Ukumaketha kungenye yemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu yelebula, njengoba ukwaziswa komphakathi ngale ndlela kuyindlela abayenza ngayo imali. Qopha ama-logos welebula nolwazi lwabo lokuthintana uma livelele kakhulu phakathi kwamarekhodi e-vinyl, yilokho amalebula afana ne-Arista, i-Capitol ne-Epic abe amagama omndeni.
I-Versus Versus Independent "Indie" Amarekhodi Wokurekhoda
Amalebula amakhulu amarekhodi anikeza amadili kumculi womculo ophumelele kakhulu emhlabeni. Lawa malebula amarekhodi, njenge-Sony kanye ne-Universal Music Group, aphethe amanethiwekhi awo wokusabalalisa afaka umculo wezithombe abawuphawule kuzo izivumelwano ezikhethekile ezandleni zezigidi zabathengi ngezinye izikhathi ezindabeni zamahora noma izinsuku. Bhalisa izivumelwano eziningi nabaculi bazo, kufaka phakathi izivumelwano zokulayisenisa nokusabalalisa, okubanika ukusikeka okuphawulekayo kwemali yomculi emhlabeni jikelele. Amalebula amakhulu amarekhodi angase abe namabhalane angaphansi asemqoka ekushicileleni, ekurekhoda nasekukhuthazeni izinhlobo ezahlukene zomculo njengezwe, isiLatin, i-jazz ne-hip-hop.
Ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokuthola imali eyanele yokugcina ihhovisi labo likhanyisa, amalebula aqoshiwe noma a "indie," ahlala enqenqemeni yomculo womculo, enikeza amadili aphansi okukhokhela abaculi abaphezulu nabazayo, abasiza ukuba baziwa.
Lawa malebuli amarekhodi e-indie ayaziwa ngokuthi anjalo ngoba ayizinkampani ezizimele ezingenayo umxhasi wezinkampani.
Amalebula weqiniso we-indie anamanethiwekhi amancane wokusabalalisa kunabalingani bawo be-label amakhulu futhi ngokuvamile afinyelela abathengi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Noma kunjalo, amalebula e-indie anesidumo esinamandla sokuba neminwe yabo emiphumeleni yemikhuba yomculo ezayo kanye nokunikeza amathuba kubaculi abangaziwa abagcina beba nemizwelo emhlabeni jikelele.
Amarekhodi e-A & M, asungulwe ngamashumi ama-1960 nguHerb Alpert noJerry Moss, ayingxenye yamalebula aphumelele kakhulu e-indie, ngesikhathi esayine abaculi abanjengoSting, uSheryl Crow noJoe Cocker phakathi neminyaka eyishumi.
Irekhodi yokurekhoda iLawula Abaculi Bayo
Amarekhodi okurekhoda ngokuvamile abeka imigomo nemibandela yezivumelwano zomculi ezithandayo. Endabeni yabaculi abasanda kusayinwa, amalebula alokho angakwazi ukulawula uhlobo lomculo abarekhodile okungabandakanya konke kusukela endleleni umculo ozwakala ngayo kumazwi womculo. Bangase futhi balawule ubuciko be-albhamu yobuciko.
Kuye ngesakhiwo senkontileka, amalebuli alokho angase abe namandla okubeka inani lemali abaculi abazitholayo. Ngenkathi ubuhlobo phakathi komculi kanye nelebuli yabo yokurekhoda ngokuvamile kuzuzisa, kuhlale kunokwenzeka ukuthi lobuhlobo buba yingxabano. Umculi ophumelela ngokwengeziwe, amandla akhe okuphinde axoxisane ngenkontileka yakhe yokufaka imibandela enhle.
Iminyaka Engu-Millennium Realities
Kuwo wonke ama-20, amalebula amarekhodi ayengamandla amakhulu abaculi abaphumelele kakhulu. Amalebula wokurekhoda anamandla okwenza noma aphule abaculi, kuye ngokuthi inani lemali abayitshalile ekukhuthazeni umculo wabo .
I-intanethi ikhululile abaculi kusukela ekuthembekeni kumalebula okurekhoda, nangomphakathi wezokuxhumana, emakethe eminingi yabaculi futhi basakaza umculo wabo ngokuzimela ngezindleko eziphansi kakhulu. Ukuze uhlale ebhizinisini unikezwe ngobuqiniso beminyaka yobudijithali, amalebula wokurekhoda manje anikela ngokuthi okuthiwa "ama- 360 amadili " kubaculi abawanika ukusika komsebenzi womculi, okufaka ukuthengisa kwe-albhamu, ukubukeka kwemidiya, nokuvunywa komkhiqizo.