The author would choose a major record label, specifically Warner Music Group, over an independent label. Warner Music Group has considerable financial advantages over independents and extensive experience promoting new artists. Warner Music Group also owns sub-labels that specialize in targeting specific music genres, an advantage typically associated with independent labels.

1. Which Record label?
I would choose a major record label over an
independent due to their considerable advantage
financially over independent labels. I would choose
Warner Music Group in particular due to its significant
length of time in the industry and experience with
promoting new artists.
Warner Music Group also own many sub-labels and
subsidiaries which have an experience in targeting
highly specific audiences for particular music genres.
This is something which is most often associated with
independent labels, as they have to work much harder
in comprehensively attracting smaller audiences.
I would conclusively choose WMG due to their financial
advantage, years of experience and the ability of their
sub labels to successfully promote and release songs
from specific, perhaps background, genres.