Record Labels

Difference between major and independent record labels

• An Indie Label is any music recording label that operates without the funding of the organizations of the major music labels. Major labels are global in scale and operate their own distribution and publishing companies. Indie Labels tend to either work with, other smaller companies, either in long term partnerships or in smaller contractual relationships for their distribution and publishing, although many indie labels do pay for the distribution services that major labels have to offer.

The Big 3 (since 2012)

• Warner Music Group

• -Atlantic, Rhino, Parlophone

• Song Music Entertainment

• -Columbia, Epic, RCA

• Universal Music Group

• -Interscope, Capitol, Def Jam

Independent Labels

Labels for our artist

• Razor & Tie is a New York based company that has a record company which has ties within major label distribution (Sony Music Entertainment). They represent musicians within the following genres: folk; pop; rock; metal; dance; and soul. Examples of similar artists which our group want to create are: Hit the Lights; HIM; Saves the Day; and Madina Lake.