http://www.arnotes.com A&R is Dead. Long Live A&R Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is the only day in 100 years where it will be 8.8.08. This is an interesting day though, in that one of the artists that I manage, Wes Sp8 (pronounced Speight), we market using that 8 in his name. So, we at Radical Notion are throwing a bit of ... http://www.arnotes.com/17 Yes...I did not post in the month of July. Problems with Wordpress. I am just not learning that sometimes things are not my fault. But, if a person really wants to get something done, and done correctly, whose fault it is has no weight. Who Cares. A very close friend ... http://www.arnotes.com/16 Let me start out today by saying, that outside of this blog, there are some very good resources available simply to help you in your quest for music success. Just to point out some of them, I have them listed to the right of this post. Within that list, I ... http://www.arnotes.com/15 I just wanted to write a quick note to mention that I am having some trouble getting the next post up. My blogging software won't let me post more than 37 words; it just cuts it off. Crazy I know. With that said, I am working to try and get ... http://www.arnotes.com/14 There are a few scenarios to think about when considering which songs to put on a release. If you are lucky, you will have more songs to consider than you need. Example; 20 songs for a 13-song release, 15 songs for a 9 to 11 song release and so on ... http://www.arnotes.com/12 At the foundation, your basic job as an a&r guy is to find something cool and tell as many of the right people about it as possible. So, now you have a band to represent and you need a release. There are a couple of different choices that can be made ... http://www.arnotes.com/11 I would like to point out that an a&r guy doesn’t always sit around on the couch in his office looking for brand new music to sign to a deal. In fact, I would even say that the majority of his time, is spent working with the artists that are ... http://www.arnotes.com/10 What in the World is a&r anyway? The two letters stand for “Artists and Repertoire.” What does that mean? The label representative searches out artists that he believes possess talent and have a potential to be successful under the guidance of a label. When the artist is then signed to ... http://www.arnotes.com/9 The first tangible lesson that I learned about a&r was that a fantastic live show doesn’t necessarily translate into a hit act. You’ve got to remember that it is the hit song that drives the sale of a recording, otherwise known as good content selling records. But these days, it isn’t ... http://www.arnotes.com/8 Hello. Welcome to a&r Notes.com. It is all of my pleasure to be here with you. I do indeed hope that the conversations we will have can add to a quality of life for each who is involved. I believe in working together, not keeping your knowledge and ideas secret ... http://www.arnotes.com/7