RESEARCH: Record Label/Institutional Research

Glassnote Records

'Glassnote Entertainment Group is a full service independent music company founded by Daniel Glass, one of the most accomplished and respected music people in the industry.'

'Through Glassnote, Mr. Glass has created the next-generation Music Company. It can be looked at as a rebirth of the great independent record companies —Chrysalis, Motown, Atlantic and Island — but built for the ever-changing marketplace.'

'Glassnote is an artist-centric music company that appeals to the creative nature of individuals. We seek out and attract artists and producers who are independent by nature — artists who want to take ownership of their careers and are willing to work with a label to contribute to their success.' 

London:

7 Old Park Lane
Mayfair
W1K 1QR

(p) 020 7183 6887

The extract above was taken from Glassnote's "About Us" page which explains Glassnote Entertainment Group's ideology and how they enable independent musicians to be heard in a crowded and ever-growing market-place. The label would suit our artist as she is an independent musician who needs a label who will not only allow her music to be hear in the UK but also Worldwide as Glassnote also has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto.

Successful British bands the label represent include, Two Door Cinema Club, Mumford and Sons and Chvrches.

True Panther Sounds

'True Panther was started in 2004 by Dean Bein, Molly Samuel and Avi Klein to put out a tour-only 7" by Bein and Samuel's band Red Tape Apocalypse. The label moved with Bein from San Francisco to New York and continued to put out records from bands using a one-to-one project style, "putting money into something, praying it would sell enough to put out something else," as Bein explained in a recent interview with Microphone Memory Emotion.'

'The biggest success to come from TPS was the debut album from San Francisco-based band Girls. The album was a joint venture between Matador and True Panther and has become one of the most talked about indie albums of 2009, receiving critical praise from Pitchfork Media and The New York Times.'

The extract above was taken from True Panther sounds' Wikipedia page. This label would suit our artist as they have the ability to work with the artist and perhaps create a joint-venture with another label that will gain her an even bigger audience. Also, by being an overseas label, they would be able to give her an international audience. As a local, independent artist, her audience is limited and although she may not aspire for her music to become "mainstream", every artist aspires for their work to be heard by as many people as possible.

Sub Pop Records

'Sub Pop records is now known in the recording industry as a sanctuary of indie bands that are looking to push the envelope in experimental music. sub Pop records has a great ability to take music that is experimental and market it to the masses in the recording industry.'

'We mean to represent these artists as faithfully and diligently as possible'

Successful artists the label have signed include; Nirvana, Te Head and the Heart and Flight of the Concords.

This label would suit our artist as it conserves the artist's style whilst effectively marketing her to an audience. Although they are an overseas label, they are independent whose ideology means that they work with the artist to develop an image to be seen in the music industry. They also allow space for the artist to be experimental, whilst many other labels would be strict as to what kind of sound and image the artist portrays.

References:

http://www.details.com/culture-trends/music-and-books/201308/independent-music-labels-by-artists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Panther_Sounds

http://www.therichest.com/business/companies-business/five-of-the-most-innovative-indie-music-labels/3/

https://www.subpop.com/about