Shawna Fontenot Retail Store Research

1. FLAT TOWN MUSIC
COMPANY
Ville Platte, Louisiana
By: Shawna Fontenot

2. THE EXTENDED PLAY ALBUM
“HAPPY DANCETHE LOVE SLIDE MAXI SINGLE
”
CUPID
TRACK LIST
This album is an EP because it is longer than a
single but shorter than an album.

3. THE LONG PLAY ALBUM
“LEGEND
”
CHRIS ARDOIN
TRACK LIST
This album is an LP because it is a full length
album containing 14 songs.

4. RESEARCH QUESTION
Do you offer consignment to indie artist?
The clerks response to this question was “Yes, we do offer consignment to indie artist
under a few stipulations. One, you must sign a consignment contract stating how much
percentage you will receive as the indie artist, how sales are tracked, and when you will
get paid.Two, as an artist you are responsible for your own marketing and promotions
of your music cd. Lastly, How long we keep your music on hand depends on how well
sales and communication goes between artist and music store.”

5. EVENTS
Are there any upcoming events coming up at the store?
The clerks response to this question was “Mardi Gras Melange”, which is a Mardi Gras
themed event for cajun people down south.They get together give parades and dress
up and listen to lots of zydeco music.This event was closed for the last few years
because of covid, however it is the
fi
rst year they are bringing it back.”

6. EXCLUSIVES “RECORD STORE DAY”
There are no albums released on Record Store Day because do not participate in the
event and are unfamiliar with it inVille Platte, Louisiana.

7. SWAG

8. PROMOS

9. REFLECTION
As an indie gospel music artist I would not use this store for any music release because
it does not hold previous releases of my genre of music.This music store is a local music
distributor who also offers music and licensing to genres like swamp country, southern
rock, holiday, country, oldies, cajun, swamp pop, zydeco, & creole.

10. REFERENCES
Floyd’s Record Shop Search. (2021, October 6). Retrieved from https://flattownmusic.com/floyds-record-shop-search/?search=cupid
Flat Town Music. (2021, September 29). Retrieved from https://flattownmusic.com
EP’s, LP’s, Albums and Mixtapes. (2022). Retrieved from https://marshall.com/live-for-music/moving-on-up/eps-lps-albums-and-mixtapes