This document outlines a distribution plan for the upcoming album "Risk" by the indie rock band MOTHXR. It discusses the band's background and achievements. It then details the pricing and packaging for the album's release in CD, MP3, and vinyl formats. Several competitors are identified and analyzed. Target audiences and retail partners are identified, including record stores, coffee shops, and clothing brands. Manufacturing and production details are provided. Finally, promotion and monetization strategies are outlined, including merchandising, streaming, social media, and crowdfunding. The overall plan is to widely distribute the album through both digital and physical retail channels to build the band's audience and generate revenue.
Mojo is a highly influential UK music magazine known for its expert journalism, iconic photography, and focus on music that will stand the test of time. It has a monthly circulation of over 94,000 and reaches over 211,000 passionate music fans. Mojo provides an immersive experience for readers to delve deeply into both classic and cutting-edge music genres. It is a trusted source and valued brand among readers, the music industry, and musicians.
Betta Lemme is a pop/EDM artist from Montreal, Canada who had success with her single "Bambola" which garnered over 28 million YouTube views. She is currently working on releasing a full-length EP and is looking to get signed to a major label to expand her global distribution. Her target fan is a 22-23 year old hipster/streetwear female interested in music festivals and cultural experiences. The summary provides an overview of Betta Lemme's background and goals.
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Columbia Records is a major record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment that represents many top artists across multiple genres. It has a large roster of over 85 artists and earns revenue from album and song sales as well as merchandise. In contrast, Sub Pop is an independent label founded in 1988 that launched the careers of grunge bands like Nirvana and helped define the Seattle music scene in the 1990s. As an independent label, Sub Pop relies more on word-of-mouth and social media to promote its artists due to a smaller budget, while major labels like Columbia can spend heavily on music videos, advertising, and promotion.
Q magazine is the UK's largest music magazine with a circulation of over 88,000. It has a young, affluent readership that it heavily influences with its trusted opinions on music. The magazine prides itself on providing exclusive access and interviews to break new artists and shape readers' views. It also extends its brand through events like the Q Awards and its website, radio show, and TV presence to engage music fans across multiple platforms. Advertisers are attracted to Q to associate with its credible brand and reach its influential readership.
The document discusses two similar music magazines - Smash Hits and Billboard. Smash Hits was a British monthly magazine founded in 1978 that focused on pop music. It ceased publication in 2006 due to declining sales. Billboard is an American weekly magazine founded in 1894 that is one of the oldest trade magazines. It publishes various music charts tracking popular songs and albums. The document also provides details about formatting and sections for a hypothetical new music magazine.
The band profile summarizes key details about the band The Big Channel including their name, age, album titles, genre, style, and contemporaries. The objectives section outlines goals to make the band nationally and globally recognized within a year by collaborating with other pop punk bands, selling 95,000-100,000 records in the first month, and gaining recognition through live performances and social media. The document provides information on targeting 16-25 year old females, using various media platforms like YouTube and magazines to promote the band, and selling merchandise to generate interest.
Q magazine targets music buyers over 25 years old and features many music genres. The magazine adverts analyzed featured pop artists Paloma Faith, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Lily Allen. Their posters prominently displayed the artist's name and photo to promote their music and tour to fans.
Kerrang magazine focuses on rock music. The adverts examined promoted heavy metal/nu metal bands Slipknot, Die Antwoord, and Motorhead. Unlike the Q magazine ads, these did not emphasize the artists' images and instead used dark graphics and fonts reflecting their genres to connect with fans.
The magazines' ad styles differed based on their targeted audiences and featured music genres, with Q emphasizing pop artists
Q magazine targets older music fans and features many genres of music. Advertisements in Q magazine primarily feature photos of pop artists like Paloma Faith and Lily Allen to promote their music and public image. Advertisements in Kerrang magazine, which focuses on rock music, do not typically feature photos and instead use fonts, graphics and information like tour dates to promote bands like Slipknot and Motorhead. The style of advertisements varies between magazines depending on the targeted genre and audience.
Mojo is a highly influential UK music magazine known for its expert journalism, iconic photography, and focus on music that will stand the test of time. It has a monthly circulation of over 94,000 and reaches over 211,000 passionate music fans. Mojo provides an immersive experience for readers to delve deeply into both classic and cutting-edge music genres. It is a trusted source and valued brand among readers, the music industry, and musicians.
Betta Lemme is a pop/EDM artist from Montreal, Canada who had success with her single "Bambola" which garnered over 28 million YouTube views. She is currently working on releasing a full-length EP and is looking to get signed to a major label to expand her global distribution. Her target fan is a 22-23 year old hipster/streetwear female interested in music festivals and cultural experiences. The summary provides an overview of Betta Lemme's background and goals.
Major record label vs Independent record label09foxemm
Columbia Records is a major record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment that represents many top artists across multiple genres. It has a large roster of over 85 artists and earns revenue from album and song sales as well as merchandise. In contrast, Sub Pop is an independent label founded in 1988 that launched the careers of grunge bands like Nirvana and helped define the Seattle music scene in the 1990s. As an independent label, Sub Pop relies more on word-of-mouth and social media to promote its artists due to a smaller budget, while major labels like Columbia can spend heavily on music videos, advertising, and promotion.
Q magazine is the UK's largest music magazine with a circulation of over 88,000. It has a young, affluent readership that it heavily influences with its trusted opinions on music. The magazine prides itself on providing exclusive access and interviews to break new artists and shape readers' views. It also extends its brand through events like the Q Awards and its website, radio show, and TV presence to engage music fans across multiple platforms. Advertisers are attracted to Q to associate with its credible brand and reach its influential readership.
The document discusses two similar music magazines - Smash Hits and Billboard. Smash Hits was a British monthly magazine founded in 1978 that focused on pop music. It ceased publication in 2006 due to declining sales. Billboard is an American weekly magazine founded in 1894 that is one of the oldest trade magazines. It publishes various music charts tracking popular songs and albums. The document also provides details about formatting and sections for a hypothetical new music magazine.
