Record producer Vince Valholla almost went down a path that didn’t include music. Vince recently shared how he thought his calling was acting, only to start his independent label, Valholla Records. It turns out method acting required so much commitment it scared him. Watch him explain below.
@vincevalholla How i went from actor to record producer. #recordproducer #actor #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound – Vince Valholla
If I was an aspiring independent label owner in 2024, here’s how I’d run my company
I’ve run an independent label during the final years of the CD era, iTunes then SoundCloud era and now, in the streaming era. Artists are in the best position in years. Independent labels on the other hand have a problem. I believe artists should own their masters. So that means label owners have to not only ensure we do fair deals, but we have to also find a way to have control or ownership in IP to survive as a business. If I was an inspiring label owner, without millions in backing, I’d focus around 80% of my output using the “label is the artist” business model.
See, there’s a lot of content around helping artists, but no one is talking about sustainable ways to run an independent label while doing fair deals.
Learn more about the “label is the artist” business model by reading my case study on it – it’s free, and I don’t have any courses to sell you.
A fun fact about Kirby Maurier’s ‘IZ U WIT IT’ is that it is the first documented TRAP&B (TRAPnB) song released.
Released and recorded in 2013 and appeared on Kirby Maurier’s independent debut album, Doing The Most. The singer described what would end up being the sound for her independent debut album to Miami New Times (interviewed by Lee Castro), published on January 9, 2014 – the first publication of the term. ‘IZ U WIT IT’ was released on Valholla Records (formally Valholla Entertainment) on October 27, 2013 and it infused elements of the Trap genre and RnB. ‘IZ U WIT IT’ was produced by Vegas Fontaine, executive producers Vince Valholla, Kirby Maurier & Vegas Fontaine.
@valholla IZ U WIT IT by Kirby Maurier is the first TRAP&B (TRAPnB) song. Released and recorded in 2013 and appeared on Kirby Maurier’s independent debut album, Doing The Most. The singer described what would end up being the sound for her independent debut album to Miami New Times (interviewed by Lee Castro), published on January 9, 2014 – the first publication of the term. 'IZ U WIT IT' was released on Valholla Records (formally Valholla Entertainment) on October 27 2013 and it infused elements of the Trap genre and RnB. 'IZ U WIT IT' was produced by Vegas Fontaine. #trapnb #trapandb #trapandbass #kirbymaurier #valholla #vegasfontaine #rnb #rnbsubgenre #subgenre #musichistory #fyp #fypシ #foryou ♬ original sound – Valholla
Baton Rouge based recording artist Adam Dollar$ has added new bars to Vince Valholla’s rotating collective, Vince & The Valholla Empire’s single FOREVER with ADN Lewis. The specific version is Ruben Raymond’s Remix of FOREVER which was featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds R&B playlist.
This is the 9th version of the song which has over 40+ versions planned to be released over time. It is also expected to break a world record for the most remixes released for a song. Adam Dollar$ recently dropped his R&B-inspired EP, With Love which peaked at #2 on iTunes’ R&B chart while also simultaneously charting on All Genres and on Amazon’s Best Sellers chart (#4.)
Listen to FOREVER (Ruben Raymond Remix) by Vince & The Valholla Empire + ADN Lewis with Adam Dollar$ below or choose your platform HERE.
The 5-song EP, ‘With Love’ release from Baton Rouge, Louisiana based recording artist Adam Dollar$, has peaked on iTunes R&B Chart at #2 (#66 All Genres) and Amazon’s Best Sellers at #4. The EP features stand outs, “Weekends” featuring Alexis Danielle, “Maybe” featuring Jeremy Clay and more.
‘With Love’ is released via Adam Dollar$’ Per Capita LLC in partnership with Valholla Records. Buy the EP on iTunes or Amazon, or stream it on your favorite streaming platform.