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Indie Music Records Step Level 3 What it is & Why?

At Music Records we help members understand the structure, responsibilities and inner workings of Record Labels.

By grasping the concepts of how they run, we may begin to utilize that organization to our own benefit.

Knowing what goes on inside and outside a Record Labels gives members the information they need to deicide whether to start their own.
At Indie Music Records we help with and discover....
  • What is a record label?
  • How to brand and trademark.
  • Production responsibilities and task.
  • Manufacture responsibilities and task.
  • Distribution responsibilities and task.
  • Marketing responsibilities and task.
  • Promotion responsibilities and task.
  • How to enforce of copyrights.
  • Talent scouting and development of new artists.
  • Maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers.
  • Organization and job descriptions of a Record Label from the CEO, President. Vice Presidents, A&R, Art Department, Artist Development, Business Affairs, Label Liaison, Legal Department, Marketing Department, New Media, Promotion Department, Publicity & Sales.
  • What is "The Business of Music"?
  • The Importance of Radio to a Label.
  • Big Labels vs The Indies.
  • Other types of labels and their functions. Independent, Sub label, Vanity labels, Internet and digital labels, Open source labels, Publishers as labels.
  • How to form a Record Label.
  • How to succeed as an Indie Record Label. 
  • You will be given access to the Music Records Level 3 data base.
  • You will be given general contact data & other reasonable contacts for networking within the IMA membership and other relationships as determined on a case by case basis for your particular project/product needs.
  • More as pertains to you as needed in the discovery of your particular situation.
  • Music Crisis Chats.

    IMA Advisory Board of Directors Boomer Castleman Inventor: Bigsby Palm Pedal Music Director: The International Country Music Awards Show; A live Audio/Video production featuring top international artist. Tom Jones hosting. Musician: Played on recording sessions for Pop, Country, and R&B artist such as;  Linda Ronstadt, Vic Dana, Lola Folana, Kenny Rodgers, Merilee Rush, Michael Martin Murphy, George Hamilton, Tammy Wynette, David Alan Coe, Johnny Rodriguez, George Jones, Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Paycheck, Patti Page, Johnny Lee, Roy Clark, Mel Tillis, Earl Scugges, Trini Lopez, Dave Dudley, Hoyt Axton, Big Al Downing, Gerry Mulligan, and many more. Live Performances: The White House, Washington DC December 29th, 2000; 2001 Super Blues Fest, San Diego; American Bandstand (One of  only two artists to perform live. The other was Jim Stafford); guitarist for flutist James Galway on the "Stranded in West Texas" show; Staff guitarist for the Smokey Mountain Steel Guitar Jamboree, Knoxville, TN (a yearly event). Background Vocalist: "In the Heat of the Night" (Oscar for best sound track, 1968); "I Dream of Jeannie", "For Singles Only", "The Tiger Makes Out", guitarist on "Take This Job & Shove It", movie; "New Country", "Christmas on the General Jackson", "The Graham Parsons Notebook" (Vocalist & Guitarist). Songwriter: Songs by Lyle Lovett, John Dever, The Monkeys, George Hamilton IV, Ronnie Prophet, Chad Evertt, Rusty Weir, Seldom Seen, Ray Wylie Hubbord,  Michael Martin Murphy, BW Stevenson, Mari Wilson, and the TV shows "Bonanza" & "I Dream of  Jeannie". Producer: "Judy Mae" (Boomer Castleman, Mums Records); "Telephone Man" (Mari Wilson, BNA/GRT Records); "Say You Do", (Bobby David, 20th Century Records); "Hollywood & Vine" (Kim Morrison, Malalco Records); "Just Fir You" (Ronnie Prophet, Cachet/TeeVee Records) Records; "Peter the Meter Reader" (Mari Wilson WMOT Records); "Silent Partners" (Rodney Lay, Sun Records); "Summertime Blues" (Boomer Castleman, Cream Records); "Internet Man", "900 Song" (Mari Wilson WB/Giant Records); "Mr Hyde" (Mr Hyde, Axim Records); "Personal Notes" (Boomer Castelman, RLG Records) "HOT LYX" (Boomer Castleman, RLG Records). Awards: Vocals on Quincy Jones Oscar winning soundtrack "In the Heat of the Night", "Telephone Man" (Mari Wilson RIAA Certified gold record); "Just For You" (Ronnie Prophet CRIA Certified gold record); "Telephone Man" (Mari Wilson Ampex Golden Reel Award); "Just For You" Ronnie Prophet Ampex Golden Reel Award); "Telephone Man" (Mari Wilson UK Certified Silver); "Spotlight Guitar" (Boomer Castleman, Guitar Player Magazine June 1994); "Lick-of-the-month" (Boomer Castleman Guitar Player Magazine, March 1999); ("Rock & Read" Magazine Boomer Castleman 'Cover Story'); Record Labels: Owned BNA Records, a successful independent label, sold to BMG, 1993; Head of Delta Disc Records A&R 1999, currently COO of Legend Records; also owns and operates Amria Records
Once you have successfully completed step/level Music Records you are then ready to move onto the next appropriate Step as determined by your Action Plan.
Join Step  1: MUSIC FACTORY,  1.a. CRITIQUE & 1.b. RECORDING  More on about and how to join... Join Step 2: PUBLISHING, 2.a.PLUGGING & 2.b.LEGAL  More on about and how to join... Join Step 3:  RECORDS, 3.a.DUPLICATION, 3.b.DISTRIBUTION More on about and how to join... Join Step 4:  RADIO  4.a.MUSIC SHOP More on about and how to join... Join Step 5: MANAGEMENT, 5.a.PROMOTIONS & 5.b.PRODUCTIONS More on about and how to join... Join Step 6:  TEACH More on about and how to join... Become a Sponsor, Affiliate or Increase Membership Level Here More on about and how to join...

 

 

 

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