The band profile summarizes key details about the band The Big Channel including their name, age, album titles, genre, style, and contemporaries. The objectives section outlines goals to make the band nationally and globally recognized within a year by collaborating with other pop punk bands, selling 95,000-100,000 records in the first month, and gaining recognition through live performances and social media. The document provides information on targeting 16-25 year old females, using various media platforms like YouTube and magazines to promote the band, and selling merchandise to generate interest.
Q magazine targets music buyers over 25 years old and features many music genres. The magazine adverts analyzed featured pop artists Paloma Faith, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Lily Allen. Their posters prominently displayed the artist's name and photo to promote their music and tour to fans.
Kerrang magazine focuses on rock music. The adverts examined promoted heavy metal/nu metal bands Slipknot, Die Antwoord, and Motorhead. Unlike the Q magazine ads, these did not emphasize the artists' images and instead used dark graphics and fonts reflecting their genres to connect with fans.
The magazines' ad styles differed based on their targeted audiences and featured music genres, with Q emphasizing pop artists
Q magazine targets older music fans and features many genres of music. Advertisements in Q magazine primarily feature photos of pop artists like Paloma Faith and Lily Allen to promote their music and public image. Advertisements in Kerrang magazine, which focuses on rock music, do not typically feature photos and instead use fonts, graphics and information like tour dates to promote bands like Slipknot and Motorhead. The style of advertisements varies between magazines depending on the targeted genre and audience.
Audience profiling and demographics researchprytaleksandra
The document discusses demographics for the target audience of a song called "Jaywalk" by Brayton Bowman. It analyzes the audience by age, gender, and race. For age, it recommends targeting 16-25 year olds as the song contains mature themes and blends various genres beyond just pop. For gender, it suggests the target could be either male or female with a potential slight male majority, contrasting typical pop audiences. For race, it notes that while pop audiences are usually white, the song incorporates Black genres like funk and R&B, so the target race is ambiguous.
The target audience for Linkin Park is primarily males aged 18-34 from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. While most of their fans are male, Linkin Park has a larger than typical female fanbase and unusually large Hispanic and Asian audiences as well. Their music appeals most to "Strugglers" and "Reformers" in terms of psychographics - those who feel alienated and value freedom and anti-materialism. To attract this audience in a music video, the video would use quick camera shots and fast-paced editing to match the energy of rock music, and feature shots of the band performing along with framing the lead singer prominently on stage in a scruffy look to fit the rebellious rock
This document provides information about a music magazine called Q and its various brand extensions. It summarizes Q as the UK's number one music magazine that is trusted and influential in the music industry. It has a print circulation of over 61,000 and digital readership of over 377,000 that is younger and more affluent than other music magazines. The document outlines Q's brand extensions including its awards show, radio station, social media presence, and iPad edition to engage readers across multiple platforms. It also describes a campaign partnership with National Express where Q promoted coach transportation to music festivals and a contest for readers to win a private performance by the band The Hives.
Columbia Records is one of the oldest record labels, founded in 1901. It is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The document discusses Columbia Records' business model, including its key activities like A&R, marketing, and sales. It also covers customer segments, value propositions, revenue streams, and key partners. Overall, the document provides an overview of Columbia Records' history and current operations as a major record label within the music industry.
The document discusses magazine advertisements for various music artists found in Q Magazine and Kerrang Magazine. Q Magazine targets older music fans over 25 years old and features many genres of music. The ads in Q Magazine primarily feature pop artists like Paloma Faith and Lily Allen promoting their image. Kerrang Magazine is devoted to rock music and its ads feature heavy metal/rock bands like Slipknot, Die Antwoord, and Motorhead using dark imagery and fonts typical of those genres rather than the artists' images. The ads vary greatly between the magazines depending on their intended audience and music genres covered.
Rock Sound magazine has been a credible voice in the rock scene for over 12 years, appealing directly to the lucrative youth market aged 21. It has a monthly audience of 585,000 across its print, website, and social media platforms. Advertising with Rock Sound provides an opportunity to reach this engaged audience through consistent branding across its integrated campaign touchpoints, including print, online, live events, and social media. This allows for increased impact, response, and market presence for advertisers.
The band Attila is launching a comeback album and marketing campaign after a 17-year hiatus. Their objectives are to successfully launch the album through PR and reach their core audience of thrash metal fans. They aim to sell over 400,000 albums and appear on a major US television show to help expand their fanbase internationally. Managing the band's image and message to portray the right motivation for their return will be important for the campaign's success.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. In addition to the print magazine, MOJO also has a strong online and events presence to further immerse readers in music.
Nirvana was an influential grunge band known for its raw sound and anti-establishment ideology. The band incorporated elements of punk rock and heavy metal into its music through distorted guitars, screaming vocals, and simple song structures. Nirvana helped popularize grunge music in the early 1990s with the release of its breakthrough album Nevermind. Featuring the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nevermind topped music charts worldwide and has sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
The front cover shows the band onstage with the crowd in the background to convey the live album concept. The band name is displayed prominently. The inside sleeve features a photo of lead singer Joey Ramone, known for his style and stage presence. The basic disc artwork lacks embellishment to emphasize the raw live sound. Track listings on the back cover are not in a typical popular-to-less popular order, showing the band's appreciation for all their songs.
Kerrang! is the world's largest weekly music magazine with a circulation of 37,603 and readership of 294,000 in the UK. It primarily targets readers aged 17-24 and has a strong online presence across its website, social media, and other multimedia platforms. The magazine is considered highly influential in music scenes and culture by its readers. Advertisers are attracted to Kerrang! for its ability to reach a younger demographic that is typically difficult to engage.
Rome Love is releasing her remix of the single "Red Rose" to kick off the new year. The press release provides details on the Caribbean-inspired track, highlighting Rome Love's versatility in rapping and singing. It proposes targeting the song to radio station 95.3 Orlando and the Joe Budden podcast to gain exposure. Contact information and social links are included, along with two relevant Spotify playlists, two radio stations, and blogs that would be good fits due to their audiences and genres covered.
Decene is a 22-year-old indie rock band from the UK releasing their debut album "Nothing But Sea". The objectives are to sell 2,000 copies in the UK and target 17-23 year olds interested in indie music and festivals through social media and radio play. Key goals include headlining a small tour, releasing special edition vinyls, and playing smaller stages at festivals. The band would use social media, posters, magazines, and radio to promote the album and connect with their target audience of 17-23 year old indie music fans.
