RESEARCH TASKS
1. BEGGARS GROUP
WHO ARE THEY?
Beggars Group was founded by Martin Mills in the late ‘70s in the United Kingdom. Their first store was in Earl’s Court London. The first band to join the Beggars was ‘The Lurkers’. In the early ‘80s, their future was secured with the hit punk-rock bands Tubeway Army and Gary Numan.
In 2002, the Beggars Group bought a 50% share in Matador Records, additionally, in 2007 they were rumored to have purchased Rough Trade Records. As of 2017, the prominent labels within Beggars Group are 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings, and Young. Beggars Group now has two offices in London and New York City.
The most popular artists they have worked with are Adele, Radiohead, FKA Twigs, and ANOHNI.
2. Meet The Artists
These are the three artists that resemble and incorporate that of the Beggars Group.
GLASS ANIMALS
Glass Animals is a rock band founded in Oxford in 2010. Beggars Group has worked with them to produce their hit 2019 song, 'Tokyo Drifting'. The single featured Denzel Curry and is part of the band's Fresh Fruit Series of collaborations with other artists. Glass Animals are known for their escapism within their music and cryptic lyrics with the influence of hip-hop. Their most popular song, 'Heat Waves' has over 500M YouTube views. The video portrays a man being eavesdropped on by the public with three old TVs in a wheelbarrow. With the advertisement on their album, 'Dreamland' throughout the video, they use inter-contextual references. When the TVs turn on, they sing to an empty concert. It took place in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns.
RADIOHEAD
Radiohead is a rock band from the United Kingdom since 1985. They were based in Oxford. Beggar's Group collaborated with them to produce 'Burn the Witch' in 2016. Their most widely known song is 'Creep' which shows the band playing in a dark space with the occasional strobe lighting. It looks to be played live with an audience in the background.
FKA TWIGS
Tahliah Debrett Barnett, better known as FKA Twigs is a singer known for her songs, 'Two Weeks' and 'Papi Bones'. She was born in Cheltenham in 1988 and her first song, 'Two Weeks' debuted in 2012. It portrays how weird things can be seen as beautiful. She puts a feminist perspective into her music and shows herself as a powerful independent woman in the music industry. She has worked with Beggars Music to produce 'Cellophone' in 2018.
3. Music Videos In Depth
GLASS ANIMALS :
Heat Waves - In-Depth Analysis
4. Copyright Permissions
Dear The Animals,
I will be using your song 'House of the Rising Sun' for a music video remaster. I understand the copyright principles in place and I will not be doing this for revenue. I am doing this for NEA A-Level media coursework.
All credits will be given to 'The Animals' and a link to the original song will be provided. ABKCO Music & Records will also be given credit for distributing the album 'The Animals' which the song appears on.
I hope we can come to terms with this non-financial agreement.