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From star to Star  -  04 Aug 2008
Winnipeg Sun,..."Simon Cowell without a doubt is one of the best A&R guys in the world, he has great ears, he knows what he's hearing and he's been a part of signing some

Road to V: final stages  -  04 Aug 2008
MegaStar.co.uk,Around 2500 bands entered the competition but they've now been whittled down to 14 acts who will be judged by Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat, A&R

Former Island A&R evp becomes Virgin US president  -  Jul 30, 2008
musicweek.com,By Ben Cardew Former Island executive vice president of A&R Rob Stevenson is to join Virgin US as president, in what will be Nick Gatfieldâ€™s first major

Rocking the world  -  Jul 30, 2008
Malaysia Star,Instead, it gives the bands the opportunity to get noticed by the A&R departments of big record companies,â€? she cautions, should bands expect to find

Music Gorilla Celebrates Its Fourth Anniversary  -  Jul 28, 2008
MarketWatch...process by which up and comers connect with A&R Reps from Indie and Major record companies, Film And TV Music Supervisors, publishers and distributors.

Feargal Sharkey Profile  -  Jul 31, 2008
guardian.co.uk,The early nineties brought a new beginning and a post-match transfer to the administration side of the industry, initially as A&R manager for Polydor

Universal does something crazy: names ex-Bosstone new VP of A&R  -  Jul 17, 2008
The Phoenix,He's probably the only Uni A&R dude with a Fleet Foxes song playing on his MySpace page. And presumably he'll be charged with helping Universal Republic

Nate Albert Named VP Of A&R At Universal Republic  -  Jul 15, 2008
FMQB,Nate Albert has been appointed VP of A&R for Universal Republic Records. "Nate brings a world of depth and experience to Universal Republic as a

/CORRECTION -- Universal Music Group/  -  Jul 30, 2008
FOXBusiness...of not only traditional country music fans, but fans from six to sixty, who adore her," said Felix Sebacious, Senior Vice President of A&R for Bravado.

Your ten-point guide to making it in A&R  -  Jul 11, 2008
Drowned In Sound,This: a feature whereby I offer ten tips to readers of the site as to how to get yourself established as an A&R man and how to survive in the UK industry.

Avocent taps Trainer to lead PR in growth period  -  Jul 31, 2008
PRWeek,Outgoing AOR, A&R Edelman, did not pitch for this account. "We were disappointed we didn't have a chance to talk to them, but they decided to go forward

Stevenson named pres. of Virgin US  -  Jul 30, 2008
Variety,By PHIL GALLO Rob Stevenson, who signed a number of successful rock bands during his years as executive VP of A&R at Universal's Island Def Jam,

Scene & Heard  -  Jul 27, 2008
Baltimore Sun,It was the first time A&R Cos. executive vice president Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire had come to the party. "It's incredible," she said as she looked down at

In Brief - July 30, 2008  -  Jul 30, 2008
FMQB,Rob Stevenson is named President of Virgin Records US by EMI President of A&R/North America Nick Gatfield. Stevenson begins his new position on August 15

Music Insider Exposes Industry Secrets  -  Jul 30, 2008
Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release),This cd helps improve success in the music business teaching artists necessary techniques to get ahead and get A&R interested in their music.

How We Met: Pete Tong & Goldie  -  Jul 12, 2008
Independent,I met Pete in 1995 when he was an A&R guy at London Records. I thought A&R men were people paid far too much money by record companies to have long lunches,

Miley Cyrus overshadows â€˜Hannahâ€™  -  Jul 28, 2008
Albany Times Union,Hollywood Records A&R executive Jon Lind, who worked with Miley on the â€œHannah Montana/Meet Miley Cyrusâ€? album and her latest record,

Alexandra Patsavas  -  Jul 30, 2008
Variety,..."Supervisors are now doing what was traditionally known as A&R -- sorting through demo tapes, listening to early versions of songs, unsigned bands -- and a

Britainâ€™s Fame schools: turning out tomorrow's stars  -  Jul 12, 2008
Times Online,...â€œWe put all of our students through the same process a record company would,â€? explains Mark Bounds, ACMâ€™s A&R consultant, who works with labels in Britain

The Bee's knees  -  Jul 24, 2008
guardian.co.uk,For starters, it has the UR A&R slot, which offers an insightful snapshot of the sounds and personalities of hotly tipped new acts, currently including Cage

Chesney's Looking For Opening Act  -  Jul 30, 2008
WDIV,...will open all three shows in Tulsa, St. Louis and Indiapolis, have a tour bus for the final weekend, $25000 and an audition for Sony/RLG A&R Department.

News Ticker: Barenaked Ladies, Andre 3000, Fake David Lee Roth  -  Jul 16, 2008
Rolling StoneFormer Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Nate Albert was named VP of A&R at Universal Republic Records. Besides being a Bosstone, Albert also spent time as

Manics producer: Dragon's Den contract is clever  -  Jul 24, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,However, he denied the suggestion that due to the rise of social networking sites, as well as contests such as the Intel Studio Talent Competition, A&R men

Pyramind Announces FREE July Music Industry Seminar  -  Jul 29, 2008
NewsBlaze (press release),...holding positions as a former A&R exec at EMI, ten years with Apple in charge of music initiatives, and Patronet, the first online artist subscription

The death of arena rock?  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Week DailyWhy would they want to do that? said the blog Kings of A&R. â€œTodayâ€™s artists â€œcannot make a genuine connection with the audience,â€? which is why arena rock

Marketing expert to tune up EMI  -  Jul 11, 2008
New Zealand Herald,But the most significant change is the separation of the artists and repertoire (A&R) role which includes finding and developing the label's artists from

FLOWING TEARS: New Album Title Announced - July 28, 2008  -  Jul 28, 2008
Blabbermouth.net,...former member of EXTREME NOISE TERROR, TO-MERA) and A&R'd by Sam Grant (writer, promoter, broadcaster, interviewer for Sonic Cathedral online).

