Netlabel
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Anetlabel(alsoonline label,web label,digi label,MP3 labelordownload label) is arecord labelthat distributes its music throughdigital audioformats(such asMP3,Ogg Vorbis,FLAC,orWAV) over theInternet.While similar to traditional record labels in many respects, netlabels typically emphasize free distribution online, often under licenses that encourage works to be shared (e.g.,Creative Commonslicenses), and artists often retaincopyright.[1]
Netlabels may have a considerably lower staff count than traditional record labels, in some instances being only a single individual in control of their music, maintaining sole ownership.[2]PhysicalLPs,for example, are rarely produced by a netlabel, relying entirely ondigital distributionand means of theInternetto provide the product. Having no physical product makes the running costs of a netlabel considerably less than a traditional record label and some netlabels have abandoned any financial model altogether and instead, running the netlabel as ahobby.[3]Some employguerrilla marketingto promote their work.[citation needed]
History[edit]
Online music groups date back almost as far as the history of personal computers, and share close ties withvideo gamesand thedemoscene.Early music groups released music inMODformats, typically as part of amusic disk,which often included a MOD player, visual effects, and textual information.
Netlabels began to branch out from thetrackerscene when the lossyMP3file format became popular in the late 1990s. Some are still dedicated toelectronic musicand related genres, though this is rapidly changing and the quality of downloads are getting higher with the use ofFLACdownloads offering CD quality music.[citation needed]
Most of the original netlabels have now ceased operations. Only a few of the originators of the movements are still currently active, and releasing in the same format, like Eerik Inpuj Sound, Upitup Records, 50/50innertainment Records, Kahvi Collective, Bedroom Research, Acroplane and Phonocake.
See also[edit]
- Demoscene
- FLAC
- Freetekno
- List of music software
- Low bit
- MP3 blog
- Netlabels in Japan
- Open Content
- Riddim
- Street art
References[edit]
- ^Adam Hyde (2011-08-14)."net.labels".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-08-14.Retrieved2020-05-03.
- ^Timmers, Bram (July 2005)."Netlabels and Open Content"(PDF).p. 12.
- ^Timmers, Bram (July 2005)."Netlabels and Open Content"(PDF).pp. 8–9.
External links[edit]
- How to Start a NetlabelWikihow article
- Soundshiva.netOpensource catalogue of netlabels and releases
- Netlabels and democratization of the recording industryAcademic article on netlabels
- clongclongmoo Netlabel Listoverview of active and archived labels
- Netlabel #hot100 Charts
- Netlabels.orgResource for netlabel and netaudio culture with screenshots, reviews and releases
- NetlabelArchive.orgA archive site that hosts inactive netlabels
- Limited edition release 2007/2017quantum-bit.it