Music Recording Industry

Music Recording Industry
Music Recording INTRODUCTION For centuries man had dreamed of capturing the sounds and
music of his environment by means of music recordings. The road to successful music recording had
not been smooth until the derivation of the music recording industry. Since the inception of the
music recording industry, the way in which music is produced, distributed, sold and consumed have
greatly changed so also has popular music changed over time. These changes resulted from new
technology which was invented between 1890 and 1900 and paved way for entry, which in turn has
caused significant structural shocks within the industry. The Sound Recording Technology invention
has not only changed the way we listen, but has also substantially reduced the ... Show more content
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Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information
technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its motion picture, television,
computer entertainment, music and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive
entertainment and technology companies in the world. Other media of the Sony Corporation are the
motion picture houses Columbia pictures and Tri–Star pictures. According to Andrew Herman, Sony
Corporation became presence in the music record when it bought CBS in 1988. Bertelsmann is a
German multi media corporation
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Sex Pistols
Around the same time the Sex Pistols had been dropped by EMI in early 1977, CBS, another major
label, signed The Clash. An A&R representative Dan Loggins told Jon Savage, it was "easier for
older, more experienced record people to contemplate taking on Punk than the contemporaries of
Punk in the record companies" because they had seen other trends in music come and go (qtd. 304).
Similar to the EMI deal offered to the Sex Pistols, CBS was not thinking about the implications of
signing The Clash for artistic reasons or to further the band as musicians. Loggins says frankly, "The
record companies are in business to make money ... Our attitude towards them was that they had a
uniqueness. I wasn't interested in looking at the Clash as a social phenomenon: ... Show more
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values. The private company was "run as if it were collectively owned by the workers: everyone had
equal say and equal pay" (Reynolds 103–104). Day–to–day decisions were discussed and weighed
by all involved in the workplace, and the same egalitarian essence was at the heart of contract deals
offered by the label. The company and the artist would agree upon a partnership for one record at a
time; furthermore, Rough Trade would cover costs of recording and promotion, and the profits of
the album would be evenly divided between band and label. Differentiating between the business
practices of majors and indies, Travis describes the Rough Trade business philosophy as one that
"helped create a nurturing environment for the bands": It creates the psychological conditions for
musicians to do their best work ... Long–term contracts will put a band in debt from recording and
touring costs. Then you have to produce when you're not ready. You have to write songs when you
have nothing to say" (qtd. in Reynolds 105). Majors wanted their artists to create a stream of
products that would generate income for the label, and the system used to induce such results was to
indenture the artists for a lengthy period of time by offering, as demonstrated in the EMI–Sex
Pistols and CBS–Clash deals, large advances (but little

Digital Music Piracy
Digital Music Piracy
Can't Stop, Won't Stop
Digital music piracy, or the unlawful downloading of copyrighted music, has been a controversial
topic for more than a decade now. The issue was first brought to attention in 1998 when Shawn
Fanning created Napster. Though the MP3 file was originally developed in 1987, Napster
represented the first mainstream and user–friendly program to transfer and download these files.
Napster, a peer–to–peer (P2P) program, allowed online users to connect with one another and swap
copyrighted music, videos, and other files contained on their computers, thus providing a way to get
free music online. (157) Since music artists and record companies were uncompensated when
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(19) There is no doubt that downloading and CD–R burning are cutting into sales, and that it is the
major means by which the majority of artists make a living from. Although touring is another source
of income it is impossible for it to fund an entire career. There are of course, some artists that are
reaching stardom and able to make a very substantial living, but as the CRIA said, for the industry
that has invested in them, those profits are turned right back into funding new artists. So if
consumers want a wide variety of music and their favorite artists to succeed, than they must support
them by buying their music, plain and simple. So what can be done to decrease music piracy?
Besides creating new laws, and suing P2P websites for copyright infringement there are other fronts
being explored. On the technological front labels are working with several companies in creating a
more secure music format. One example is DRM–wrapped digital files and streams. A process used
to limit the usage of digital content. Other options include copy–protected CD's, and products like
Data–Play, DVD–Audio and SACD, which basically only allow access of information to one
specific user. On the commercial side of the fight, record companies are beginning to offer much
lower prices, new legitimate digital services, as well as many special features like

The Napster Debate
1. Background
 The Napster software (http://www.napster.com), launched early in 1999, allows internet users
to share and download MP3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. The
software is used by downloading a client program from the Napster site and then connecting to the
network through this software, which allows sharing (uploading and downloading) of MP3 files
between all users connected to the network. While Napster does not condone copyright
infringement, there is no opportunity in the software to stop this, or for royalties to be paid to artists
whose songs are being duplicated for free.
 
 Unlike similar file–sharing applications (Gnutella, Freenet), Napster limits users to ... Show
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Some record labels, most notably Epitaph (http://www.epitaph.com) have partnered with sites like
e–music.com to sell full albums and single songs in MP3 format over the web. In this case, the
record company has in fact gained a new distribution method, rather than seeing it as the 'enemy '.
Of course, in this scenario, the record company still gets a cut of the profits, something that artists '
whose songs are downloaded through Napster don 't get.
 
 The fact that Napster is free and more convenient than visiting a record store makes it an
appealing way to get music for consumers. The problem the record companies have is that there is
no way of regulating who has access to the information, and hence no way of profiting from it.
 
 Napster also facilitates international distribution for unsigned artists. This also threatens record
labels. Previously, without being signed to a record label, an artist simply could not get the exposure
to make a living as a musician. With the Internet, sites like mp3.com and Napster, this is now
possible.
 
 While Napster does allow music sharing to an extent that could theoretically destroy the retail
music industry, stopping Napster will not stop all their problems. Record labels need to see this new
technology not as a threat, but as a challenge. They need to come up

How Music Industry And Artists Have Been Affected By The...
Name: Danesh Parsa
Instructor: Prof. Joyce Cain
ESL 186F
Date: 08 December 2015
How Music Industry and Artists Have Been Affected by the Internet– 3rd Draft
Technology in this digital age has led to drastic changes in many sectors of life, especially needs to
technology such as Internet as an information and connection resource. In fact, music has
continually evolved at a rapid rate, and the music industry is struggling to keep up the pace. Issues
ranging from illegally downloading and sharing of music, piracy to inevitable disputes over sites
offering music streaming services and the share of royalties for the artist prompt the big question
whether the Internet raises more problems than advantages. The dispute has served as a massive
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It means they can produce music in the comfort of their homes or through cheap freelance studios.
Later, they can that market and sell their music without the help of a label or radio promotion. On
the 21st century entrepreneur article, David Bowie said, "I do not think a few years to come it would
be significant or necessary to be signed up with a label because things would not be working with
labels and distribution systems in the same manner. There has been complete overhaul of the music
industry, and everything we thought about music will change in ten years time, and nothing will stop
it" (15). Also, in an article authored by Guardian News Tony Wadsworth, a former CEO of EMI
music, tries to define the changes in their company's role, " compared to 1990's era, record labels
have become unrecognizable... they have become smaller, productive, and diversified regarding
functionality" (p130). Luke Henderson of Fluke productions, which is a recording studio located in
London, recognizes that, compared to some few years ago, it is now much easier for artists to kick–
start their careers. As soon their music is uploaded, it is accessible to many people across the world.
These are the clear signs that the internet has placed some power on the artist's hand. Easy sharing
and selling has made the complex celebrity works easy. Musician Amanda Palmer also gave it a
twist where she said "for

