UNITED STATES - Road Map

Labels, distribution & licensing

RECORD LABELS

• Universal Music (Major)

• Sony Music (Major)

• Warner Music Group (Major)

• Astralwerks (Popular Music)

• Columbia (Popular Music)

• RCA (Popular Music)

• Atlantic (Popular Music)

• Epic (Popular Music)

• Roadrunner Records (Rock)

• Blue Note Records (Jazz)

• Decca (Art Music and Jazz)

• Sugar Hill Records (Americana and Bluegrass)

• Verve Music Group (Art Music and Jazz)

• Sony Masterworks (Art Music and Jazz)

• NuclNuclear BlastBlast (Rock)

• Century Media (Rock)

• ANTI- (Popular Music)

• ATO (Popular Music)

• Beggars Group (Popular Music)

• DFA (Popular Music)

• EMPIRE (Popular Music)

• Epitaph (Popular Music)

• Ice Cream Note (Popular Music)

• Jagjaguwar (Popular Music)

• Merge (Popular Music)

• Mute (Popular Music)

• Network (Popular Music)

• Polyvinyl (Popular Music)

• Secretly Canadian (Popular Music)

• Sub Pop (Popular Music)

• Warp (Popular Music)

• Concord Jazz (Jazz)

• Heads Up International (Jazz)

• Mack Avenue (Jazz)

• Knitting Factory (Art Music and Jazz)

• Rounder (Americana and Bluegrass)

• Ultra Music (Popular Music)

DISTRIBUTION/LICENSING

• INgrooves

• Redeye

• CD Baby

• The Orchard

• TuneCore

Publishing & Performance rights

PUBLISHING AND MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Music Publishers Association (Represents music publishers)

• National Music Publishers' Association (Represents music publishers)

• IFPI (Represents major record companies)

• The American Association of Independent Music (Represents independent record companies)

• ASCAP (Copyright Management Organization)

• BMI (Copyright Management Organization)

• SESAC (Copyright Management Organization)

• RIAA (Representing record companies and distributors)

• American Federation of Musicians (Trade union for musicians)

• Association of Classical Musicians and Artists (Organization for Performers of Art Music)

PERFORMING RIGHTS/COLLECTING SOCIETIES

ASCAP is the world’s leading Performing Rights Society that represents more than 650,000 rights holders in 2016. BMI and SESAC are the two other major US collecting societies for songwriters. HFA (Harry Fox Agency) issues mechanical rights in the US market.

MANAGEMENT

• Deckstar

• Crush Music

• Foundations Artist Management

• MCT Management

• Nettwerk Management

• Primary Wave Management

• Q Prime

• Red Light Management

• TAP

STUDIOS

Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Chicago and Miami are the cities with the most music studios in the United States. We list a selection from each city below.

New York:

• GOLD Room Recording Studio

• Threshold Recording Studios

• Platinum Sound Recording Studios

• Premier Recording Studios

• Replay Music Studios

• Dubway Studios

• Mirrortone Studios

• Music Works NYC

• Flux Studios NYC

• The Cutting Room Studios

Chicago:

• Music Garage Chicago

• Gravity Studios

• Old Chocolate Factory Music Rehearsal Studio

• Chicago Recording Company

• Studio 11

• Fort Knox Studios - Chicago

• Mystery Street Recording Company

• Miller Street Studios

• Soundscape Studios

• Sonic Palace Recording Studio

Miami:

• Bay Eight Recording Studios

• The Bull Productions Recording Studio

• House Of Hits Recording Studio

• Studio 26 Miami

• Mix Masters Studios Miami

• BMG Recording Studio

• A2F Studios

• Elite Music Studios

• Rakoon Sound Studio

• Noisematch Studios
  
  

  
  

Media, PR & Promotion

MEDIA
TV:

• NBC

• CBS

• ABC

• Fox

• The CW

• PBS

Radio:

• iHeart Radio (Mixed)

• Cumulus (Mixed)

• Premiere Networks (Mixed)

• Westwood One (Mixed)

• Emmis Radio (Mixed)

• DePaul (Mixed)

• CASE (Mixed)

• KCPR (Mixed)

• KCRW (Mixed)

• KDSU (Mixed)

• KEXP (Mixed)

• KJAZZ (Jazz)

• KUSC (Art Music)

• PAWS (Mixed)

• Radio K (Mixed)

• WBGO (Jazz)

• WETA (Art Music)

• WFMU (Mixed)

• WFTU (Mixed)

• WGBH (Art Music)

• WQXR (Art Music)

• Sirius XM (Mixed)

Newspapers:

• Chicago Sun-Times

• Los Angeles Times

• New York Post

• The New York Times

• USA TODAY

• The Village Voice

• Washington Post

Online magazines:

• DIY (Popular Music)

• Noisey (Popular Music)

• Drowned in Sound (Popular Music)

• The Line of Best Fit (Blandat)

• The Quietus (Popular Music)

• Popjustice (Popular Music)

• Resident Advisor (Popular Music)

• All about Jazz (Jazz)