Bombhunter is a 23-year-old grime artist looking to break into the mainstream music scene. The objectives of the marketing campaign are to increase Bombhunter's popularity, radio play, and number of club shows. The target audience is young fans of grime, bass, and urban music aged 15-28. Social media like Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and SoundCloud will be used to promote Bombhunter's new album "Man Never Listen" and build hype around secret shows. Hyperbolic phrases like "the coolest album" will be used to appeal to fans and make the album seem like the biggest new sound.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism on both iconic and emerging artists through long-form features, reviews of the latest music, and guest editorial spots from major musicians. The magazine engages passionate music fans through its expert coverage and invites readers to immerse themselves in music. MOJO has high brand integrity and is trusted by both readers and artists as an authority on music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism on both iconic and emerging artists through long-form features, reviews of the latest music, and guest editorial spots from major musicians. The magazine engages passionate music fans through its expert coverage and invites readers to immerse themselves in music. MOJO has high brand integrity and is trusted by both readers and artists as an authority on music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. In addition to the print magazine, MOJO also has a strong online and events presence to further immerse readers in music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. MOJO also publishes special editions, hosts awards ceremonies, and has a growing digital media presence to provide an immersive experience for passionate music fans.
The objectives are to get the band Static seen and heard by a larger audience of late teens and early twenties through selling at least 500 copies of their first album within the first couple months. This will be achieved through advertising in local schools, shops, and online music sites. The band wears fashionable clothes and produces dance music similar to contemporaries like Avicii and Martin Garrix. Success will be measured by album sales and playing small local gigs to start building a fan base.
A digipack is a marketing tool intended to incentivize consumers to purchase the physical copy of an album from a retailer. It offers extra content like videos and photos to encourage sales as albums are less frequently purchased with many preferring to download individual songs. When visiting a large music retailer, digipacks were not as prominently displayed as other CDs and contained artists that were generally not as well known. The retailer had expanded their product selection beyond just music to include DVDs, games, books, and other items due to the impact of digital music downloads and streaming on CD sales.
A digipack is a marketing tool intended to incentivize consumers to purchase the physical copy of an album from a retailer rather than downloading individual tracks. When visiting a major music retailer, the researchers found digipacks were not as prominently displayed as standard CDs and they did not recognize many of the artists. The store offered a wide variety of products beyond just music to compensate for declining music sales.
This document summarizes an album advertisement created by Scott Galloway. The advertisement includes positive quotes from music magazines to promote the band's debut album. It lists their record label, XL Recordings, known for independent artists, as a good fit. The advertisement uses different text sizes to separate information and catch the eye of audiences. It also carries over the fragmentation theme from the album cover to make the advertisement and album recognizable as promoting the same band.
Audience profiling and demographics researchprytaleksandra
The document discusses demographics for the target audience of a song called "Jaywalk" by Brayton Bowman. It analyzes the audience by age, gender, and race. For age, it recommends targeting 16-25 year olds as the song contains mature themes and blends various genres beyond just pop. For gender, it suggests the target could be either male or female with a potential slight male majority, contrasting typical pop audiences. For race, it notes that while pop audiences are usually white, the song incorporates Black genres like funk and R&B, so the target race is ambiguous.
The target audience for Linkin Park is primarily males aged 18-34 from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. While most of their fans are male, Linkin Park has a larger than typical female fanbase and unusually large Hispanic and Asian audiences as well. Their music appeals most to "Strugglers" and "Reformers" in terms of psychographics - those who feel alienated and value freedom and anti-materialism. To attract this audience in a music video, the video would use quick camera shots and fast-paced editing to match the energy of rock music, and feature shots of the band performing along with framing the lead singer prominently on stage in a scruffy look to fit the rebellious rock
This document provides information about a music magazine called Q and its various brand extensions. It summarizes Q as the UK's number one music magazine that is trusted and influential in the music industry. It has a print circulation of over 61,000 and digital readership of over 377,000 that is younger and more affluent than other music magazines. The document outlines Q's brand extensions including its awards show, radio station, social media presence, and iPad edition to engage readers across multiple platforms. It also describes a campaign partnership with National Express where Q promoted coach transportation to music festivals and a contest for readers to win a private performance by the band The Hives.
Columbia Records is one of the oldest record labels, founded in 1901. It is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The document discusses Columbia Records' business model, including its key activities like A&R, marketing, and sales. It also covers customer segments, value propositions, revenue streams, and key partners. Overall, the document provides an overview of Columbia Records' history and current operations as a major record label within the music industry.
The document discusses magazine advertisements for various music artists found in Q Magazine and Kerrang Magazine. Q Magazine targets older music fans over 25 years old and features many genres of music. The ads in Q Magazine primarily feature pop artists like Paloma Faith and Lily Allen promoting their image. Kerrang Magazine is devoted to rock music and its ads feature heavy metal/rock bands like Slipknot, Die Antwoord, and Motorhead using dark imagery and fonts typical of those genres rather than the artists' images. The ads vary greatly between the magazines depending on their intended audience and music genres covered.
Rock Sound magazine has been a credible voice in the rock scene for over 12 years, appealing directly to the lucrative youth market aged 21. It has a monthly audience of 585,000 across its print, website, and social media platforms. Advertising with Rock Sound provides an opportunity to reach this engaged audience through consistent branding across its integrated campaign touchpoints, including print, online, live events, and social media. This allows for increased impact, response, and market presence for advertisers.
The band Attila is launching a comeback album and marketing campaign after a 17-year hiatus. Their objectives are to successfully launch the album through PR and reach their core audience of thrash metal fans. They aim to sell over 400,000 albums and appear on a major US television show to help expand their fanbase internationally. Managing the band's image and message to portray the right motivation for their return will be important for the campaign's success.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. In addition to the print magazine, MOJO also has a strong online and events presence to further immerse readers in music.
