Record Companies are heavily integrated into the music industry and play an important role in it’s advancement and maintenance. They allow for individuals to have a team of workers who help to speed up the long process of licensing and distribution. Label associates and mainly the A&Rs handle all the technicalities involved in marketing and distributing music. There is also a very professional appeal associated with record companies that breathes legitimacy and exponentially increases the chances of an artist being taken seriously. Record companies are often times viewed in a negative light because of the dark history and controversy surrounding them. The negative connotations associated with record labels partially arise from the niche they have filled. It wouldn't be until Interscope records was created that individuals could hope for more freedom and less corruption. …show more content…
Prior to the founding of Interscope, Ted Field already had a film company called Interscope Communications in which this new record company would be run under. The actual parent company that interscope operates under is Universal Music Studios. Field needed some help to run it so he hired John McClain and Tom Whalley. At the time, there weren't many record labels like Interscope. The way Interscope was set up allowed for signed artists to reach their full potential and express themselves with little restriction. Interscope records was making waves in the alternative and rock scenes and had many top contenders passing through the label in the early 90s. Some of the most notable artists that were a part of interscope records were Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and Marshall