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# Old-School Major Label Executive Knows His Stuff
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/old-school-major-label-executive-knows-his-stuff/
- Published: 2010-10-07T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-07T14:00:00.000Z
- Description: In just about any good rant on the record industry, a reader can expect to find two elements. First, that record labels are evil empires that prey on our children. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/old-school-major-label-executive-knows-his-stuff.html]
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- Tags: YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

[![image from www.erichufschmid.net](https://a5.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0134880866b5970c-100wi "image from www.erichufschmid.net")](http://a5.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0134880866b5970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com) In just about any good rant on the record industry, a reader can expect to find two elements. First, that record labels are evil empires that prey on our children and sell them the image of **Hannah Montana**. Second, that they’re run by a bunch of old and struggling dinosaurs that have no idea what they’re doing. They’re trapped in a tar pit and have about as much chance for survival as a baby Tyrannosaurus. **Jac Holzman**, founder of Electra Records, is not one of those cases. In this video, he rather lucidly describes how to market music and why the industry is changing.

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