Local Entrepreneurs Change Music Recording in Minnesota

Local Entrepreneurs Change Music Recording in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Two local entrepreneurs have changed music recording in Minnesota. Mark Meikle and Aaron Green, lifelong friends and Plymouth residents, have started Legacy Productions, a new Minneapolis record label with a twist.

Traditionally, recording a professional CD album cost thousands of dollars and took several days. Now, musicians young and old across Minnesota can record for free and make money selling their album.

Legacy does the work and pays the expenses of producing a CD album and then splits profits from the CD sales. Forty-percent of profits go back to the artist.

Legacy secures song licensing to make sure the CD is legal. Then it records, mixes and masters the audio for a professional sound, takes photos of the group, and produces original artwork for the CD packaging. The final product comes shrink-wrapped in a jewel case with a full-color insert.

Legacy groups promote and sell their CDs as a fundraiser. Legacy produces CDs in quantities sufficient to match sales.

Starting in October, 2006, Legacy will offer in-studio recordings starting at $195 for a demo CD. This will allow smaller groups and individuals to record affordably without fundraising.

"Traditionally, the complexities of producing a CD album meant that only top artists could record, with help from the big labels. Now it is fast, easy, and affordable to release a CD through Legacy. We have made recording accessible to all. It is exciting to think of the undiscovered talent we might uncover as a result," says Meikle.

Meikle conceived of Legacy early in 2005. As an assignment for his Entrepreneurship class at the University of Minnesota (under Professor Alan Fine, who is currently also running for the United States Congress), Meikle interviewed John Dormanen, founder of Discount Steel, a thirty-million-dollar steel business in Minneapolis. After the interview, Meikle and Dormanen discussed the idea of Legacy Productions. Dormanen was enthusiastic about the idea. He offered to finance its startup with a $75,000 investment and to join on as a partner.

When Meikle told his close friend, Aaron Green about Legacy, Green was excited. Green offered to leave his salaried sales position to become a partner and act as Director of Sales for Legacy Productions.

Legacy Productions has recorded dozens of school, church, and community bands, orchestras, choirs, and ensembles. Hear audio samples and buy CDs online at http://www.legacyfundraiser.com/ .

Legacy plans to record 100 music groups in 2006 and to expand beyond Minnesota in 2008.

More information about Legacy Productions' affordable recordings can be found online at: http://www.legacyfundraiser.com/ .

Source: Legacy Productions Inc.

CONTACT: Mark Meikle of Legacy Productions Inc., +1-612-522-0751, or
mobile +1-612-384-0843, or markmeikle@gmail.com

Web site: http://www.legacyfundraiser.com/

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