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KMI Eyes Mordusian Music Industry for Expansion
Industry aims to turn music into Big Business
Randworthy, Commonwealth of Mordusia
April 9, 5523


New MMI Studio in Mordusian Capital aims to replicate Kalistani Model

Reps from KMI Records were in Mordusia this month to open the new record studio belonging to the nascent company called MMI, or Mordusian Music Industry. The expansion was meant to cooperate with Mordusian musicians in creating the Industry part of the Music Industry. KMI approached Mordusian investors when it became clear that Mordusian scenes are coalescing and the country is ready to begin seriously pursuing music as a business.

"MMI is fully financed by Mordusian private investors," said Matthew Miller, of KMI. "We were invited here to help them create their business model, as well as provide technical expertise at setting up their studio complex and advise on the actual business of the music industry. We all start somewhere, and, Kalistan has a model that has led to Kalistan being the leader in creation and selling recorded music. We think that Mordusia shows the interest and the drive to take the steps to advancing their music industry, and we want to be on hand to help."

KMI itself was started when the Valruzian Record company VEMI-K began producing records in Kaliburg. Following abandonment by Valruzian interests, Kalistanis took over the operation of the Industry, and Terra's undisputedly greatest Music Industry was born. "As Mordusian scenes begin coalescing, the obvious next steps are that they begin producing records, CDs and Tapes, rather than simply recording directly to a digital streaming platform, which, unfortunately, is what most country's musicians do," said Miller. "The Analog recording techniques are a little older, but the difference between a homemade sound that is common among most of the world's musicians create, and high fidelity mastering of a professional music industry is the difference between watching a television drama about doctors, and actually being a brain surgeon. It takes skill, the correct technology, and lots of discipline and experience. We hope to share that with the Mordusians to encourage them to professionalize and begin specializing their music industry."

Not only has KMI assisted the Mordusian Industry in setting up studios for various recording environments, but also has assisted in setting up both pressing plants for physical media, as well as instructing distributors about setting up distribution networks to local record stores. "We want to continue teaching them about training producers who have their own sounds, and getting their bands managers," said Miller. "These are basic things that improve both quality of the bands, and keep those bands in front of people. Music is just another form of entertainment, and KMI's model demonstrates that with the right structure in place, it can also be a way for bands, producers, engineers, distributors, and countless record store owners to make a living as well. If bands professionalize, they tend to make better music, because they aren't dividing their time between making music and working at the factory or whatever: they have time and space to practice, they get the opportunities to polish their sound and songcraft with excellent and competent producers, and they get to record on the best sounding equipment in the world that people all over the world both will and CAN buy. Any country who is serious about creating an actual music industry has to have this sort of infrastructure in place."

While KMI's pilot project at MMI Studio in Randworthy is meant to be the first of a number of copies built on the same model, KMI expects that it will be the best. "This isn't exactly new tech," said Miller. "Its really method that we are helping them with. We think Mordusia is ready for takeoff here and we want to continue to offer them whatever support we can." MMI is expected to begin recording artists in the Indie-Pop and Alternative Pop genres. KMI has offered a 10 year deal to continue to provide technical support to MMI, as well as distribute Mordusian Albums in Kalistan.