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A & R
R E P R E S E N T A
T I V E D I
S T R O
“There
are 6 methods bands use to contact A&R Representatives, unfortunately none of
them work.”
- Cyrus Rhodes -
Bands ask me all the time what it takes to get signed, well do
have the following? If you do chances are there is an A&R looking for you right
now. Why not put your music directly on their desk under our Katavi A&R
Distribution.
1 - Artists with Buzz Factor
2 - Solid Live Presentations
2 - Good Music, Songs with Hit Potential
3 - Busy Tour and Gig Schedule
4 - A good "Story" or "Angle"
5 - Fresh image, look, & sound
6 - Strong local Fan Base
7 - Strong web Presence with photos, videos, etc.
8 - No overwhelming debt, or professional commitments
9 - A dash of Mystery
10 - Been doing all of the above for at least a year
A&R Exposure
Chances are if your music is good, there is a A&R looking for it
right now. So why not put your music directly on their desk. Katavi Arts has an
extensive A&R Registry that lists hundreds of A&R representatives around the
country and abroad to get your music noticed. Our A&R Exposure Pack (click on
Rates and Packages) includes your music, press pack, "1 sheets", and a formal
letter & personal invite to attend one of your future live performances. Katavi
Arts also follows up each package with a formal phone call & e-mail
correspondence to get your music noticed. Above all its a professional
representation of you as an artist. Most of the A&R's I've been in contact with
welcome these kinds of professional looking packages & give each one a fair &
honest assessment.
Tip of the Day I know of one band in particular that not only
invited an A&R Representative out to one of their shows, they also covered all
her traveling expenses, bought her dinner, and even picked up her hotel tab for
the evening. The label was so blown away by this level of professionalism, they
gave the band an 5 year recording contract. Anything you can do to not only get
their attention, but make a lasting professional impression is the name of the
game.
For more
information on A&R Representatives & the role they play in the Music Industry
please click on (Essays & Discussions).
Registry is
verified and updated quarterly.
A&R
EXPOSURE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRY)
|
RECORD LABEL |
LOCATION |
AFFILIATION |
MUSIC |
CONTACT |
14th Planet
|
London, ENG. |
WEA |
All |
Alex Gilbert |
|
16
Tons |
London, ENG. |
|
All |
Archer Adams |
20/20
|
London, ENG |
BMG |
All |
Martin Dodd |
226
|
Dallas, TX |
IND |
All |
Paul Bassman |
3 Entertainment
|
Santa Monica CA |
IND |
All |
Tony Berg |
|
33rd
Street |
Sacramento, CA |
IND |
All |
Morty Wiggins |
|
441 |
New York, NY |
IND |
Jazz |
Harvey Rosen |
|
4AD Music/WIIILA |
London, ENG |
WEA |
All |
Ed Horrox |
|
5.1 Entertainment |
Los Angels, CA |
IND |
All |
Jeff Dean |
|
55
Entertainment |
Beverly Hills, CA |
IND |
All |
Bob Francis |
|
679 Recordings |
London, ENG |
WEA |
All |
Dan Stacey |
|
679 Recordings |
Brooklyn, NY |
WEA |
All |
Isaac Green |
|
785 |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Maureen Lloren |
|
859 recordings |
Kenoza Lake, NY |
|
All |
Keith Wood |
|
A
List Music |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Alexis Stanislaus
|
|
A&M |
Santa Monica, CA |
UNI |
All |
Tony Freguson |
|
A&M |
London, ENG |
UNI |
All |
James Oldham |
|
A-B-A-C-A |
Vancouver, BC |
IND |
All |
Debbie Nortman |
|
