Comeback 421 internal discussion.

Henry left, and after he threw down a large number of bombs in a row, he left without any hesitation, not even saying something like "contact me after thinking about it, you have my business card" or anything like that, but just reverted to his usual lazy appearance, and disappeared into the noisy sea of people in New York like a street wanderer.

But the shock within the band Glory to Death could not dissipate for a long time.

"What do you think?" Neil was the first to speak and looked at his teammates, and the five of them found a staircase in the corner of the field and sat down, looking at each other. The band is a unit, and every decision must be made together.

"I still want to finish the road tour." Hugo, however, avoided Henry's point just now and shifted the topic here. In fact, this journey is not just a tour, but also a process of gradual grinding in the band's style, and Hugo does not want to give up halfway.

"Well, so am I." Fokine nodded his head in agreement.

Alfonso was silent for a moment and raised his right hand, "I support." Pedro, who was the most lively, was speechless at this time, and he reacted as if he was half a beat slower, and then said loudly, "Isn't that of course? ”

"We don't need to discuss this, this is the reason why our band was founded, and the reason why our band came here, and even more so because the music manager took a fancy to us, if someone objected, we wouldn't be able to get here." Neil spoke. That's the biggest difference between Glory to Death and a New Day, and many other rock bands.

"But we can record it and wait until we're done with it." "We're not going to give up, but at least we can be flexible." Even if you don't record a record, it's okay to sign first, after all, opportunities aren't always here. ”

Alfonso's words made sense, and Foquin looked up at Hugo, "Is the strength of our band enough now?" ”

When it came to this topic, even Neil looked at Hugo. Hugo is currently the soul of the band, it is Hugo's creation and his 'spirit' instilled in music that supports the whole band, usually everyone will supervise each other's evaluation of the band, but when really making judgments, Hugo's opinion is still to be asked.

Hugo knew that the band members would start to discuss this issue formally, which actually showed that Henry's hole cards just now really moved everyone, and it was inevitable that they would be moved. Strictly speaking, it has only been four months since the establishment of Glory to Death, and in fact, it is still lacking in all aspects; But objectively speaking, from Memphis where Henry first appeared to New York today, nearly a month has passed, and the strength of the band has indeed risen to a new level.

As for the future situation, it is said that the band will continue to work hard and improve until the end of the day. That's why Hugo wanted to complete the road tour, from San Francisco to New York, and now back to Los Angeles, which will be good for the band's long-term development

"Yes, we're a very good band, and of course it would have been nice if Pepe had worked a little harder." Hugo said with a smile lightly, and this sentence made the other four people invisibly relieved, and a smile appeared on their faces.

"So, how about EMI Records? This is not an independent record label. Neil thought of the signing conditions that Henry had just mentioned, and was a little excited and a little worried at the same time.

EMI Records, one of the top five record companies in the world, is definitely the industry leader.

There are currently five top record labels in the world: Universal Music, Warner Records, Bertelsmann Records (BMG), EMI Records and Sony Records. These five record companies have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they are all old record companies that have been established for more than half a century, and together they account for more than 50% of the global record market, which can be called the giant crocodile of the record industry.

In the United States, Universal Music was the largest record label of the 20th century, with a market share ahead of many competitors, and the advantage was very obvious; But in the European market, EMI Records is the leader.

Founded in 1897, EMI Records is one of the oldest record labels in the world, and over the past nearly a century, the company has experienced ups and downs, from relying on the Beatles to dominate the global record market share, to facing bankruptcy after the breakup of the Beatles in the seventies. It wasn't until the late '80s that it regained its head, and after entering the '90s, it regained its top position and is now competing with Universal Music in the global market, thanks to the rich heritage and the right investment policy, and the strong performances of singers such as Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, and Queen.

