Published
Wed, May 11, 2005, 09:00
- Canadian DJ Sean Gallagher has begun a new digital record label and online mp3 store.
Joining the increasing trend in digital music labels and mp3 record stores, Canadian DJ Sean Gallagher has begun a new digital record label and associated website Pacific Rim Recordings, based out of Vancouver, Canada. The site will be designed to make the process of purchasing songs through the Internet easier and allow artists to have a more global exposure.
"Pacific Rim Recordings is currently about 3/4 of the way to having an online mp3 store and label up and running. PRR (Pacific Rim Recordings) will be sexy, functional, fast and will offer many features that no site currently offers" claims Gallagher.
Gallagher and the employees of PRR will also be hoping to use some of theirmusic industry connections fostered from many years spent as DJs and producers. "We not only have contacts in the music industry, but in the movie and game industries as well, which could present many licensing opportunities for our music."
PRR is currently beginning its search for more content. So far they have a number of reputable labels and independent producers already signed up, but are looking for more quality songs. They are looking to offer all types of different genres: House; Progressive House; Funky House; Latin House; Deep House; Downtempo; Acid Jazz (and other jazzy sounding genres); Tribal; Breaks; Speed Garage; Progressive Trance, and Trance.
In PRR's eyes, digital is the way of the future. "There will always be a place in the industry for vinyl. PRR is not trying to phase out vinyl, but we do realize that now the majority of DJs are using CDs as their medium of choice (whether it be along with vinyl or by itself). According to a study in a recent IDJ Magazine, over 50% of DJs are now using MP3s/CDs and this number will continue to grow."
"The beauty of this for both independent producers and labels is that you won't have to pay anything to get their songs up. There is no cost. They just send their songs into PRR and if we like what we hear we will sign the track and you make money as the track sells. We pay on a profit sharing basis."
Gallagher also thinks mp3 sales might be used to finance vinyl pressings of tracks no longer available in that format. "The current problem for a lot of labels is that once a record is pressed and sold off, the labels won't make any money off of those songs. DJs hate that once a song is done pressing it is impossible to find. Labels could be selling their mp3s to help fund the pressing of more vinyl tracks."
PRR hopes to give labels an opportunity to make money from their back catalogue by making hard-to-find tracks once again available to DJs. "We will offer producers and labels more money than any other site because this site is setup to make the producers and labels money, not us."
"Even if you don't produce you can still make some pocket change by helping PRR find songs. PRR will pay you a "finders fee" which will be disclosed personally, for every unreleased song found that is good enough to be put up on the site."
The Pacific Rim Recordings website is currently under construction and will be up and running soon.
In the meantime, you can send enquiries and/or tracks to: [email protected] or contact Sean Gallagher on +1-778-885-5112 or by email at [email protected].