Adrenaline Music |
Agoura Hills, CA |
IND |
All |
Fred Croshal |
|
Adventures In Music |
Wallingford, IND |
IND |
All |
Paul Conroy |
|
Aesthetic V |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
All |
Vicky Hamilton |
|
After 9 |
New York, NY |
IND |
Jazz |
Simon Lee |
|
Albert Productions |
Neutral Bay, AUS |
IND |
All |
Danny Keenan |
|
Albert Productions |
London, ENG |
|
All |
James Casidy |
|
Alert Music |
Toronto, ON |
IND |
Jazz |
Dan Erison |
|
All-Star Music Corp. |
|
|
Jazz |
Rich Friedman |
|
Allido |
New York, NY |
BMG |
All |
Rich Kleiman |
|
American Blood/Zezstone |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Scott Egbert |
|
American Gramophone |
Omaha, NE |
IND |
Instrumental |
Chip Davis |
|
Ammal |
New York, NY |
IND |
Various |
Danny Goldberg |
|
Aphillates Music Group |
Atlanta, GA |
WEA |
Electronic |
DJ Sense |
|
Aquarius |
Montreal, QC |
IND |
All |
Drew Malamud |
|
Arabesque Recordings |
New York, NY |
IND |
Jazz |
Kristen Maxfield |
|
Ark 21 |
Sherman Oaks, CA |
UNI |
Various |
Steve Glendinning |
|
Arkadia Entertainment |
New York, NY |
IND |
Jazz/World |
Jerald Miller |
|
Artist Factory |
Atlanta, GA |
IND |
All |
Brian Miller |
|
Astralwerks |
New York, NY |
IND |
Electronic |
Errol Kolosine |
|
Atlantic |
|
WEA |
|
Steve Robertson |
|
Atlantic |
Bush, LA |
WEA |
All |
Kin Stephens |
|
Atlantic |
Burbank, CA. |
WEA |
All |
Andrew Karp |
|
Atlantic |
New York, NY |
WEA |
All |
Greg Johnson |
|
Atlantic |
London, ENG |
WEA |
All |
Steve Proud |
|
ATO |
New York, NY |
BMG |
All |
Sam Shah |
|
ATO |
Charlottesville, VA |
BMG |
Unique |
Bruce Flohr |
|
The Attack Group |
Toronto, CA. |
IND |
All |
Marcus Hahn |
|
Avenue Music Group |
New York, NY |
WEA |
All |
Glenn Stone |
|
Awesome Music |
Markham, ON |
EMD |
All |
Asim Awan |
|
Baja/TSR |
Tarzana, CA |
IND |
All |
Tom Hayden |
|
Baudelaire |
Toronto, ON |
IND |
All |
Evan Newman |
|
Beautiful Noise LTD. |
Biddenham, ENG |
|
All |
Gordon Charlton |
|
Beggars Banquet |
New York, NY |
IND |
World |
Matt Harmon |
|
Bent Penny |
Toronto, ON |
IND |
All |
Dan Black |
|
Beta |
Hollywood, CA |
IND |
All |
Christian Honetschlager |
|
The Beverly Sound Circle |
Beverly Hills, CA. |
IND |
All |
Dr. Colette Lash |
|
Big Helium Entertainment |
Glendale, CA |
IND |
All |
Marc Ratner |
|
Big Sound |
Woodland Hills, CA |
IND |
Jazz |
D’ Breeon |
|
Birdman |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
Various |
Davis Katznelson |
|
Black Rose Productions |
Port Jefferson, NY |
|
All |
Tito Batista |
|
Blue Canoe |
Cartersville, GA |
IND |
Digital Jazz |
Karen Frieske |
|
Blue Note |
New York, NY |
EMD |
Jazz/World |
Keith Karwelies |
|
Bluhammock Music |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Jaylaan Ahmad-Liewellyn |
|
Bop City / DocHollywood |
Beverly Hills, CA |
IND |
Jazz |
Steven Saxton |
|
Boss Music |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Jo Pink |
|
Brash Music |
Atlanta, GA |
IND |
Various |
Ed Douglas |
|
Breaking |
|
|
All |
Sherrie Fell |
|
Brian Rawlings Productions |
Surrey, ENG |
|
All |
Brian Rawlings |
|
Canvasback Music |
New York, NY |
SONY |
All |
Steve Ralbovsky |
|
Canyon |
Phoenix, AZ |
IND |
New Age |
Kathy Norris |
|
Capella Music A/S |
Copenhagen, OE |
IND |
All |
Ronnie Wennick |
|
Capitol |
Hollywood, CA |
EMD |
All |
Heather Peggs |
|
Capitol |
New York, NY |
EMD |
All |
Larry Willoughby |
|
Castle |
Nashville, TN |
IND |
All |
Joe Khoury |
|
Century Media |