How Music Should Be Too Much Power And Sway
Apple Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Tidal, What do all of these have in common? They are all
currently leading the industry in streaming music from big name artists and even all the way down
to up and coming artists. Another similarity between these companies, is that they will all charge
you around $15 a month for their full–service subscription. Unfortunately, these companies also
have too much power and sway which gives them the chance to charge these outrageous monthly
prices. Here at mYOUsic, we feel that customers shouldn't have to drain their bank account just to
listen to their favorite songs. Music should be less about the money and more about the enjoyment
that comes with it when you find a new favorite song. We are ... Show more content on
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In regards to the finances, our company will need a start–up of approximately $220,000. This start–
up funding is crucial in ensuring we hire the correct personnel to keep our business sustainable.
Most software engineers, have an average salary of around $100,000 which will be the bulk of our
expenses. After that, we just have to pay employee salaries which will be somewhere around
$25,000 in that first year. Our long–term goal is to allow our users, specifically the ones who will be
uploading their original works, the opportunity to copyright their music. We understand that in the
early stages of our business, we can expect to have a spectrum of music quality ranging from
potential hits, all the way to songs that are often overlooked or ignored. With that in mind, we know
that we should push off all copyrights until we have enough of a following, much like a Soundcloud
or Spotify. We want to hopefully bring in the concept of copyrighting into our 3–5–year plan. This
idea will eliminate any headaches from users having any potential complaints on the subject of
copyrights. The human resources we will need aside from the software engineer will have to be
employees who take care of the day–to–day operations in regards to user feedback, and ensuring
that we

Internet Piracy and the Music Industries Business Model -...
Research Project:
The Music Industry's dramatic business model change from physical sales to digital downloads, how
much the record labels are affected by internet piracy and how to regulate it.
Information Discovery, Analysis and Interpretation
Contents Page Page
1. Executive Summery 3
2. Scope of Report 4
3. Overview 5 4.1 The Definition of Internet Piracy and the Damage it ... Show more content on
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I will analyse the cost to the music industry of internet piracy over the last decade, Quantify and
qualify the argument that an illegal download is equal to one song purchased. I will use the
statistical and financial data from the RAII and other authorities to outline my findings.
Also I will controversially conclude whether the music industry is benefiting from music piracy,
whether the music industry is now an open market business, and the attitude of artists to an open
market compared to that of their record labels and the RAII copyright authority.
3 Overview
3.1 The Definition of Internet Piracy and the Damage it causes
The term internet piracy has been around for the last decade, describing the illegal activity of
downloading and sharing copyrighted material freely. The Recording Industry Association of
America warns companies and consumers about the threat of internet piracy:
"Music theft is a real, on–going and evolving challenge. Both the volume of music acquired illegally
without paying for it and the resulting drop in revenues are staggering. Digital sales, while on the
rise, are not making up the difference" (RIAA, 2012)
In 2007 the Institute for Policy and Innovation estimated that the total cost of Internet Piracy,
specifically to the music industry, is costing the US economy over $12 billion a year:
"As a consequence of global and U.S.–based piracy of sound recordings, the U.S. economy loses
$12.5

Emi Group Case Study
While conducting the analysis of EMI group's dividend policy, one factor that stood out to us was
the clientele effect. The clientele effect shows us who holds most of our outstanding shares. High
tax–bracket individuals would prefer zero–to–low dividend payout to save on taxes. Low tax–
bracket individuals would prefer a low–to–medium dividend payout, which gives them additional
income while helping them save on taxes. An investing corporation would prefer a higher dividend
payout because if they own a significant amount of shares, say 1 million, the income stream from
that dividend would provide the company with more monetary resources while benefitting from tax
exemptions. So before setting a dividend policy for EMI group, we must first ... Show more content
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So, with net income projected to increase in the near future through restructuring, EMI will be able
to service its debt obligations while satisfying its shareholders.
EMI GROUP PLC
Teaching Note
Synopsis
This case examines the April 2007 decision of British music company EMI to suspend its annual
dividend as the company struggled to respond to the effect of digital audio distribution on its core
business. The EMI case is intended to serve as an engaging introduction to corporate financial
policy and themes in managing the right side of the balance sheet. The case contrasts EMI's storied
success with artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, and Norah Jones with its recent
inability to succeed in financial markets. In light of takeover threats and restructuring costs, EMI's
CFO Martin Stewart must recommend EMI's dividend policy.
Objectives
The case serves to accomplish the following teaching objectives:
Introduce the topics of financial policy, such as dividend policy and debt policy.
Motivate the tension between investment policy and financial policy with respect to the sources and
uses of cash.
Prompt the Modigliani–Miller intuition of financial policy irrelevance and homemade

Emi Case Study
Company Overview
Electric & Musical Industries (EMI) was established in 1931. EMI Group, PLC is the world
3rd largest music company which based in London. It is the world largest independent music
company, not being a unit, subsidiary or division of a larger conglomerate corporation. EMI's
business is comprised of two main group; EMI Recorded Music and EMI Music Publishing. EMI
Recorded Music accounted for 81.6% of EMI Group, PLC sales and 59.3% of the company's
operating profit in fiscal 2003.
EMI Recorded Music has over 100 recording labels featuring some of the greatest rock and pop
artists in recorded music history. Its major recording label includes: Capital Record and Capital
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EMI has often enjoyed success with joint venture with other large company such as Apple Computer
(i tunes) and Yahoo! In joint project for mutual gain.
Internet sales – Internet has become the fastest growing media for music distribution and many
analyses expect that the downloading trends will continue to grow in a future. The success of Apple
i tunes has show it is possible to sell download music over the internet with many customers willing
to pay rather than download the music for free from such sources as KazaA, Morpheus and many
more where legality is still a rather grey area. Selling music by internet download may be an area
EMI may try to enter directly or through collaborations and increase market share.
More Open M&A regulatory – More open or liberalization of M&A in music industry may
increase EMI Group opportunity to acquire or merge with other music company. This will give EMI
added market share and resources to compete with other major music companies.
Focus on market where it has a strong market share and growth – Although North America
especially US is the biggest market for recorded music, however it seem that EMI having trouble to
keep competing to gain more market share. Maybe EMI has to give more focus or gaining more in
the market that it has a strong share such as UK & Ireland, Australasia and

Sony Music Entertainment Executive Summary
Sony Music Entertainment Executive Summary
Originally launched as American Record Company in 1929, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. has
since established itself as a leading manufacturer of video, audio, communications, and information
technology products.
In September 1976, the joint venture CBS/Sony Records Inc. presented the market with the
revolutionary compact disc (CD) and began producing the disc in America in 1983. After joining
Bertelsmann AG, Sony eventually acquired BMG's stake in 2008, and began functioning as a wholly
owned subsidiary. In July 2012, Sony/ATV Music Publishing purchased the publishing rights of the
EMI group, which strengthened Sony's position as the world's largest music publisher.
Sony's innovative approach and successful brand name, being associated with numerous motion
pictures, computer entertainment, music, television, and online businesses, makes Sony one of the
most successful, extensive entertainment and technology companies in the world.
Despite Sony Entertainment's success, due to a declining industry, Sony has been unable to sustain
their profit margins from previous years. After an in–depth analysis of Sony Music Entertainment's
industry position and it's rival competitors , along with an assessment of their internal and external
environment, I have developed two recommendations that will increase Sony Music's long–term
profitability in the digital music industry. The following recommendations, derived from the
addendums below, will