Hands charts new path  -  Jul 7, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Last week Jean-Francois Cecillon stood down as EMI's European president and international head of A&R, and is in talks to take up a senior advisory role

Latest Music City Madness Competition Underway  -  Jul 15, 2008
CMT.com,Records A&R department and a mentoring session with Travis. The top two finalists will be revealed in a half-hour special, Music City Madness -- The Road to

Monica Gets Personal on Reality Special  -  Jul 28, 2008
Rap-Up.com,Monica will star in a one-hour reality special following her as she works with record producer Bryan-Michael Cox and J Records A&R executives Larry Jackson

Interview: Natty  -  Jul 25, 2008
Clickmusic,Normally A&R people who do their jobs properly find out who's good on the circuit, and that's what happened really. I was doing loads of gigs and suddenly

BLEEDING THROUGH SIGNS WITH NUCLEAR BLAST  -  Jul 28, 2008
Imperiumi.net,Nuclear Blast A&R Jaap Wagemaker about the brand new signing: â€žFor four albums BLEEDING THROUGH have established and continousley evolved their own style

U2 - Re-masters (Universal)  -  Jul 28, 2008
Manchester Evening News,But judging from some of the re-mastered orphaned off-cuts that accompany U2â€™s debut â€˜Boyâ€™ it took an A&R man of overwhelming optimism and incredible

Onyx Soundlab Recording Studio Starts Teaching Program  -  Jul 10, 2008
Hartford Courant,..."One recent program graduate has secured a position in the A&R [artists and repertoire] department at Atlantic Records, which shows the kind of success

Roadrunner Records sign Port Amoral  -  Jul 23, 2008
Kill Your Stereo,Port Amoral was signed by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner, finder of landmark metal bands like Sepultura, Slipknot, Machine Head, Fear Factory and

Austin's growth calls for tearing down of buildings  -  Jul 10, 2008
News 8 Austin,A&R Demolition is a home-grown company that plays by the rules of gravity. In fact, most folks who drive Interstate 35 get to keep tabs at what they do

Top ten earners  -  Jul 26, 2008
The Observer,Ten years ago, A&R man Cowell was bankrupt and moving back into his parents' house. Since then, through presenting or producing the shows Pop Idol,

Kobalt appoints former BMI exec  -  Jul 22, 2008
musicweek.com,Prior to joining BMI, Robinson worked at EMI in A&R for five years, three of which as head of the A&R department. Before that he spent six years as an

Sixshot Spinners: DJ Furious Styles  -  Aug 1, 2008
Sixshot.com,DJâ€™s usually give themselves the title of â€œStreet Corner A&Râ€? and Furious Styles takes that name to a higher level. Already popular and building up a

Ronson didn't think 'Rehab' would be a hit  -  Jul 10, 2008
Digital Spy,So while I knew it was good, I had no idea why her A&R guy saw dollar signs the very instant we first played him 'Rehab'." Since his breakthrough with

Label Focus #15: Moshi Moshi Records  -  Jul 6, 2008
Drowned In Sound,Rumour has it that a select number of you are also â€˜hotâ€™ A&R executives for bigger record companies. Does this make Moshi Moshi a vanity project?

On the Horizon: The Future of the Record Label  -  Jul 22, 2008
CrawdaddyIn the shift away from focusing on record sales, the record labels have slashed their A&R departments, which are responsible for finding and developing new

ATL BLOG: Joe Gutta - Is This Atlanta's Next Star On The Rise?  -  Jul 10, 2008
SOHH,He's worked as an A&R at LaFace Records on multi platinum projects for Usher and TLC, then as a Sr VP of A&R at Sony Records where he began his work with

CMT Searches For Best Unsigned Artists On "Music City Madness"  -  Jul 15, 2008
AHNRecords A&R department and a mentoring session with country superstar Randy Travis. Submissions for the online competition will run from July 15 through

Lily Allen Will Quit Singing If Second Album Is Poorly Received  -  Jul 8, 2008
TheCelebrityCafe.com,And if she does quit, Allen said that she plans on becoming an A&R person. The music magazine reports that Allen is terrified about how her second album

Black Kids - 'Partie Traumatic  -  Jul 7, 2008
Gigwise,...by David Renshaw In John Nivens highly recommended novel â€˜Kill You Friendsâ€™ he describes an A&R mans favourite music as â€œAnything thatâ€™s profitableâ€?.

CMT.com Announces Third-Annual Music City Madness  -  Jul 16, 2008
Country Hound,Records A&R department. For complete rules and information on how to enter the MUSIC CITY MADNESS Video Contest, visit madness.CMT.com.

Donkeys in the Gig Rig  -  Jul 16, 2008
San Diego Reader,...issue of Spin provided San Diego band the Donkeys with some national exposure, but the A&R reps at the major labels have not come a-knockinâ€™ just yet.

St. John's Confidential File  -  Aug 2, 2008
LA Canyon News,He's the classic illustration of the old A&R adage that if you give an artist total creative control, you'll destroy them. He was allowed to release far too

Jetset Names Operations VP  -  Jul 11, 2008
World Screen News,She later worked as the associate director of A&R where she was involved with several product launches. At Jetset, she continues to report to its

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