Notes

1. CHASE AND STATUS
FACT FILE
• Who they are- Saul Milton & Will Kennard.
• Age- 29 & 30.
• Genre of music they play- Electronics/ Drum and Bass.
• Their image/style- Well dressed/ Posh.
• What record label are they signed to- MTA records.
• How did they get signed- After they posted videos on the likes of
YouTube they then went on to release ‘More then a lot’ 2003-2009.
• What did they do before they were signed- Will studied History of Art at
the University of Manchester, while Saul studied English and Humanities
at Manchester Metropolitan University.
• Who is their target audience-16-35 year olds, Male & Female.
• Have they gained any awards or recognitions- Won ‘Best Video’ at the
2010 Q Awards.
All information is sourced from;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_%26_Status

2. MTA RECORDS
FACT FILE
• Who owns/runs the company- founded by Chase & Status in 2009,
specialising in "exceptional" music.
• When were they started- 2009
• What artists do the sign- 16bit, 1991, Abigail Wyles, Bakersville, Catchment,
Chase & Status, Dellux, Dimension, Franky Rizardo, Kill Them With Colour,
Knytro, MANT, Moko, Moody Good, My Nu Leng, Nero, NykoOssie, Scales
,TCTS, Tru Fonix (a.k.a. Torqux), Wyles & Simpson.
• What genre of music do they sign- Drum and Bass, Rap, Grime, Soul Dubstep,
Deep House, UK Garage.
• Do they have a motto or a status- They don’t have a motto at the recent time.
• Any interesting or relevant information- On 19 February 2015, the label
competed against Hospital Records, Black Butter Records and 3 Beat Records
in BBC Radio 1Xtra's "Best of British Soundclash". MTA won, having received
the most Twitter votes from listeners.
All information is sourced: www.mtarecords.co.uk/ or

3. RECORD LABEL
REPORT
• CEO/Director- A chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking executive in a company, and
their primary responsibilities include making major corporate decisions, managing the overall
operations and resources of a company.
• Vice president- VP is responsible for carrying out the strategic plan through overseeing operations,
developing functional roles and assigning responsibilities to employees who report to them.
• Accounting- They make sure that records are accurate, that taxes are paid properly and on time and
is to prepare and examine financial records.
• Legal- A legal entity has legal capacity to enter into agreements or contracts, assume obligations,
incur and pay debts, sue and be sued in its own right, and to be held responsible for its actions.
• A&R- This is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent
scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters.
• Marketing- Sell products or services to other companies or organizations that resell them, use them
in their products or services or use them to support their works.
• New Media- New media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content anytime, anywhere,
on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback.
• Art department-The art department working on a film is one of the key elements of pre-production
for just about any movie, and especially for major blockbuster films with extensive action set pieces
and special effects.
• Promotion- A promo (a shorthand term for promotion) is a form of commercial advertising used in
broadcast media, either television or radio, that are used to promote a program airing on a