Nirvana was an influential grunge band known for its raw sound and anti-establishment ideology. The band incorporated elements of punk rock and heavy metal into its music through distorted guitars, screaming vocals, and simple song structures. Nirvana helped popularize grunge music in the early 1990s with the release of its breakthrough album Nevermind. Featuring the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nevermind topped music charts worldwide and has sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
The front cover shows the band onstage with the crowd in the background to convey the live album concept. The band name is displayed prominently. The inside sleeve features a photo of lead singer Joey Ramone, known for his style and stage presence. The basic disc artwork lacks embellishment to emphasize the raw live sound. Track listings on the back cover are not in a typical popular-to-less popular order, showing the band's appreciation for all their songs.
Kerrang! is the world's largest weekly music magazine with a circulation of 37,603 and readership of 294,000 in the UK. It primarily targets readers aged 17-24 and has a strong online presence across its website, social media, and other multimedia platforms. The magazine is considered highly influential in music scenes and culture by its readers. Advertisers are attracted to Kerrang! for its ability to reach a younger demographic that is typically difficult to engage.
Rome Love is releasing her remix of the single "Red Rose" to kick off the new year. The press release provides details on the Caribbean-inspired track, highlighting Rome Love's versatility in rapping and singing. It proposes targeting the song to radio station 95.3 Orlando and the Joe Budden podcast to gain exposure. Contact information and social links are included, along with two relevant Spotify playlists, two radio stations, and blogs that would be good fits due to their audiences and genres covered.
Decene is a 22-year-old indie rock band from the UK releasing their debut album "Nothing But Sea". The objectives are to sell 2,000 copies in the UK and target 17-23 year olds interested in indie music and festivals through social media and radio play. Key goals include headlining a small tour, releasing special edition vinyls, and playing smaller stages at festivals. The band would use social media, posters, magazines, and radio to promote the album and connect with their target audience of 17-23 year old indie music fans.
Bombhunter is a 23-year-old grime artist looking to break into the mainstream music scene. The objectives of the marketing campaign are to increase Bombhunter's popularity, radio play, and number of club shows. The target audience is young fans of grime, bass, and urban music aged 15-28. Social media like Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and SoundCloud will be used to promote Bombhunter's new album "Man Never Listen" and build hype around secret shows. Hyperbolic phrases like "the coolest album" will be used to appeal to fans and make the album seem like the biggest new sound.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism on both iconic and emerging artists through long-form features, reviews of the latest music, and guest editorial spots from major musicians. The magazine engages passionate music fans through its expert coverage and invites readers to immerse themselves in music. MOJO has high brand integrity and is trusted by both readers and artists as an authority on music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism on both iconic and emerging artists through long-form features, reviews of the latest music, and guest editorial spots from major musicians. The magazine engages passionate music fans through its expert coverage and invites readers to immerse themselves in music. MOJO has high brand integrity and is trusted by both readers and artists as an authority on music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. In addition to the print magazine, MOJO also has a strong online and events presence to further immerse readers in music.
MOJO is Britain's biggest selling music magazine with over 220,000 readers. It prides itself on delivering insightful journalism and reviews on both iconic and emerging artists across various music genres. The magazine is respected among musicians and readers for its engaging writing on music. MOJO also publishes special editions, hosts awards ceremonies, and has a growing digital media presence to provide an immersive experience for passionate music fans.
The objectives are to get the band Static seen and heard by a larger audience of late teens and early twenties through selling at least 500 copies of their first album within the first couple months. This will be achieved through advertising in local schools, shops, and online music sites. The band wears fashionable clothes and produces dance music similar to contemporaries like Avicii and Martin Garrix. Success will be measured by album sales and playing small local gigs to start building a fan base.
A digipack is a marketing tool intended to incentivize consumers to purchase the physical copy of an album from a retailer. It offers extra content like videos and photos to encourage sales as albums are less frequently purchased with many preferring to download individual songs. When visiting a large music retailer, digipacks were not as prominently displayed as other CDs and contained artists that were generally not as well known. The retailer had expanded their product selection beyond just music to include DVDs, games, books, and other items due to the impact of digital music downloads and streaming on CD sales.
A digipack is a marketing tool intended to incentivize consumers to purchase the physical copy of an album from a retailer rather than downloading individual tracks. When visiting a major music retailer, the researchers found digipacks were not as prominently displayed as standard CDs and they did not recognize many of the artists. The store offered a wide variety of products beyond just music to compensate for declining music sales.
This document summarizes an album advertisement created by Scott Galloway. The advertisement includes positive quotes from music magazines to promote the band's debut album. It lists their record label, XL Recordings, known for independent artists, as a good fit. The advertisement uses different text sizes to separate information and catch the eye of audiences. It also carries over the fragmentation theme from the album cover to make the advertisement and album recognizable as promoting the same band.
The Power Plant is a 19-year-old shoegaze/post-rock band promoting their new album "Possibly Adopt Them". The objectives are to sell 10,000 copies through a marketing campaign targeting young adults. Events will include album signings and charity performances. Motivation comes from believing the band's popularity could reach a larger, untapped market. Media interest stems from the band pursuing more success than usual.
The objectives of this marketing and PR presentation are to sell 30,000 copies of the punk band Class of Nuke 'Em High's new album "Chaos and Whim" within its first year of release and double their fan base. The target audience is late teens and early twenties, especially college and university students. Various promotional strategies are proposed, including creating posters and social media pages to promote the album release and upcoming tour dates at small clubs and festivals. Merchandise like t-shirts and CDs will also be used to promote the band.
The objectives of this marketing and PR presentation are to sell 30,000 copies of the punk band Class of Nuke 'Em High's new album "Chaos and Whim" within its first year of release and double their fan base. The target audience is late teens and college/university students who enjoy older punk styles. The band would promote through posters, social media, merchandise, and playing small club shows and festivals to remain a niche band and attract their target punk audience.
Tom Silverman conducted research to determine how many new artists are breaking into the music industry each year. He defined "breaking" as selling over 10,000 albums in the year of release. In 2008, out of over 105,000 album releases, only 12 artists sold over 10,000 albums for the first time that year. The vast majority of breaking artists were signed to major labels or significant independent labels. Silverman concluded that technology has made it harder, not easier, for great new music to rise to popularity due to a lack of mass exposure, which requires money or luck.
