Pacific Coast Jazz

PCJ/TOL

Have you reached the next level and still don’t have a record deal with international retail distribution?

Do you have fans who ask for your album at Border’s or Barnes & Noble or other stores and the store manager can’t get it for them?

It makes sense to round out your project with the ability of your fans to find you in their favorite outlet.
Our retail distributor, MVD Entertainment, is an international music and DVD distributor. MVD executes the physical fulfillment of its products servicing major chains, distributors, one-stops, online retail, and independent retail. Payments are made monthly and our relationship is on consignment. Orders from MVD vary between 100 - 1000 initial units, depending on the Artist and their prior projects and genre.

Our digital distributor, IODA/Sony, distributes digital music and video to hundreds of online and mobile retailers around the world using the most efficient delivery and content management systems in the business. Their marketing efforts offer speed and thoroughness at getting your music on ITunes and hundreds of other sites.

We tailor every program to meet the budget and needs of the Artist and their Team
We work direct with the Team hired by the Artist or help the Artist to locate his Team
We do not want to own your master – the master belongs to the Artist
We offer co-op advertising opportunities with other Labelmates
We can take Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Diner’s Club and can work out a payment plan if you buy additional services.

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OUR SERVICES

Pacific Coast Jazz / That Other Label seeking new artists for international distribution. We specialize in quarterbacking your project from start to finish – you call the shots, we help you to do it right while saving you money. We work with all the top publicists and promoters and bring you the added benefit of having retail and digital distribution.

With hundreds of new jazz records being produced each month, it's a tremendous challenge to get the proper exposure for your music. We can provide the personal insight and guidance you need to plan and execute the right strategies and opportunities for your new CD and your future in the music business.

At PCJ/TOL we believe the best way to get your music heard is to follow a formula.

First, you need great production and sound people. You hire the best, the most experienced musicians to accompany you on your recording journey.

Second, you need to press your CD in the most beautiful manner possible - we highly suggest the "digipak" format and skip those nasty old jewel cases - they only break in shipping and actually cost more in postage than they're worth. (We had a 10% breakage factor on one of ours!) To make a digipak truly beautiful, you must have a good designer. And of course for a lot of the pieces of this puzzle -- you'll need great photography. You need a dependable, high quality manufacturer and we are happy to recommend specific manufacturers for your project; just ask us.

Third, you really need to talk to us as EARLY in the process as possible (BEFORE you manufacture) so that we can help you with putting together your publicity and promotion team and help you get your artwork on your DIGIPAK perfect. We know what radio likes, we know how best to make it visible in a retail store full of thousands of other CD's. (Yes, there ARE still people who but at retail!)

We get your CD into the distribution chain and help you with advertising - that's the only way people will know it's available to buy. We know how to build the plan for the execution of your project so that you're not spending a bunch of wasted money. We can build a plan that fits within your budget. You can also co-op ad space with other artists on our label.

Our services include management of all of your promotion, distribution, retail and advertising needs. What do you have to do? You would be responsible for your share of the cost of all advertising and totally responsible for the cost of your promotional needs including publicity and radio promotion. In addition to our distributor, MVD Audio working as our international distributor, we have formal arrangements with all the major digital download companies (through our arrangement with IODA/Sony), Nielsen Soundscan (where we make weekly gig reports on the artist’s behalf), Muzak, and many others.

In order for us to know how to proceed with your new project, please give us some information. Fill out this form and either fax, email, or mail it to me. The directions are on the form. Then we'll talk. If you already have a project that I can hear, please send us two copies of it along with the form to:

Pacific Coast Jazz/That Other Label
PO Box 720844
San Diego, CA 92172

If you want to remain independent, and we hope you do, talk to us before you “sign” to a label. We're happy to talk to you about helping you with international distribution and you can do all the promotion stuff on your own. Then you’d have the international distribution that will help in all your other publicity and promotion efforts. We can make it simple and give you the biggest opportunities possible. Be sure to talk to us before you press your CD as there are certain things we need to do first that are part of your artwork that you send to manufacturing. And before you have your master made, don't forget to have your engineer include your ISRC codes!!! And ALSO - be sure your mastering guy puts the .bin cd text information into your master!!!! If not, the text won't show up on the readout in modern CD players! It is SO important. SUBMISSION FORM HERE (downloadable)

About our distribution services:

Pacific Coast Jazz / That Other Label Distribution Services

Our retail distributor, MVD Entertainment, is an international music and DVD distributor. MVD executes the physical fulfillment of its products servicing major chains, distributors, one-stops, online retail, and independent retail. We've been working with MVD for two years (prior to MVD, we were distributed by Big Daddy Music, who merged with MVD in 2008) and we are pleased with how they pay monthly and our relationship is on consignment. Orders from MVD vary between 100 - 1000 initial units, depending on the Artist and their prior projects and genre. We take all genres, not just jazz. The percentage of net sales to Artists is 40%; details available direct from PCJ/TOL.

