My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Band => Topic started by: el_chode on Dec 01, 2009, 12:09 AM

Title: ATO
Post by: el_chode on Dec 01, 2009, 12:09 AM
Odd question...

Does anyone know ATO's official relationship with Sony? I was talking with a guy at Sony and he said he believed it was only a distribution arrangement, but during his presentation he included Okonokos as an example of the "hybrid" digital market for quality "music multimedia entertainment"
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: aMillionDreams on Dec 01, 2009, 12:27 PM
As far as I know, they are only the distributor, but I don't know (or quite understand) all the ins and outs.
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: el_chode on Dec 01, 2009, 12:38 PM
QuoteAs far as I know, they are only the distributor, but I know (or quite understand) all the ins and outs.

Same here. The way he presented the "digital hybrid" stuff of concert DVDs that were more than DVDs he made it seem like this is something that Sony is planning on really exploring due to the success of them, so I didn't know if they had a greater hand in it.

Plus I get wary when bigger labels get involved with live recordings.
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: wonderfulman on Dec 01, 2009, 07:24 PM
ATO is independent record company founded by Dave Matthews. As I'm sure you're aware, the main difference between independent and major labels is the fact that major labels are able to distribute their own albums. Since indie labels are not able to distribute their own records, they sign deals with major labels to have the albums distributed. It seems like My Morning Jacket won't leave ATO because they have full artistic freedom. Plus ATO has a killer lineup of bands, including Dave Matthews and Radiohead
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: el_chode on Dec 01, 2009, 09:02 PM
QuoteATO is independent record company founded by Dave Matthews. As I'm sure you're aware, the main difference between independent and major labels is the fact that major labels are able to distribute their own albums. Since indie labels are not able to distribute their own records, they sign deals with major labels to have the albums distributed. It seems like My Morning Jacket won't leave ATO because they have full artistic freedom. Plus ATO has a killer lineup of bands, including Dave Matthews and Radiohead

ATO is awesome and I'd love to intern for them one day if they ever have a legal department to have an opening.

I was just thrown for a loop by the way it was presented like Sony had a hand in Okonokos beyond distributing it.
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Dec 01, 2009, 10:30 PM
QuoteATO is independent record company founded by Dave Matthews. As I'm sure you're aware, the main difference between independent and major labels is the fact that major labels are able to distribute their own albums. Since indie labels are not able to distribute their own records, they sign deals with major labels to have the albums distributed. It seems like My Morning Jacket won't leave ATO because they have full artistic freedom. Plus ATO has a killer lineup of bands, including Dave Matthews and Radiohead

Dave Matthews band is on RCA.
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: Penny Lane on Dec 02, 2009, 08:35 AM
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QuoteATO is independent record company founded by Dave Matthews. As I'm sure you're aware, the main difference between independent and major labels is the fact that major labels are able to distribute their own albums. Since indie labels are not able to distribute their own records, they sign deals with major labels to have the albums distributed. It seems like My Morning Jacket won't leave ATO because they have full artistic freedom. Plus ATO has a killer lineup of bands, including Dave Matthews and Radiohead

ATO is awesome and I'd love to intern for them one day if they ever have a legal department to have an opening.

I was just thrown for a loop by the way it was presented like Sony had a hand in Okonokos beyond distributing it.

i kept emailing them about a legal internship a couple years ago. never heard anything...but you're IP, might have better luck.
Title: Re: ATO
Post by: el_chode on Dec 02, 2009, 09:15 AM
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QuoteATO is independent record company founded by Dave Matthews. As I'm sure you're aware, the main difference between independent and major labels is the fact that major labels are able to distribute their own albums. Since indie labels are not able to distribute their own records, they sign deals with major labels to have the albums distributed. It seems like My Morning Jacket won't leave ATO because they have full artistic freedom. Plus ATO has a killer lineup of bands, including Dave Matthews and Radiohead

ATO is awesome and I'd love to intern for them one day if they ever have a legal department to have an opening.

I was just thrown for a loop by the way it was presented like Sony had a hand in Okonokos beyond distributing it.

i kept emailing them about a legal internship a couple years ago. never heard anything...but you're IP, might have better luck.

I went as far as to apply to their normal internship and write in my coverletter my true intentions...no reply haha. I EVEN OFFERED TO WORK FOR FREE