Tom Silverman conducted research to determine how many new artists are breaking into the music industry each year. He defined "breaking" as selling over 10,000 albums in the year of release. In 2008, out of over 105,000 album releases, only 12 artists sold over 10,000 albums for the first time that year. The vast majority of breaking artists were signed to major labels or significant independent labels. Silverman concluded that technology has made it harder, not easier, for great new music to rise to popularity due to a lack of mass exposure, which requires money or luck.
KERRANG! is a weekly UK magazine published by Bauer that focuses on rock music. It was first published in 1981 as a supplement to Sounds newspaper. KERRANG! aims to appeal to both younger readers interested in various rock genres as well as older fans who respect its coverage of heritage bands. Each issue includes a balance of newer bands, scenes, and established acts. The magazine uses colorful graphics and language on its cover to attract a young readership interested in the latest and most exciting news in rock music.
The marketing and PR presentation outlines objectives to promote a punk rock band called "Class of Nuke 'Em High" and their upcoming album "Chaos and Whim". The objectives are to sell 30,000 albums in the first year, double their fan base, and sell merchandise to gain more awareness for their music. The target audience is late teens and college/university students. Plans include creating posters, a Facebook page, and gaining publicity through magazines, radio, and social media to promote the album release.
The marketing and PR presentation outlines objectives for promoting a punk rock band called "Class Of Nuke 'Em High" and their upcoming album "Chaos and Whim". The objectives are to sell 30,000 albums in the first year, double their fan base, and promote the band to gain more awareness. The target audience is late teens and college/university students. Various promotion strategies are proposed, including posters, social media, merchandise, and small club shows. The motivation is to continue making music and growing their fan base. Media outlets like magazines and radio stations would be interested to get content and promote the band.
The document provides information about MOJO magazine, including its editorial focus on music, readership demographics, guest editors, brand extensions, and advertising opportunities. MOJO is the largest selling music magazine in the UK, engaging readers through its coverage of both iconic and emerging artists across multiple music genres. It has a loyal readership of passionate music fans with significant disposable income.
MOJO is a UK-based monthly music magazine known for its award-winning journalism and iconic photography. It has the largest circulation of any music magazine in the UK and is seen as highly influential among musicians and music fans alike. The magazine strives to provide insightful coverage of both legendary and emerging artists across multiple music genres.
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2. Introduction
About MOTHXR
MOTHXR is an electro-indie rock
band based out of Brooklyn, New
York. Only being together for one
year this 4-piece has achieved so
much. They have been featured
on MTV UK and performed at the
Deli Mag’s CMJ Showcase in New
York. Currently, they have about
190,000 views on YouTube and
700,000 plays on SoundCloud.
MOTHXR and their track “Easy”
peaked at number 5 on the
Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists
Chart.
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3. Introduction
The “Risk”s MoTHXR has taken
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MOTHXR is currently an unsigned artist. They have mostly toured on the east
coast and in Europe, with a few stops on the west coast. Some of their most
successful tour dates have been in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles,
and Portland. They usually play to an audience of 200 to 300, which have
been increasing over time.
4. Chapter One: Product & Pricing
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The Product
“Risk”
Out on May 1st
MOTHXR’s 12-track album titled
“Risk” will be released on May 1st,
2015. This album will be released
on multiple platforms including
CD, MP3, and Vinyl. Every vinyl
purchase will be provided with a
free digital download of the album.
“Risk” will feature the 4 singles
that have already been released
which are “Easy”, “Stranger”,
“Victim”, and “Centerfold”. We are
using competition based pricing.
The prices of the products are as
follows:
CD - $11.95
MP3 - $7.99
Vinyl - $18.95
5. Chapter One: Competitors
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-Cathedrals-: $13.95
Cathedrals is one of MOTHXR’s top
competitors because they also have an
electronic indie rock/indie pop sound.
However, the lead singer is a woman and
even though their music is dark and
brooding, it’s a little faster and more
electronic than MOTHXR’s. They also
just released an EP of remixes of their old
songs on February 24th. Since this is just
an EP and not an album and the songs
are all remixes of last year’s EP, fans of
both bands are more likely to buy
MOTHXR’s album when it comes out.
6. Chapter One: Competitors
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-Lolawolf-: $13.95
Lolawolf is another direct competitor of MOTHXR. Their sounds are very comparable but there is
a lot that sets them apart. Both bands have an indie rock feel but also tie in electro beats to their
music. What sets them apart from each other is that Lolawolf definitely relies on, and uses, a lot
more electronic sounds than MOTHXR does. This could be a huge deciding factor on whether the
listener chooses to buy MOTHXR’s album over Lolawolf’s album. If the listener is more into electro
bands it could end up making them choose Lolawolf’s album over MOTHXR’s. The rock element
that MOTHXR brings to the table is a lot more prominent than it is in Lolawolf’s music. Although
sound can sway a listener to buy Lolawolf’s album over MOTHXR’s, depending on what they are
looking for that day and what their preferences are, the price could possibly change that. MOTHXR’s
album is priced competitively. While Lolawolf’s full-length album is almost 14 dollars, MOTHXR’s is
$11.95. If the listener was stuck between the two albums MOTHXR’s price could push them towards
buying theirs instead.
7. Chapter One: Competitors
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-PaperWhite-: $4.95
Paperwhite is a direct competitor of MOTHXR. MOTHXR’s sound and Paperwhite’s sound
are very comparable to one another. Although they are not exactly the same there are many
similarities between the two bands. Paperwhite and MOTHXR both have an electronic indie feel
but where they differentiate is a little deeper. MOTHXR has a darker more eerie feel to their
music then Paperwhite does. Paperwhite is a little more sunshiny and bright. This could be a
deciding factor whether a buyer would choose Paperwhite over MOTHXR. Although they are two
electronic indie rock bands, there are two different sides to that genre. A listener might be more
attracted to lighter, happier sounding music, which would ultimately push them away from
MOTHXR, and to Paperwhite. Another deciding factor is the vocals. Paperwhite has a female
lead singer, while MOTHXR has a male lead singer. If a female voice is more appealing to the
listener, this could be another deciding factor whether or not they choose to buy Paperwhite’s
music over MOTHXR’s.