Hawthorne, CA |
IND |
Various |
Phil Hinkle |
|
Chacra Music |
Kirkland, QC |
IND |
Various |
Bob Chacra |
|
Cheap Lullaby |
Venice, CA |
IND |
All |
Matthew Libman |
|
Charoscuro |
New York, NY |
IND |
Jazz |
Jon Bates |
|
Chicago Kid |
Hollywood, CA |
IND |
All |
Jonh Ryan |
|
Cleopatra |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
All |
Brian Perera |
|
Cleveland International |
Willoughby, OH |
IND |
All |
Steve Popovich Sr. |
|
Coach House |
Santa Anna, CA |
IND |
All |
Andrella Christopher |
|
Columbia |
Atlanta, GA |
SONY |
All |
Jay Harren |
|
Columbia |
New York, NY |
SONY |
All |
Andrew Keller |
|
Columbia |
Santa Monica, CA |
SONY |
All |
Jonathan Keyes |
|
Columbia |
London, ENG |
SONY |
All |
Marc Jones |
|
Compendia Music |
Nashville, TN |
IND |
Jazz |
Michael Olsen |
|
Concord Music Group |
Beverly Hills, CA |
UNI |
Jazz |
Chris Dunn |
|
Cordless |
New York, NY |
|
All |
Ruby Marchand |
|
CR2 |
Surrey, ENG |
IND |
Techno |
Mark Brown |
|
Curve Music |
Toronto, ON |
IND |
Various |
Brian Heatherman |
|
CZYZ |
Phoenica, NY |
IND |
All |
Kevin Chess |
|
Dancing Ferret |
Philadelphia, PA |
IND |
Trip Hop |
Patrick Rogers |
|
Daven |
Woodhaven, NY |
IND |
All |
Eppy Epstien |
|
Daylight |
New York, NY |
SONY |
All |
David Massey |
|
DB |
Bath, ENG |
IND |
All |
David Bates |
|
Decca |
London, ENG |
UNI |
Jazz |
Chris Pope |
|
Decca Label Group |
New York, NY |
UNI |
Jazz |
Evelyn Morgan |
|
Deep South Entertainment |
Raleigh, NC |
IND |
All |
Amy Cox |
|
Delmark |
Chicago, Ill |
IND |
Jazz |
Robert Koester |
|
Digital Musicworks Int’l |
Sacramento, CA |
IND |
All |
Jim Bacon |
|
DM/Bellmark/Critique/Ichiban |
Boca Raton, FL |
|
Various |
John Wydrycs |
|
Domino |
London, ENG |
IND |
Various |
Paul Sandell |
|
Domo / Kampai |
Los Angeles, CA |
EMD |
World/Elec |
Dino Malito |
|
Double Dragon Music |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Nigel Caxon |
|
Downtown |
New York, NY |
|
All |
Josh Deutsh |
|
Downtown |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
All |
Michael Howe |
|
Dream Makers Music |
Hopatcong, NJ |
IND |
All |
Todd Giblin |
|
DRT |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Ted Green |
|
E.V.L.A |
New York, NY |
WEA |
All |
Evan Lamberg |
|
Earache |
Nottingham, ENG |
IND |
All |
Digby Pearson |
|
Echo |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Hugo Turquet |
|
Eleven Seven Music |
Hollywood, CA |
|
Various |
Allen Kovac |
|
EMI |
London, ENG |
EMD |
All |
Kevin Doran |
|
EMI Music Canada |
Mississauga, ON |
EMD |
All |
Melissa auf der Maur |
|
Empire Musicwerks |
Hallandale, FL |
BMG |
All |
Roger Kash |
|
Epic |
New York, NY |
SONY |
All |
Vinny Caruso |
|
Eternal Artists |
Southfield, MI |
IND |
All |
Bruce Lorfel |
|
Etherean Music |
Hotchkiss, CO |
IND |
Meditation |
Dorie Cofer |
|
Everloving |
Los Angeles, CA |
UNI |
All |
Andy Factor |
|
Evidence Music |
Conshohocken, PA |
IND |
Jazz |
Howard Rosen |
|
Eyeball |
Kearny, NJ |
IND |
Various |
Alex Saavendra |
|
F4 |
Salford, ENG |
IND |
All |
Anthony Wilson |
|
Fat Cat |
Brighton, ENG |
IND |
Electronic |
Alex Knight |
|
Fenway Recordings |
Boston, MA |
IND |
All |
Mark Kates |
|
Fifty Fifty Music |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Scott McNeill |
|
Firm Music |
New York, NY |
|
All |
Debbie Klein |
|
Flagship Recordings |
Studio City, CA |
|
All |
Marc Nathan |
|
Foundations Music |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Brian Winston |
|
