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AlSmith Director of A&R, V2 Records A&R: Getting Signed!!! Getting Record Deals by Diane Rapaport AndyFactor Vice President of A&R, Virgin Records IanSteaman A&R, Tommy Boy Records Increasing Your Odds Of Getting Signed by Bobby Borg MichaelRosenblatt Senior Vice-President, A&R, MCA Records Packaging Deductions in Record Contracts by Jeff and Todd Brabec MarshallAltman Director of A&R, Hollywood Records BenjaminGroff Director Creative Services, BMG Music Publishing JeffBrabec Vice President, Business Affairs Chrysalis Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Records ClydeLieberman Snr. Director/East Coast Creative Services BMG Music Publishing BarrySquire A&R Manager, Columbia Records GaryNicholson Songwriting Producer FrankLidell Director of A&R, Decca Records, Nashville A&RRound table Biggest names in A&R talk together SuzanBader President/DSM All American Music Library LindsayFellows Director of Promotions, Squint Entertainment LauraBecker Creative Director, Famous Music Publishing JerimayaGrabher A&R Manager, Wyndham Hill BenjaminGroff Director Creative Services, BMG Music Publishing Staci Slater The Talent House MichaelLloyd Record Producer John Loken General Manager: Ultimatum Records How Record Companies Make Money by Diane Rapaport Independent Labels by Diane Rapaport Loren Israel Director of A&R Capitol Records The Problem With Music Ugly but true look at the industry by Steve Albini RonFair Senior Vice-President, A&R, MCA Records Album Release Guarantees by Jeffrey and Todd Brabec Craig Kallman - Interview Co-Chairman, Atlantic Records Part One Craig Kallman - Interview Co-Chairman, Atlantic Records Part Two Courtney Love Read her outstanding essay on the state of the industry, the RIAA, piracy, and the income of a major label artist EddieSingleton Director of Urban A&R, Warner Bros. Records

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