8. Chapter Two: The Fans
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Our Aficionado Fan: Kya
Kya is a 19-year-old college student attending
an Art School for digital arts and design. Her
main music genre that she listens to is indie-
rock. She comes from a middle class family
and mainly listens to her music through
streaming services such as Spotify. She really
enjoys watching YouTube and Netflix but also
loves to read novels from time to time. She
mostly shops at Urban Outfitters and Forever
21. Kya is an avid user of Tumblr, Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. She goes
to many live shows and coffee shops and
spends a majority of her money on concert
tickets and food. Her main interests include
coffee shops, art, music, tattoos, and fashion.
9. Chapter Three: Manufacturing & Distribution
We are mostly targeting Mom and
Pops to sell our product, such as the
Brooklyn record store Other Music.
But we are also targeting a few select
larger retailers to promote and
distribute our product to. We want to
place our album and promote in
Starbucks located in the major east
coast cities including New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Charleston, Atlanta, Orlando, and
Miami. We will also be placing the
album in Urban Outfitters in all of
those cities. Focusing in their
hometown of Brooklyn, we want to
place the album and promote in the
venue the Brooklyn Bazaar where
MOTHXR frequently performs and the
tattoo shop Three Kings Tattoo.
Stores & Lifestyle
Accounts we are targeting
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10. Chapter Three: Manufacturing & Distribution
We are looking to sell about 35,000 units within the first 3
months. The CD’s will be packaged with a jacket. We will be
manufacturing the products through Oasis Disc Manufacturing.
We will initially be ordering 200 CDs and be distributing them
to a big distributor. The physical CD’s will cost us $720 to press
and package. We will also be ordering 200 vinyl’s from the
same manufacturing company. This will cost us about
$1,696.99 to press and package.
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11. Chapter Four: The Deal
We chose an Equity Deal for MOTHXR. An Equity Deal
is basically like a 360 deal but instead of the label getting a
commission off of everything you do, you get a big lump
sum of money up front. After they give the agreed upon
amount, the record label will then own your likeness and
will receive all profits from the artist until the contract is up.
We feel like this is the best option for MOTHXR because
they’re a new up and coming band and they need a little
bit of help in all aspects of their career.
What kind of deal fits best with MOTHXR?
12. Chapter Five: Funding & Monetizing
The record store Other Music is based out of Brooklyn. Their genres vary from
indie rock, to experimental jazz, to obscure electronica, and heavy metal. They sell
CDs, vinyls, and they also have downloads available on their website. The atmosphere
in the store is laid-back and hipster. We will suggest to play MOTHXR’s most popular
song “Easy” in the store. We assume that because this is their most popular song, it
will appeal to a larger audience and attract more potential fans. For promotions,
whenever someone buys music in the indie rock genre, a sticker and a single digital
download promoting MOTHXR will be given to that person buying the music. This will
help spread the word of MOTHXR’s music and draw in more potential fans.
Mom & Pop: Other Music
We are planning to promote and distribute the CD in Starbucks located in the major
cities along the east coast mentioned earlier. We will put the CD in the coffee shops on
a point of purchase display. We will also be shooting to have our album played in the
locations to help promote MOTHXR and their new album.
Lifestyle Account: Starbucks
13. Chapter Five: Funding & Monetizing
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We are planning to use Kick
Starter to fund our album. This
is a great way to connect with
the fans and to have them
involved with the band’s career.
We will be offering great
incentives for each level of
contribution. We will be offering
incentives such a show tickets,
free downloads, signed CD’s,
Skype calls, house shows, and
many more. We are looking to
fund $30,000 with our Kick
Starter campaign.
14. Chapter Five: Funding & Monetizing
MOTHXR is very interested in
getting involved with television
commercial licensing.We believe that
the bands sound would fit best with
car commercial’s and other product
commercials. We are going to use our
own resources to get licensing deals.
Because the singer Penn Badgley is
also an actor, he has many
connections inside the industry. We
will be able to get these deals cheaper
if we use our own resources than we
would if we had a publisher. The
company that we are mainly focusing
on is Volkswagen.
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15. Chapter Five: Funding & Monetizing
MOTHXR’s style connects well with Urban
Outfitters, plus our target market has a really strong
connection with them. We will be using Urban
Outfitters for tour support. In return for helping us with
our tour, Urban Outfitters will come on tour with us and
have their own merchandise table inside the venues.
At the Urban Outfitters table, there will be an
assortment of clothing pieces that the fans will be able
to purchase. MOTHXR will not be making commission
off of what Urban Outfitters sell due to them providing
tour support.
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We have created an infomercial for the release of “Risk”. We are placing this
infomercial for the new album on MOTHXR’s YouTube channel and on their
website. We will be hiring a third party customer service to handle the orders. We
think that this will be the best option, even if it will be more expensive than doing it
ourselves, because the band and the team can focus on other things and won’t
have to worry about shipping CD’s.
Infomercial for “Risk”
Tour Support
16. Chapter Five: Funding & Monetizing
We will be featuring a few different bundles on our online merchandise store.
Some of these include a CD and Poster bundle ($14), a CD and concert ticket bundle
($28), CD and T-Shirt bundle ($28). These bundles will be available at all times.
Bundle Deals
We plan to be selling merchandise both on tour and in our online merchandise
store. Some examples of this merchandise will be band T-shirts ($20-$25), Posters
($5-$10), Pins ($5), Stickers ($3), and choker ($7).
Merchandise
If you buy the physical copy of the album the fan will receive a digital download
for an unreleased track. This will give the fans more incentive to buy the physical
copies instead of downloading the album which, in return, will put more money into
the artist’s pocket.
Bonus Content
Each week the band will be hosting a Q&A on Twitter. Some of these Q&A’s will
be filmed and be featured on MOTHXR’s YouTube channel. Out of the questions
that they answer, the band will pick one lucky fan to choose something from the
merchandise store. The band will also be selling a limited number of “Risk”
merchandise bundles. These bundles will include a signed CD, a T-shirt, and a
ticket to the show nearest them. These bundles will cost $70.