Who Is EMI Group PLC?
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EMI GROUP PLC
In this Internet age, the consumer is using music content more than ever before– whether that's
playlisting, podcasting, personalizing, sharing, downloading or just simply enjoying it. The digital
revolution has caused a complete change to the culture, operations, and attitude of music companies
everywhere. It hasn't been easy, and we must certainly continue to fight piracy in all its forms. But
there can be no doubt that with even greater commitment to innovation and a true focus on the
consumer, digital distribution is becoming the best thing that ever happened to the music business
and the music fan.
–Eric Nicoli, CEO, EMI Group1
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Recorded music and music publishing were the two main revenue drivers for the music industry.
EMI divided its organization into two corresponding divisions. EMI Music, the recorded–music
side, sought out artists it believed would be long–term commercial recording successes. Each EMI
record label marketed its artist's recordings to the public and sold the releases through a variety of
retail outlets. EMI's extensive music catalog consisted of more than
3 million songs. Recorded–music division sales came from both new and old recordings with
existing catalog albums constituting 30% to 35% of the division's unit sales. Exhibit 3 contains a list
of EMI's most successful recording artists in FY2007.
EMI Music Publishing focused not on recordings but on the songs themselves. Generally, there were
three categories of publishing–rights ownership in the music industry: the lyric's author, the music's
composer, and the publisher who acquired the right to exploit the song. These publishing–rights
owners were entitled to royalties whenever and however their music was used.
Music publishers categorized their revenue streams as mechanical royalties (sales of recorded
2
In the United Kingdom, companies typically declared dividends twice a year, first with the

The Sound And Music Industry
The Sound and Music Industry Introduction The sound and music industry is large and complex and
always changing, and it would be impossible to cover all parts to it in one article. So this piece is
going to focus on four of the key areas of the industry – live performance, record companies, music
publishing and artist management – to see how they have developed and how they now operate, and
to analyse how they are facing current challenges and what their future is likely to be. Live
performance Due to the decline in sales of recorded music because of downloading and streaming
from the internet, live performance has become an increasingly important source of income for
artists over recent years. Newcomers need to tour to get their name known and talked about and
maybe secure a record deal. Established acts can charge hundreds of pounds for tickets so tours can
be a huge earner for them, and there is also the opportunity to sell their merchandise to fans at the
same time. There are a lot of different people involved in the process of live performance. Promoters
set up the whole event by booking the venue, marketing the gig to the press, radio and TV, and
advertising through posters mailing and social media. They make sure that the artists have
everything they need in terms of equipment, and they set up sound checks and running order of the
show. Tour managers are in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly when a band is on tour.
They liaise with promoters and venues to

Making It: Success in the Music Industry Essay
Many people have dreams of being a part of the music industry and becoming successful musicians,
but do not seem to do the research necessary to make the dream come true. The music industry is a
branch of the entertainment industry and is where music, whether it is recordings or performances,
is distributed and sold to the public. One of the problems is that people do not realize the risks that
come with being a part of the music industry and being a musician. There are many factors that
come into play when deciding to pursue a career in the music industry. Factors would include
having noteworthy knowledge of music, originality, publicity, and business entitlement. To even
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The more time you put in, the better the abilities develop. Another way of gaining knowledge of
music and to get experience is to start touring with a band and get used to coming up with ideas for
records. Brandon Boyd makes another statement in the article, "Brandon Boyd of Incubus" by
Jancee Dunn, writer for Rolling Stone magazine. Brandon explains, "We fight a lot when we're
writing our records. You know, it's five different opinions trying to make their way into one... Bands
break up for stupid reasons" (Dunn 26). Experience is a valuable advantage in the music industry
that will make one find success much easier. When creating music, there must be something that
appeals to the audience. Music in this age must now be more original than ever. New genres of
music are being born at a rapid pace, which makes being original a difficult task. "Re–Tuning the
Music Industry–Can They Re–Attain Business Resonance?" by Sudip Bhattacharjee, et al, writers
for Communication of the ACM, makes the following statement: "Each song is unique. Artists strive
to be distinctive and constantly adapt and innovate their offering. Consequently, music consumers
face non–trivial search and evaluation tasks prior to each music purchase." (Bhattacharjee 136). The
willingness for consumers to buy music, whether it is an album or just one single song, increases
when the music is something they have never heard of before. A band such as Nirvana was able to
do just that. In the

Teamwork And Fight For The Music Industry I Knew That It...
Perseverance: 30 Seconds to Mars
When I first began working in the music industry I knew that it was a cutthroat business. From the
growing competition all the way down to the tight deadlines, I knew that a career in this field would
be something that everyone has to fight for. I always admired the people in the industry who fought
for the rights of their creativity and stood up to the big name corporations that casted a shadow over
this industry. One particular group of artists that I've admired for years now because of this is the
band 30 Seconds to Mars. It was through 30 Seconds to Mars that I learned to always fight for my
own creativity and fight for what I believe is truly right. After a successful worldwide tour that
lasted nearly two years, the band had returned home to Los Angeles to work out a new contract with
their label Virgin Records/EMI. However, when the band began to renegotiate new terms; the
company hit 30 Seconds to Mars with a $30,000,000.00 lawsuit (Cubbins, 2012). According to
Billboard reporter Ayala Ben–Yehuda (2008), the record company decided to sue the band for not
delivering three of the five albums that were established under the band's previous contract. Not
only did the band face a huge lawsuit, but the company also cut off all their financial resources until
the band gave in to their demands. Instead of giving up and taking the short end of the stick, 30
Seconds to Mars took it upon themselves to fund and build their own home studio for

Top 10 Major Record Labels Nowadays Essay
Top 10 Major Record Labels Nowadays. Music and Business Music has several functions in the
society, such as the expression of emotions; creation of joy; communication; entertainment;
integration of a society; and the continuity of culture. These functions of music make music a human
need, which results in humans demanding for music. The human need or demand for music makes
music a valuable item (good). Therefore, humans (artists) create music as a good that can be sold for
revenues and profits. This is how music relates to business. Music is a good that many people
(artists) and business (record labels) are involved in its production, distribution, and sale for profits.
In fact, musicians have to acquire business skills that will help them manage their public image,
organize for tours and shows, design their merchandise, and build a loyal fan base. This is how
music and business are related. Main Problems Faced by Musicians Music is an industry that has a
number of aspiring artists wishing to be mainstream musicians. The road from aspirations to the
establishment as a mainstream artist is often marred with a lot of problems. These problems are
failure to attract record labels with demos; failure to have one's songs reviewed in local and national
newspapers and magazines; failure to attract people to one's show; meeting con promoters, who are
not serious about developing one and one's work, and running out of money in the course one's
struggles. Successful aspiring artists

Music Copyright : An Individual Or Group Of Musical Creators
Music copyright is the right to exclusively reproduce original music or works of an individual or
group of musical creators. This right is granted by the Australian Law. This gives the writer a legal
control of his or her original work, meaning, the subject can dictate how it should be used and
distributed. The music author therefore has the right to take legal action upon anyone who uses the
work without permission. (Christie 2012 np) Copyright infringement on the other hand is violation
of this patent's right. This right is mainly invaded in two ways, unauthorised download from, an
unlicensed source or, unpermitted distribution of the music to other parties. The latter faces heftier
penalties because in the eyes of the law, it is akin to stealing. (Larsson et.al 2014 p. 17)
A music publisher is an individual or group that works with songwriters and composers to maximise
royalties and take a percentage of money accrued in exchange for services rendered. This is
convenient because, a creative may be too busy or may lack the administration know–how to keep a
check on how his or her compositions are used by others. (Panda et.al p.155) It is a win–win
business strategy to work with a publisher because they have a strong commercial incentive to do
the best job. In Australia, music publishers are represented by the Australian Music Publishers
Association. The role of a publisher can be summarised as follows:–
Administrative and collection purposes: this entails, collecting

