The Industry - A GoJu Podcast

Get signed by a Record label

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:18:21 -0500

These days the most important thing you will need as a recording artist is a great website. Most record company A&R people, music managers, music agents, music publishers & music producers will ask you if they can check out your website instead of having you send them a demo. Make sure that your website allows visitors to listen & download your music samples. If you really want a record deal with a successful record company you will need to go to great lengths to promote your own music. I recommend that you get a professional promotion package together your self. Some record labels insist that you already have some kind of following. If you are going to sell your records online you should get a barcode first at http://www.cdbaby.net/resources/barcode.htm If you are already a seasoned recording artist or music producer you should already have a complete & mastered LP or close to it. As a professional recording artist it is your responsibility to get with music producers & complete albums. You should have a head start. Creating records is sometimes the least of you’re A&R person’s problems. So now you have your music demo, pictures, biography, a great website with pictures & audio clips. Sounds like your ready to approach music managers, a&r, music agents, music producers & music publishers.

Music Management

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:16:33 -0500

Music manager Marc Oswald interview about himself and his job as a music manager, he discusses how he markets and managers his three most major clients which include credits like country music stars Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy. Check out the interview with music manager Marc Oswald below.
You will definitely need a manager once you’ve obtained a record deal. Your music manager will help your record label in their efforts to distribute and promote you. Are you ready to have a music manager? You’ve been doing tons of shows & you’ve sold a few thousand CD’s. Lately it seems like you are handling more & more business. Sooner or later you are going to want to hire a music management company to take care of things so that you can concentrate on your music & recording. Don’t under estimate how much business & administrative work there is to do in the music industry. If you get picked up by an inexperienced music manager that has no idea how to manage a successful artist your record label will replace him / her. Most successful record labels will require you to have a successful manager. A successful music manager can also help you acquire a record deal with a well-known record company. You will need to make sure that your manager is qualified & can lead you in the right direction.

How does A&R help you with the labels

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:14:07 -0500

Brad O'Donnell Vice President of A&R for the EMI CMG label group, Itis his job to oversee some of the most well known artists in the Christian and gospel music genre, including Newsboys, Switchfoot and Bishop T.D. Jakes.ing Money in the Music Industry, 5th ed
Most A&R people were producers, promoters or artists themselves. Basically they are hired to present a trustworthy face to artists and musicians. Usually record company A&R people are in there thirties because they are old enough to know what they are doing & young enough to know what the new trend is. When you get signed you better believe that it is just the beginning, there are still a lot of things that could go wrong. Someone at the record label may drop the ball or your record label A&R person may have to deal with flaky or unhappy music producers that aren’t really into the project and are too busy to put their heart in it. You’re A&R must also fight for you to get the attention of the record labels publicity, sales and promotion departments. It definitely takes a lot of work on an A&R person’s part to get a recording artist from signing to being added to radio play lists and having a video on MTV. The recording process for a record label A&R is very intense because they must make sure that there are enough radio friendly songs on the release. If the A&R feels like there are not enough quality songs he/she will have the artist write and record more

Music Publishing

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:59:37 -0500

Todd Brabec is Executive Vice President of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a membership association of nearly 300,000 US-based songwriters, lyricists, and publishers. He is also the author, with his brother Jeffrey, of “Music, Money, and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry, 5th ed
Most small publishers are not as capable of keeping track and collecting the money that is generated by your music. The Music Publisher can acquire 100% of your music copyright or you can sign a co-publishing deal where you will split the ownership half & half. In a half & half deal the co-publisher / writer owns 100% of the writers share & 50% of the publishers share. What kind of deal you get will usually depend on how much pull or success you have.
A music publisher is not going to put your music to work without owning a piece of it, unless of coarse you hire them to administer your copyright for fifteen percent. Without a music publisher it would almost be impossible to track when & were your songs are being played. Obtaining a music publishing deal is a great way to use your recordings to generate income. It is extremely important that you do not infringe on another copyright when creating your works. It usually states in a music publishing agreement that the writer will be responsible if his / her works are not original. A music publisher can generate income from your music by tracking radio play, placing your music in TV or film projects & or by selling your song or musical composition to another recording artist. As a music publisher you have the right to lease or sell your music license to a licensee. Basically the rights to use music are leased and bought everyd

A&R Audio

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:50:41 -0500

A&R - Should A&R reps be given more flexibility for who they can sign in todays music market