Tribe Music Group

Tribe Music Group is an independent Christian record label and artist management company. Our mission, being birthed from an artist’s perspective, is to provide a home for singers, musicians and songwriters to grow their ministries while not being confined to the typical music business borders. In recent development TMG has come together with Universal distribution to reach a global audience with today’s top Christian and Gospel artists.Tribe Music Group has over 16 albums in its catalog. The album “One Nation Under Praise” debuted 1 on the Top Contemporary Christian Billboard charts in August of 2002. “Nothing But Church” subsequently debuted at 54 on the Billboard 200 Comprehensive Album’s chart in 2006 and more recently, “Praise Heard Around the World” charted in Billboards Top Christian and Gospel album’s.2008 will see Tribe Music Group growing into many more genres and collaborating with several up and coming artists. The label’s operations are overseen by CEO & President Louis DiCiccio, who has been involved with Tribe since it’s inception, including Executive Producer on several current titles. Vice-President, Philip McIntyre oversees operations in relation to marketing and publicity. Mr. McIntyre has been in the music business for 10 years working alongside manager extraordinaire Johnny Wright including co-managing groups like The Jonas Bros.Tribe Music Group will release several new albums in 2008 including a new release by Pastor Clint Brown titled “Fall Like Rain”.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CHRISTIAN GROUP:In the diverse, ever-evolving landscape of Christian entertainment and lifestyle, the newly formed Universal Music Christian Group (UMCG) offers a new path for artists and labels looking to spread their music and message to the mainstream masses. Universal Music Christian Group’s mission is to be the leader in independent Christian music distribution. UMCG aims to offer labels quality service at all levels, from retail marketing and sales to digital initiatives and administrative services. Understanding the importance of artists and artist development, our goal is to offer an unrivaled level of passion and professionalism as we seek to “uplift” the spirit through the powerful messages delivered in our product.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP:UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP:Universal Music Group (UMG) leads the music industry in global sales with an estimated worldwide market share in 2005 of 25.6%. Its global operations encompass the development, marketing, sales and distribution of recorded music through a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees in 77 countries, representing approximately 98% of the music market. UMG is the 1 company in countries which together represent more than 50% of the global music market sales, including the U.S. and the U.K. UMG’s business also includes music publishing.Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, DreamWorks Records, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown Records Group, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two district divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group includes eLabs, the new media and technologies division, and Universal Music Mobile.
DISTRIBUTION:In the U.S., Universal Music Group Distribution has been the industry market share leader for the past seven years and consists of three major divisions: Universal Music Distribution (UMD), Fontana, and Vivendi Visual Entertainment (V V E). UMD handles distribution and sales for UMG’s diverse roster of labels as well as a wide variety of associated labels. Fontana is the company’s independent sales, marketing and distribution arm, and V V E is its home entertainment distribution division.Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.