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Q&A: What is the difference between a Major Label and an Indie Label ??
- By Richard Jay
- Published 8th May, 2008
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Richard Jay
Richard Jay is a songwriter, producer, author of bestselling book How To Get Your Music in Film & TV, and president of The Music Broker Network
The difference is basically in the funding & ownership of the company.
A Major label, by definition, is owned by one of the four major corporations: Sony-BMG, Warner, Universal & EMI. They all have many offices around the world that are under direct control of the parent HQ.
An Indie (independent) label is not necessarily completely independent - it may be part of a bigger group of companies - but it is not related to one of the 4 major corporations.
A Major label, by definition, is owned by one of the four major corporations: Sony-BMG, Warner, Universal & EMI. They all have many offices around the world that are under direct control of the parent HQ.
An Indie (independent) label is not necessarily completely independent - it may be part of a bigger group of companies - but it is not related to one of the 4 major corporations.