Lemon Battery
1 2 1. "Sight Unseen" Written by Brandon Barnes (ASCAP), Joseph Principe (ASCAP),
Timothy McIlrath (ASCAP), Zach Blair (ASCAP). Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC / Do It To
Win Music (ASCAP). Produced by Bill Stevenson. Performed by Rise Against. Courtesy of Geffen
Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises. 2008 Geffen Records 2.
"THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT" Written by Aaron R. Bruno. Published by AWOLNATION Music
(BMI)/Red Bull Media House GmbH (AKM/AUME). Produced by Aaron R. Bruno. Performed by
AWOLNATION. Courtesy of Red Bull Records. 2013 Red Bull Records, Inc. 3. "Evil Friends"
Written by Portugal. The Man and Danger Mouse. Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) and
Approaching Airballoons (ASCAP). All rights OBO itself and ... Show more content on
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Published by Neon Knights Inc. (BMI/SOCAN). Produced by Jesse Keeler and Al Puodziukas.
Performed by MSTRKRFT. Courtesy of Neon Knights Inc. 9. "Fallen" Written and Produced by
Jacob Plant. Published by Copyright Control. Performed by Jacob Plant. Courtesy of Three Six Zero
Group 10. "Villain" Written by Michael Render. Published by Aniyah's Music ASCAP/Royalty
Network. Produced by Zone Beats. Performed by Killer Mike. Courtesy of Grindtime Official
Records. 2013 Grindtime Official Records 11. "Refusal To Die" Written by Neil Quin, Carlin
Nicholson, Michael O'Brien, Robert Drake. Published by GalleryAC Music (SOCAN). Produced by
Zeus. Performed by Zeus. Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions. 2013 Arts & Crafts Productions
Inc. 12. "Another Soulmate" Written by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney, Stephen
Perkins. Published by Universal/Rondor. Produced by Jane's Addiction and Michael Tuller.
Performed by Jane's Addiction. Courtesy of Hypersonic. 2013 Hypersonic 3 4 Album Produced
by RISHI SHAH Executive Album Producers: JASON LINN and KEVIN KERTES Album
Business Affairs: JAImIE ROBERTS, mIcHAEL HAFITz and DIRK HEBERT Album Clearances:
NEIL SHULmAN Art Direction: SANDEEP SRIRAm Mastered by: LOUIE TERAN at Marcussen
Mastering THANKS TO: Adrian Amodeo, Russell Arons, Pete Axelrad, Maria Belli, Ed Boon, Paul
Broucek, Rich Carle, Rocco Carrozza, Irene Chan, Céleigh Chapman, Andrew Cook, Rigo Cortes,
Jamal Dauda, Craig Degraff, Brett Fischer, Dan

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1.Tuscan Leather
(A. Graham, A. Palman, N. Shebib, D. W. Foster, L. Thompson–Jenner)
Sandra Gale / EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP), Sandra Gale / EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP),
Mavor & Moses Inc. / Kobalt (ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Songs Of
Universal. Produced by Noah "40" Shebib for Evdon Music Inc. Recorded by Noah Shebib and
Noel Cadastre for Evdon Music Inc. Assisted by Luke Leveille, Jeff Crake, Miguel Scott and John
Nettlesbey. Recorded at Noble Street ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Assisted by Luke Leveille and Noel Cadastre. Recorded at Noble Street Studios, Toronto, ON.
Mixed by Noel "Gadget" Campbell for T.O. Music Group / Evdon Music Inc. at Studio 306,
Toronto, ON. All instruments by Noah Shebib. Contains elements of "Loss Config" performed by
Zodiac Beats. Used by Permission. Contains elements of "It's Yours" written by Coles, Diggs,
Hawkins, Hunter, Woods, Baldursson, Bjoerklyn, Koduletsch and published by Universal Music–
Careers (BMI), Wu–Tang Publishing Inc. (BMI), VGM Salaoul (ASCAP). Used by permission.
5.Own It
(A. Graham, A. Palman, N. Fisher, A. Proctor, N. Shebib)
Sandra Gale / EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP), Sandra Gale / EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP),
EMI Blackwood Music o/b/o Itself If You Need Me, Don't Leave Me (BMI), The Order Of Music
Publishing / Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Mavor & Moses Inc. / Kobalt (ASCAP).
Composed by Detail. Additional Production by Noah "40" Shebib for Evdon Music Inc. Recorded
by Detail, Noah Shebib and Noel Cadastre. Assisted by Gregg Moffet and Travis Sewchan.
Recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississagua, ON. The G.O Studio, Sante Clarita, CA. Mixed by
Noel "Gadget" Campbell for T.O. Music Group / Evdon Music Inc. at Studio 306, Toronto, ON.
Background Vocals by PARTYNEXTDOOR. Additional keys by Noah Shebib. Contains excerpts
from Kenza Samir, used by permission. PARTYNEXTDOOR appears courtesy of OVO Sound /
Warner.
6.Worst Behavior
(A. Graham, A. Palman, D. Natche, N. Fisher)

Music Industry And How Serious The Music Piracy
Abstract:
What happened in China music industry and how serious the music piracy in China music market?
This paper will first present some news happened in recent years in China music factory about the
music infringement lawsuits. Then it will show the whole trend and distribution of music sales in
China. It will also use the microeconomic models to analyze the societal benefits under the situation
of without and with piracy. Then the paper will give some discussion of existing literature about the
music piracy.
Keywords: Music piracy, China, Copyright, Societal benefits
1.News:
On September 26, 2005, Universal Music Ltd., Warner Music Ltd, Gold Entertainment Ltd, EMI
GROUP Hong Kong company, Sony BMG, Cinepoly and East record accused Baidu MP3 of the
music copyright infringement in the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court. These seven
companies required the Baidu stop the infringement actions, make a public apology in the Legal
Daily newspapers and offer compensation for losses of 1.67 million RMB. Baidu lost the lawsuit
（Zhongtang Zang, 2005）.
On April 7, 2007, a Chinese court agreed to consider copyright–infringement cases against two main
China's leading search engines, Baidu and Sougou, which offer illicit music downloading. The
international Federation of the Phonographic Industry presented Universal Music, Sony BMG Music
Entertainment (Hong Kong) and Warner Music Hong Kong in a suit against Baidu. Gold Label
Entertainment Ltd.,

Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune?
Case Study 1B ¡V The questions
The online downloading of music from the Internet has ripped apart the old business model of
record companies controlling the production of albums which are purchased through record shops.
The last few turbulent years have seen many high profile law suits; some of which went in favour of
the music industry and some of which went against.
1. Apply the value chain and competitive forces models to the music recording industry.
2. What role did the Internet play in changing value propositions and the competitive environment?
To what extent has it been responsible for declining CD sales? Explain your answer.
3. Analyse the response of the music recording industry to these changes. What management, ...
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Constantly, new substitute products are introduced to the market (eg. iPod and MP3 players, MP3
files replacing CD¡¦s and tapes).
The Role of the Internet
The internet is fast becoming the way in which consumers do business, where consumers once went
to a retail store to select their product or any service they needed, now they only need to log onto the
internet and make a purchase. The internet has cut the time between production and sale by allowing
distribution direct from warehouse to consumer.
In turn the internet has reduced cost of marketing, information storage and to make their products or
services more widely available and at reduced cost to consumers.
This is having an effect on old business models and thus creating a new business model. For the
music industry this has meant that consumers are not physically going into their stores but using the
internet to obtain their information. They can order music over the net, see what is topping the charts
and even find information about their favourite singer.
This has also led to consumers legally and illegally downloading music for their iPOD or MP3
players or burning CD¡¦s with their favourite songs.. This has also meant that some authors/artists
are not receiving the royalties from their music.

