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Introduction

Notes

vision

  • marketing
  • business development
  • content literacy

purpose

  • scale impact of early stage creative venture
  • gain widespread recognition
  • build leverage to obtain good record deals

    • which means you can remain independant

visual content systems purpose

  • convey who they are as an artist
  • get views
  • attract management
  • make record deals

large labels

  • work with established artists

    • strong brand
    • key performance indicators KPI3
    • high traffic audience
    • assets worth investment

what to do

  • build effective systems that support a surge of traffic

artist and repertoire representatives (A&R Reps)

  • talent scouts and music industry executives
  • discover, sign, develop musical artist
  • work for record labels, musci publishers, and entertainment companies

what they do

bridge the gap between artists and the music business

  1. talent scouting

    • discover artists
    • evaluate potential for commercial success
    • monitor trending genres and music scenes
  2. signing artists

    • negotiate record deals
    • finalize contracts
  3. develop aritists

    • shape sound, brand, direction
    • network artist
  4. overseeing recording process

    • select songs for albums or singles
    • match artists with producers, sound engineers, and session musicians
    • oversee recording sesssions in line with label's vision
  5. marketing and promotion

    • plan releases, tours, events
    • work with streaming platforms

comparison of roles

Roles Focus
A&R Representative Discover & Signing artists, oversee music production
Manager Handle artist career, business strategy, bookings
Producer Crafting sound, overseeing recording
Music Publisher Handle song copyrights & collect royalties