How This Record Label Sells More Vinyl Than Streams

Learn more about Colemine Records: https://coleminerecords.com/ With a passion for everything related to records, Terry Cole operates a recording studio, a label (Colemine Records) and record store (Plaid Room Records). Terry started selling records at the age of 12, started his record label while attending college studying biology on the road to being a public school teacher, and then eventually quit teaching to open a record shop, Plaid Room Records, with his brother Bob Cole in 2015. Since then, Colemine Records has expanded and become a well respected label in the independent music industry launching artists such as Black Pumas, Say She She, Durand Jones & The Indications, Kelly Finnigan, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and many more. 00:00 - Welcome, the importance of retail 04:49 - Microphone talk 08:06 - The story and inspiration behind Colemine Records 15:48 - Independent record label marketing strategies 21:34 - Music label management and artist development 26:58 - How Colemine works with Secretly and partnering with other labels 36:30 - How Colemine sold more physical music than digital music 43:40 - Promoting music in record stores 48:03 - Music industry’s reliance on algorithms vs physical record stores 52:51 - Music distribution and marketing strategies for independent labels 58:56 - Distribution deals and commission-based structure 01:02:40 - Distribution in physical stores Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take X: https://twitter.com/ArisTake Threads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand X: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Colemine Records : Website: https://coleminerecords.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coleminerecords X: https://twitter.com/ColemineRecords TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coleminerecords Edited and mixed by Mikey Evans Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.