A&R; Exec Aaron Bay-Schuck on Renman Live #108

• published: 08 Jun 2015
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Aaron Bay-Schuck, President of A&R; at Interscope/Geffen/A&M; Records makes a return engagement to Renman Live on June 5th to talk about his new role as President of A&R; at one of the top labels in the business. We'll talk about his current projects, take questions from our members and listen to some music submitted by independent artists looking for an honest evaluation from one of the top A&R; guys around. Should be fun! Quick Guide to Today's Webcast 3:30 Aaron Bay-Schuck Intro 5:45 Transition from A&R; guy to head of A&R; 7:45 How much does the signing at Interscope reflect your personal taste opposed to your A&R; dept. 9:00 Do you make a conscious effort to cover the bases of all genres? 10:38 User Question from Rocket. What are the best ways of promoting an established act? 13:30 Music Submission: SLEEPLUST 20:53 User Question from Cody James: Do labels still do artist development deals? 23:30 What are you looking for in an A&R; person when building your team? 28:14 How do you re-evaulate a signing for a new pitch? 32:23 Music Submission: Yassamine. What is the preferable method to contact an A&R;? 40:20 Phone Call Tim. How do you feel anout rock songs back in the mainstream 44:20 Balancing time between being an exec, A&R; and making records with your artists 46:05 How do you treat established acts on the roster now needing you to head up their important records 49:30 Helping new acts & setting goals 51:00 Phone Call from Baby Savage. Can an artist bring in his own money to fun a development deal? 53:10 What's the next step for Aaron's career 55:33 Chat Room Question: First steps to develop themselves as an artist. 56:50 How do you find a way to become and A&R; exec Founded by legendary music manager Steve Rennie, RenmanMB is your one stop for the best advice and education on today's music business. Check out our “Renman U Insider’s Guide to Today’s Music Business” (www.renmanu.com) course is for any person who aspires to a career in the music business as an artist or music professional. I’ll explain in a practical way all the key areas of today’s music business including making music, music publishing, record labels, touring, building a professional team, marketing and promoting your music, and understanding the key points in band agreements, record deals, publishing deals, managers, and management contracts. I’m also going to talk about what it takes to get your head in the right place to do something great in this business. If you're looking to do something great in today's music business than RenmanMB is for you! With over 100 live shows and 500+ videos, we're talking with the smartest, most talented artists and music professionals about today's music business. For exclusive access to our content and site, become a member of our site by clicking here: http://www.renmanmb.com/community/register Don't have a manager but have a question for the Renman? #AskRenman! Click here to submit your question and the Renman will personally answer it: http://www.renmanmb.com/ask-renman/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube page for new content updated weekly!http://bit.ly/subscribeRENMANMB Find RenmanMB on social media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/renmanmb Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/renmanmb Google+: http://plus.google.com/renmanmb Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/renmanmb Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/renman-live ------------------------- renman renmanmb "steve rennie" "manager" "band" "music" "music industry" "music and business" "renman music and business" "how to" business "indie music" musicians "rock music" label "record label" YouTube "YouTube music video"