- My Major Company UK
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My Major Company UK (MMCUK or MMC) is a Fan-funded music label (a subset of Crowd-funding) launched in the United Kingdom in October 2010. My Major Company UK are a Crowd-funding label which branch from the French Record Label, MyMajorCompany, established in 2008. MMCUK is headed by C.E.O Paul-Rene Albertini. It has several key differences from fan funding platforms such as Pledgemusic, Kickstarter and Sellaband which are :
- Users are able to invest in artists for a return in album sales[1].
- MMC not only acts as a platform for money to be raised but also operates as a fully functioning record label headed by industry professionals.[2]
- MyMajorCompany has its own A&R department responsible for finding and presenting the new acts in the UK to the public.[3]
Contents
Timeline
- 21 October - My Major Company officially launch in the UK
- 25 October - Ivyrise collective investors raise £100,000, the amount required to become My Major Company’s first fully funded UK act.
- 26 December - Some Velvet Morning raise £100,000 and become My Major Company’s second fully funded UK act.
Artists
- Ivyrise (funded in 4 days[4])
- Some Velvet Morning[1] (funded)
- Millers Daughter[2]
- The Chain[3]
- Adam Parker[4]
- The Draytones[5]
- Hearts Under Fire[6]
- Citadels[7]
- Sets[8]
- Clay[9]
- Japayork[10]
Partners
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- PIAS Recordings Distribution
References
- ^ http://i.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/8237466/Veteran-rockers-set-to-dominate-music-scene.html
- ^ http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/UK-My-Major-Company-Lets-Music-Fans-Own-Part-of-Their-Favourite-Band/Article/201012215850985?f=rss
- ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3177306/Be-a-part-of-the-you-sic-business.html
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/former-warner-boss-backs-new-music-firm-2158819.html
External links
Categories: British record labels
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