Artists must manage relationships with various entities when presented with alternate revenue stream opportunities. This panel will discuss the issues that artists must consider in exploiting multiple revenue streams and will explain how to assemble a team of business people to maximize these opportunities.
Questions Answered:
How does an artist deal with multiple entities to negotiate multiple revenue streams in an ever-changing distribution market?
How do you assemble a business team to assist an artist to negotiate multiple revenue streams?
What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with an artist signing a recording contract with a traditional record label?
What alternatives exist to the traditional record label agreement?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of committing to having one company handle all facets related to revenue streams?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with multiple companies to maximize revenue streams?
How do you evaluate competing offers from different distribution companies?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of independently recording and distributing music, rather than signing with a traditional record label?
What role can an independent record label maintain in a multiple entity revenue stream?
What are the benefits to alternative distribution methods (i.e. Radiohead/ Nine Inch Nails Models), given the competing interests in a multiple revenue stream landscape?