CWF + RTB
17. Chapter Six: Online Monetization
There are many online channels of distribution that we have chosen for MOTHXR’s
release. The aggregator we chose to help us distribute our release is Symphonic
Distribution. We’ve chosen them because of their prices, their customer service, and the
partnerships they have with a lot of companies that we would like to distribute to. The first
place we’ve chosen to distribute is on the band’s website. If there’s going to be one place
to distribute, this is the place you must make sure your music is available. It’s also
extremely important to be on as many streaming websites as possible. The ones we’ve
chosen to start out on are Spotify, Pandora, Songza, and Rdio. We’ve chosen these four
platforms in order to get exposure for our artist. MOTHXR can be more easily discovered
when they are present on streaming sites, so it’s one of the most important places to get
them distributed on and Symphonic Distribution can help us with that. We’ve also chosen
stores and retailers like Amazon and iTunes to distribute our release. Amazon and iTunes
are both platforms that can be really great for exposure and for people to discover
MOTHXR. If a customer listens to, or purchases, music similar to MOTHXR’s at one of
these stores, they will have a chance to get discovered in the “people who purchased this
also purchased..” section.
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18. Chapter Six: Online Monetization Digital
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There are a crazy amount of places on the internet
where we can promote MOTHXR’s new release and
we plan on taking advantage of as many as we
possibly can. The big one we are going with is on their
social media platforms. Social media is a free,
effective, and easy way to promote on the web. Being
that it is basically free, this is the best way to promote
for a small band like MOTHXR that doesn’t have a lot
of money to spare on promotional and marketing
tactics. We want to utilize Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, and also
Snapchat. Taking advantage of these social media
platforms will be great promotion for MOTHXR. Having
contest, Q&A’s, and keeping up with fan interaction is
something that we really hope to do to create great
promotion for the release. We also plan to use share
buttons as a means of online promotion. Share buttons
will allow fans to share content, like released singles,
with their family and friends on social media. These
share buttons will bring MOTHXR to the attention of a
lot of people that may never have heard of MOTHXR
otherwise.
19. Chapter Six: Online Monetization
We’ve chosen four digital retailers and four physical retailers to release our
album to. The four physical stores we chose to distribute to are Urban
Outfitters, Starbucks, Other Music, and Music Matters. We chose these four
physical stores because they coincide extremely well with our target market.
Other Music and Music Matters are both two great independent records
stores in Brooklyn, where MOTHXR is from. Having their release in an area
where they have a lot of fans is crucial and that’s why we’ve chosen these
two stores specifically. We also chose to distribute to Urban Outfitters and
Starbucks because these are two big retailers that their target market shops
at. Even people who don’t know about MOTHXR, but are still inside their
target market, will be exposed to their music inside these stores and will give
MOTHXR a greater chance at acquiring new fans. The four digital distributors
we have chosen are AmazonMP3, iTunes. EMusic, and Rhapsody. These are
all in the top five digital retailers. Having MOTHXR in these digital retail
outlets will potentially draw in a larger audience than they would have if they
weren’t on these sites.
20. Chapter Six: Online Monetization
For our two traditional marketing and promotion ideas we’ve decided to go with Radio
and Print. Getting MOTHXR’s latest songs on college radio along the east cost,
especially in NYC, is a great way to gain fans and achieve huge exposure. There isn’t a
much better way for a small band to get exposure than to get your music on the radio,
so we think that this will be extremely beneficial for the band. We also want to get an ad
inside AP Magazine. AP Magazine is the perfect place to promote MOTHXR’s newest
release. A lot of their target market buys and reads this magazine. Having an ad inside
this magazine will draw tons and tons of new people to the band. We also went with to
more untraditional ways to market and promote MOTHXR’s new release. The first idea
we came up with was the bands website hand stamp. Outside shows the band can go
around and talk to people. After making that connection they can then stamp their
website’s URL onto willing potential fans. This is a great way to get people onto their
website where they can listen to music, check out tour dates, join newsletters, and even
buy their music. The second untraditional promotion idea that we will be utilizing is
graffiti art promotion throughout Brooklyn. The graffiti will have the name of the album,
when it comes out, and the artist’s name as well. This is an effective and unique way to
promote the band’s release. Not only does it target an area where a lot of people know
about MOTHXR but it also is available for everyone, even if they aren’t in MOTHXR’s
target market, to see. This is great exposure and promotion for the band and can really
be a great way to help sell more albums.
21. Chapter Six: Online Monetization
This is the opening page to MOTHXR’s website. This features easy navigation to
pages that include tour dates, music, contact information, and our online merchandise
store. The front page also features all of the social media and streaming sites that
MOTHXR is a part of to give their fans every option to connect with them. The theme
is very simple and stays true to MOTHXR’s image.
22. Chapter Seven: Optimization Internet Presence
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Social Media is our main way to stay connected
with fans. We will be posting throughout the day on
FaceBook, Twitter, and SnapChat. We will post at
least once a week on Instagram, Tumblr, and
YouTube. All the social medias will be utilized to
promote the new album, any promotional ideas,
and to keep our fans up to date on all things
MOTHXR. Prior to having our album released, we
will be using KickStarter to fund the album. We will
be using each social media platform to get the word
out about this and to influence fans to contribute for
special prizes. We will continuously be posting
about contests and giveaways to keep our fans
involved and to give them the chance to win
awesome prizes such as merch, free downloads,
and concert tickets.
23. Chapter Seven: Optimization Internet Presence
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We will be using Hootsuite, Facebook Insights, and Next Big Sound
for analytics and use those statistics to find out where we need to
draw in more fans. We will also be using Hootsuite to manage
Mothxr’s Twitter account as well as each band member’s account.
24. Chapter Seven: Optimization Internet Presence
The newsletter that is shown above is Mothxr’s first newsletter. It holds a survey
asking their fans where MOTHXR should tour next. The next newsletter topic will
be about the album art contest. MOTHXR will be holding a twitter contest where
fans can submit their own album cover art and the band will choose their favorite.
This newsletter will explain the rules and how the contest works. The third
newsletter will be about the remix contest. Once the first single is released, fans
will be able to remix it and submit their track through Soundcloud. The band will
choose their favorite and it will be released as a single on MOTHXR’s Spotify and
on iTunes. The last newsletter will be announcing the album. It will include details
about when it comes out, what singles are featured, and a picture of the band.
