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An Organizational Analysis Of Independent Record Labels, Daniel Creahan
An Organizational Analysis Of Independent Record Labels, Daniel Creahan
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In this thesis, I will investigate the work structures and day-to-day operational analysis of independent record labels (“indies”) from across the United States and UK. These findings will then be applied to my personal experiences running an independent record label in Syracuse, New York as a way to evaluate our own operations.
My research constitutes a combination of scholarly studies and personal interviews with 9 different labels, studying work hierarchies, communication methods, office layout, artist interaction, creative disputes, and customer interaction.
In general, indies embrace flexibility, a pragmatic approach to costs and strategy, and a relatively informal power structure, alongside …