Specialized Magazines:

• Altpress (Popular Music)

• Billboard (Popular Music)

• Down Beat (Jazz)

• Jazz Times (Jazz)

• Nylon (Popular Music)

• Opera News (Art Music)

• Revolver (Rock)

• Rolling Stone (Popular Music)

• Teen Vogue (Popular Music)

• The Fader (Popular Music)

• VIBE (Popular Music)

• XLR8R (Electronic)

Streaming Services / Download:

• Apple Music

• Spotify

• Pandora Radio

• iHeartRadio

• Google Play

• Amazon Music

• Soundcloud

• Shazam

• SiriusXM

• TuneIn Radio

PR agencies:

• +1 (Mixed)

• Big Hassle (Mixed)

• Girlie Action (Mixed)

• The Syndicate (Mixed)

• Tell All Your Friends (Mixed)

• Press Here (Mixed)

• Cornerstone (Mixed)

• Marauder (Mixed)

• Motormouthmedia (Mixed)

• High Rise PR (Mixed)

• Danger Village (Mixed)

• Grand Stand Media (Mixed)

• Terrorbird (Mixed)

Live & Venues

LIVE

USA is a large country with many festivals, some of them are listed here.

March:

• Big Ears Festival - Knoxville, Tennessee (Art Music)

• SXSW (Popular Music)

• Ultra Music Festival (Electronic)

April:

• Berks Jazz Fest - Reading, Pensylvania (Jazz)

• Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana (Jazz)

• NYC Jazz Festival - NYC, New York (Jazz)

June:

• Governorsball Music Festival - NYC, New York (Popular Music)

• Blue Note Jazz Festival - NYC, New York (Jazz)

• Capital Jazz Fest - Columbia, Maryland (Jazz)

• The Ojai Music Festival - Ojai, California (Art Music)

July:

• Lollapalooza - Chicago, Illinois (Popular Music)

• Pitchfork Music Festival - Chicago, Illinois (Popular Music)

• Mostly Mozart Festival - NYC, New York (Art Music)

August:

• Outside Lands - San Francisco, California (Popular Music)

• Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, Rhode Island (Jazz)

September:

• Bonnaroo - Manchester, Tennessee (Popular Music)

• Bumbershoot - Seattle, Washington (Popular Music)

• Monterey Jazz Festival - Monterey, Kalifornien (Jazz)

• New York Chamber Music Festival - NYC, New York (Art Music)

October:

• ACL Music Festival - Austin, Texas (Popular Music)

• Coachella - Indio, California (Popular Music)

• Voodoo - New Orleans, Louisana (Popular Music)

November:

• Performa - NYC, New York (Art Music)

• Spoleto Festival - Charleston, South Carolina (Art Music)

Los Angeles:

• Fonda Theater (Mixed)

• The Smell (Mixed)

• Greek Theater (Mixed)

• Bootleg Theater (Mixed)

• The Echo (Mixed)

• The El Rey Theater (Mixed)

• The Hi Hat (Mixed)

• Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Mixed)

• The Satellite (Mixed)

• Resident (Mixed)

• Hyperion Tavern (Mixed)

• The Roxy Theatre (Mixed)

• Troubadour (Mixed)

• La Cita (Mixed)

• Zebulon Cafe Concert (Mixed)

• Hollywood Palladium (Mixed)

• Largo at the Coronet (Mixed)

• The Moroccan Lounge (Mixed)

• Resident DTLA (Mixed)

• Blue Whale (Jazz)

• Vibrato Grill Jazz (Jazz)

• The Baked Potato (Jazz)

• Grand Star Jazz Club (Jazz)

• Rhythm Room L.A. (Jazz)

New York:

• Baby's All Right (Mixed)

• Music Hall of Williamsburg (Mixed)

• Brooklyn Bazaar (Mixed)

• The Village Underground (Mixed)

• Bowery Ballroom (Mixed)

• Mercuty Lounge (Mixed)

• Parkside Lounge (Mixed)

• Pianos (Mixed)

• Rockwood Music Hall (Mixed)

• Knitting Factory (Mixed)

• The Union Hall (Mixed)

• Rough Trade (Mixed)

• Brooklyn Bowl (Mixed)

• The Bowery Electric (Mixed)

• The Cutting Room (Mixed)

• Arlene's Grocery (Mixed)

• The Owl Music Parlor (Mixed)

• Blue Note (Jazz)

• Birdland (Jazz)

• Smalls (Jazz)

• Jazz Standard (Jazz)

• Village Vanguard (Jazz)
  
  

ORCHESTRAS

Most major cities in the United States have their own orchestra. Below you will find a selection.

New York:

• New York Philharmonic

Cleveland:

• Cleveland Orchestra

Philadelphia:

• The Philadelphia Orchestra

Boston:

• Boston Symphony Orchestra

Chicago:

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Atlanta:

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Baltimore:

• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Detroit:

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Los Angeles:

• The Los Angeles Philharmonic

Portland:

• Portland Symphony Orchestra

San Francisco:

• San Francisco Symphony