“I would find one band and make sure they have good songs and then if they do, sign them. Israel recommends getting started by doing A&R work on your own to build your experience and resume. There’s no time for, as Ronda Rousey calls it, ‘do nothing bitches.’ Don’t be a ‘do nothing bitch.’” “However, the minute you say that to me and I bring you into my fold and you say to me that you can’t do something, you’re cut out, never to be heard from again. Find someone who musically you have something to share with, who you have some affinity with and say to them ‘I won’t say no, ever.’ If someone said that to you there’s nothing you can say but ‘ok.’ And there you have your entrée into A&R.” I will be loyal and make you lots of money.’ I don’t care how long I’ll be your slave. To get your foot in the door and land that first A&R gig, Israel says, “They should find someone in A&R and see what kind of bands they like that they signed and call them up and email them and tell them ‘I will be your slave. Never say no to anything.”Īs previously mentioned, the Director of A&R is usually someone who has worked their way up from A&R Intern to A&R Coordinator. You have to find people whom you can help, who you feel some kinship to their taste, who have some power (if you will), and some loyalty. “It’s just like if you want to be an apprentice Electrician, how long does it take you to get electrocuted on your own? If you’re an apprentice Roofer, it’s going to take you a long time before someone allows you to get on the roof. I think those people come from anywhere, but the difficulty is that a lot of these young A&R people don’t quite understand that it takes a long, long, long time.” ![]() You find people that you can help and if you build a good enough, loyal, trusting relationship you can then either ask them to help you eventually or they help you on their own. I was interning for three years before I was paid.” They’re usually available to do whatever for that person who has the title of A&R, to help them. Israel says, “These days an A&R person starts by interning and building a relationship of trust and loyalty with someone who’s already doing the job. Most people start as Interns, eventually working their way up to A&R Coordinator before moving into a Director role, and possibly, a position as Vice President. To get to the position of Director of A&R, it’s necessary to start from the bottom. The Director of A&R reports to the VP and the President of the record label. They do the same thing I do.”Īs the head of the A&R Department, the Director of A&R oversees a staff consisting of A&R Administrators, A&R Coordinators, Artist Relations and Development Representatives. I think the old school definition of A&R is Record Producers. “I’m looking for artists, helping artists find songs, teaching artists songwriting and helping them put together songs that they can sing that open doors for them. Matching a singular, distinctive, sincere voice with a song that is equally sincere, incredible and awesome. ![]() A&R stands for “Artist and Repertoire,” meaning “A” is the voice and “R” is the repertoire, meaning songs. Loren Israel, former Director of A&R at Capitol Records, current label head and A&R Consultant says his job is “to find and develop talent. He or she will match the new signee to Producers, Songwriters, Photographers and other music industry professionals to create the whole package. The main job of the Director of A&R is to find new artists to sign to the label.
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