As OTT(Over-The-Top) media service arises with 4th Industrial Revolution by using new media platforms, it is obvious that the importance of personal branding is cannot be overlooked for musicians who promote their music by themselves. However, they ha...
As OTT(Over-The-Top) media service arises with 4th Industrial Revolution by using new media platforms, it is obvious that the importance of personal branding is cannot be overlooked for musicians who promote their music by themselves. However, they have a difficulty in having profits and promotion in streaming-based music market, changed from CD-based market that driven by sales volume, for they are affected by download rates or streaming of their music.
This paper shows process of personal branding of self-promoting musician by A&R and analyses some cases of major entertainment and independent record label so that how musicians could promote themselves effectively.
Capital assets, planning, experience, and structural weakness are
the major reasons of failure to self-promotion, compared to process of existing A&R process of some major labels. At the same time, they provide a spark to musicians to use service- experience design process which is based on human-centered marketing strategies. Also, this paper refers some issues on applying company-centered A&R to independent musician in detail. Additionally, from analysis of interview and research, few of musicians recognize the importance of A&R and personal branding.
From this results, the thesis insists the importance and role of A&R on their personal branding strategy so that they could make profits and show their identity of music effectively.
This study does not only show issues from self-promoting musicians who take the majority space on music market's The Long Tail, but also independent record label which they have not enough of resources. Having understand of personal branding, practical action, and trials and errors can be the way of making better brand in music industry.