Permission Letter to the Record Label

 Inspiration for our permission letter

To ensure that we came across mature and educated to the record label, I decided to do some research on other permission letters that people had written to the record label companies. This enabled my group to incorporate the right points to come across clearly to the reader. Doing this may encourage the reader to agree to letting us use their content for our coursework.

From analysing the email, I was able to pick out certain aspects of it that I would like to include in my own request. Firstly, the correct email address of the record company. Secondly, a subject matter that lets the reader know what the letter is going to consist of, and thirdly, the use of formal language which makes us look more professional and mature. 

My own letter of permission

For our music video, it was important to us to make sure that our song and music video wouldn't get taken down due to copy right issues. Because of this, we decided we would write up and send an email to Kehlani's record label company Atlantic Records, in order to let them know what we are going to do for our product. It was clear to us from the start that it would be unlikely that we would get a reply, as this is a large company that doesn't have time to answer to A-level students; so we incorporated that if we do not get a response, we will presume we are allowed to continue. We also decided to include that this is for purely for educational purposes, meaning that we would not be 'stealing money' from the original artist. My group was able to come across in a very mature manor, which may encourage the label to agree to our questions and concerns.