Adele is a singer-songwriter from London who broke into the music industry after a friend posted her three-song demo on MySpace. She signed with the British independent record label XL Recordings, owned by Richard Russell. Her album '21' was recorded from May 2009 to October 2010 across several London studios. It features 11 tracks produced by several producers and engineers and was released on CD, digital download, limited edition, and vinyl formats.

1. Caitlin Parchment
Independent Record
Label

2. Adele is a singer from North
London, England, UK. She plays
soul and pop music. She
recorded a three-song demo
for a class project; she gave
it to a friend who posted it
MySpace, this is how she broke
into the music industry.

3. Adele signed with XL
Recordings. XL Recordings is
a British Independent Record
Label, it is owned by Richard
Russell.

4. Management
Jonathan Dickens, An artist
manager is in charge of the
business side of being in a band.
The artist manager helps to
promote the band, book gigs and
negotiate deals. The artist
manager basically takes care of
the day to day running of the
bands career so they can focus
on the music.

5. Timeline of Adele’s Recording
Career
‘19’ (2008) and ‘21’ (2011)

6. Adele started work on her album
‘21’ from may 2009 – October
2010. Recording: AirStudios, Angel
Studios, Eastcote
Studios, Harmony
Studios, Metropolis
Studios, Myaudiotonic
Studios, Patriot
Studios, Serenity Sound, Shangri

7. Producers and Engineers
Producers: Jim
Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul
Epworth, Rick
Rubin, Fraser T
Smith, Ryan Tedder and
Dan Wilson
Engineers: Mark

8. Tracks
There are eleven tracks on the
album ‘21’. Deluxe Edition bonus
tracks include ‘Need You Now’
(Live), ‘Someone Like You’ (Live
Acoustic), ‘Turning Tables’ (Live
Acoustic) and ‘Don’t You Remember’
(Live Acoustic). iTunes Bonus Track
includes ‘I Found A Boy’. UK and
Bulgarian limited edition bonus
tracks include ‘If It Hadn’t Been For
Love’ and ‘Hiding My Heart’

9. Advantages of being with an
independent label
Advantages
Independent labels and major labels
are run in a entirely different way.
While major labels are run by
business executives , many
independent labels are run by just a
few people who sign, develop, and
work closely with each artist on the
list. This shorter, more direct path
from the creation of the music to its

10. Disadvantages of being with an
independent label
Disadvantages
Independent labels often lack
strong, international distribution
networks that would help get their
products into shops.
Independent Record labels often do
not have the same control and access
to radio, retail, and the media as
major labels do.

11. On what formats can you buy
this album?
CD, Digital
Download, Limited
Edition and LP