What is it: 'Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world’s leading music company and is comprised of two core businesses: recorded music and music publishing.'
Who owns the company:
Where is it based:UMG has offices in 72 countries. UMG’s corporate headquarters are located at 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 and 1755 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
What organisations it is linked to:
'Universal Music Publishing Group, is the world's leading publishing business' it has rights to musical compositions and licenses them for use in recordings and uses them for other purposes such as films and advertisements.With 51 offices in 43 territories, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry's largest global music publishing operation.
'Bravado, its merchandising company' Tom bennet CEO of bravado oversee the development, marketing and manufacturing of licensed products through all channels of merchandise distribution in 77 countries. The company maintains offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Stockholm, and partners with companies in Germany, France, Japan, Australia and South America.
VEVO is the leading innovative online premium music and entertainment service for consumers, advertisers and content owners that blends the very best in musical content with cutting-edge video technology and a thriving user community powered by YouTube.
Universal Music Store is a business linked to ebay, selling latest rarities, memorabilia and music.
Vivendi entertainment: Theatrical and home entertainment distribution division
Facts and figures of the business (record sales, percentage of world market): UMG represents 98% of the music market.
Five known record labels bought by Universal:
(identify style of music, geographical location, type of artist)
Island Def Jam Music Group is a well known record label owned by UMG, this consist of rnb/hip hop related artists such as The-dream, Justin bieber and Neyo. This is based in
DreamWorks Records is owned by UMG in 2003
Domino Records: a British independent record label
1. What differences do you notice between Domino and Universal in terms of artists and genres?
· Domino has become a label which is home for the most idiosyncratic of artists,
· UMG has artists covering the full spectrum of music around the world
2. a) How would you describe Domino’s target audience(s)?
The target audience is predominantly aimed at people from the ages 15-35 and it gains this audience, by providing more materialised music, than focusing on a materialised industry
b) How does the label address and appeal to its audience?
The music offered is unique and modern aimed at people who prefer more materialised music rather than main stream. The lable address audience using technology such as social networks and online advertisment.
3. a) Have you heard of any artists on their roster? Which ones?
Artic monkeys,
b) Why do you think a high profile artist might sign to Domino?
