Monday, 30 March 2009
Bandit A&R Newsletter APRIL 2009 SUMMARY.
Here are some of the opportunities I have researched and published in the April 2009 issue of The Bandit A&R Newsletter. Click to get the full details of all these companies FREE in a PDF newsletter in your email - http://www.banditnewsletter.com
LABEL in the North East of England is in the market for a new act. They are interested in any commercial genre but the artists must be able to demonstrate that they are passionate about their music.Please send a CD etc to:
MANAGEMENT/BOOKING AGENCY Offering exclusive representation for artists and groups that show professionalism, dedication and enthusiasm within a range of musical extremities.
MUSIC LIBRARY My contact, music consultant, Ross, says he is looking for additional composers who can write to picture for pitches to commercials and viral ad campaigns. Submissions welcome from the UK and USA. Either send a CD demo, ideally of music written for pictures, or email a link to your music to
LABEL/PUBLISHER Label Manager, Phil, is interested to hear any GOOD music with commercial potential, from anywhere in the world.
LABEL is relatively new and is very passionate about releasing QUALITY urban products whether they are SOUL, R&B, HIP HOP, GOSPEL or SMOOTH JAZZ music releases. The company regularly trades with numerous companies across the UK as well delivering frequent exports to Europe, America and Japan. My contact tells me he is interested to receive FINISHED MASTERS in the above genres only for possible licensing deals.
LABEL is open to submissions world-wide from serious acts who feel they are ready to do the hard work required to take on the world. Genres of interest are HIP HOP, REGGAE FUSION, and LOVER ROCK.Send your CD
HIT SONGWRITER is looking to work with co-writers/producers/vocalists who have access to recording facilities in order to produce quality demos for submission to his London and Italian publishers. He has been lucky enough to have had hits in a number of territories throughout the world since 2002 (having got all his leads from Bandit!). his latest was a top-20 co-written hit for Gary in Germany, Austria and Sweden.
LABEL baesd in NW England would like to know about any Bandit subscribers who produce great INDIE music with definite crossover potential to mainstream radio. Both bands or singer/songwriters are welcome but you must have a strong work ethic to be any use! Please post a CD package to
LABEL Cyprus based, have label, management, agency, distribution, design and studio divisions and their area of operations cover Europe and the Middle East. General manager says they are most likely to be able to help international artists with management and agency services in these geographical areas. They do cover most genres but the most active is ROCK. If your act would like to explore the possibility of touring further afield, introduce yourself by email then send a CD representative of your work to:
MANAGER who has had nine years experience in the management game and says they have two acts so far and would be interested in another one. The music area should be ROCK, POP or JAZZ based material - all Real music, but you must be producing radio friendly music. UK acts only should submit to this opportunity with a CD please.
PRODUCTION CO director in Italy has been in touch with me again to say he is looking for a singer for a new HOUSE/POP project by one of the top Italian composers.
PUBLISHER representing songwriter/artists like The Steve Miller Band, Burt Bacharach, Albert Hammond, Roy Orbison are keen to hear new material from songwriters and artists.
LABEL going places with a successful roster of acts and a recent launch in the USA under their belt.says they concentrate on INDIE, POP, DANCE and ELECTRONIC stuff.
MANAGER seeks out the right partners for whatever fits the act concerned. The most active music areas in the company at the moment are all areas of DANCE/ELECTRONICA. Both management and publishing deals can be put in place for the right act but you must be distinctive with loads of talent and drive. Submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world and to kick off with, web-links to your music etc, in an email is the best way to get in touch.
NEW MANAGER/PUBLISHER is run by a songwriter and producer who has had publishing and management deals in the past but has now set up his own operation. Heis offering publishing, management and production deals to people who can impress him with their music and commitment. So far he has signed one act
PROMOTER is looking for bands and artists that have proper music videos (not just live performances) to feature on the TV section of their web-site. No money involved at this stage of the game, it's all about exposure. Any interested bands please check out the web-site and if you’re interested get in touch via e-mail. They would also be interested to hear from any bands in the Thames Valley area that would like to come and play at one of their venues.
MANAGEMENT is a team of music industry specialists each with many years of experience in their own field from International Song Writer/Producer Management to Major Record Company expertise. They have 9 acts at the moment and are currently enjoying International Chart action with a remix of ??. There may be room for one more act on the roster so if you can compete with the quality of the current roster please get in touch.
LABEL management, publisher and booking agency based in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Their releases have been supported by the biggest DJ’s on the planet and have found their way onto many top international compilations. The music areas Michal is interested in reviewing are primarily PROGRESSIVE HOUSE and TECHNO from anywhere in the world. Please submit with an email with links to your site
HIT SONGWRITER has had four songs picked up by Warner Chappell Music UK and is looking for a UK based female singer aged 19/27 to demo the songs with a view to mastering and securing a recording deal.The music area is described as Modern Pop so there is plenty of potential for an eventual chart entry considering the players involved. Please send a vocal demo with photo to:
LABEL is interested to review most kinds of INDIE muisc such as Urban, R&B, Hip Hop, Dance and Indie guitar. CDs please to:
US LABEL dedicated to female artists or female fronted bands run by by ex record industry A&R execs. would like to audition acts who are out there touring with one or more releases already and with a finished CD available to license. Genres of interest are FOLK, WORLD, BLUES, AMERICANA, COUNTRY/ROCK, POP/ROCK and ROCK. US based, female fronted acts only should submit via email with your links please:
US LABEL is one of the leading indie HIP HOP companies. They have been around for 14 years and have made a huge impact on the indie hip hop scene. They are a label and a distribution company but are mostly known for their two store locations in NYC and LA. My contact says they are keen to listen to top HIP HOP tracks from anywhere in the world for possible deals. Submit on CD in the post along with some pics and background on your career so far.
US FILM CO are in need of music for the soundtrack of a film in progress. The director says they would like to hear a variety of independent music - acoustic, instrumental, with variety of speeds, as well as sounds that portray the vast mountainous outdoors.
US LABEL/MANAGER is interested in hearing top quality hard ELECTRONIC material from SF / West coast artists/producers/djs. They are in gear to release one more compilation this year. Email with links to Music:
US DIGITAL DISTRO company is a world-wide digital music aggregator and distributor with offices in New York City & Munich, as well as multiple representations around the world. They can distribute your music to 570 plus online & mobile music stores in 77 countries, reaching about 97% of the consumers buying music as downloads worldwide.There are also divisions offering publishing and licensing options:
US MANAGER can provide 360 support for its artists including development, production, promotion, deal shopping and more. Patrick will consider all commercial styles of music from anywhere in the world as Patrick is looking for the hottest new talent in popular music. Submissions should be via mp3 to his email address or CD:
US MANAGER was established in September 2000. It was first created to service acts that have been misrepresented by other agencies in their past. If you have an established act operating in the DANCE, LATIN/TROPICALl or URBAN areas and could use East Coast representation contact Ruben by phone/email to outline your act:
US LABEL says they are very acquisitive at the moment and looking for a male R&B/SOUL singer, a female COUNTRY/POP singer, a LATIN act and a ROCK band at the moment. Submissions welcome from anywhere in the world by emailed links to myspace etc please!
US LABEL is mostly a re-issue label concentrating on classic Jazz recordings of the 70’s and 80’s but they do put out new up and coming acts when the right one comes along. To be the right one you need to have an US east coast basedband that plays JAZZ orientated material and be out regularly gigging and building an audience and fan-base.
