True Independent Music Show! Episode Three!

True Independent Music Show!

Featuring the truly independent music of Legend Heart!



This podcast is dedicated to the true independent music community. We salute those who are courageous enough to remain truly independent and corporate-free in the music industry.



Enjoy! -- True Independent Music Show





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Legend Heart Records Testifies @ FCC Public Hearing on Behalf of True Independent Music!

On November 30th 2006, Legend Heart Records LLC attended and testified at the FCC public hearing on media ownership. The hearing was cosponsored by Reclaim the Media, The Seattle Times, KBCS 91.3fm Community Radio, the Minority Executive Directors Coalition
and the UW Department of Communication.

Legend Heart Records Official Web Site:
www.LegendHeart.com


For more info about media ownership:
http://www.reclaimthemedia.org

What is not True Independent Music

Artist: Lali Puna

Purported itself to be "true independent" (which it is not), on 2/14/2005 in an article titled "Culture Review."
http://www.expat.ru/culturereviews.php?cid=96

Artist's Label: Morr Music

Purports itself to be independent, but is in fact, distributed by Caroline Distribution; which is EMI's distributor of independent labels in the United States. EMI is one of the four companies in the recording industry oligarchy, therefore, this "independent" label is not truly independent. A research project by the Future of Music and the Media Access Project revealed the following information:

"A 'twin bottleneck' limits musicians’ access to radio. Radio’s oligopolies interact with a five-company (now 4) recording industry oligopoly, hurting musicians and citizens. Eighty to 100 percent of radio charts are dominated by songs released by the five (previously six, now four, and soon to be three) major label conglomerates. This 'twin bottleneck' makes access to the airwaves even more difficult for musicians – and reduces choice for citizens (see Chapter 4, pp. 63-67)" (FutureOfMusic.org).

Source Link:
http://www.futureofmusic.org/research/radiostudyexecsum.cfm

The label named above is not truly independent, therefore, their artist's music is not true independent music. The statements made in this article about this artist being such, is erroneous and misleading to the public.

Morr Music, which claims to be an "independent" record label distributed by EMI through Caroline Distribution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morr_Music

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Distribution

The Truth:

With True Independent Music, there is NO major label affiliation or connection; even in distribution. This element is significant because the lack of major label affilation or connection means not having full access to the music marketplace, including radio.The name "True Independent" means exactly what it implies, being truly independent of major label affiliation and/or connections. The public should not be misled and artists should not claim to be true independent, unless they really are.