Elite Artist Services

Record Label 2.0

Introducing Elite Artist Services

Major artists like Radiohead, Trent Reznor, and Tori Amos are discovering that going independent delivers more than just a wealth of creative freedom — it also offers a major profit opportunity. Of course, while going independent can earn artists significantly greater income, many artists lack the support that comes with a record label. That’s where we come in.

Elite Artist Services makes it easy for signed artists to go independent and generate the substantial additional income associated with selling CDs and downloads directly. We offer all the support of a record label coupled with all the benefits of being an independent — you keep all your intellectual property rights and master recordings, you have total creative control, and you earn all the profit from your CD and download sales. An established artist can increase their profit margin by as much as tenfold with Elite Artist Services.

Elite offers the infrastructure to make going independent easy. Our list of services includes:

• CD distribution through Sony RED
• Disc manufacturing, including design and mastering
• Download sales through the artist’s website (and major sites like iTunes)
• Custom Merch production
• Product warehousing
• E-commerce processing
• Web site development
• Digital and print marketing

With Elite there are no long-term contracts, and the artist retains complete control over their music and their rights.

The music business is evolving, and Elite Artist Services is the next step in that evolution. Recording artists all across the spectrum of music are discovering that life exists outside of the world of the major recording labels.

Who is an Elite artist?

Not every artist qualifies to be a client of Elite Artist Services. Why? Because the level of logistical, business, and customer support you’ll get from Elite Artist Services can't be offered to artists who have not yet achieved a higher level of success. Our clients don’t just dream about succeeding in the music business – they already have.

Do you qualify for Elite?

• You were formerly – or currently – signed to major or nationally distributed indie label
• You’re an independent artist with major buzz that has had at least one successful, nationally distributed release
• You’ve demonstrated strong success in album sales (typically sold more than 50,000 units of your last title or 100,000 over your career)
• Covers full publishing market: Limelight is able to handle licenses for Harry Fox and non-Harry Fox represented publishers, including international publishers.
• You have professional management and/or booking representation.

Ready to leave your record label behind? Learn more about Elite Artist Services here.