The person or group of people who sign new acts to a record label.
What is A&R
100
The act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc
What is Advertising?
100
The major label that controls the largest market share.
What is Universal?
100
Sometimes called a Kitchen Sink deal.
What is 360?
100
This is the USA record industry trade body.
What is RIAA?
200
The activity or business of selling products.
What is Sales
200
While advertising is the back page, this is the front page
What is publicity?
200
The only Major Label based in the USA.
What is WMG?
200
360 deals include the label getting a portion of _____ defined as a blanket term for artist-related goods other than music e.g. T-shirts, posters, etc.
What is merchandise?
200
To ______ means to repay a record label from royalties earned on record sales
What is recoup?
300
The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. It includes the coordination of four elements called the 4 P's:
(1) identification, selection and development of a product,
(2) determination of its price,
(3) selection of a distribution channel to reach the customer's place, and
(4) development and implementation of a promotional strategy.
What is marketing?
300
The front of the outer packaging of a record album, usually decorated and showing its title and the name of the artist.
What is Album Art?
300
Major Labels control up to this percentage of the total market.
What is 70 to 75%?
300
In 360 deals the label takes a portion of ______ defined as engagements made by artist, in which they perform or play in several different places in order to promote themselves and earn income.
What is touring?
300
When an artist gets an increased percentage for the sales of their album once it sells over a certain number of copies.
What is escalation?
400
This division gets artists songs out to radio
What is promotions?
400
A music video or short mini-documentary normally sent out free to broadcasters and media to bring awareness to the Artist and/or their latest album
What is promotional video?
400
As opposed to an independent label, a major label will have it's own channel of this.
What is distribution?
400
In a 360 deal the label will take a portion of money earned from _____ defined as the organization for people who admire a famous person, group, etc
What is fan club?
400
When a recording agreement is structured as a _____, the artist receives a set amount of money to include both recording costs and advances.
What is fund?
500
This division is responsible for providing legal services and advice to the label
What is legal?
500
Examples of this include artist website, profile page, a wiki page, or a social media point of presence (e.g. a LinkedIn profile, a Facebook account, or a Twitter account).
What is web presence?
500
This major label owns the distribution company named ____ ATV
What is Sony?
500
In a 360 deal the label will take a portion of ______ defined
as the original compositions of the artist.
What is songwriting?
500
An artist is often contractually obligated to deliver an album the label deems as ______ _____. If the artist fails in this the label does not have to release the album.