BUSINESS OF INDIE: Ingrooves Adds Africa • ADA Signs Disruptive • Moves @ Glassnote • More
In this edition of
Business Of Indie, indie distributor Ingrooves expands in Africa with the purchase of Electronode, ADA signs Dutch indie label Disruptive, the Glassnote family makes two major moves, and much more.
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5 Positives For Indie Music After The Toughest Year Ever
While 2020 has been pretty universally agreed upon as a dumpster fire of year by the music industry, there were at least a few bright spots and silver linings when it came to indie music.
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A look back on music in a tough year
Look, 2020 sucked. That shouldn’t be a controversial take at the end of a year with a seemingly endless string of challenges, setbacks and generally terrible news almost every day. The global COVID pandemic hit nearly every industry square in the jaw, with workers in numerous fields out of work due to temporary (and in some cases permanent) closures.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Robby Morris of Secretly Group
Hypebot has partnered with A2IM for “Featured Executive,” a series that highlights the executives leading the independent music sector.
Here we profile Robby Morris, the creative director of the highly successful Indiana-based independent Secretly Group.
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As Creative Director, Robby Morris oversees all visual output for Secretly Group’s labels, including expanding an art, design and content team which has produced Grammy-nominated and award-winning album and packaging designs. He has commissioned groundbreaking music videos helmed by visionary directors and creators for Bon Iver, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen, Jamila Woods, Bright Eyes and Phoebe Bridgers.
How The COVID Relief Bill Will Help Musicians, Venues & More
UPDATED: It’s official. The $900 billion COVID 19 Relief bill which overwhelmingly passed the US Congress on Monday night was finally signed into law by President Trump on Sunday night. It includes tens of billions of dollars in direct and indirect help for individuals and businesses across the music sector.
Here is Hypebot’s guide to how the new COVID 19 Relief Bill will help venues, musicians, and much of the independent music community.
In what is the greatest support of cultural institutions in US history, $15 billion in grants are available to independent live venues and some related businesses.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: James Rhodes of Artist Owned Label FiXT
We’re proud to announce that Hypebot has partnered with A2IM to bring a broader audience to its ‘Featured Executive’ series which points a spotlight on the executives leading the independent music sector.
Here we highlight the success of James Rhodes, VP and co-founder of independent artist-owned label FiXT.
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James Rhodes is the Vice President of independent record label FiXT, an artist-owned label which he co-founded in 2006 alongside respected artist, producer, and composer Klayton, best known for his solo projects Celldweller, Scandroid, Circle of Dust and FreqGen.