Fumk’D |
Chicago, Ill |
IND |
Elec/African |
Scott Gendelman |
|
Genie Entertainment |
New York, NY |
WEA |
Jazz |
John Winer |
|
Genuine Artists |
Oradell, NJ |
IND |
All |
Rick Chertoff |
|
Ghostly International |
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
Electronic |
Jeff Owens |
|
Glassnote |
New York, NY |
|
All |
Daniel Glass |
|
Grunion |
New York NY |
IND |
Various |
Walter Flakus |
|
Gut / Gusto |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Sean Denny |
|
Hacknote |
Culver City, CA |
SONY |
All |
David Gorman |
|
Haring |
Eindhoven, NETH |
|
Various |
Sjos Vermeulen |
|
Heads Up International |
Cleveland, OH |
IND |
Jazz |
David Love |
|
Hefty |
London, ENG |
IND |
Electronic |
John Schultz |
|
Her Royal Majesty |
Vancouver, BC |
IND |
All |
Riley Karroll |
|
Hifi |
New York, NY |
BMG |
All |
John Hecker |
|
High Wire Music |
Austin, TX |
IND |
All |
Tom Gimbel |
|
Hollywood |
Burbank, Ca |
UNI |
All |
Matt Harris |
|
Hollywood |
New York, CA |
UNI |
All |
Jason Jordon |
|
Hybrid Recordings |
New York, NY |
WEA |
All |
Joe Augustine |
|
Hyena |
Sherman Oaks, IND |
|
Jazz |
Norman Russell |
|
Imminent |
Beverly Hills, CA |
IND |
All |
Eddie Chacon |
|
Independent Label Group |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Todd Moscowitz |
|
Independente |
London, ENG |
SONY |
All |
Dave Boyd |
|
Indifel |
Hoboken, NJ |
IND |
All |
Phil Nicolo |
|
Innerhythmic |
New York, NY |
IND |
Elec/Fusion |
Steven Saporta |
|
Innova Recordings |
St. Paul, MN |
IND |
Experimental |
Chris Strouth |
|
INO / SRE |
Brentwood, TN |
IND |
Spiritual |
Steve Ford |
|
Inpop |
|
|
|
Dale Bray |
|
Inspired |
Roseland, NJ |
IND |
All |
Eric Lewandoski |
|
Instinct |
New York, NY |
IND |
Unique |
Jared Hoffman |
|
Interscope |
Santa Monica, CA |
UNI |
All |
Martin Kierszenbaum |
|
Interscope / Geffen / A&M |
Santa Monica, CA |
UNI |
All |
Thom Panunzio |
|
Invincible Recordings |
Phoenix, AX |
IND |
World |
Liv Singh Khalsa |
|
ISBA Music |
Lalal, QC |
BMG |
All |
Larry Mancini |
|
Island |
Los Angeles, CA |
UNI |
All |
Will Westfall |
|
Island |
New York, NY |
UNI |
All |
Eric Speck |
|
Island |
London, ENG |
UNI |
All |
Karen Lynch |
|
IT
/Really Useful Group |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Triss Penna |
|
J |
Now York, NY |
BMG |
All |
Stephen Ferrera |
|
J
/ Arista |
Santa Monica, CA |
|
All |
Victor Murgatroyd |
|
Jamayka Recordings |
Chicago, Ill |
IND |
Elec/African |
Scotty Gendelman |
|
Jamdown UK |
London, ENG |
IND |
Most |
Anno Haberer |
|
Janet Oseroff Productions |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Janet Oseroff |
|
Java |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
All |
Ernie Gonzalez |
|
Jive |
Santa Monica, CA |
BMG |
All |
Pablo Mathiason |
|
Jive |
New York, NY |
BMG |
All |
Anthony Rich |
|
Judgment Entertainment |
Eagleville, PA |
BMG |
All |
Thad Shirley |
|
Just Music |
London, ENG |
IND |
Instrumental |
Racheal Naisby |
|
Kanine |
New York, NY |
IND |
Various |
Lio Cerezo |
|
Koch |
Toronto, ON |
IND |
All |
Dominique Zgarka |
|
Koch |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
David Wilkes |
|
Landslide |
Atlanta, GA |
IND |
Jazz |
Brian McNelis |
|
Lennie Petze Music / 247 |
Mashpee, MA |
IND |
All |
Lennie Petze |
|
Lightyear |
New York, NY |
WEA |
All |
Peter Cascio |
|
Limitless Sky |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
World |
Rosa Tyabji |
|
Linus Entertainment |
Mississauga, ON |
WEA |
