Summary of June issue

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LABEL focus' on American music and the Popular label has been established as an outlet for contemporary British music.

LABEL specialize in indie material and also has an office in Germany. MD Oliver xxx says they are keen to listen to INDIE BANDS from anywhere for world-wide distribution.

MANAGEMENT says they concentrate on ROCK, POP, ALTERNATIVE, BLUES and JAZZ artists. He would like to hear from innovative artists who have self-motivated drive and ambition and who have well composed, memorable and fresh songs to offer.

LABEL is interested in signing cutting edge HOUSE tracks/acts/producers for the label. New on the block is the formation of XXX MUSIC PUBLISHING which will be active across ALL commercial genres and is looking for the next big thing! Send a couple of tracks on CD

LABEL tells me they are interested in everything from Acoustic to Electronic and everything in between. They celebrate diversity and focus on quality rather than genre. Sales are 100% digital via Kudos Digital international.

MANAGER has room for one more act at the moment and he wants to hook up with a decent INDIE / DANCE outfit. If you are in this market send a link to your music to Rod’s myspace:

LABEL/PUBLISHER is looking for R&B, HIP HOP, POP and CLUB music Composers, Producers, Songwriters and Singers from anywhere for possible demo deals and beyond.

MANAGEMENT believe its all about the music and the creativity behind it, not just the business and making money. Marketing manager, Bonny, tells me they only work with PROGRESSIVE, GOTH, ROCK or METAL bands that they can believe in and can therefore passionately represent.

PRODUCER has now started a label with national and international distribution (both physical and digital) by top UK distributor Cadiz Music. He is interested to hear stuff that’s original, perhaps a little bit different, but brilliant nonetheless but NOT Hip Hop or Rap. Newcastle / North East based would be nice, but not essential. In a nutshell, the idea is to make and release some hits. Please contact Dave with details of your MySpace page:

PUBLISHER asks that you check out their roster to see if you would fit in. Tim is only interested in acts that perform, have a sizable fan-base and have released self
financed singles/albums already. Unsolicited submissions are not listened to, so wherever you are, please email Tim with a short biog with your previous credits and a link to your current tracks:

LABEL The focus for the new label which is distributed by AMD/Universal is on GUITAR BANDS but Iain does have a project which needs a FEMALE SINGER in the 80’s / 90’s, Lady GaGa area.

LABEL/MANAGEMENT/PUBLISHER's music area of interest is ROCK, PUNK, ALTERNATIVE, SKA, INDIE & ACOUSTIC. CDs are distributed throughout UK/Europe an digitally world-wide. James says he would like to receive great tracks from artists / bands anywhere that have a good fan-base that he could work with and expand for publishing, management or distribution deals.

PRODUCER/LABEL with over 30 years experience in the music industry as a musician, sound engineer, promoter, manager, and agent and is a unique kind of record company that offers unique non-exclusive deals to aspiring independent artists and songwriters

LABEL is looking for Young producers and singer/songwriters in the forward thinking jazz/broken beat/nu-soul vein who are able to do it live with a full band. 50/50 profit splits are on offer after all costs are re-couped on single releases. Plus exclusive deals for LPs with small advances. A sense of humour is essential, you won't get signed without one!! Submit by email or post:

MANAGER tells me she is in the market for a really good ROCK band or maybe a DANCE area act but not Rap. If she takes an interest in you she won’t make you sign a
management deal unless she finds you a record deal. If your act meets any of these situations, send your demo

LABEL says they would like to hear from people who experiment with sounds produced electronically for possible Full-term and non-exclusive contracts. Simon asks that
you drop him an email to introduce yourself before sending your tracks:

PRODUCER is interested in established artists or artists in development and always looking for projects that he feels he can make a contribution to. Tony started at
Trident Studios in London but made his name as an engineer at the now legendary Island Studios. Working his way from assistant engineer on sessions with the likes of Traffic, The Who, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin. He is mainly active in the JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK, INDIE or REGGAE areas. Please submit either via the drop box on the
web-site or e-mail.

SONGWRITER is seeking new co-writers & collaborations with established producers and writers. He is signed with several different publishers & currently working on
Toplines for several major production teams. He has tracks placed with Disney and forthcoming European releases.

PUBLISHER says she can offer single song deals to pure songwriters with great, commercial songs. Most styles considered, anything from POP ballads, POP/ROCK,
POP/R&B, COUNTRY/POP, URBAN, HIP HOP. Must have good strong beats and catchy hooks.

US PRODUCER and mixer based in LA, but looking for talent outside of this area. He works with lots of signed as well as unsigned bands in his studio in N. Hollywood,
and also travels all over to make records. Marc says he's had some really good luck discovering bands and artists, flying out to make EP's and LP's with them!

US LABEL s distributed by BMG and has a joint venture with J Records. It's mission is to develop great ALTERNATIVE, ROCK and POP artists, from singer-songwriter to
hard rock. They are not looking for flavor of the week artists or bands that sound exactly like whatever one hit wonder is saturating the airwaves today. They are looking for artists that can play live, have credibility as artists and have songs with real radio potential.

US LABEL/PUBLISHER concentrates on singer/songwriters and is distributed in the USA by 30 Tigers - RED and digitally world-wide. They have eight acts on the roster .
A&R director, Gill, says they would be interested in picking up another great singer/songwriter from anywhere in the world for a co-publishing deal.

US LABEL is interested in hearing from mature METAL bands from the USA and UK that are willing to work hard at selling CDs. Anyone found good enough will be in line
for a recording and world-wide distro deal.

US LABEL/PUBLISHER specialize in URBAN DANCE hits and have a world-wide reach including one of their tracks getting onto a UK Cadburys Chocolate ad. Bo also
says they are in the market for great CHILL OUT tracks for a compilation series they put out. Please only send hit tracks - no turkeys!! The best way to submit is by emailing a link to your tracks:

US PUBLISHER is currently looking for a variety of both vocal and instrumental music. They specialize in placing music into Television Shows, Film, Ads, Video Games etc. and have great success in doing so.

US PRODUCER works mostly in Pop, Adult Contemporary, and Funk & Blues. At Present Rick is looking for a vocalist for an on going project. Practically, the nearer
you are to NYC/CT the better. Rick asks that you email him to start off and maybe send an MP3 demo of your voice.

US LABEL has a diverse roster of artists ranging from indie / alternative rock to hardcore punk to alt-country and is responsible for releasing the breakout records from many bands. Erv would like to hear from established acts or artists with great songs and strong work ethic from anywhere. He prefers CD but will accept MP3 & links but they have less chance of being checked out.

US LABEL is reviewing a variety of COUNTRY, MOR and R&B songs for these and other artists he represents. Submit 3 songs max with typed lyrics