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- initialism Artists and Repertoire; Artists and Repertory; Artist and Repertory.
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Examples
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In recent years, Mr. Person has been fortunate to record on Joe and Barney Fields ' s HighNote Records, where he is his own A & R man.
Protector of the Soulful Melody Nat Hentoff 2010
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A former music retailer and record company A & R man, Kapp was the Ahmet Ertegun of his time, searching the dark corners of the United States to find blues singers, jazz acts, or hillbilly combos to record.
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Another label expressed interest, but when the A & R man was asked to release the band, he said he would need money or points, or possibly both, before he would consider it.
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The initials stand for "Artist and Repertoire." because historically, the A & R staff would select artists to record music that they had also selected, out of an available pool of each.
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The A & R guy was full of great ideas, even talked about using a name producer.
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One day an A & R scout calls them, says he's 'been following them for a while now, and when their manager mentioned them to him, it just "clicked."
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What the 80s represents is rebellion against the A & R machine.
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One grand-prize winner will win a three-day / two-night trip to Hollywood, Calif. for two to perform in front of A & R representatives at a major label recording studio.
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