Production, Distribution,Exhibition & Exchange

• Production- it is something being made from scratch. It is someone working on their own or a group within the music industry to manage the recording. It also includes the making of the final product.

• Distribution- The distribution stage is where the product is promoted and used to make the audience aware of the product. The distributor is responsible for the amount of copies produced for the marketing stage.

• Exhibition- The exhibition is the stage where the product is sent to many different places/ institutions in order for the audience to view the final product. For example the product would be sent too different social networking sites such as Youtube, Spotify, Lime Wire and Amazon.

• Exchange- The exchange happens between the record labels and the artists, the song is exchanged for royalties and some rights to the song itself.