Bid now for a one-on-one with music executive C. Michael Brae, CEO of Hitman Records, via Zoom!
You'll consult with Mr. Brae on establishing your LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp or Non-Profit Organization along with company structure and establishing corporate business credit for your company. This experience will also include (if applicable) a 1-Album Music Distribution Deal - (physical and digital distribution); where your album will be placed in retailers as FYE, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com stores and more. Additionally, Mastering Service on your album, (1-month) Radio Campaign on a variety of radio stations as FM, AM, College, and Internet Radio in supporting album sales efforts.
Mr. Brae began Hitman Records in 1991 and solidified a joint venture with SOLAR (Sounds of Los Angeles Records - “A Division of RCA Records”). Later in 1997, Mr. Brae obtained and secured "exclusive distribution" through corporate Tower Records distribution arm Bayside Distribution.
Hitman Records then began a period of artist acquisition and development, which focused on Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B and Gospel genres. During this period, Mr. Brae represented well-known and established artists, such as Samuelle (double-platinum and Grammy award-winning singer from the R&B group Club Nouveau), Mac Dash Mone (former member of the double-platinum group Digital Underground), Little Richard - the architect of rock and roll, who has sold over 32 million records internationally, Melba Moore, an American prolific five-octave, four Grammy-nominated Singer and Tony Award-winning actress and Johnny Paycheck who produced 6 gold albums, 1 platinum album, 1 double platinum and 33 hits.
Currently, Mr. Brae has closed several major partnerships and distribution deals, as MVD Entertainment, Baker & Taylor, with partnerships and distribution partners The Orchard/Sony Music, Sugo Music, Shinko Music (Japan) and Sound Republica (Korea) to name a few. Hitman has evolved as a major “indie” distributor, as it now also distributes TV shows and films on DVD worldwide. Mr. Brae business entrepreneurship savviness has been harnessed in the academic world as has taught over 20 years of business courses in the Music Industry as an adjunct professor at several prestigious universities and colleges as UCLA (Entertainment Studies), San Francisco State University (MRI), University of the Pacific (Music Business), Los Angeles Film School, Dominican University of California and has conducted music business seminars at SAE (Nashville) to name a few.
Hitman Records Distribution Capabilities is considered "full-service" distribution in which Hitman has partnered with leading companies such as MVD Entertainment,The Orchard/Sony, FYE, Anderson Merchandisers, Super D, Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Barnes & Noble, Target, Alliance Entertainment Corporation, to name a few. Distribution opportunities reach over 32,000 customers in more than 120 countries with 15,000 retailers and bookstores, 30,000 US libraries and countless retailers throughout the U.S. Hitman provides its clients “full-servicing” which includes customer relationship management, product and inventory management, and sales and marketing support.