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About Mi5 Recordings UK
Following on from Mi5 Recordings US, the UK division shares the same vision.
Cementing Mi5 as a global brand the UK office based in South Manchester works
independantly while utilising the shared talent base, expertise and experience.
Services include in-house design, CD production/printing, website design, internet
marketing and Multimedia. See Promotion
Mi5 Recordings founded
by Mr. Ted Mason ("Modern English") guitarist/producer/co-song-writer),
Mi-5 recordings positions itself as a media & entertainment
company ready to fill the gap that currently exists between
large record conglomerates and small independent labels.
Since established record labels require sales in the millions
to satisfy shareholders’ profit demands, the companies
have largely abandoned musically adventurous acts and artists.
To maximize sales and profits, record conglomerates more
often favour conservative acts, or those that appeal to
the lowest common denominator. Consequently, a sizeable,
market share has been left untapped. Artists who reach
a defined, cognizant audience are completely overlooked,
even when they have, in the past, achieved consistent record/ticket
sales and critical acclaim. These artists often explore
the new frontiers of music; amongst such adventurous acts
are Ronnie Size, Portishead, Midge Ure, Jesus Jones, as
well as the Liverpool contingent that includes bands such
as Space. These are among the artists with whom Mr. Mason
has established long-term working relationships. Among
these musicians exists a bond and trust that goes beyond
money, fame, or any of the trappings of pop culture. As
a result, the aforementioned individuals will work with
Mr. Mason as PARTNERS to an entertainment company, holding
down production expenses through a shared, co-operative
work regimen.
Artists are often suspect to many record company "exec's," and vice
versa. Yet, the relationships that Mr. Mason has nurtured over the years with
both artists and industry figures positions Mi5 to earn substantial profits.
And because of the scale and scope of Mi5’s mission, it can earn these
profits without compromising the creative output of its artists and associates.
A NEW VISION: Mi-5's vision of the future is a good one. It is a future where
people have fun working on great projects in an open and creative atmosphere.
This sounds idealistic. But how can idealism become a moneymaking business?
We at Mi5 in-vision branching out, charting untapped markets, utilizing the
latest in Technology and business strategies to ensure that our artist's vision
will be shared and their voices heard.
To help accomplish this, we have worked hard at the grass root level to ensure
that our audiences will feel a particular closeness to the Mi5 process, the
artists, and their art. Hearing the voice of our audiences up close, noting
their input, harnessing their enthusiasm, we have learned to put together packages
that will become evermore successful in the market place. We cannot only bring
artists to light; we can keep them there.
WHAT IS Mi-5? Think James Bond. Imagine Great Britain. Think Cold War. Remember
the CIA, the KGB, Pop Art and Radio Free… Yeah, you got it now! With our
line-up and U.K. roots, we not only answered the call to that kind of 60's
British feel, we ARE, Brit Pop––with a multi-cultural twist, 21st
century twist. In this time when pop music Gathers Dust, spills blood, and
just drones on, we want to do something fun, up beat, witty and droll; we want
to sharpen the edge in today's music scene.
WHO is Mi-5? Mi-5 houses mostly musicians and artists, all of whom have succeeded
as business people as well.
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