From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Calling All CD/DVD/ Vinyl Designers!

ShareLet Me See Your Package will be featuring CD Designers weekly!
If you think you have good designs or if you know someone who has, don’t hesitate to contact us or email me directly ( marion@unifiedmanufacturing.com). We would love to do a quick interview with you about your works. You can share to us how your [...]

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Marion Isobel

30 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Independent Label News: World’s Fair Label Group Closes

ShareLabel Services Group World’s Fair has folded, president and CEO Kevin Wortis confirms to Billboard. The demise of the organization comes as something of a surprise; just yesterday, World’s Fair sent an email promoting the premiere of the new Lyrics Born video to writers.
World’s Fair Label Group is a full-service, worldwide record label administration company. [...]

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Marion Isobel

30 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Music Events: Billboard Film and TV Music Conference 09

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WHEN: October 29-30
WHERE: Beverly Hilton,Los Angeles, CA

Now in its 8th year, this conference offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn from, network and share their music directly with the best music supervisors, composers, directors, songwriters and producers in the business.
Learn more about the increasing importance of MUSIC in film and TV and [...]

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Marion Isobel

29 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Music News: Latest on MJ’s Death

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“Dr. Conrad Murray, the person who was with Michael Jackson when he died, never told investigators until recently that he found Michael Jackson at 11.00 am not breathing. He also never said that he waited a mere ten minutes before leaving to make several phone calls. In fact, Dr. Murray never said that he [...]

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Marion Isobel

25 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Kick-Ass CD Packaging of the Week: Vonnegut Dollhouse

ShareI know this album was out two years ago but I just cannot not include it on my Kick-Ass Packaging list! I am a sucker for miniatures so you must have an idea how much I drooled over this very inventive Vonnegut Dollhouse CD packaging by Jeff Harrison of Rethink Communications.
He actually built scale models [...]

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Marion Isobel

25 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Independent Music News: New eBay Rules Affect Indies

ShareIndie retailers will face another massive hurdle this September when eBay introduces a rule that means they will have to double the advertised price of many of the records they sell. Ebay has a new rule which means sellers are expected to absorb the price of domestic postage costs in to the starting price of [...]

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Marion Isobel

23 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Packaging: Creativity Vs Functionality

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We all know that in the Packaging Industry, all designs must be USEFUL art. That means creativity should never outdo functionality. In other words, the package should serve its purpose which is well..to enclose and protect the product. You might wonder what triggered this blog post.
It’s this.

This Milk carton is on the list [...]

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Marion Isobel

23 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Kick-Ass CD Packaging of the Week: Science Vs Witchcraft

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The idea of using Floppy Diskettes for album packaging is not new. It has been done before by New Order, Porch Nap and some others but I have to say I find the new packaging of Science Vs. Witchcraft the best version so far. They used 5.25″ Floppy diskettes, took out the magnetic [...]

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Marion Isobel

8 August 2009

Marion Isobel

Music News: $1 for Coldplay Tickets??!

ShareThat’s right. One Dollar! O-N-E effin dollar! Wait, Did I say ONE dollar? Just checkin.

Last-minute tickets to big acts like Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen are as little as $1! At least the bad economy has brought something good to music lovers. According to eBay Inc’s StubHub, the leading Internet ticket re-seller, last-minute concert ticket sales [...]

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Marion Isobel

1 August 2009

Marion Isobel

CD Packaging: Forget About Saving the Planet

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Due to the economic meltdown, eco-friendly packaging is off the priority list of many record companies. “Green packaging is way down on my list right now,” says the head of one U.S. independent distributor, adding that there are “bigger problems to worry about.”
“We’re thinking about another kind of green right now,” says Duncan Browne, COO [...]

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Marion Isobel

1 August 2009

Marion Isobel