closed Record Company .US

[domainAddict]

What you guys think?

 

[DryHeat]

Gooood One.....

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by domainAddict
What you guys think?

Does anyone still buy "records"?

Don't get me wrong, I think the name is ok, maybe a little too generic, but we don't buy "records" anymore. However companies in the music industry are still refered to as "Record Companies".

Remember the record player? I still have one. I'll sometimes play my old records I kept from waaaayyyyy back. They really do take you back just listening to them.

izopod

 

[mastmnds]

good name

 

[Manic]

I was thinking that is is a bit generic, especially the with the word "company"... Perhaps I have a limited imagination, but... What use would the name be?

 

[Duke]

I passed on this one myself, also feeling that it is too generic. Certainly record company is a real and well known term, but I don't know what commercial entity would want to use it as an identifying name. They would all want their own brand on their name. It would be a good name for a site devoted to how one could start their own independent record company, perhaps selling ads to companies that press discs, provide CD inserts, etc.
I also think company doesn't usually add value to a name. If you are a commercial entity it is a given that you are a company. Good luck with it.

 

[domainAddict]

Yes, my initial thought as well. Too generic I said, but then again -"record company" itself, without any prefixes or sufixes gets 13840 searches per month on Overture. So i guess that is something people are interested in. Im not sure who could really use it as business, but hey: a well known generic name for $6.95 - If nothing else, I can still wipe my ass with it

 

[Duke]

I have a similar one, MusicService.us. I think the music business is evolving toward a subscription service model (via downloads), but my name is also probably too generic to appeal to a specific company. I'm thinking it would be a good name for comparing the various services (that are already emerging) and perhaps offering consumers discount offers from the various services.

I think the internet will allow many independents back in the music business that has been dominated by 5 multinational conglomerates. They are all having extreme difficulty in their music divisions today. That's why I think RecordCompany.us could be used as a guide for those new entrepreneurs who will be stepping in to build something from the ashes of the current business model.

 

[DNS Kidd]

The record companies still call them records, short for "recordings."

The record companies aren't "CD" companies, and the movie companies aren't "DVD" producers. The media doesn't define the business here.

Aside from that, it is very generic. Could be a portal for various music / video related sites. Worth the reg and hold.

Dave

 

[domainAddict]

Originally posted by Duke of Earl
I have a similar one, MusicService.us. I think the music business is evolving toward a subscription service model (via downloads), but my name is also probably too generic to appeal to a specific company. I'm thinking it would be a good name for comparing the various services (that are already emerging) and perhaps offering consumers discount offers from the various services.

I think the internet will allow many independents back in the music business that has been dominated by 5 multinational conglomerates. They are all having extreme difficulkty in their music divisions today. That's why I think RecordCompany.us could be used as a guide for those new entrepreneurs who will be stepping in to build something from the ashes of the current business model.

Main question is: how is there money in it for me if I develop it? Or if somebody else would like to, why would he buy it from me?

 

[Manic]

I'm not involved in the music industry, so I don't really know how many record companies are around, but I think Duke's onto something... Perhaps it could be used as a kind of directory for the industry. You could sell ad space...

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by domainAddict


Main question is: how is there money in it for me if I develop it? Or if somebody else would like to, why would he buy it from me?

As I noted above, if an entrepreneur wants to start his own independent record company he will need a lot of business services. Disk pressing (or server space for downloads), booklets and inserts, graphics, royalty tracking software, etc. So there are businesses that will be looking for a venue to connect them with these entrepreneurs via advertising.

 

[Biggie]

Hey, "DA" if you ever startup "RecordCompany.us" maybe
you could sell some of my "OldLps.com" and a little
"NewOrleansJazz.us" music.

 

[domainAddict]

Duke: You really think there are that many people starting to run their own record company in US, that this kind of site could be interesting to them? If you have any figures, I would love to hear them.. I myself dont think that many people decide to run it on their own, cos its just too hard out there and too big competition with all these big companies who are running the scene..


Biggeon:

 

[Duke]

There are dozens (probably hundreds) of small record companies scattered across the US. In fact I have a friend that started his own label a couple of years ago. You can have a 1,000 commercially pressed CD's done for $899 or less, so the barrier to entry is minimal these days. Anyone with $5,000-$10,000 to invest could open their own small label. Before the rise of the conglomerates small labels dominated the record business. The homogenization of music has, along with many other factors, just about killed the industry. It is quite likely than an explosion of new independent labels will replace the current model that is obviously broken. The labels are expected to have their biggest one year sales decline in history this year.

 

[domainAddict]

Good point, though I belive it will take lots of hard work to develop a site with relevant info, without any unproffesional bullshit. I better start surfing the web for ideas..

 

[TexasFilly]

very nice! excellent use of keywords for a .us name. goodluck..

 

[domainAddict]

Thanks. So everybody thinks I should rather develop it, and not look to sell? No actual sale value?

 

[domainAddict]

I would really appreciate comment on that.

 

[izopod]

Originally posted by DNS Kidd
The record companies still call them records, short for "recordings."

Duh... I was merely encaspulating a moment in time when "record" companies, were actually selling "records" (also an abbrv. for recordings). There was no analogy to the present form of music recordings.

Remember how the cover of the album was almost as important as the record itself. I think the best covers were from KISS albums. Ah, those were the days... We never heard of Aids, we didn't have the health websites to tell us how many diseases we could die from. It was a simple time back then. The only thing that sucked about the 70's was the clothing style. I never went for the bell-bottom fashion.

Anyways, sorry to hi-jack your thread DA. You have a good domain name for developing. I would try to develop it in to some kind of record company directory. I don't see a great resale value of the name undeveloped at the moment. In time, maybe.


izopod