1. What exactly is iProdigy?

Think of iProdigy as a global collective of artists, fans, influencers, and advisors collaborating to make and elevate awesome music outside of the traditional label system.

 

iProdigy is the first label services company to hyper-focus on jazz and to integrate Grammy-winning leadership, influencer promotion to millions of fans, festivals, and D2F engagement. We provide the expertise and opportunities of a global label. Artists remain in control and independent.

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2. Why is iProdigy pioneering a new era in jazz?

The future of all music is artist forward. It's about creating authentic community and engagement directly with fans.  Music is ripe for disruption and the shift must offer artists agency over their own futures. We place artists in control and in the driver's seat.

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Today, most jazz success stories are catalog reissues, and although we fully honor and preserve iconic legacy, we believe in pioneering the future of jazz by empowering new artists creating the cutting edge of tomorrow's music integrating innovation and modern strategy. iProdigy is positioned to usher in a long-awaited new era in jazz.

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3. How does iProdigy discover artists?​

​First, iProdigy artist partnerships are offered by invitation only. Our A&R team scouts artists and bands everyday. It's why we wake up in the morning. Our mission is to discover exceptional talent to develop and promote, while offering artists unprecedented opportunity. But we can't be everywhere all at once, so if you have not been discovered or invited by iProdigy, you may kickstart the invitation process here.

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We break artists into three categories: students, emerging talent, and legacy artists. We provide music industry and artist development education to exceptionally talented students, who may build community and collaborations, garner peer feedback for new compositions and demos, and opt-in to livestreamed world-class masterclasses.

 

We expand one to one development and promotional opportunity for emerging talent as noted in FAQ #4 below.

 

Legacy artists, free of former label deals, may find a new home with iProdigy with better terms and opportunities than currently offered elsewhere, and deepen authentic engagement with fans old and new.

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4. What are the highlights of an artist partnership?​

We collaborate with jazz artists at all career stages. The below highlights represent the full scope of iProdigy's capabilities. All opportunities and services are customized to match artist individual goals, team requirements, and capability gaps.

 

For example, we may partner with an early-stage artist in development, promotion, and sync, but global distribution or streaming-based advances may not be suitable until a later time. And in the end our artists have the final say in all services or promotional offers.

 

Student partners access self-development tools, emerging artists receive opportunities to break out, and legacy artists are offered innovative strategies to increase multi-faceted demand and engagement to existing communities.

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• Grammy-Winning Artist Development Consults

• Influencer Promotion to Millions of Global Fans

• Global TV Series Development

• Global Distribution to Spotify & 100+ Stores with cutting edge features/functionality (80/20 split)

• Streaming Royalty Based Advances

• Promoted & Ticketed Global Livestream Masterclasses and Performances

• Sync Opportunities & Publishing

• Monetizeable Direct 2 Fan Clubs: Superfan Perks, VIP Experiences, Exclusive Access & Content

• Digital Collectibles

• Artist Hosted Fan Listening and Release Parties

• Digital Download & Merch Storefronts

• Artist Community Discussion Board & DM

• Community Polling & Demo Test Before DSP Release

• User Generated Playlist Promotion

• Radio Promotion

• Major Artist Collabs

• Major Brand Sponsorship

• Festival, Tour, & Excursion Performance Opportunities

• Artist Rep

• Artist Marketing Co-Op  (Pooled and Matched Targeted Campaign Funds)

• Marketing/Global Strategy

• Company Profit Sharing

• Analytics

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​​5. What are the artist partnership splits?

Top artists/bands selected for artist partnerships are offered an 80/20 split (Artist/iProdigy) for most opportunities/services each artist accepts. In all cases artists earn the lion's share. ​Artists retain ownership of masters and have the final say in everything. Each opportunity is as unique as each artist. Everything is customized case -by-case.

 

iProdigy's initial artist funding provides streaming based advances for marketing, promotion, and related career-centric expenses. Funding is based on historical and future speculative streaming data. After initial success, artist partner funding will evolve to be more robust and customized. 

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And ultimately, iProdigy offers unprecedented corporate profit-sharing with top artist partners. So, yes, iProdigy is the exact opposite of a traditional label deal.

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A deep dive detailed term sheet will be made available for review with every artist partner invitation.

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