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4 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Record Deal

Posted: Dec 23, 2019

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post written by Scott Ronald, musician, songwriter, and creator of GuitarGearHeadz.com.

 

"Before signing a deal, artists need to be able to weigh up what the label can do for their career versus the rights, control and income they are signing away. These are four important questions you need to ask yourself when evaluating a label offer, in order to ensure that you make the best decision for your career..."

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You Can't Take No For An Answer

Posted: Oct 2, 2013

Category: Renman Music & Business

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In the music industry, you're going to run into the word "no" more times than you will the word "yes" and if you're going to make a career in this biz, you can't take no for an answer! In this clip, record exec and A&R heavyweight Jason Flom talks about why this is important and gives great advice on NOT taking no for an answer. Jason's enjoyed a long career in the music business and most recently signed Lorde and handled the record-label business behind her new album "New Heroine".

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Sr. VP of Interscope Records, Neil Jacobson, on How to A&R Pop Music

Posted: Sep 6, 2013

Category: Renman Music & Business

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A great song has the ability to mark a time in society and capture the spirit of a generation. It takes great musicians, writers, producers, and a team to break it in the market, but before all that happens, the pieces need to come together and someone needs to help put them together. Enter the A&R department. In this clip, Neil Jacobson, the Sr. VP of A&R at Interscope Records, talks about what he looks for in a song and why it's important that it can cross over into popular music.

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