| What does A&R stand for? | | | | booking agents and managers as well to notice you |
| A&R is short for Artist & Repertoire. The term | | | | which will allow you to build a fan base through |
| originally was used to describe the role of people at | | | | constant touring and relentless self-promotion. With |
| record labels who's job primary role was finding and | | | | marketing, and selling your own CDs, you have a good |
| developing new talent. | | | | chance to show up on the radar. It is much more |
| This included getting the right material for the artist to | | | | powerful when they call you rather than you calling |
| perform if they don't write their own songs, selecting | | | | them! |
| and making the deals for the artist to work with the | | | | Can you get through just cold calling? It would be very |
| right producers, songwriters, engineers, studio, etc., | | | | tough and unlikely. They get to many artist's and |
| deciding which of their songs are the strongest, and | | | | managers pitching their music and if they stopped for |
| overseeing the making of the record. | | | | every call they would not have the time to do any |
| After the record is completed, the A&R person often | | | | other work. |
| is also responsible for getting the other departments | | | | Send an unsolicited demo? It will most likely come back |
| such as sales and radio promotion excited about the | | | | to you. A&R people are busy, and generally listen only |
| record so that they do their jobs well. | | | | to the material that comes to them from a trusted |
| Today, A&R people seem to concentrate less on | | | | source such as a manager, publisher, or music |
| developing artists, and often look for artists that have | | | | attorney. |
| "developed" themselves. A&R people are under | | | | What makes an A&R person want to sign you? |
| pressure to find immediate hits, rather than finding | | | | Hit songs and "star" quality. You can increase your |
| potential hits and developing them. | | | | odds of getting noticed by doing your own artist |
| How do I get my music to an A&R ? | | | | development and proving that the public has a strong |
| The best way to get your music to an A&R person is | | | | interest in you. |
| to cause them to come to you. Make them notice you. | | | | Let them see that your Myspace music player plays |
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| to you Myspace page. | | | | are popular and stand out from the crowd! |
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