Formation

Cycle pro - Music production, label structuring

Du 17.12.24 / 9am au 25.03.25 / 1pm

Le Labo de La Belle

€180

4-day training course

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Creation, production and exploitation of the musical work within a label

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Against a backdrop of great reluctance on the part of music industry professionals to sign emerging artists, the entrepreneurial approach offers a genuine alternative for structuring and developing a musical project. As a result, many artists are led to build their own label-type production structure, but without mastering the professional uses of this activity and its financing.

Understanding the workings of a professional label is an undeniable asset for an artist, in order to reassure potential partners in their decision whether or not to invest in a new project. A well-informed artist is more likely to guarantee a quality collaboration!

To meet these professionalization challenges, we're offering a mini-cycle of 4-day training courses designed to help you discover how a professional independent label works, and support you in setting up your own structure! Thanks to a theoretical and practical approach, participants will be able to immediately apply the knowledge acquired to their own projects, whether they are in the creation or development phase.

  • Four-day course: Tuesday 17.12, Tuesday 28/01, Tuesday 25/02 and Tuesday 25/03 - 09h-13h
  • Aimed at professional artists or those in the process of professionalizing their skills, or those wishing to set up a music label or phonographic production structure.
  • Limited places
  • Speaker: Charline Chechirlian Charline Chechirlian
  • At Labo de La Belle: 51 Boulevard Gambetta, Grenoble

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Day 1

Legal, economic and tax structuring of a musical structure - 4h - 17/12

Objectives:

  • Choose the legal form best suited to your musical project (association, SAS, SARL).
  • Understand the tax and social security implications of each structure.
  • Understand the issues involved in managing a label, such as copyright and neighboring rights.

Methodology :

  • Theoretical presentation of the different legal options.
  • Concrete examples and case studies of existing labels.
  • Collective discussion on the best choice of structure according to participants' projects.
  • Invitation of a professional on video, or answer to questions on video at the opening of the next session.

Day 2

Environment of the structure with partners - 4h - 28/01


Objectives :

  • Understand the roles and expectations of professional partners (distributors, press agents, producers).
  • Know how to present a musical project to these partners to obtain effective collaborations.
  • How to build a network of partners.

Methodology :

  • Case studies of successful relationships between labels and partners.
  • Simulated presentation of a musical project (pitch) to potential partners.
  • Invitation of a professional on video, or answer to questions on video at the opening of the next session.

Day 3

Economics of a musical project - 4h - 02/25


Objectives :

  • Draw up a detailed budget for a musical project (album, EP, single).
  • Create a retro-planning and respect production deadlines.
  • Master how to write grant applications to obtain funding.

Methodology :

  • Practical exercise in creating a budget for a musical project.
  • Group workshop to design a realistic retroplanning.
  • Simulations of writing and presenting grant applications.
  • Invitation of a professional on video, or answer to questions on video at the opening of the next session.

Day 4

Case study for each structure - 4h - 03/25


Objectives :

  • Apply acquired skills to participants' projects.
  • Adapt the strategies learned to the specificities of different structures (association, SAS, SARL).

Methodology :

  • Group work on real or fictitious projects.
  • Individual feedback on participants' projects to finalize their approaches.

Speaker

Charline Chechirlian (Blue Shine, Matcha Prod)

Artist producer, label manager, music publisher and event creator, Charline Chechirlian is a true music entrepreneur. Today, she is co-director of the Motris Records label at Le Périscope, and managing director of Matcha Label (publishing, phonographic production, licensing) and Blue Shine. However, Charline has not forgotten the Grenoble network in which she has long worked, and has been sharing her knowledge for many years as a speaker and trainer on cultural and managerial issues. She is also involved in strategic planning for cultural venues and networks (Conseil National SMA - Paris).