Research by BigChampagne LLC state more than 1 billion songs per week are downloaded from
file–sharing programs (Laudon and Laudon 2006, p. 143). These

What's Wrong With Downloading Music? Essay
What's Wrong? Everyone is Doing it
Ever since 18–year–old Shawn Fanning created Napster in his Northeastern University dorm room
in 1999, downloading and sharing music online has become one of the most popular things to do on
the Internet today. But why wouldn't it? Getting all your favorite songs from all your favorite artists
for free, who wouldn't want to start sharing music? The answer to that question are the people who
feel that stealing from the music industry is not morally right, because that is exactly what every
person who shares music is doing. People who download music think it's something they can get
away with but now it might be payback time to a lot of those people.
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There are a number of different opinions on whether people think downloading music is legal or
illegal. An Internet site, CBBC Newsround, asked for opinions on the subject. Lee, a fifteen–year–
old from Newcastle, clearly shows that he sees nothing wrong with downloading music when he
wrote, "I think that it doesn't matter if you download music from the net because the singles cost too
much in the shops. If the prices where lowered to around $8–10 then CDs may not be downloaded
as much. But nothing will stop people from downloading music files illegally; I think people
downloading music are not wrong to download music at all"(CBBC).
Though Jenny, a thirteen–year–old from Kent, thinks a little different when she responded, "I used
to download music all the time, but now people are getting sued in America and I'm not brave
enough to do it any more"(CBBC). So the action taken by the RIAA has changed some people's
views about the downloading of songs, but there sure hasn't stopped the majority. A lot of the people
do not even think of sharing music as stealing, when technically they are getting the music for free.
The downloading of music is also upsetting the artists who are writing and performing the songs.
They spend months putting together CDs that people around the world will enjoy. According to an
article from CBC News over 100 recording stars including Madonna, Sting, Luciano Pavarotti, B.B.
King, Faith Hill, Dr. Dre,

The Impact Of Internet On The United States Of America
In the 1960s the government of the United States of America (USA) requested computer scientists to
conduct research into building communication via computer networks, (Wikipedia, 2016).This
research gave rise to the origins of the internet which is now regarded as a global computer network
that provides a variety of information and communication facilities. This global network consists of
millions of different types of computers that maybe desktop or mobile, hardwired or wireless and for
personal use or for business, (Dewdney and Ride, 2014). Rapid growth of internet use became
evident in western countries such as North America in the mid 1990's while this growth was evident
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In contrast, those industries such as film, music and news have experienced a very deep impact
because the core product can be downloaded privately. Of these three, Di Maggio (2014) state that
the music industry has been the most challenged by the internet not only in relation to distribution
but also production. Waterman and Ji (2014) argue that like the newspaper industry, the music
industry was negatively affected because it was slow to adapt and capitalise on the efficiencies of
digital distribution and purchase.
Before the internet and digitalisation the major record companies such as Time–Warner, EMI group
and Deca used distribution methods that involved consumers listening to the radio, buying vinyl
records or audio–cassette tapes at music retail shops, reading about the music and artists in
newspapers or music magazines attending concerts and watching musicians perform on television,
(Hracs, 2012). In order to listen to the recorded music, consumers needed to have access to a radio, a
player for vinyl discs or audiocassette tapes and a television. They also needed to purchase music
recordings in available form at retail shops. Music artists such as Diana Ross and Nat King Cole
signed contracts with the major record labels and relied on the services provided by these companies
to record, promote and distribute their music, (McLeod, 2005). The companies provided specialised
services such as technical skills, recording studios with sound engineering, management,

Analysis of the Music Industry
Music may be defined romantically as `the food of love ' (Shakespeare) or more prosaically as
`sound with particular characteristics ' (Wikipedia), but it is undeniably a `vibrant artform ' (Arts
Council England) and one which touches more people, in more ways, than any other art form.
In commercial terms, music certainly generates a higher market value than the other arts, although a
comprehensive market size for music in all its manifestations is impossible to calculate. Key Note
has put a value of £3.03bn on consumer spending on music in 2005, derived from three sectors:
recorded music (which accounts for the bulk of the market), live music and musical instruments.
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Each chapter of the report starts with more detailed definitions and coverage.
For coverage of recorded music, Key Note is grateful to the statistics and commentary provided by
the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), detailed later in this chapter under Key Trade Associations.
For other sectors, an important component of the report is the field research into the attitudes and
buying habits of UK consumers with regard to music, conducted for Key Note by NEMS Market
Research specifically for this report.
Report Background
This is the first edition of a Market Review of the Music Industry published by Key Note. Although
coverage is targeted mainly at the UK market, the global aspects of the music industry are given full
acknowledgment. In particular, it is recorded music – by far the largest market by value – that has
evolved a global structure. Since 2004, it has featured just four `majors ' owning dozens of famous
labels and holding recording contracts (or back catalogues) for the vast majority of the world 's top–
selling recording artists.
The `big four ' major groups, including the UK 's own `home–grown ' giant, EMI Group PLC, also
own rights to publish and to license the majority of successful songs, theme music, etc. These rights
are increasingly important as the market moves towards a more fluid, ICT (information and
communications technology)

Music Business Journal Analysis
Music Business Journal Analysis The Music Business Journal is an online journal based in the
United Kingdom. The two editors, JoJo Gould and Jonathan Little, are both lecturers, researchers,
and writers in the music industry. When they saw that the music industry was underdeveloped in
academic terms, the two founded the Music Business Journal to "facilitate the sharing of
information and knowledge across a range of music industry activities." Consultants for the journal
come from a wide array of expertise and from all over the world. Countries represented are the
U.K., Australia, U.S.A., and Turkey. The members of the Music Business Journal never have formal
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There is very little in the way of technical jargon, with the exception of musical/business terms such
as copyright, trademark, composition, royalties, and sequencing, to name a few. The writers expect
the readers to be at least somewhat knowledgeable with the recording industry 's processes (signing,
recording, producing, promoting) to be able to follow the articles completely. In one of the article 's
I read, "Market Source 2004: The Major Music Marketplace" by Matthew Brown, the reader is
presented with information regarding the five major record labels; BMG, Universal, Sony, Warner,
and EMI. These five labels control about 80% of the market share in the record industry (Brown).
The article discusses how the five groups were founded, and tells how these five major labels could
quickly become three or even two super companies through mergers and buyouts. In fact, in the fall
of 2003 Sony announced its intentions to buyout BMG, while EMI announced it 'd do the same with
Warner (Brown). Fortunately for the music industry, neither deal happened because other private
groups bought the two major labels and continued their independent growth. Merger 's within the
music industry are often very attractive because they solve a money crisis quickly and efficiently in
the short term, but over the long term they have a tendency to destroy market shares, and create a
monopoly from these oligarchy companies. If merger 's among the

