MUS101 Study Guide Unit 2 PDF

**MUS101 Study Guide Unit \#2** 1. What is the main difference between a Major label & and Indie label? 2. How much market share do these two types of labels represent? 3. What are some advantages & disadvantages of the major label? 4. What three things does a record label offer to a recordi...

**MUS101 Study Guide Unit \#2** 1. What is the main difference between a Major label & and Indie label? 2. How much market share do these two types of labels represent? 3. What are some advantages & disadvantages of the major label? 4. What three things does a record label offer to a recording artist that they might not have access to on their own? 5. What right did users that uploaded un-owned files violate? 6. What right did users that downloaded un-owned files violate? 7. What was the final verdict of the Supreme Court regarding file sharing sites? 8. Be able to identify the major cost categories of creating a recording? 9. Which of these costs are recoupable to the artist and which does the label bear? 10. What is a recoupable cost? 11. What are the three factors that are multiplied to calculate royalties due? 12. What are some jobs opportunities at a record label? 13. What is the RIAA? What does it do? 14. What is the difference between piracy, counterfeiting, and bootlegging? 15. What is a vocal contractor? 16. What is overdubbing? 17. What is an instrumental contractor? 18. What is doubling? 19. What is sidelining? 20. What is the AFM Special Payments Fund? 21. What is the AFM Union Re-use agreement? 22. What is a royalty artist agreement? How long are they in place? 23. Why are "new technologies" discussed in this agreement? 24. What is an advance? 25. What are some of the deal points in a record deal? 26. What is "cross collateralization"? 27. What is a "controlled composition clause"? What does it limit? 28. Why are records returnable to the label? 29. What are Billboard and BDS? How do they work? 30. What is Soundscan? What does it measure versus BDS? 31. What does SoundExchange measure? 32. What does Buzz Angle measure? 33. What is environmental music? 34. What is the difference between background and foreground music? 35. Why would an environmental music company re-record music to be used? 36. What is production music? 37. What is the difference between "source" and "score" music? 38. How is a composer paid when music is used for commercials? 39. What is a jingle house? 40. What is a "temp track"? 41. How can a composer get paid for music written specifically for a commercial? 42. What is sampling? 43. How do you obtain a license for sampling?