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The 10 commandments to successfully run a label [part 2]: Tips from key indie players

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By Emmanuel Legrand

In part two of this two-part series on indie labels originally written for the Midem blog in January 2011, we asked several veterans from the indie sector to share their experience about how to run a label:

Bob Frank, Merlin (USA)

Martin Goldschmidt, Cooking Vinyl (UK)

Richard Gottehrer, The Orchard (USA)

Michel Lambot, PIAS (Belgium)

Korda Marshall, Infectious Records (UK)

Martin Mills, Beggars Group (UK)

Simon Raymonde, Bella Union (UK)

Tim Renner, Motor FM...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Primary Wave Music promotes Alexandria “Lexi” Todd to Deputy COO

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Independent publisher and music assets management company Primary Wave Music has promoted Alexandria “Lexi” Todd to Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Based in New York, she reports to Primary Wave’s Chief Operating Officer Ramon Villa. Todd initially joined the company as a legal intern in 2016. Over the course of her time at the company, Lexi has become "an integral part of the business affairs team," most recently serving as VP, Business & Legal Affairs.

“As someone who started out as a ...

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Duetti secures $200 million in new funding in a round led by Raine Partners

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Music-tech and financial services company Duetti has secured an additional $200 million in funding, in the form of a $50m Series C equity investment by Raine Partners, an equity fund of The Raine Group, alongside a second $125m private securitisation and a $25m increase of an existing credit facility. “We are excited to partner with Lior and team as they develop a next-generation music company that empowers independent creators. Duetti has democratized the industry by enabling artists at every ...

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Britten Newbill inks global publishing agreement with Reservoir Media

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NASDAQ-listed independent music company Reservoir Media has signed a new worldwide publishing deal with multi-genre songwriter-producer Britten Newbill for a portion of his catalogue and his future works. This year, Newbill has upcoming releases with several recording artists including Troye Sivan, Cat Burns, and more. Born in Nashville and now based in London, Newbill has songwriting and producing credits spanning genres from pop to R&B and more. In 2025, he collaborated with Cat Burns on ...

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