Gary West and then went on to create Compass Records in 1995. Compass records is a small‚ independent artist-run company that established their niche in musical genres such as folk‚ roots‚ and celtic. In the context of the 2-billion dollar music recording industry‚ Compass Records has low market share in comparison to the multi-national corporations dominating the business. Brown was formally an investment banker with an MBA from University of California Los Angelos. In addition to her business knowledge
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COMPASS RECORDS BACKGROUND Compass records is a small‚ independent music recording company and co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West. Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic‚ sophisticated‚ and artist-friendly. It is called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade” by Billboard Magazine‚ Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Its 2006 acquisition of the Green
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cylinder ("An Audio Timeline"). Though very simplistic and different from today’s audio engineering: still a form of recording music. The basic definition of audio engineering is a part of the field of engineering which deals with the recording of sound and stores in some way to be reproduced at a later time. Audio engineering has a number of fields in itself‚ including cinema‚ studio recording‚ and live sound. There are many ways to educate one’s self in the field of audio engineering. One way‚ and probably
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Name | Epic recording studio | Project Number | | Project Manager | Lionel Monsanto | Prioritization | | Owner(s) | Lionel monsanto‚ Janet Owens | Start Date: | 6/10/88 | Scheduled Completion Date: | 2/7/14 | Mission/ Purpose | What is your project going to accomplish? How does this project relate to overall goals and objectives of the company? It is part of a program or larger project? | My mission is to rent a building about 100 square feet with three floors.my recording studio would
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A transducer converts one form of energy into another. Speakers‚ human ears‚ and microphones are all examples transducers. Transient- A short‚ quick burst of energy that is non-repeating. Commonly associated with the attack of percussive instruments. However‚ all music contains transients. In speech‚ transients are associated with consonants. Transients are typically weak in energy and associated with the higher frequency range. Transient response- How quickly the microphone reacts to a sound wave
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Artist Management Sometimes thought of as the single most important person in career of artiste. A good manager can expand an artiste’s career to its maximum potential - a bad one can rocket an artist to oblivion. What they generally do is most of the things the artist either can’t be bothered to do or doesn’t know how to do - they do these things usually in exchange for a percentage of the artist’s earnings‚ this is called commission. A few of the roles of the typical manager include...Helping
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foremost I will obtain my high school diploma; this will be the stepping stone to begin my professional career as an audio engineer. Audio engineers‚ also known as sound engineers‚ are responsible for producing quality sound at live performances‚ in recording studios and through other mediums such as radio and podcasts.balancing the sound of all audio equipment plugged in during a performance‚ such as microphones‚ amplifiers‚ speakers and PA systems. As an audio engineer‚ I must be technically capable
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LIVE SOUND Tim Price FdSc 2A 15th January 2010 D4: LIVE SOUND ENGINEERING.. THEORY The role of an audio engineer is no longer exclusive to the recording studio. The skill set of a modern engineer extends to video‚ radio‚ graphics and many more. One of the key growth areas for finding employment opportunities in the sector‚ is that of live sound engineering. The theory of live sound is one which combines the two things present in most musical engineering‚ technical ability and intuition. Each
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a natural booming voice‚ rich with range and a talent for penning raw‚ beautiful melodies - led to early features in both Found and the Chicago Reader that changed his life’s course. Beal’s creativity caught the attention of Hot Charity / XL Recordings who released Acousmatic Sorcery in March‚ 2012 - an 11 song set Beal wrote and recorded on a discarded karaoke machine while living in Albuquerque‚ NM. Since the release of Acousmatic Sorcery‚ Willis Earl Beal has toured the world‚ performing
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Describe four areas of the music industry. 1. Music publishing In the music industry a music publisher or company is an entity that develops‚ protects and values music. Retailer‚ freelancer are needed in music publishing. 2. Record labels Recording companies are huge corporations own a variety of record labels. Recorder and business affairs are needed in record labels. 3. Live performance Live performance is an important aspect of the music industry because it is the best publicity and
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