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Music Industry Quiz

BTEC LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA in MUSIC

UNIT 39: The Sound and Music Industry

Multiple Questions

Helps with major business decisions, assists with the creative process, promotes an artist's career, assembles & heads the artist's professional team, etc.

Union Representative

PromoterAgent

Manager

The person involved almost exclusively in booking live personal appearances

A&RProducer

PromoterAgent

A&R, Sales, Marketing, Promotion, Product Management, New Media, Finance, Business Affairs/Legal

VenueRecord Studio

Union

Record Company

Networks that move records from manufacturing plants into the stores

Record CompanyRetail

Manufacturing

Distribution

Record companies and recording artists, as well as the writers and publishers, all make money based on the sale of recordings, as well as through later playing and reuse of their work.

EarningsSalary

Fees

Royalties

Bringing the creative product into a tangible form (i.e. CD) by maximizing the creative process and taking care of all necessary administration (booking studio time, staying on budget, etc.).

ManagerAgent

Promoter

Producer

A form of property ownership for certain types of artistic & creative works.

PublishingFees

Royalties

Copyright

Encourage new material, produce demo recordings and printed music (scores), manage all associated copyright and royalty licensing/PRS requirements.

Union RepresentativeAgent

Promoter

Publisher

Grants permissions to work with, study, improve upon, reinterpret, re-record copyright material (e.g. recording someone else’s song). Example: NOW! CD

PPL

PRSMCPS

A musician who contributes to a recording or a live performance but is not actually a full time member of the band.

Band MusicianFull-time Musician

Orchestra MusicianSession Musician

Agencies that collect royalties on behalf of songwriters when a song they have written is performed

PPLMCPS

PRS

Who prepares & transfers audio from one raw format to a desired mater format and refines

the sound quality

ProducerSound Engineer

Recording EngineerMastering Engineer

Connect

Organisation founded & funded by organisations that serves as their ‘voice’

Organised group of workers to pursue policies that are favourable for the workers

MUEquity

BECTU

(Union) Broadcasting & film

Musicians’ UnionTrade Body (Association)

Union

(Union) Actors, dancers, backstage, choreographers, directors

Link the definition to the correct answer

Trade body for those involved in the PRODUCTION of recorded music (producers, engineers)

Trade body for those involved in the AUDIO industry (audio engineer, recording studio)

Trade body for those who supply LIGHTING and SOUND technologies

They lobby (put pressure) the government for policies that will protect their industry

Will represent a performer in case of a dispute over a contract or unfair dismissal

UnionPLASA

MPG

APRS

Trade Body

Continued…

Question & Answer

What are the two major sources of income for a music publisher?MCPS & PRS

Which department of the record label works to get an artist's song played on radio?

Promotion

A company with major networks that move physical records from manufacturing plants into the store

Distributor

Who collects royalties for the writer/composer?PRS

What is the main advantage to signing a record deal with a major label?

Effective promotion and distribution

Which department of the record label handles advertising, publicity, and album-cover artwork?

Marketing

Who collects royalties for the recording artist?PPL

Longer Answers

What is the benefit of self-producing?The

artist doesn't need to give a percentage of their royalties to a record label. They also have more creative freedom.

How do music artists make money?Through royalties collected from any play of their song or a cut from the sales of their music.

Who pays for the PPL and PRS for Music?

They take a cut from the royalties collected. They are non-profit organisations paid for by the music industry.

List 3 things Marketing do…

• Advertising and Image• Branding• Figure out how to sell product

List 3 things Production do…

• Assemble what is needed for a recording• Quality control - makes things sound right• Producers of the physical CDs

List 1 thing Distribution does…

• Getting products into the market place (stores)

List examples of New Media…

• Digital distribution (i.e. Spotify, iTunes)• Social media • Internet branding (

i.e.band websites)

Sales are in the area of…Retail (shops)

Describe Major Recording Companies

• Owned by corporations• Various departments (A&R), big staff• Developing artist commercially

• Own the means of distribution Universal, Sony, Warner

Describe Independent Recording Companies

• Stand alone (independent)• Small, minimal staff

• Musical niche (specific type of music)• Develop artist more individually

More Connect

Oversee the recording of an artist

Choose the music & organise rehearsals

Choose suitable microphones

Carry/ transport equipment to eventFix broken string

Instrumental support

Sound EngineerProducer

Musical Director

Roadie

Link Description to Person

Organise tour dates & shows

Check Health & SafetySchedule times in studio

Publicise a concert

Gather prices for advertisementsMarketing

Studio Management

Artistic ManagementVenue Management

Promoter

More…

Scouting for new talent

Complete the audio masteringCreate sequencer & apps

Sells CDs

Self-employed musicianFreelance

Software Engineer

A&RMastering Engineer

Retail

And more…

Links in the Music Industry