Music Industry Essay
People listen to music for a variety of reasons. Some listen to music to relax in which it serves as a
sort of escape from everyday life, some because they are a fan and follow a certain artist, and others
because they can relate the lyrics to their own personal experiences. Whichever the case may be,
music has and continues to serve an important role in people's lives. Music has been circulating the
air across many cultures for centuries; however, in the last 50 years, the music industry has become
an important global industry and an vital area for economic activity on many geographic scales
(comp. 45). Over the years, music consumption has grown and spread across many areas. Music
consumption has become "more of less." This ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The consumer also has the ability to listen to music without purchasing it. Today, individuals can do
this by using online host sites such as Pandora and YouTube. Ultimately, technology is linked to the
long tail theory. While this is a heavily debated topic of whether the long tail is in fact truly favored
or not, one thing is for certain; the long tail definitely exists. Online sharing and purchasing has
become a whole new economic model for the media. The long tail theory allows for not only the
hits, but rather all music, to be used, followed and appreciated through digital media. An article by
Chris Anderson states that people are willing to go deep, well past the long list of popular titles
available at such record stores. He adds, the more they find the more they like (comp. 360). These
online sources are allowing people to discover that their interest in music may not be as mainstream
as they once thought. This theory demonstrates that popular culture is not all about the hits.
Alternatively, it is about the long tail. It is the want and need for everything else. Anderson
reiterates, "As fast as Rhapsody adds tracks to its library, those songs find an audience, even if it's
just a few people a month, somewhere in the country" (comp. 361). Kevin Laws, a former music
industry consultant quotes, "The biggest money is in the smallest sales" (comp 362). These are just a
few brief examples of how the long tail theory is upheld.

Piracy of Digitized Music Essay
The music industry has developed in a series of technological advances, from the development of
vinyl to the digitization of music and the creation of formats such as compact disc (CD), digital
audiotape, and minidisk (Leyshon 2001). Although the digitized music facilitates consumers, it
causes the appearance of piracy and the drop of sales. The subject of piracy has occurred for a
certain period. Since 1920's, music piracy has appeared into the world with the production of
cassette tapes, voice recorders, and CDs, which brought a new kind of event to court. Moreover,
music piracy has become a worldwide issue due to the development of downloading music via the
internet.
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The majority of released recordings (approximately 85%)，cannot even balance revenues and
expenditures. In addition, 15% profitable recordings are relied on greatly by the recording
companies, who use them to subsidise less profitable types of music to cover the costs of developing
new artists, and to keep their businesses operational, while downloaders often do not focus on that.
Finally, the most direct victims are the creative artists which include musicians, singers, songwriters
and producers, for the royalties and fees have not been earned by themselves. Virtually about 95%
of artists rely on these fees to make a living and their reputations which are discredited by the
inferior quality of pirated copies spreaded to the public.
Therefore, music piracy is destroying both the music industry and anything that relies on the music
industry.
Positive effects
However, music piracy also brings benefits to the music industry. At first, it is a way access to get
the departed music that is no longer to republish. As a result of the way of constructing contracts, the
music–record labels are not holden by artists themselves that their new label is not allowed to
produce as the old one, and if the old label decides not to republish anymore or release the songs,
the music is generally dead. Music downloading is the only way for most people to get these "dead"
songs. In the second place, pirating music

Emi Life Case Study
This essay examines the life of Emi Calderon Chu who was born in Cuba and was the youngest of
three children. Emi resided in an assisted living facility until she passed away Emi migrated to the
United States at the ages of 24 in pursuit of better economic opportunities. The catalyst to her
migration from Cuba was a result of political turmoil and economic hardship. Upon moving to
American Emi resided in a close–knitted ethnic enclave. Emi's primary language was Spanish and
her education profile included an 8th grade education. She had an employment history as a textile
factory worker. Her current family composition includes two grandchildren and three adult children
two of who she did not have a close relationship with. As a young adult and into middle adulthood
she had an excellent family support system until her parents, husband, sister all passed away. She
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Also, discussed is the relevant of Life Course Perspective which examines individual life histories in
order to understand how prior events, social and economic conditions, and individual characteristics
influence decisions and events over time. Also, discussed are the roles of risk and protective factors
that threaten or promoted Emi's well–being. Due to the interplay of social, economic, and political
forces which are parts of the macro system Emi's parents insisted she leaves Cuba. In 1959, Fidel
Castro took over the government of Cuba. Emi's parents feared this would not be good because of
the alignment with Communism. Castro placed businesses and land under government control and
anyone who spoke out against the new laws were portrayed as enemies of the revolution. After the
new laws were implemented Emi and her family experienced economic hardship and struggled to

Emi Group Case Analysis Essays
EMI Group, PLC
CD Pricing in the Recorded Music Industry
Case Analysis
EMI music group was formed in 1931 when Gramophone Company merges with Columbia
Graphophone to form Electric and Musical Industries (EMI 2007). EMI started with operations in
nineteen countries and has eventually grown to operations in over fifty countries. EMI has the rights
to over one musical composition. Of the five major music companies, EMI has the least market
share in the Unites States. This market share may now be in jeopardy as Universal Records has
decided to decrease the price of its CD's in an effort to generate sales. EMI must determine what
they would gain or lose by dropping or not dropping their retail price for CD's and the price charged
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Universal worked under the assumption that these strategies would not only increase the number of
retail buyers but also move retailers to increase display space for Universal increasing Universal's
ability to market their artist. (Smith, 2003).
Possible Solutions
EMI must implement new measures to increase its market share. It can also decrease its CD prices
to compete with Universal Records. EMI has less market share because it has less hit recording
artists and a smaller music catalog. EMI has several options to increase its prominence in the record
industry. One of these solutions is for EMI to change its marketing mix. EMI can consider changing
its product mix by offering more music geared toward group of people who have steadily increased
the percentage of music they buy for the past ten years; consumers over the age of 40 (Kerin,2007).
EMI can also cut cost involved with artists by dropping artists that do not produce, supply the
market with high quality artists and increasing productivity. This in turn will also increase its market
share. And of course, EMI can decrease the price of its CD's.
New product development is another alternative. EMI can also use the advances in technology to
change the way it promotes its artists as well as its product placement within retail outlets as well as
placement of those artists on the internet. Using these advances can also include

Technology Has Changed Our Lives Today
It's hard to imagine living our day to day lives without music. It is everywhere, and it has changed in
more ways than one over the last ten, twenty years. More accurately, the way we listen and enjoy to
it has changed, thanks to technology's massive influence on the way that we live our lives today.
With most things there's both the good and the bad, and this situation is no different. But I believe
that technology is causing so much more chaos than calm for the modern music and entertainment
industry. Music has become so easy to access and listen to, thanks to advances in technology. We
now have the ability to listen to music, on demand, at any time, and anywhere we go. It's in our
pockets, on our iPods, on our phones, tablets and laptops. We can listen to music on free to air on
television and radio. We can pull out a device, press play, and have music right there at our
fingertips. Although this appears to be positive for the consumer, meaning that there is more music
available for them to enjoy with increased accessibility, the effect on record labels and artists is
somewhat negative. Gone are the days where you would save up your money to purchase the $20
CD from the record store, just to get that one song you loved. There are still people who will
purchase vinyl records and CDs for the purpose of having a collection, but as a whole, consumers
aren't purchasing and stockpiling music like they once used to. This is because the way that we buy,
access and listen to