25. Chapter Eight: The List
In the months before the album drops, the band will be holding contests,
having in-store performances, doing interviews, and posting on social media.
Pre-release Strategy
Pre-release Tactics
January 1st, 2015 - First single drops and remix contest starts
February 1st, 2015 - Album cover contest begins
March 1st, 2015 - Second single drops and they do an in-store acoustic performance in
Brooklyn at Other Music
March 15th, 2015 - Interview with AP Magazine comes out this month
April 1st, 2015 - Radio interview with local NYC radio station
April 25th - April 31st, 2015 - Social media flood up until the night before the release
26. Chapter Eight: The List
release Strategy
release Tactics
The album drops on Friday, May 1st to cater to the audience in the UK where albums
always drop on Fridays. The band will change their headers and cover photos to album art,
post on social media all day, post YouTube videos, and have a Google Hangout at the end
of the day.
May 1st, 2015 - Post video of the band announcing the release and explaining where to
buy the album and watch the music videos
May 1st, 2015 - Keep posting on all social media platforms with links to download
Respond to tweets and comments about buying the album
May 1st, 2015 - Change cover photos to album art and promotional info
May 1st, 2015 - Google Hangout at 8 pm EST to associate with fans and to talk about
the album
May 5th, 2015 - Post Q&A video on YouTube answering questions from Twitter and
Tumblr
27. Chapter Eight: The List
Post-release Strategy
Post-release Tactics
After the release, MOTHXR will announce their tour, release a video announcing
their SPG, announce winners, and post a YouTube video announcing the winners of
free concert tickets.
May 8th, 2015 - Announce “Ur Mom’s” Tour
May 8th, 2015 - Video announcing SPG - Fans tweet pictures proving that they bought the album
along with their location and they will be automatically entered to win two free tickets to the show of
their choice.
May 9th, 2015 - Begin posting themed photos of moms telling fans to download the album (similar to
Taylor Swift’s cat theme)
May 20th, 2015 - Announce remix contest winners
June 1st, 2015 - Post YouTube video to announce winners of the concert tickets
28. Chapter Nine: Future Opportunities
Because MOTHXR is sponsored
by Urban Outfitters, we plan to
release a small clothing line there.
Other than their band
merchandise, the clothing line will
include a few different shirts, a
beanie, a cardigan, a sweater,
and a sweatshirt that relate to
MOTHXR’s style. We plan to sell
these in stores in major US cities
and in the UK. Since they have a
large following in the UK, we are
confident their clothing line will
sell well both overseas and here
in the US.
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29. Chapter Ten: Projections & Profit
As of right now, MOTHXR has not been played on the radio, but by next year we
project they will have 500+ spins. We will be looking to get MOTHXR’s music on
mostly college radios and a few select rock and indie rock stations. We are unable
to get the number of sales of singles at this time, but MOTHXR has yet to release
an album, therefor there have been no album sales. We expect that “Risk” will sell
35,000 units within 3 months and 50,000 units within the first year. As of now, the
band has about 5,000 followers on both Twitter and Facebook and about 12,000
followers on Instagram. By next year the amount of followers will at least triple on
all social media sites. We recently created a newsletter, and by next year we hope
there are 10,000 fans subscribed. Right now, MOTHXR sells about 250 tickets per
show and by next year we expect them to be playing to 800-900 people.
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30. Chapter Ten: Projections & Profit
The key components of the plan that will
elevate the artist to the next level are touring,
social media promotion, the album cover
contest, and the remix contest. Because we
announce our tour so soon after the album
release, fans will be excited and want to buy
tickets right away. Fans, especially the young
fans in MOTHXR’s target market, want to
connect with the artist and feel like they
know them. For this reason, the band will be
sure to use social media often and in
different and unique ways. Some of these
ways are having the album art and remix
contests, Google Hangouts, and vlogging.
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31. Chapter Ten: Projections & Profit
Profit & Loss Statement
MOTHXR is not a signed artist so they won’t
be using the help from a label. Due to the deal
we have with Symphonic Distribution they are
taking 10% of our sales. Between our physical
sales, our digital sales, our single sales, our
bundles, streaming, and merchandise the
projected total revenue earned before costs
are taken out is estimated to be $657,455.
Symphonic is taking 10% out of physical and
digital sales, including the bundles, which they
are projected to take a total of $54,208.25. It
cost us $10,000 to record and produce our
album at The Cutting Room studio.
Between manufacturing costs, our annual web hosting costs,
and marketing and promotion costs we are projected to spend
about $19,797.50. After subtracting the costs from the projected
revenue, MOTHXR is projected to make about $573,449.25 in
total. We have confidence in MOTHXR that these projected
goals will be met.
32. Chapter Ten: Projections & Profit
Connecting with fans is the best ingredient to be successful. MOTHXR will have to stay
active on all social media sites and keep in contact with their fans. Keeping a constant
flow of information on social medias will keep the fans intrigued and give them a reason to
stay connected. Having a street team will be a huge benefit to the artist. It will help the
artist reach more people and they will use the strong promotion tactic of word of mouth.
Our tour will be starting in June and ending by September. MOTHXR will be doing a
national and international tour. We will be able to reach thousands of fans and connect
with them on a more personal level, in person. MOTHXR should be able to gain more fans
if they keep active on all of their social media sites and are successful with their tour.
33. Chapter Ten: Projections & Profit
We want to emulate Taylor Swift’s business model to engage our fans. Taylor Swift
is one of the best artists when it comes to her engaging, interacting, and making
her fans feel like she actually knows who they are. She has been known to
randomly select fans to send packages to, just because she loves them and wants
them to know that. She also had a pre-album listening party with just a few fans
that she hand selected. They went to this listening party at her apartment in NYC,
where they ate cookies, played with her cats, and got to hang around with Taylor
all night. We want to engage our fans on a personal level, just like Taylor Swift is
doing. Making our fans feel like they are important to us is key to driving our
business model. Doing these personal get-togethers with fans will create great
buzz for MOTHXR and a dedicated fan base. Fans will feel closer with the band
and closer with each other.
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