Independent music labels around the world are being brought together by a non-profit collective called Merlin, and now, together, they are starting to shape the music industry.
This from a quick article on ArsTechnica:
Merlin is trying to pull off a magic act: unite the world’s indie labels into a single negotiating force that can fight [...]
Indie labels the new establishment? The right to personal vice key to People Power? Maybe.. check out these answers to my questions from Adam Shore, General Manager of Vice Label…
risa dickens: what are you most worried about these days?
adam shore:The status quo.
rd: what are you most looking forward to?
as: Boredoms - 77 DRUM. [...]
watchout!
check this out, from an article in the observer today…
The world’s largest independent record labels hope to secure a windfall for their artists by creating a new licensing agency that will make it easier to strike content deals with media groups.
Hundreds of labels from more than a dozen countries, representing nearly a third of [...]