Polyphonic Hmi Case Analysis
Definition of the problem: "Hay más probabilidades de ganar en Las Vegas que en el sector de la
música" stated Ric Wake, an Independent music producer. In a US market where sales growth is
declining by 10.4% in 2002, this situation weakens deeply the whole music industry and opens to
the door to a change of pattern in the way executives of this industry predict future "hits".
Polyphonic HMI, a technology company, relies on a single marketable revolutionary product: Hit
Song Science. HSS is artificial intelligence software that can assess the "hit" potential of a song
thanks to an extensive analysis of millions of songs. This tool is the first of its kind to predict future
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They are likely to spend money on market research and would value the HSS software as a tool to
decide whether to market an album (screening out the song that won't be successful on the market)
and therefore save money from their marketing budget. On the other hands, HSS would reinforce
the effectiveness of the record company marketing department to help them focusing on high
potential albums. At mid–term, it would mean for these Record companies: reduced fixed cost and
therefore higher margin and the benefice of a good reputation for the executive. Considering a
success rate of 80% in detecting a "hit" for HSS, the A&R's executives will be eight times more
effective in picking a song that would be ranked in the Billboard Top 40. Given the case
information, a single that enter the Billboard Top 40 can generate 20 times more sales (from $100
000 to $2 000 000) and a album with a single in the Billboard Top 40 can generate more than 130
times more sales (from $300 000 to $40 000 000). Therefore, the use of HSS could mean a
tremendous increase of profit for record companies. Target 2: Music producers Producers are the
second largest customer segment with potentially thousands of members: 20–30 very successful, a
few hundred occasional hit producers and thousands of minor producers. Value Drivers: They might
Value HSS as an effective tool to test

The Career Of The Legendary Blues Artist Joe Bonamassa
Focussing on the career of the legendary Blues artist Joe Bonamassa, this case study will explore the
differing areas of the music industry and the relationships between them. Joe's career began at age
twelve when he supported BB King in 1989. Since then he has become one of the prolific guitarists
on the planet, playing around 200 shows worldwide every year. For the past two decades Joe's
manager and business partner has been Roy Wiesman. Roy spotted Joe on a television programme in
1991 and signed him shortly after. The pair attribute their close relationship as the reason behind
Joe's success, with Joe stating that his position in the industry is "solely because of Roy Wiesman"
and "Roy's ability to reinvent what the music business is, even though at one point it felt as though
the entire music business was against us" (JoeBonamassaTV 2013). The role of an artist manager
like Roy is to bring together the aspects required in order to meet the specific criteria set out by the
artist (and if applicable, their record company). Ultimately they handle the artists business affairs,
make sure that projects are running efficiently and most importantly coordinate the different areas of
the industry to ensure that the end goal is being met. It is paramount that the manager has detailed
knowledge about the industry and in particular the genre, and types of artist associated with said
genre before signing an act. A reputable manager would also be apart of the MMF. In Joe's case,

The Impact Of The Internet On The Music Industry
The internet is modifying the music industry. The industry is becoming more and more digital. CDs ,
iPods, and MP3s are becoming more unnecessary. Websites like Pandora, Spotify and Youtube are
being used now more than ever (Wikström 74). This can be very beneficial because it is easier now
more than ever to get your music out there (Day 64). The internet can also be very disastrous for the
music industry because a large number of the population is pirating music. The piracy of music can
lead to many problems to the artists and his or hers record labels (Wingrove 212). The music
industry is changing in many ways, from the physical sales to digital sales and streaming; making
the internet the number one culprit of revenue loss which results in artists having financial
challenges but taking the risk worth it. In the old music industry, the main priority was to maximize
revenue while reducing the unauthorized use of music. There used to be low connectivity between
the audience in the old music industry. This means that there was very little connection between an
individual in the audience and other members of the audience. This gave music companies more
control over the flow of music (Wikström 74).
In the new music industry, the main priority is still maximize revenue however it's become nearly
impossible to regulate and police the unauthorized use of intellectual property. The physical
distribution of music has reduced dramatically due to a significant lower demand.

The Success Life of Business Owner and Entrepreneur, Simon...
Simon Cowell is a great co business owner and entrepreneur. He has helped create many great
production companies; one of his best though is SyCo which he owns fifty–fifty with Sony Music
Entertainment and was founded in 2002. SyCo employs a number of great people such as; Global
CEO Charles Garland (day–to–day operations), Sir Philip Green (advisor), and Karren Brady
(advisor). In 2010, Ellis Watson CEO of SyCo Entertainment, resigned. SyCo's main productions are
Got Talent and The X Factor which generally operates in the U.S. and U.K. America's Got Talent,
since launching in 2006, has been the most watched show of the summer in the U.S. Got Talent has
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E&S turned out quite well producing several hit records and attaining five singles in the UK top 40.
Cowell spent a few years working on this label then left by mutual agreement to attain other
ventures. He found success in the music industry over the next eight years when he worked for Lain
Burton at Fanfare records. Cowell helped build Fanfare into a successful pop music label when he
became partner. Although with much success, later in 1992 Public Company fell into financial
problems whom is Fanfare's parent company. BMG bought Fanfare's assets later that year, dragging
Simon Cowell into dept. About a year later he became an A%R consultant for BMG records. In
2002 he formed the great SyCo records, in which many contestants from The X Factor and
America's Got Talent are released on. In the upcoming years he signed on to be a judge on a few
seasons on many of the shows SyCo produces. On March 16, 2006, Cowell's next reality
competition show, American Inventor was on ABC. American Inventor had entrepreneurs from
across the U.S. present and compete their best inventions for a marketing prize of more than $1
million dollars. Today, Simon Cowell continues to develop more productions for BMG, Sony, and
promoting his own label SyCo, while still producing his historic competition/reality shows. Simon's
2008 salary was about $50 million, net worth of more than $200 million. Currently he is not married
but has a boy on the way in about March 2014, as

Environmental Analysis & Strategy Development for Emi Music
INTRODUCTION
The online music market is a highly competitive market which has exploded with a large number of
competitors in the recent years. Players such as iTunes, Napster and AmazonMP3 dominate this
market with revenues being made by all players in the market exceeding US$4.2 billion in 2009
(http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf). The online digital music download market
currently consist of 400 legal music services engaged in providing 260 types of products which
include music, videos, mastertones, ringtones, audio tracks, etc. The industry is pushed into more
competition and the potential for new entrants are increased by the current trends in the market
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It is therefore included in the strategic marketing planning process (Miles, 2003 & Baker, 2008) as
follows;
Situational Analysis
Formulation of Objectives
Strategy Formulation
Tactical Considerations
Implementation
Control
Figure 1: Strategic marketing planning process
In summarizing it can be said that environmental scanning is important to the marketing planners in
terms of assisting in formulation of objectives which in turn forms the basis for strategy formulation
for the future.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
When considering the development of a suitable strategy for EMI, it has to be preceded by an

environmental analysis which will assist in identifying the forces operating in the environment and
help in developing objectives for the future.
a) Macro Environmental Analysis
Macro environmental analysis helps marketing planners in identifying the factors which affect the
industry as a whole, in this case the Music industry which will create industrial breakpoints leading
to opportunities and threats for the existing players in the market including EMI. The analysis takes
into consideration the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Ecological and Legal
environments and the changes of which needs to be taken into consideration while developing
strategies.
– Political
In 2010, the UK political environment became volatile due to the General Election and the
overturning of the Labour

