Korean hip-hop artist Tablo has been one of the more forward-thinking artists when it comes to digital. We fired some questions at him to find out more for our South Korea profile in this week's Music Ally Report, but we thought his answers deserved a wider airing.What have been the most successful digital tools/strategies for you?1. Worldwide distribution through iTunes, previously Korean music was not available on iTunes.2. Utilizing twitter, me2day (korean version of twitter), youtube, and other social networking mediums.3. www.mapthesoul.com (a centralized portal site for Epik High's independent label, which is highly personal. keeping in touch with fans has helped keep them aware of when and how to buy our music.) this is the first of its kind in Korea.What kind of team have you built to help you do this, and how does it compare to what a label does? Our CEO, comes from a finance background and has an MBA degree. Our business development manager also comes from a business background. We also have a designer and a programmer.They are a bunch of non-music people, who are now using their various skill sets and applying them to music. Everyone shares a common vision, which is that [...]
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