How Dance Labels Work and How They Function Differently From Major Labels

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This week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari is joined by Deron Delgado, Label Manager at DIRTYBIRD, and Sam Sciarra, the Head of A&R and Brand Director for Higher Ground.

05:31 - Welcome and intros 

11:28 - The ethos of dance labels and thinking label-focused vs. artist-focused 

19:20 - The business model behind dance labels and progression of DJ technology 

29:52 - Royalty streams from DJs 

36:55 - Dance labels sometimes just represent singles, not entire artists 

45:40 - What do dance labels look for in an artist/producer? 

55:40 - Creative ways for artists to break out in the EDM world

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