DISTRIBUTION NOTES

VIDEOS

For your own notes and revision, you must make some rough notes - quotes, stats and facts in bullet point form so that you and we know that you have watched, listened and absorbed the information on the videos.

All the videos are linked below but they are also on this classroom post.

Please do not resubmit this sheet for feedback until you have completed all 5 videos.

Video 1 - Part 1

https://drive.google.com/open?id=115a60-4WGbSCW7I3HPpK5ccRM2wjbwv9

Key notes/points.

• Star Found > Contract Settled > Album Recorded > Album Printed On Vinyl > Album Distributed > Album Bought

Video 2 - Part 2

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m8HGsU5vxeFpIfJ6bYdQXlDV-b-Q9INk

• Star can produce his work at home > Distributed over the internet > Create marketing on social media

This is much faster than the traditional method, you have to be much more unique in order to stand out

Key notes/points:

Video 3 - How the Music Industry works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fa8lJKTy0I&t=41s 

• Taking advantage of easily swayed artists who don't care about money
• Sueing is common
• Record Label gives an advance to the artist to create the album
• Once the album is produced and is selling the label takes about 85% of all profit, aswell as deducting the advance and other costs involved
• This leaves the artist with a debt, that the artist who will try to have to solve this debt by creating another album, creating a cycle

Key notes/points:

Video 4 - What is distribution - then and now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71SwPFNi1Xo 

Key notes/points:

• Originally music distribution was done physically via a distribution company and the record label
• In 2015, digital distribution took over physical
• Streaming services is what music is placed on today, then whenever the song is placed the artist gets royalties
• This digital approach comes with benefits such as reduced shipping time, reduced manufacturing time, low upfront costs, reaching a bigger audience, boosting profile and a faster money flow

Video 5 - who are the Digital Distributors - who’s the best and what do they do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_futqlZGa8 

Key notes/points:

• Music distrubutors help you get your music on digital streaming platforms
• They will also collect the royalties for you
• They also have technology to detect where your music is being played
• Spotify is where you can get the most streams