> iMUSIC - ARTISTdirect, Inc.'s new label iMUSIC promises a new direction
> for the music business. iMUSIC is a radically simple and fair business
> model for signing, promoting and compensating artists. iMUSIC and the
> artist share net profits equitably; the artist retains ownership of his
> masters; the agreements cover only one release, and a major distributor
> - BMG - gets the releases into stores. To keep costs down and put more
> dollars into the artists' pocket, there are no six-figure videos or
> expensive radio campaigns. Instead, iMUSIC gets creative using
> traditional and nontraditional marketing avenues, especially the
> Internet. The artist has total control over his music, and is hands-on
> with how marketing dollars are spent.
>
> And while iMUSIC is less than six months old, it has already built an
> impressive roster of artists - Blues Traveler, Lisa Germano, Warren G,
> Johnny Marr (from The Smiths), Chris Vrenna's Tweaker (from Nine Inch
> Nails), Berlin, John Doe (from the seminal L.A. band X), Tom Tom Club,
> Folk Implosion, Eric Idle, MC Lyte, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Gene, Tre Hardson
> (from the Pharcyde), moe., Spearhead, Speech (Arrested Development), and
> Tha' Links.