Since EMI Records' home base is in the UK, EMI Records' support for local music in the UK is very strong. In the midst of this, due to missing the rock 'trend' of the 50s, EMI Records paid a heavy price for its conservatism, so after entering the 60s, EMI Records supported rock bands like never before, thus creating the myth of the Beatles. Since then, EMI Records' support for British rock has never been greater, and over the past 30 years, EMI Records has brought British rock to the world stage by delivering many classic rock bands around the world.

It can be said that EMI Records has a supreme influence in the British music industry, and almost every musician is proud to be in EMI Records, including those who are maverick rock bands, because EMI Records has a variety of independent labels to ensure that they can match the style of different bands.

However, relatively speaking, the influence of EMI Records in the North American continent must be leaned back, and EMI Records in the Beatles era is also calling for wind and rain in the US market, but after the dissolution of the Beatles, EMI Records began to retreat, and since the 90s, Bertelsmann Records, which has Guns N'Und, Nirvana, Warner Records, which has Madonna, Fast Eyeballs, and Smith Band, and Sony Records, which has Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan, have begun to catch up and gradually surpass EMI Records. This makes EMI Records the last of the five major record companies in the U.S. market.

In fact, it is very simple to see the difference, EMI Records' British singers have an absolute advantage, and it is difficult to see American singers, which also makes EMI Records' US market strategy greatly restricted.

From the perspective of 214 years known to Hugo, EMI Records seized the American music market in the late 90s, thanks to the prosperity of British rock, and regained its supreme glory, alongside Universal Music; But after entering the 21st century, British rock gradually fell silent, and there was no decent leader, so EMI Records has always been helpless in the American market at the bottom of the major companies.

But the heritage of EMI Records is the envy of other companies, even if Sony Records later merged Bertelsmann, so that the five major record companies became the Big Four, EMI Records still did not fall behind, and even if it was squeezed by the other three competitors very much, but EMI Records' market share has never been too much 'wave', and it has a place firmly in the four major record companies.

However, it is a pity that EMI Records, which fell into the quagmire before the first decade of the 21st century, struggled for several years, and the British market was gradually eaten away by competitors, and finally failed to continue to hold on in 211.

The 'door' of the record department and the 'door' of the copyright department mentioned here are basically the vertical structure system of each record company, and the 'gate' of the record department is also the most well-known 'gate', which is responsible for the production, publication and distribution of music, etc.; The copyright department is mainly engaged in contracting music creators, managing the copyright of music works, buying, selling, and licensing music copyrights.

After entering the 21st century, the commercialization of the music market has gone to the extreme, and the record industry generally believes that "the record is dead", and the value of the record department's 'door' has fallen to the bottom, that is to say, it is difficult for the record department's 'door' to find fresh blood to rejuvenate the music market; However, the value of the copyright department has been gradually magnified, especially the digital music copyright has received more and more attention with the Internet era.

Of course, these are all things for future development, and at the point in time of 1993, EMI Records is still the top giant that can compete with Universal Music.

Henry Bloom actually thought that Glory to Death could sign with EMI Records, which actually had pros and cons. The disadvantages are obvious, the constraints of the big record companies can easily make the singers constrained, compared to the freedom and casualness of independent records, the toughness of the big record companies is difficult for newcomers to resist; As for the advantages, it is also very obvious, the improvement of supporting facilities such as publicity resources and production resources can make the starting point of newcomers take a great advantage.

However, EMI Records' biggest advantage is their tolerance of the diverse 'sexuality' of rock music, and it is worth mentioning that Radiohead signed with EMI Records. Although Radiohead did not have much of a response in the UK, EMI Records did not pay enough attention to it; However, after the International Department decided to let the radio director come to the United States to fight the world, the company still gave strong support.

From here, you can get a glimpse of the iceberg of the pros and cons of EMI Records.

"If it's Momoyo, then you can consider it, this is a record company that has a huge tolerance for rock and roll, and Henry didn't promise, will he be on our side?" It was Alfonso who spoke, and he was obviously not inferior to Hugo in this regard, but after he had finished speaking, he still sent Hugo an inquiring opinion.

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