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Distribution
The Genepool
Genepool is an indie label and distributor with a catalogue of new cutting edge
acts, giving you a chance to sell your own records and downloads online.
www.genepoolrecords.com
Marketing, Promotion, Plugging & PR
Absolute Marketing
Absolute Marketing and Distribution (AMD) is a fully managed sales, marketing,
administration, distribution and rights management company based in London.
www.absolutemarketing.co.uk
Anglo Plugging
Filled with up-to-the minute information on some of the most popular artists
in the music industry, Anglo Plugging represent these artists' interests on
radio, television and the internet.
www.angloplugging.co.uk
Funding
The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust exist to help young people fulfil their potential. Working with 14 to 30 year olds who face disadvantage - offering them the support, encouragement and basic financial assistance they need to achieve their goals.
www.princes-trust.org.uk
Maintenance, Service & Technical Services
Soundworks
Audio & facilities installation, debugging, maintenance, training and technical
services.
www.soundworks.org.uk
Mastering
Super Audio Mastering
Simon Heyworth of Super Audio Mastering established his state of the art
Mastering facility in July 2002. The Studio is housed in a spacious granite
walled Roundhouse in an idyllic location on Dartmoor in Devon (South West-UK).
SAM has been busy Mastering projects both in Stereo and Surround Sound for both
CD, SACD and DVD
www.superaudiomastering.com
Optimum Mastering
Optimum mastering, a brand new, state-of-the-art mastering suite is loacted in the heart of the dockside city of Bristol. The new facility offers comprehensive audio post-production in a professionally designed and purpose built studio. Services on offer at Optimum include CD mastering, Vinyl cutting, digital editing and restoration by engineers with experience at the highest level.
www.optimum-mastering.com
Duplication
Breed Media
Use Breed Media for CarbonZero high volume CD, DVD & Vinyl replication,
low run CD & DVD duplication, and added-value premium packaging ... and
tell Tom that we sent you!
www.breed-media.co.uk
Royalty Tracking
ISRC
The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is the international identification
system for sound recordings and music video recordings. Each ISRC is a unique
and permanent identifier for a specific recording which can be permanently encoded
into a product as its digital fingerprint. Encoded ISRC provide the means to
automatically identify recordings for royalty payments. The International Federation
of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recommends that all music producers use
ISRC.
www.ifpi.org/isrc/
Organisations
MCPS
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), established in 1924, is a not-for-profit organisation which currently represents over 17,000 composers, songwriters and music publishers. The essential function of MCPS is to collect and distribute royalties. It acts on behalf of its members by negotiating agreements with those who wish to record and distribute product containing copyright musical works and collecting licence fees for this use. The money is subsequently distributed to its members as mechanical royalties.
www.mcps.co.uk
PRS
Established in 1914, the Performing Right Society (PRS) is a non-profit making membership organisation of composers, songwriters, authors and publishers of music of all styles - including classical, pop, jazz and music for films, adverts and TV. The essential function of PRS is to collect and distribute music royalties on behalf of its members.
www.prs.co.uk
BPI
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British record industry's trade association. Its membership is comprised of more than 320 companies representing thousands of labels; including all four "major" record companies, associate members - such as manufacturers and distributors - plus hundreds of independent record companies.
www.bpi.co.uk
Musicians Union
The Musicians' Union (MU) represents over thirty thousand musicians working in all sectors of the music business.
As well as negotiating on behalf of members with all the major employers in the industry, they offer a range of services for professional and student musicians of all ages.
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
PPL
Phonographic Performance Ltd. is a music industry organisation collecting
and distributing airplay and public performance royalties in the UK on behalf
of over 3,500 record companies and 47,000 performers.
www.ppluk.com
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) represents
the recording industry worldwide with over 1450 members in 75 countries and
affiliated industry associations in 48 countries.
www.ifpi.org