- Declarations Of Independents
A Done Deal: Portland, Ore.-based Allegro's aquisition of the Northwest Alliance of Independent Labels (NAIL), the Portland indie-rock distributor (Retail Track, June 9), was finalized ......
- The Indies: Nail Elects To Distribute Presidents Label
The Northwest Alliance of Independent Labels in Portland, Ore., has signed an exclusive distribution deal with PUSA, the new artist-owned imprint of the Presidents of ......
- The Indies: Scofield Replaces Rose As Nail Head
After seeing the Northwest Alliance of Independent Labels through its most successful year ever, president Alicia J. Rose greeted 2005 by stepping down. The Portland, ......
- NAIL Inks Deals With Seven Int'l Labels
The Northwest Alliance of Independent Labels (NAIL) in Portland, Ore., has signed exclusive distribution deals with seven international labels. None of the labels previously had ......
- Why Hasn't Digital Distribution Helped Indies Get Major Deal Terms?
Like many music attorneys, John Cooperman thought the digital revolution would help level the playing field in negotiating distribution deals on behalf of independent labels....
- U.k. Indies Still Lobbying For Body
LONDON‹The U.K. remains under the spotlight over how independent labels should be ......
- A HIt Is A Hit
It's widely talked about and written about these days . . . the new "promotion rules" placed on all record labels have supposedly leveled the ......
- Sgae Tries New Approach For Indies, Young Writers
Spain's authors' rights society SGAE has signed a groundbreaking accord with local independent labels and is making moves to attract new songwriters away from the ......
- Indie Rock Label Victory Builds Success From Ground Up, With Principles Intact
Victory Records, a Chicago-based independent label founded a decade ago when Tony Brummel and a friend pooled $1,200, has been rewarded for its multitiered approach ......
- British Indies Look To The East
As Asian economies begin to show signs of recovery, U.K. independent labels are investigating ways of breaking into the Far East's music markets.
- Distributor NAIL Forms Rock Label
The Northwest Alliance of Independent Labels (NAIL) is bowing an in-house rock imprint, Cube Farm. NAIL, which is owned by Portland, Ore.-based Allegro Corp., has ......
- Popular Uprisings
YOUNG MCS: Borrowing a page from the pop world, R&B labels are looking to mine the youth market with baby bands‹emphasis on the word "baby." ......
- Sonic In Sound Health
The past five years have seen a string of high-profile casualties on the battleground that is independent distribution in Canada. Yet Hamilton, Ontario-based Sonic Distribution ......
- Indie Rappers Take Grassroots Approach
A pair of recently concluded package tours by prominent underground hip-hop acts on independent labels offers proof that a grassroots approach is a powerful means ......
- The Indies: New Label: Please Let Them Be Misunderstood
Obsessives often make excellent indie-label operators, so Mike Stax probably has a good shot at success.