Label owners - exclussive or open distribution?

[Internal Error Records]

Just a question of your personal peferences -

Do you have an exclussive distribution agreement, or open-ended? Why, and what good and points have you experienced?


Thanks,
Gil
Internal Error Records.

[crime]

ok, here's my outlook..

you go non exclusive, you have more flexibility, if one of you're distributors goes under, it won't wipe you out completely BUT you have to deal with a few different companies, and be a lot more on the case with your accounting..

you go exclusive with one distributor, you only have to get your money back from one company, and only have to deal with one company, BUT you are limited by who your distributor has deals with for other territories and if they go down and they owe you money, you're more likely to be screwed...

[dirty_bass]

Personally I will only work with people who I can trust implicitly, so exclusivity is the only way.

[Joseph Isaac]

I can only say don't be exclusive to someone that doesn't push your style of music.