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RECORDING INDUSTRY PISS TAKES – SO FUNNY!!!
Here is a little taste of the funny side of working in the music industry. Some genius has nailed some stereo typical occurrences that are quite common in the scene in the form of a hilarious series of videos.
While of course there are exceptions to the rule, just about every DJ, producer, manager or record label executive will be able to find some truth or at least some circumstance where they had these exact occurrences take place – just not as blatantly in your face. Must see funny TV!
This is definitely the most accurate piss take interpretation of how a remix record deal can go down for an artist. I personally know of at least four friends who have had the exact same thing happen minus the language and nature of the piss take! Funny if you are in the scene, hilarious if it has happened to you…
***WATCH THE A & R MANAGER REMIX (PISS TAKE) VIDEO HERE***
Q: What does A & R stand for?
A: Artist & Repertoire.
The term was coined to describe the function of people at record labels who are in charge of finding and developing new talent.
(This is an exact article that came up on the Internet when I searched for ‘what does A & R stand for’?)
Development typically includes finding the right material for the artist to perform if they don’t write their own songs, hooking them up with the right producer, engineer, studio, etc., deciding which of their songs are the most viable, and shepherding the making of the record. After the record is done, it’s not unusual for the A&R person to be responsible for getting the other departments such as retail sales and radio promotion excited about the record so that they do their jobs well. If all the parts of the record company “machine” work well together, the act just might have a hit.
Today, A&R people seem to concentrate less on developing artists, and often look for artists that have “developed” themselves. It’s not unusual for the boards of directors to look more at the bottom line and less at talent development. Hence, A&R people are under pressure to find hits, rather than finding potential hits and nurturing them until they bear fruit. (Extracted from taxi.com, an independent A & R company website)
***WATCH A & R MANAGER (PISS TAKE) VIDEO HERE***
You may or may not know that most managers (the good ones) take 20% of an artist’s earnings. The manager/artist relationship is a very entertaining one at that, since historically and notoriously, both identities are known for coming from complete different sides of the traps. Managerial and creative minds are often as far opposite as one can possibly imagine. Again this isn’t always the case but it is damn funny to watch this exaggerated impression of an artist taking a manager to town for his worth.
*** WATCH ARTIST VS MANAGEMENT (PISS TAKE) VIDEO HERE***