All |
Geoff Kulawick |
|
Liquid 8 |
Excelsior, MN |
IND |
All |
Mike Catlin |
|
Little Dog |
Burbank, CA |
IND |
Unique |
Judy Cocuzzoe |
|
Livin Proof |
Kissimmee, FL |
IND |
Jazz |
Jerome Jackson |
|
Lizard King |
London, ENG |
IND |
Various |
Claire Elliot |
|
Lizard King |
New York, NY |
|
Various |
Piper Flusser |
|
Loco Diablo |
Chandler, AZ |
|
Electronic |
Rich Brother |
|
Lost Highway |
Nashville, TN |
UNI |
Unique |
Kim Buie |
|
Love Yourself |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
All |
Ofer Moses |
|
Luaka Bop |
New York, NY |
EMD |
World |
Yale Evelev |
|
Lucky Seven / Privilege |
Nassau, BAH |
IND |
Various |
Terry Manning |
|
Maloof Music |
Santa Monica, CA |
UNI |
All |
Kelly Goss |
|
Mama Foundation |
Studio City, CA |
IND |
Jazz |
Douglass Evans |
|
Maplemusic Recordings |
Toronto, ON |
UNI |
All |
Kim Cooke |
|
Mark Mazzetti Ent. |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
All |
Mark Mazzetti |
|
Marsalis Music |
Cambridge, MA |
IND |
Jazz |
Bob Blumenthal |
|
Maverick |
Burbank, CA |
WEA |
World |
Kevin Williamson |
|
Media Nordic / Big Star |
Copenhagen, DEN |
IND |
Club/Trance |
Oliver Zahringer |
|
Mercury |
London, ENG |
UNI |
All |
Jonny Simon |
|
Ministry of Sound / Data |
London, ENG |
UNI |
Electronic |
Diseph Parmer |
|
Mishra |
Austin, TX |
|
All |
Phil Waldorf |
|
Mod Royale |
Sherman Oaks, CA |
IND |
All |
Jason Hollis |
|
Moodswing |
Alpharetta, GA |
IND |
World |
Chuck Petrakopoulos |
|
Moonshine Music |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
Electronic |
Steve Levy |
|
Mosiac |
Stanford, CT |
IND |
Jazz |
Michael Cuscuna |
|
Motown |
New York, CA |
UNI |
All |
Sal Guastella |
|
Music Bank Brazil |
San Paulo, Brazil |
IND |
All |
Thomas P. Woll |
|
Music For Dreams |
London, ENG |
IND |
Chill-Out |
Mark Lusty |
|
Music Universe |
Boulder, CO |
IND |
New Genre |
Alan Kaplan |
|
Narada |
Milwaukee, WI |
EMD |
Instrumental |
Dan Harjung |
|
Nettwerk |
Vancouver, BC |
EMD |
Various |
Polly Greenwood |
|
Network Ent. Group |
Stockholm, SWE |
IND |
All |
Per Sparf |
|
New Earth |
Santa Fe, NM |
IND |
New Age |
Waduda Paradiso |
|
Nine Winds |
Beverly Hills, CA |
IND |
Jazz |
Frank Leonard |
|
Nitrus |
Los Angeles, CA |
IND |
Electronic Jazz |
Evan Lawrence |
|
NMC Entertainment |
Tybee Island, GA |
IND |
All |
Laurie Montgomery |
|
Nonesuch |
New York, NY |
WEA |
Unique |
Slim Moon |
|
Northside / ESD |
Minneapolis, MN |
IND |
Electronic |
Robert Somonds |
|
Nude |
London, ENG |
IND |
All |
Ben James |
|
Octone |
New York, NY |
BMG |
All |
James Diener |
|
Oglio |
Redondo Beach, CA |
EMD |
All |
Carl Caprioglio |
|
OM |
San Francisco, CA |
IND |
Electronic |
John Cornett |
|
Omnitone |
Brooklyn, NY |
IND |
Adventurous Jazz |
Frank Tafuri |
|
Omnium |
Minneapolis, MN |
|
World |
Drew Miller |
|
One Haven Music |
New York, NY |
|
All |
Angelo Montrone |
|
Orchard |
New York, NY |
IND |
All |
Scott Cohen |
|
Ormusic |
New York, NY |
IND |
Career Artists |
Angelo Montrone |
|
Outlook Music |
Denver, CO |
IND |
All |
Tim BEyers |
|
Outstanding / Morrythm |
Huntington Beach, CA |
IND |
All |
Earl Beecher |
|
Palm Pictures |
Notting Hill, ENG |
UNI |
All |
Suzette Newman |
|
Palm Pictures |
New York, NY |
UNI |
Various |
Chris Blackwell |
|
Pandisc / Kriztal |
Miami, FL |
IND |
Electronic |
Beth Sereni |
|
Parlophone |
London, ENG |
EMD |
All |
James Smith |
|
Pat’s Record Company |
Los Angeles, CA |
UNI |
All |
Chris Allen |
|
Peak | |
