Record Label/Store Forging Their Own Successes Online; @The-Record-Store.com Celebrates New Signings and Doubled Profits.Business & Entertainment Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000 @The-Record-Store.com may be one of the only Nashville record labels that is turning a profit --- and doing it exclusively over the Internet. Since the company signed on to the World Wide Web in March 1999, profits have doubled and nearly 50,000 CDs have been sold. And this month, @The-Record-Store celebrated the recent signings of four well-known artists --- Ragin' Cajun Jo-El Sonnier Jo-El Sonnier IPA: /dʒoʊˌɛl sɒnˈjeɪ/ (born October 2, 1946 in Rayne, Louisiana) is an American country music and Cajun music artist. , Country performer Dan Seals This article is about the American musician. For the US Congressional Candidate, see Daniel Seals. Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1948 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. , Country singer/actor John Schneider John Schneider is the name of the following unrelated people:
@The-Record-Store is a unique combination of a record label and a record store. By taking what they call a "hands-on" approach, Diane and John Loudermilk Jr. offer their artists a desirable alternative to Music Row. Their `artist-friendly" services include: Worldwide Distribution, professionally-designed webpages, secured server for credit card sales, special tour support which includes a credit card machine for the road, special events, national and international advertising, and a full-time "search engine specialist" who maintains high Internet visibility at 800+ search engines. Plus, their artists retain copyright ownership, as well as have access to an experienced graphics department and CD manufacturing at extremely competitive prices. @The-Record-Store discovered that the 35- to 55-year-old target audience is being virtually overlooked by other labels. So the roster is predominantly filled with established artists, Independent Labels and new artists that have the potential to develop a real fanbase with the right exposure. "Our customers are predominantly `baby boomers' who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. familiar names and will also browse more than one musical category," explains VP Diane Loudermilk. "We offer them great music in over 20 different genres, including Country, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Pop, Easy Listening easy listening n. Music Light or popular compositions, usually having a prominent melody and a quiet or blended arrangement. , Gospel, Folk, Holiday, Comedy/Spoken, Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. , Cajun, R&B/Soul, Instrumental, Party, Alternative, and Kids. @The-Record-Store has 100 artists including --- Terry Sylvester Terry Sylvester (born Terence Sylvester, 8 January 1947, Liverpool), was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans (1966-69) and The Hollies: He replaced Graham Nash who left the band in December 1968. (The Hollies), Dobie Gray, Jimmy Griffin (Bread), Jim Horn, Nuance Records, Bean Blossom Records, David Hungate (Toto), Bell Buckle Records, Louie Shelton, Dash Crofts, Jim Photoglo, Baillie & The Boys, Lane Brody, Blue Miller, Sharon Moore, The Players and Greg Crowe. For more information, log on to www.877GETMYCD.com, or call 1-877-GET-MYCD. For interviews, contact Martha E. Moore/so much MOORE media 615-298-1689 or martha@somuchmoore.com. |
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