Our digital distributor, IODA/Sony, distributes digital music and video to hundreds of online and mobile retailers around the world using the most efficient delivery and content management systems in the business. Again, we've been very pleased with their marketing efforts and speed at getting our music on ITunes and other sites. The percentage of net sales to Artists is 75%; again, details are available direct from PCJ/TOL.

For Artists who are interested in being affiliated with PCJ/TOL for distribution ONLY our initial fee for setup is $350 per release. This fee covers all our time in producing a PCJ/TOL one sheet which is provided to either or both MVD or IODA/Sony and all our initial fees. Additional fees would apply if the Artist has special needs or wants to advertise with our distributors. Artists can speak to me direct for information on those options.

For Artists who are interested in being affiliated with PCJ/TOL for distribution as a label-mate, our initial fee for setup is $500 per release and covers all our time above as well as working with their team on all aspects of their publicity and promotion campaigns. We counsel Artists on people in the industry who can help and cater to their needs according to their budgets and project.

We tailor every program to meet the budget and needs of the Artist.
We work direct with the team hired by the Artist or help the Artist to locate his team.
We DO NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MASTER of the Artist – the master belongs to the Artist.
We can take Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Diner’s Club.

Other things you might find of interest:

What are ISRC codes?

What should a back cover look like (what elements should we be sure to include)?

More about our digital services through IODA

FOR LABELS
Pacific Coast Jazz is now proud to offer help to other inde labels looking for a distribution channel for their artists. We have a wonderful relationship with an international distributor reaching retail accounts here in the United States as well as the countries of Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia and including Japan, Australia and Brazil. We hope to soon have distribution in Spain as well. PCJ will offer inde labels the opportunity to "pass thru" our distribution channel at similar rates as our own artists without our servicing options. Please refer to our PT page for current users of this service. If you have any questions about the pass thru arrangement, please email us direct here.

DO YOU NEED A JAZZ FESTIVALS LIST THAT'S UP TO DATE?
We have one for sale. We have 600 jazz festivals on our excel spreadsheet and it's updated weekly. We have columns in the spreadsheet where you can make your own notes. If you want to use it as a Google Doc and update online giving us automatic corrections, we charge less. Let us know if we can help. A straight purchase of the database is $1000. A Google Doc is $750.

FOR BOOKING AGENTS AND TALENT BUYERS
If you're here because you're not a musician, but you're looking for a great band for your event: Pacific Coast Jazz/That Other Label represents several artists that may fit the needs for your special event or fundraiser. These include (but are not limited to) corporate luncheons, dinners, wine tasting events, (silent) auctions, benefits, festivals, and awards ceremonies. They all do weddings and small private parties, openings for new stores and coffee houses, and any other event you can think of. In this specific economic demographic, we appreciate all of the work that you put into making your organization a success. Whether through fundraising events, or business and philanthropic ventures, you are reaching the public in a unique way that we want to help support! Some of our artists donate their time to philanthropic events.

At Pacific Coast Jazz/That Other Label, we provide quality live jazz entertainment within your budget, which can only add to the success of your special event. Reach your prospective and loyal employees, clients, patrons, and donors through music! Let us help set the ambiance while you interact with your colleagues. Leave a lasting impression of your business while supporting live jazz in your community! For more information, please contact Donna Nichols. Her experience in this area will be very helpful to you if you've done this before or if you're new to it.

LICENSING
That Other Label and Pacific Coast Jazz have partnered with an established indie producer/publisher with strong LA film and TV contacts. We are seeking unsigned singer-songwriters and bands with top quality recorded material for licensing opportunities in television and film. If you are a singer-songwriter or a band with original music, please then click here and read about our program and answer the questions.

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