The Truth About the Music Industry Essay
Music is universally known as an expression of emotion, rebellion against the man, a way of life, a
random collection of sounds, an annoying thing kids listen to, or even a vacation from everything,
but in reality music is free of all definition. The industry involved in buying, selling and recording
of music has grown so old, treacherous, and ignorant that it can not figure out the steps it needs to
evolve with the rapidly expanding music industry. Musicians and fans alike are screaming about the
dire need of some modern day innovation in the market. Sadly the monstrous corporations that
dominate the market have put a lid on the competitive edge, stopped the innovative changes any
smaller companies can make.
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As a band we have done some research of studio time and what it costs to have a record published
and sold in stores. I understand that music is hard to make a living off of because its hard enough to
just pay for the things your band needs and that record labels lose a lot of money in trying to finance
an album that has such a high chance of failure. But major Record labels are creating a monopoly of
the music industry which limits the innovation and advancement other minor labels or musicians
could provide by taking away competition. The market is dominated by the "Big Three" (Sony,
Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group) who continuously buy out competition and all
have many smaller companies who have front names to cover up the fact that they are owned by the
larger corporation. Ten years ago there were five major companies that controlled the market place,
in the beginning of 2005 Sony and BMG, Bertelsmann Music Group, decided to form a 50/50
partnership that would spread worldwide. Together they controlled a vast majority of American
music and the only place in the world that was not apart of this corporation was Japan because the
business would be affected too much. Then in 2008 BMG announced that they were not going to
renew the contract because of falling sales which would have been really bad for Sony financially,
so they decided to buy BM's portion of the company for 1.2 billion, which included all of BMG's
record

Informational Communication Technology
11. Assessments Assignment Number 1: Case Study (35%) Assignment Title: Business Problem–
Solving Case: Soundbuzz's Music Strategy for Asia Pacific Assignment Length: 2500 words
minimum Submission Deadline: Learning Outcome: * Demonstrate knowledge and understanding
of the main concepts, tools and techniques of competitive planning * Evaluate critically and
comment on control process techniques, tools and methods required for the development of ICT for
competitive advantage * Demonstrate a critical awareness of the sources and characteristics of data
necessary to support management information systems * Undertake research into the area of ICT
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Sales of CDs, in retail music stores started declining, while MP3 songs, shared freely through sites
encouraged Napster and the like, started escalating. Though the traffic to Soundbuzz was in the
millions of unique users, the customers were not buying the fee–based content. Despite all the
efforts by Soundbuzz, it was faced with becoming irrelevant due to its flawed business model. In
2001, the Soundbuzz management decided to abandon the B2C model and instead focus back on a
B2B model that was based on the deal they had closed with Lycos almost a year earlier. Aligned
with the change in business model, a new B2B revenue model was also established. This model saw
Soundbuzz aggregating record labels' music content and providing a technical platform and content
management service to other portals. In November 2001, Soundbuzz provided an end–to–end digital
music solution for Hewlett–Packard's (HP) digital music service that included developing a
customised on–line music store, aggregation of digital music content and creation of unique
promotions for HP with applications to its products. Soon after, Soundbuzz closed deals with other
regional and local portals to provide them with digital music. In early 2002, Soundbuzz decided to
diversify in the wireless and device area. The company began developing software that integrated
music entertainment as part of text and

Spotify
Company Project : Spotify AB
Table of content
Introduction : p.3
1– : Historic and relation wih majors : p.3
1.1 Historic : p.3
1.2 Relation with majors : p.3
2– : The way its product is produced and marketed : p.4
2.1 A service : p.4
2.2 Three offers : p.4
2.3 Position on the market : p.5
2.4 How the product is marketed : p.6
2.5 An international offer : p.8
3– : Its objective and the evolution of its financial results over the last 2 years : p.9
3.1 Figures : p.9
3.2 France : An exceptional case : p.10
3.3 The global situation : p.11
4– : The organizational form of the business : p.11
4.1 A muting company : p.11
4.2 A functional organization : p.12
4.3 A geographical division : p.12
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This model is quite common on the internet with streaming music providers (Spotify, Deezer) but
also in video games with free–to–play games. Regarding Spotify the freemium model is composed
of three offers :
–The first one completely free where users have the basic functions (listening to music on computer,
with advertisement)
–The Unlimited offer where users no longer have the advertisement restriction but can only listen on
their computers : 4,99€/month
–The premium offer where users have no restriction and can listen on every device (computer,
smartphone, tablet) without internet connexion needed (music is stocked in the cache of the device
and is available thanks to data synchronisation) : 9.99€/month
It should be noted that, in France and only in France, in the first offer the unlimited music (with
adds) is not completely unlimited. Indeed, six months after the registration on Spotify (the

registration is mandatory to listen to music) there is a time limitation, users will not be able to listen
more than 10 hours of music per month and can't listen a track more than 5 times. However it 's easy
to bypass this restriction by creating another account with another e–mail address. Thus, it is not this
time restriction that will particularly push the customer to upgrade their account.
Furthemore the upgrade from the first offer to the Unlimited or Premium offer entails an upgrade of
the sound quality from 160 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s. Again, it is not this specific

The Band Of The Rock Band Radiohead
On A Friday was the first name of the English Rock Band Radiohead. The
name On A Friday represented the day the members got together to practice. The band
members all met at the Abingdon School, a independent school for boys, in the town
of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Thom Yorke – lead vocals, guitar, piano and
keyboards, Jonny Greenwood – lead guitar, keyboards and other instruments,
Ed O'Brien – guitar and backing vocals, Colin Greenwood – bass and Phil Selway –
drums, percussion and backing vocals, formed the band in 1985. The band's songs are
classified in the categories of Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Electronica and Experimental
Rock.
After years of doing local clubs and shows, On a Friday signed a six album
contract with EMI Records, a British record label, in 1991. At the request of the record
label the band changed their name to Radiohead. Taken from the song Radio Head by
the Talking Heads from their album True Stories.
Radiohead released their first single in 1992 entitled Creep. The single was
from their debut album Pablo Honey in 1993. Creep became a worldwide hit
when the album was released.
Radiohead's second album The Bends, released in 1995, made them hugely
popular in the United Kingdom. When their third album was released in 1997, entitled

OK Computer, they became an international sensation. OK Computer has been
considered one of the best albums of all time.
In 2000, Radiohead released their fourth album

The Historical Backgrounds Of Emi Essay
This section outlines the historical backgrounds of EMI in terms of a paradigm shift in teaching
content subjects through English language. This section provides information under three EMI
periods, namely before, during and after transitional EMI periods.
Before an EMI period, Content–based Instruction (CBI) and Content and Language Integrated
Learning (CLIL) were the well–known approaches to teach subject contents through a second or
foreign language (L2) in western countries. CBI is an approach to L2 teaching that focuses on target
language and content (Brinton, Snow, & Wesche, 1989; Crandall & Tucker, 1990). Swain and
Johnson (1997) pointed out that CBI is most often associated with the genesis of language
immersion education in North America in 1965. They also clarified that immersion is an innovation
in language education in Canada where French was used as a medium of instruction (MOI) for
students whose home language was Canadian English. CBI had a similar principle to immersion
which L2 is a medium of instruction. However, CBI showed a marked difference in characteristics
when it had three models of teaching (Brinton, Snow, & Wesche, 1989; Davies, 2003). The first
model was "theme–based language", of which content and language specialists created learning
topics based on students' preference. The second model was "adjunct language" in which language
specialists linked language to content lessons. The third one was "sheltered content" where content
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