringnew talent.A&Rpeople workveryhands
on withthe artiststhat the companysigns,assistingwithsongselectiontochoosingthe people whowill
produce the albumand where itwill be recorded.
Artist development
Thisdepartmentisresponsible forplanningthe careersof the artistswhoare signedtothe recordlabel.It
promotesandpublicizesthe artistsoverthe course of theircareer.Some artistdevelopmentdepartments
have beenrenamed"ProductDevelopment."
Marketing Department
Thisdepartmentcreatesthe overall marketingplanforeveryalbumthatthe recordcompanywill release.It
helpscoordinate the plansof the promotion,salesandpublicitydepartments.
New Media
Thisdepartmentisincharge of dealingwiththe neweraspectsof the musicbusiness,includingproducing
and promotingmusicvideosforthe artist.Inaddition,thisdepartmentisoftenresponsible forhelpingan
artistcreate a presence onthe Internet.Itdealswiththe new technologiesinwhichartistscanstreammusic
and musicvideosthroughthe Internet.
Art Department
Thisdepartmentisincharge of all the artwork that goesalongwithproducinganalbum.ThisincludesCD
coverart, advertisementsanddisplaysatmusicstores.
Promotion Department
Thisdepartment'smainpurpose istomake sure that an artistis beingplayedonthe radio.Itmust getan
artist'snewsongson the radio inorderto ensure the future successof the record company.Thisdepartment
makessure that all the otherdepartmentsare communicatingaboutthe bestwaytosell the artistto the
public.
Publicity
2. Thisgroup isresponsibleforgettingthe wordoutabouta new or establishedartist.Itarrangesforarticlesto
be writteninnewspapersandmagazines.Theyalsodeal withradioandtelevisioncoverage of anartist.
Sales
Thisdepartmentoverseesthe retail aspectof the recordbusiness.Itworkswiththe recordstore chainsand
othermusicstoresto getnewalbumsontoretailers'shelves.
