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Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording, Promotion, and Distribution (First Edition) Pub. Date: 8/28/2002 Publisher: St. Martin's Press

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Whether you're in a band, a business entrepreneur or just interested in the music business, Label Launch will let you take your fantasies of holding the reigns at your own record label into reality. In fun, easy-to-understand language Veronika Kalmar takes you step-by-step through the intricate process of running a label from the moment you think about entering the biz until your first CD, vinyl single, or demo tape rolls off the press. Topics covered include:

Funding your label Maneuvering through the legal maze Selling your product online and off Picking and signing bands Promotion and touring Avoiding the most common pitfalls of a new label

And even tells you when it's time to sell out to "the man."

Kalmer has culled information from the best in the independent record business interviewing heads of labels who have made a great success and those that almost didn't make it.

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Although it reads like the textbook from a high school sociology class, this work from Seattle-based music journalist Kalmar is essential reading for any aspiring indie-rocker or fan-boy who isn't musically inclined but longs to be a vital part of "the scene." Centered on the vaunted Pacific Northwest indie-rock ethic, the book is designed as a primer for those interested in starting an independent record label and, just as important, getting the music noticed. With insight from a cast of respected indie music heads e.g., former Sub Pop Records producer Jack Endino and CMJ editor Scott Frampton Kalmar discusses every apparent aspect of starting an independent label, from acquiring tax I.D. numbers to distributing product. The business suggestions and ample appendixes of industry contacts will prove valuable for bands looking to book their own tour or get signed to a record label. Unfortunately, the scarcity of anecdotes from the experts leaves the text rather dry, and one has to wonder whether Label Launch defeats the do-it-yourself ethic championed by the indie-rock scene. Still, there are eager musicians everywhere, which recommends this book for all libraries. Robert Morast, "Argus Leader," Sioux Falls, SD Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780312263508
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 8/28/2002
Edition description: First Edition
Edition number: 1
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 485,961
Product dimensions: 5.46 (w) x 8.26 (h) x 0.56 (d)

Meet the Author

Veronika Kalmar has been at the forefront of the Seattle music scene as a journalist for the past ten years. She has written for The Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, The Rocket, and recently the Experience Music Project Museum. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Preface	xiii
1.	A Brief History of Indies	1
2.	Sub Pop: A Model	9
3.	Small Business Law	13
4.	Music Law	27
5.	Setting Up Shop and Developing Artists	41
6.	Business Plans and Financing	53
7.	The Recording Process	67
8.	Pressing and Packaging CDs	79
9.	Distributing Your Product	89
10.	Promoting Your Product	95
11.	Timing and Touring	109
12.	Selling Out	117
	Biographies	121
Appendix	Professional Organizations and Institutions	127
	Index	187

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Anonymous

Posted July 22, 2004

Label Launch: A Guide to Wasting My Time

It appears that Veronika knows a lot about starting an Independent Record Label, but she doesn't quite know how to write a book that coherently expresses her knowledge. Much of the legal and business aspects of starting and running an Independent Label were either barely discussed or skipped. Her commentaries throughout the book proved pointless and annoying, which explains why my head hurt after reading. In the end it was as if she were trying to play catch-up on an overdue school project. The book could have been so much better if she would have cut the annoying chit chat,given more insight into the legal and financial sides of the bussiness, and had someone else write the book.
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