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  2. Artists and repertoire - Wikipedia

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    The A&R division of a record label is responsible for finding new recording artists and bringing those artists to the record company. A&R staff may go to hear emerging bands play at nightclubs and festivals to scout for talent. Personnel in the A&R division are expected to understand the current tastes of the market and to be able to find ...

  3. A & R Recording - Wikipedia

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    A & R added a third studio in the Leeds Music Corporation building at 322 West 48th Street. A & R became part owner of the building, a 6-story building, and designed recording studios on the first and second floors, named R1 and R2, respectively. The "R" stood for "Ramone." A & R also occupied the basement.

  4. Chicago Heights, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Heights lies on the high land of the Tinley Moraine, with the higher and older Valparaiso Moraine lying just to the south of the city.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Heights has a total area of 10.30 square miles (26.68 km 2), of which 10.28 square miles (26.63 km 2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.13%) is water.

  5. A&R (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A&R is a common abbreviation for artists and repertoire and also for amplification and recording. A&R may also refer to: A & R, Cambridge Ltd, a British hi-fi equipment manufacturer; A & R Recording, a New York recording studio; Angus & Robertson, an Australian bookseller

  6. QRS Music Technologies - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of discs were reissues of music from Gennett Records [6] which Gennett catalog numbers and label color-scheme. One of these rare and short-lived QRS records is identical to Gennett 5271. The second edition (1928–1929) included music overseen by Art Satherley, who had worked in the A&R department at Paramount Records. This ...

  7. Atlantic Records Group - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in June 2004 when Warner Music Group bought East West Records from Time Warner and rebranded its UK operation. [5] The first Chairman was Max Lousada, previously Head of A&R at Mushroom Records UK [6] and, as of June 2019, chairman and CEO Warner Music UK. [7] In 2011 Atlantic Records UK was named Label of the Year at the Music ...

  8. Recording Industry Association of America - Wikipedia

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    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". [1]

  9. Honorific nicknames in popular music - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.