The Music Industry - Picking a suitable organisation to produce our band

What is the music industry?

There are two forms of institutions; major and minor institutions. Major institutions are multinational companies that have large scale awareness and are associated with well-known and successful music artists; for example Sony Music is a major institution that owns famous music labels such as Columbia records.

Minor institutions are independent music companies that partner with smaller independent record labels to help broaden their awareness in the music industry. For example, 'Boy Better Know' is a London based independent record label supporting artists such as Skepta and JME. 

Suitable organisation to produce our band - Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records is in a partnership with the Beggars Group which allows a further reach of artists due to multiple connections.

The company did, before its bankruptcy, own its own distribution arm which established the company as being able to grow strong whilst being independent.

The artists signed, or at one time signed, to the label are vast and mildly successful. They tend to mostly be artists that are easily grouped into the indie genre, such as British Sea Power and The Libertines. 

Rough Trade Records is an extremely suitable organisation to work with as the majority of artists signed to them conform to the conventions of the indie genre, which is the exact aim of our project.